The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-24
THE CALICO BALL.

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er's fine hall was beautifully decorated
better than eve before. At either
end of the hall was an immense star,
with a small American flag, at each
point, in the center of the star
the initials of the club, in orna-
mental letters ; at the end of the hall
nearest the door vas a picture OF the
Country's Father, surrounded with
evergreenS, and festooned all round
with the American flag. Pictures and
| flags decorated each side wall, and
overhead were the National flag, flags
of the fire companies of the city, and
banners of various societies. The hall
was brilliantly illuminated and sufH-
ciently warm to be comfortable. There
were certainly as many as l25 couples
IN the room. The wall flowers were
numerous, and asa general thing very
beautiful. TO Jenkinise the ladies
would be a difficult task; to point out
the belle of the evening would be an
impos>ibilitv. They were all bellies;
there were large bellies; middle sized
bellies; small and very small, in fact
intiniti>simal bellies present. No old
bellies. of course, because bellies never
yet old, bur candor compei> Us 10 adj
NIT that III We're much older than
Others We are uuab!et q describe the
dresses of the ladies. for as we'll might
we undertake. to tell the >rze of every
,..lIri,I,tll ant l,,hrI<gtar rho nntnnT
ot an ant hill. They were all dressed
in calico, and looked like a hundred
and twenty-five part coIored angels.
How high is that? The costumes OF
the gentlemen is an easier matter to
describe.
X. Ky was superbly gotten up,
in a suit of calico of the bed curtain
pattern of the present day. His cos
tume fitted him splendidly, M he
looked really handsome.
Doc. B-n appeared in a complete
suit of bed curtain pattern of the time
of Washington, and would have looked
extremely we'll if his clothes had not
fitted him rather tool much.
j. F-y wore a very we'll hitting
suit of brown striped calico, i'll which
he looked very nice and attracted
much attention.
Dick B-r Vas very neatly gotten
up. in small pattern brown calico,
which suited his petite figure admir-
ably.
W. 81 wore a suit of striped
calico, which was VERY becoming, but
would have fitted him better SIX years
ago thar at the present time.
u. C-l was very neatly dressed in
modest colored calico. suitable to one
of Ills retiring disposition.
Il. VI had on a we'll fitting suit
of dark calico, which suited his blonde
complexion.
NJ. W--g appeared in a handsome
suit Of calico of the bed quilt pattern
and made a fine appearance.
&. J--s was very nicely dressed IN
dark striped calico and looked well.
w. NcC--n wore a green plaid
coat and fancy striped ineNpres>lbles.
T. D--t and q. BY were very
ta>tefuIly arrayed in mail pattern
calico, i'll the u style, and
looked we'll.
j. H--v was the feature of the
evening. He wore a long tailed Yam
kee cut, striped coat, a red nose. II
red striped pantaloons, cut bias; an
EIiZabethian collar round his neck,
and rather large slippers on his di-
minutiye feet.
AL the gents who participated in the
wore calico OF some KIND.
The music by the Carson CotillIon
was excellent, and Al. Mills, the
out>hOne himself. He made
one of his poetical speeches during
the evening. calling the attention OF
the fair sex to the fact OF this being
leap year, and gave them a chance
Everything passed Oft harmonious
ly; all seemed happy, even to the
antediluvianS who lined the walls and
did the looking on part.
Louis Epstein provided supper,
was spread in the room back of
hall. We partook thereof and
pronounced it eXcellent, especially the
of i'll the State.
Dancing was kept up until Dick
Mills had cracked his jaw and Meder
the sounding board ofthe piano,
occurred about $50 a. NJ. of the
Sd. Those present were OF our most
respectable citizens. The wealth of
was well represented. and the
beauty too. The ID. O.. BIS will have
he best wishes and thanks of the COM
nunity for thus catering to the public
pleasure, and for the g~entlemanly,
courteous behavior of each individual
member of the club.