Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-01-14

LEAP YEAR DANCE AT GAINESVILLE has
again been our qualification 10 attend leap
rear dance given al Barnesyile, Md, on Fri
day nigh, last, by the young ladies of that
town and vicinity. il affords us mach pleas
nre 10 reiterate in complimentary terms the
boosted hospitality the people Of the Eeish-
horhood in which the dance was given possess
The peasure-seekcrs of that vicinage have in.
duIged largely in the many brumal festivities
The unparalleled innovation, in the shape of
leap year dance, has far ouis,rpped any
kindred mirlhfulness which has occurred dur
ing the season. Every fourth year the ladies
are gifted with the right OF amatorv or matri-
monial solicitation, and should they think
proper to court love or propose making Of
upon them, are exonerated from any pertness
or improrricty, which at other times might
properly be imputed Induced by the willing
ness TO assert their quarterly right, the Misses
whose names follow, conceived the idea of in
augurating leap year party: Gertrude
Harding, Hattie Hays, Salie Brown, commit
tee of invitation; DOME Hilton and Fannie
Scholl, committee on reception. These ladies'
feeling their inability, which would he caused
by embarrassment, to accomplish the requisite
work connected with floor managing, invited
the aid of Messrs. Louis Sellman and Frederick
Hays, whose genial and courteous demeanor
and foreknowledge of The duties OF the posi-
lion were acceptably suitable and satisfactory.
The latter hours of the day spent and the
night ushered in by the cleaning moon, re-
heciing its fulgent light beneath the chilly and
piercing air, inspired all who had been so for
tunate MS to receive an invitation to visit the
house ofthe son of Hon. VIM. o. Selman with
a feeling of touching the light fantastic toe and
merriment. The crowd at the destined place
Of enjoyment partook of an excellent supner,
from whence il repaired TO an adjoining room
and at once began dancing. The music was
furnished BY a Frederick string band, the
strains from which the crowd danced so glee
fully. With no little crimson blush upon the
cheek would the fair lady humilia,ngly re-
quest the gentleman TO grant her the pleasure
of surging through the crowded quadrille or
gambol through the lancers or, with the gen.
tleman's arm embracing the petite form of the
lady, whrlng in the waltz or minuet, or skip
ping in the schottish.
We met with many strange and pleasant
feminine faces, the names of some, to be much
regretted, having escaped our memory. We
had pleasant chats with the majority of them
aud ''waded right through the crowd of
graceful participants in the different sets. As
the memory gldes backward to the joyful
night the names of the following readily re-
cur: Misses Hays, Jones, Annie and Bertha
Carr, HOWE, Trun6le, Linthicum, Wade,
Brown, Mollie aud Susie Clements, Hilton,
Harding and Scholl, who are all from the
ne ghborhond in which the dance occurred !;
Miss Dorsey, of Poolesville, was present and
attracted much attention from the gentlemen
Misses S,offer and Dade, of Frederick county,
were also present aud greatly admired aud
the recipients of many handsome compli-
meu,s
The merriment of the dance continued until
day, iuierspersed with an abundance Of cake
and invigora'ing drink. All departed from
The house much pleased with the kind recep-
ton with which they had met