Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-13
PRAIRIE CHURCH FESTIVAL.
Love, Music, Flowers and Plenty
to Eat. .sL

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vored neighborhoods. We went with
many misgivings of having our troub e
for our pains, as it rained on US all the
way, and we certainly thought that the
affair must be a failure, and that we
should find a bakers dozen or so from
the neighborhood, with elongated visa
ges. bewailing their evil fortune. What
was our surprise when, on entering the
room, we found it we'll filled with the
bellies and beaux, not only of the coun-
try, but of Lexington as well. Wewon't
say much of the beaux. but we can say
that it is seldom that so many pretty
women are gathered together as were
there that night and we hope the young
ladies will forgive us when we say that
all the beauty was not monopolized by
the girls, as several of the married ladies
wed with them for thelpalm. 8
At about eight o'clock the company
was favored with aconcert by the Young
String Band, assisted by the Lexing-
ton male vocal quartette. The band was
composed of the following gentlemen /:
James B. Young, LIST violin; G.. F. Matt
land, End violin; David Rallston. 1st
flute; A. A. Young, 2nd flute; John
Zeiler, double bass; e. R. Young, violin
cello: John Limrick, guitar, and F. G..
Young, cornet. The quartette, of Messrs.
j. D. Conner. LIST tenor; F. G.. Young,
End tenor; Us. Mckee, LIST bass and A.
C. Dollinger, End bass. The music was
excellent and very much enjoyed. 1t
consisted, in part, of the following pro-
gramme:
Bonnie Scotland Medley, by the Band.
Speed Awsy-Quartette. ~
Grafula's favorite W~altz-Band.
G~allop-Band. > ,
Soft Glides the Sea-Quartette.
Thereson Waltz-Band. arr
7a Sensation Qusdrille-Band. HH
There's . Letter in the Csrdle-Quartette.
: Nymph of the Wave. ~wsltz-Band. a
jolly Brothers G~allop-Band. I'D.
Waltz from Fra Diavolo-Bsnd
Kittie Tyrrel-Quartetts. g-.! 4
Aftsrthe regular programme was COM
.pleted, Capt. Conner sang kathleen
Mavourneen" in his inimitable way, and
he drew so well that the audience gradu-
ally left the seats and crowded around
him. He was rewarded for his effort by
being presented, by Miss Matte Young,
with q beautiful bouquet. We noticed
another young lady trying to get to,him
with q nosegay, but she was so much
eclipsed by the tremendous size of the
bouquet offered, that she reluctantly
withdrew. During the evening, Mr..
John Zeiler led in severa; verses OF
go way, ole man." supported by a good
chorus, and he brought down the house.
At the conclusion of the concert, we
explored the various refreshment tables,
and will mention each briefly. s&
TABLE NO. l
was presided owe by the following Ia
dies : Mrs. Lewis Green, Mrs. Fred.
Young. Misses Jennie Bradley, Daisy
Green, Fannie Dunlap and Fannie Ben
ton. This table bore some beautiful
cakes, and was ornamented with flowers,
oranges and candies. We especially no
ticed y beautiful bouquet of artificial
flowers, made by the skillful fingers Of
Miss Daisy Green, which were SO true to
nature as to battle the 81 ght, and require
a touch to tell that they were not natural
TABLE NO. 2.
The ladies who did the honors at this
table were Mrs. Juliet Findlay, Mrs
Camillus Barnett, Mrs. Jackson Bradley
Misses Nellie Maitland, Matte Barnett
Matte Grant and Matte Young. Thi'
table vas a very large one and wa
loaded down with good things; the cake:
were nicely ornamented; the center o
the table was surmounted with q beauti
full arch OF flowers, and the ends decora
ted with bouquets of flowers.
OYSTER TABLE,
to which hungry people crowded, wa
under the supervision of Mrs. Ferd
Smith, Mrs. Joe. Barnett, Mrs. Rober
Young, Miss Ann Lyons and Miss Su,
Dunlap. They did the -honors with mucf
grace, and with such liberality that thei
customers had to insist; on their putting
up prices, as they were selling oysters
at ruinously low rates. This table wa
decorated with two very handsom,
bouquets of natural flowers, one o
which was especially pretty, consistin.
of tulips, bleeding hearts, lilacs. snow
balls. jonquils,, pine cones, cedar, leave
and some flowers that our botanica
knowledge did not reach.
IL! THE COFFEE TABLE
was presided over by Mrs. Grant, Mrs
Dunlap and Mrs. Rufus Young. The,
had No. l coffee, which is unusual o.
such occasions. and it was very muc
relished. St
THE LEMONADE WELL
was attended by the following nymphs
Misses Mary Young, Jennie Green an
Nollie Landlord. The lemons furnishs,
the acid, and the young ladies' prett
faces tn -A~-c-+L~ bv-eIa6v.-~ r
we know it was good, as we partook {
several glasses. The boys couldn'
drink for looking at the girls, but the
paid their money all the same, so the en-
was accomplished.
TAFFY AND CIGAR STAND.
This stand was waited on by thre
pretty little ladies, Misses Katie Young
Nettie Young andAda Smith. We mu,
especially mention little Ada for her a,
tivity and success in selling cigars. W
took one from her hands, and had ne
the heart to tell her we did not smoke
I as such was the fact, however, we gay
it to our quondam sweetheart, and SUI
pose she was not long in giving it to he
real sweetheart.
: WHO WERE THERE.
We cannot, of course, remember a
who were present. but we noticed tt
following ladies and gentlemen, besit
those already mentioned: Mesdames I
J. Higgins, l.. Grant, Carrie Sharp, Al
Young and VIM. Walton !; Misses Sus
+. Young. Mary Young. Lizzie Young, Ro:
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