Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-16
A Leap-Year Party.

A LEAp-YEAR party was held In house
on ST. James street one night last week.
About a dozen ladies, including four or
five from Portland and Carleton, had
charge of the affair. They invited fifteen
or twenty other ladies and about thirty
Young men. The invitations tn the latter
were printed, true-love knot grazing
each corner Of the card. The invitations
set forth sthe pleasure Of Mr.. ---'scoIn-
pany is earnestly requested at a leap-year
parfy TO be held at Mrs. IS, 81. james
Street, by number Of manageable young
ladies' etc. The young men were more
than little surprised on finding at the
house Young ladies with whom they were
well acquainted, so well, indeed. that Cos
sipjnp tongues have had 1t that there were
many matches, among them. Thefold.
| ing-doors between the reception room and
| another elegantly furnished apartment
were soon opened; one OF the marriage
able young ladies" commenced to play
! Mendelssohn's Wedding March" on the
piano, and each Of the remainder OF the
| ladies was soon inquiring: " Are you en-
| gagged for this danceY'--ft having Deen
previously announced that dancing would
| form part of the evenings entertainment.
| At its conclusion the ladies marched their
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| bows. Then one of the ladies walked
slowly up and down the room, and the
others began singing: Here comes the
| Queen of Dover; she has lately come
| over: and let her be offended or no; IL she
/ be not offended she will be well attended
| by all the respect that We owe, we owe,
/ we owel" Then "the Queen" selected a
young man from the company, and both
| walked UP and down the room while the
others sang: nHere are the King and
| Queen OF Dover" etc. Then another lady
/ walked the floor, the first song was re-
peatcd, and she selected gentleman TO
accompany her through the room. And
SO the play went on until all hands were
promeuading the floor. When the young
/ men were being bowed to their seats this
| time il was proposed that the ladies
| should kiss them. All were agreeable to
/ this except one pretty damsel, who de-
clared II won't; / never kissed any per-
son except mamma in my life" Sooner
| than that the play should not be carried
| ont she consented to allow the gentleman
who had marched with her to kiss her.
Immediately after this one OF the young
men was the victim of cruel joke. III
! was thought that another dance was 10 pc
! called on. He was approached by lady
"a sister of his girl''--who asked:
+" Are YOU engaged % I" No." he replied.
aWill you take me for partner? fur
ther queried the lady. Certainly" was
his answer. Then she turned to the rest
of the company, and, with an air OF ri-
umph. exclaimed: DO you hear that?
He has agreed to marry met The ladies
all said they had heard him make the en-,
gagement. The young man was bewildered
for few moments. Then he tried to ex-
plain that he had only promised to be her
partner in the dance. She declared that
She had not mentioned anything about
dance, but had popped the question,
fairly and squarely. He was given TIL
that night week 10 make up his mind as
TO whether he would carry out his en-
gagement, and all the others voted that,
If he did not marry her, she should XIII
him, as did an American girl young
man who refused her offer of marriage
lately
The party was brought to a close with
an amusing incident, One af tie ladies
had shown a desire during the whole of
the evening TO have few moments con-
versaton with certain young man. He
was put on his guard by a lady friend,
and managed to give the anxious one the
cold shoulder for three or four hours.
While he was resting on chair in a
corner, away from the rest OF the com.
papy. she drew chair alongside and
seated herself upon il. He was satisfied
that she intended to pop the question ESQ
he said afterward), and he was deter
mined not to give himself away cheaply.
Have you not been in the market yetT'
she said.
He pretended not to understand that she
meant the matrimonial market, and said,
No; but believe the Common Coun-
ell intend having the new building ready
for the butchers early in the summer"
81 don't mean that, she said "Tob
plain, do you always intend living in that
boarding house"
Do you mean to say that 1t is not
BOD house? Why, Miss b., besides get
lIng three good meals daily, we are sup.
piled with luncheon every night. And
the board is cheap"
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