The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-01-20
The Lean Year Rail.

This l. leap year. The year contains 3G6
days. This circumstance OCCURS every fourth
year. Every fourth year leaps over day more
than Il common year, giving TO February
twenty-ninc days From the fact that Febru-
AIRY has twcniy-iiine days every four years the
ladies are authorized of corirse, bya custom
which orr .naIrd something near two thous-
and years ago 1--WE find our authority for this
statement in Gullivcr's Trdvel>) TO "bccpme
manly" and lords i; over the scl!-commis>iUn-
ed lords OF this globe. Hence ia honor OF
Fcbruary-the month of expiltion--lhc gen.
temen are compelled every fourth year 10 re-
main at acme, tend the ill-naiured Ga3r, and
wait WAY into midnight for the one who has
gone TO The post-oicc. the lodge. the barber
shop, or to see man. The lady can take
charge of some man otter than her husband
with perfect impnniiy; and that husband
may tear MS hair in vain.
Having announced this ''bill of rights in
favor OF the ladies we are prepared to speak
OF how the females asserted their rights" at
the court house last Tuesday night. 1t had
been previously announced that the ladies
would tcnjerly care Tor The males on HAT oc-
casion,and in pursuance 10 that announcement
the court ROOM Was filled Ia OVERCOMING. In
4 temple of justice where woman's life, liberty
and property is summariiy disposed of by
twelve persons Uho are not her pears, lit WAS
fitting that the cxemplilicaiion OF how wom-
an could run things. had she tho power by
law, should take place. Aud it was fully ex
emplilici ;i.at in the mailer OF getting up a
successful entertainment. at least she could out
do man by AT least fifty 10 one. la the first
place the room had been thoroughly c'eaned--a
which had never happened be-
tore within the memory OF any one living.
Not only the room was in a cle3nly condition,
but the stairway leadIn" TO the same had been
relieved OF several carloads OF dirt. Tie
floor had been thoroughly waXed. and the un-
initiated had to skim carefully over its surface,
or he was liable TO be in need OF II WAX eye.
The room was brilliantly lighted.and the hand
some ladies and their hadsoine costumes were
thus fully appreciated with full force and ei
feet" Nothing was awry in tlie management
There were no pcrturbed spirt>-and speak.
ing OF spirits reminds H. that there WAS per-
ceptib,e lack of cardanom seed perfume float
ing in the air. Early in the evening gallant
ladies' commenced uShering tender. shrinking
into the room. and by ten O'clock |
he long array of the invited had assembled !
There was the stately and dignified Mrs. Eliza /
Doe and the qnernly, graceful SIR. John Roe.
But we must not specify. Salinas Kings and /
queens were all there-ber beauty aud her /
Rivalry" That room for about seven hours ]
vas the abode OF elegance. beauty an accom- /
Dlishnent. The company was select-a tie .
ightiul thing il you are one OF the select. The 1
ioumg people were sprighily, ,ivacou.; the
Young married people showed all their graccs.
mi the veterans There was n gooily l
,rowd OF them trippcd as lightly and happily
IN the floor as if they had been forty years
younger. Aud happiness
''sor there's n happ,n,ss. we'll as care, -
vas in every heart. Even il we were learned in
ress architecture las we undoubtedly will Be
efore Leap Year is oyerl we could not posi-.
liz describe the handsome toilets we saw.
he a la Frdneaise. especially among the gen
eman. was immense. There was gltterinx
ray OF swallow-tailetl coats, trains aud demi-
rains. Rid gloves OF all colorS and sizes. hutton
ole bO4Ntts. ac-, &c. ilc IaGlcs leu OH Win
heir partners handsomely, the music was
p!endid and everything worked superbly. No
own in the country could furnish more ele-
ant entertainment and bring out more gen
rel company than Saiina did last Tuesday
light. The room WAS not large enough 10 at
Smmodaie a.. those who wished 10 dance and :
Iat WAS the only unpleasant feature OF tho
hole affair. S;xty-ivc couples were present
1 u O'Clock saPper was announcrl.abd at the ,
aciiic House suitable refreshment WAS proyid- ;
!. rhe dancing continued until about 4
clock in the morniaS. All went home >aiis :
~ that they never had had plcasaHtcr time. {
is tho unanimous wish Of all re Rteinen that
he ladies will remember that ii il still Leap !,
ear, and that they will treat them 10 another
ltertainment like the one on Tuesday even
X. To all the llSses Of the management
reat credit is due. especially to Mr.. f. W ober
al Mas. NJ. Dexter Tor their activity and ell "
10y ia everything they did. IN
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