The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

! "A leap year carnival 1T Central CITY.
Col, was very enjoyable affair. Asre.
porternf The Central City: Regisfer,
dese!ibee it It lensth,1and. reversing the
usual order Of things, gives the custom Of
the gentlemen. There is something delf!a
Gous in his descriptions. The eastern
Jenkins had better lie right down undsr,
the stove and let his hair dry, Hsis
beaten yea verify, he is distanced.
~ To begin with, Nj. A. G. R s was vas
entrancing1y arrayed in m elegant robe
Of imported aour sacks, with overdress of
the same. tastefully trimmed with red
flowers of Canton flannel; Boston, cracker
jewelry;; hair cut intelligentlyy a-la.Pat
Casey, and scented with double extract of
hartshorn; squarc-toed number eleven
army CATERS cut low in the instep and
hoisted up hig III at the heel. A lo1elier
creature never danced break down.
Mr.. l.. G. S-r was appopriatelv
swadded in full suit Of sky blue bed:tick
ing with bias folds, black Grape over.skirt
cut high in the neck, to give startling
effect to his dazzling ears; striped stock.
ings fastened with gold nuggets, brown
paper collar, corn-cob jewels, hair e.,
negle.
Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like 4. Ms. who captured all
beholders with his picturesque toilette
of sea island cotton, trimmed with tassels
Of antelope horns, overskirt of juniper
lace, with pannier to match; red-brick Jew.
elry suited to his complexion, hair fric.
asseed and powdered with costly tail.
ings from tn sbob-tail mill up the gulch.
Mr.. Us SIS, a brunette, wore
. ravishing suit of Japanese oil cloth, Gu:
high in the back and very low in front;
sole.leather belt; magnificent solitaires
Of Gregory pyrited; hair loose and flow.
ing. 49,.
VIM. III dashed in with a surpris.
ing suit of corn.colored hemp lace,
trimmed with white.cotton cord large
and expensive hustle, brown bread orna.
ments; hair in curl papers, elegantly
cmblished with artificial sun.Aowers.
Ed. H, 1.-THE belle of the eve
ning) was beautifully wrapped in tight
fitting ''pull back" of antique gunny-
bags, bewitchingly adorned with winter
Vegetables and rare pork-chops crowned
with ruff1es of ingram carpet; Spanish
flowers cut from army blankets deep.
pointed cnffs, Of gross.grain muslin
Grecian-bend slippers; spring-bottom
palpitators hair a-la.centennial pig.tail.
The warts on his knees were displayed
TO excellent advantage, and he sang dur
ing the evening, with touching effect,
misunderstanding ballad entitled. ''Put
me inmy little bed"
Mr.. McN-l, of the strawberry
blonde variety, blushed his joy in neat
navy.blue calico cut hollow, with basque
waist and double shirt trimmed with
Mexican onions, tucked Irish linen
chemisette; Quartz hill diamonds and
tout e., se'nblc purchased sat COST
J-h tn wore an elegant robe de
chdmbre of golden brown homespun OF
a swallow-tail species, double breast in the
back, slashed with myrtle green velvet;
horse-hair ringlcts, and block-tin jewelry.
This mild'eyed gazelle was in great dc.
mand.
I'd BID blazed forth in xxx
Kentucky jeans overskirt of Missouri
fringed with veacutlets; decollete Jewels of
of imported popcorn. The unadulterat-
ed stunningness of this outfit was asight
to behold.
Movements at Washington for Open.
ing up the Black Hills.
washington Special, 23d, to Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
A meeting was held at the rooms of
Mr.. Kidder, the delegate from Dakota,
this evening, at which nearly all the Con.
r.