The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-06
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THE HOLIDAYS IN OTTAWA.
The Final Leap Year Party--New Years Day
THE Fiske Reception at the

The FINAL Leap Year Party---New Years LAY
The Fiske Reception mt the
Clifton Hotel---&c, &c.
Charles Lamb once said Of dead brother,
"when he died, though he had not been dead an
hour it seemed as If he had died a great while
ago, such distance there is betwxt life and
DEATH" Doubtless the society going people of
Ottawa feel much the same over the end-the
death-of the holiday season Of 1917, such a
distance is there-betwxt the gay life of the past
two weeks, and the dullDess that of necessity
must follow such weeks of frolicking. For the
season has been gay one, especially that part
of it since the last issue of the FREE TRADER, up
to Tuesday and Wednesday, when general APP
pearance of used-up.ness visible among the
young people gave warning that it was almost
time to close and settle down again to reason
able way of living no matter how hard it might
| be TO do so.
| To the strictly orthodox, Saturday night may
not appear to be the best night of the week on
which to hold dancing party, and yet on last
Saturday night one of the gayest little parties Of
the year was given at the residence Of Mr.. Z. c.
Allen. TWAS
A Leap Year
party--the Final Leap Year Party, in fact, and a
fitting tribute to the lastly dying Leaper it was.
BY whom it was planned, is immaterial; it was
suggested one night, developed the next day and
carried into effect the next evening. From
to T." read the cream colored missives that greet
ed the young gents eyes on Saturday; so at
seven the large and beautiful home Of Mr.. Allen
was ablaze with light, and shortly after the
guests began TO arrive, and continued coming till
all-about % couple-had reached the scene. At
eight the dancing began, and was continued till
about II So and to the credid Of the ladies be it
said few of the gentlemen had to support the
door castings or holu down the chairs long. or
course on such short notice, the toilets were not
very elaborate-t was not expected that they
should be-yet the chevaliers (?) looked charm
ing and the bellc-ers superfine, some Of whom, as
the gentlemen for the time took the ladies' pla-
ccs, arrayed themselves with more than ordinary
care.
Mr.. W. y. was "entrancingly arraycd" in gas
light black. The train was caught up in the back
and hung gracefully TO the northeast. Hair
dressed in University bangs"
Mr.. C. G. was "too sweet for earth" in invisible
plnk-it looked black, but that's the invisible,
lOu huON-Sul II al huN htNH' A'''' ~ POoh-
Office order.
Mr. G. F. looked heavenly in rare check. A
niche of 2OJOline linen cut deep in the point,
made the costume too rich for ordinary center
Ottawaians. Hair a IA "nextee.'
Mr. s. B. was killing in elegant full dress with
cores on the south by southwest lapel. Rolled
plate jewelry from the Chicago Cheap Store gave
an an bon droit finish that was charming.
Mr.. +. 7. wore dress of two shades-black
and white Hair a "a National City," giving
startling effect to the ears. His paper collar and
} cent tie are seldom equaled by millionaires.
Mr. II. c. waltzed in on number army CATERS,
cut broad In the maize region, full dress, black,
box plating on the suburbs paste tpotcla
iewclry suited his complexion, and he wore it.
Hair in carypatch rolls.
Mr. W. B. would have made Solomon weep ar
rayed, a. he mot Solomon) was i'm Geneyo>e home,
spun. cut "a 'a J. Bull. Hair in Partisan curls-
with artificial sun-Gcwsrs, imported. He was en-
chanting Dlts ulira-wi;h his unique "AlcX
andril Limp"
MIA. II. wore a suit imported from a second
hand store in Detroit, Michigan, "cut" clean, a Ia
classseventyseyen. Hair loose and fowing-cp.
His elegant teeth were displayed TO great advan-
tace as he sailed through the hall hummins "A
Son o; Gamboler.7
MIR. L. L., a brunette, wore a ravishing suit, fit
ting tight at the waist ldled ia,i on the arboard
side. Hair "a Kansas grasshopper; collar but
ton Of antelope horn: Missouri diamonds "pur-
chased az a sacrifice"
This must suffice. The unauthorized stun