Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-16
The Garden Party.

The young ladies OF the Methodist church
gave q garden party Tuesday night, at the
residence of Mr.. John E. Ryland, for the beneft
of the Methodist church. This kind of an enter
tainment ID something new In our midst, and az
it was so pleasant and successful, We expect to
soon hear of others of the same kind. Many
persons got the idea that invitations were ne.
cessary, and as they did not receive special in.
v~itations they stayed away. SRch was not the
case; all who came were welcome. Much taste
was shown in lighting up the handsome premi-
SEES, and q great crowd of spectators gathered on
the streets IN the vicinity, attracted by the
novelty of the affair. Six dozen Chinese Ian
terms were hanging from the trees. and all other
places where they were needed for light OF
show; many large oil lamps were In use Oh the
various tables, and rows Of candles were fasten-
ed on the tops OF the fences, lighting up the
grounds and presenting an attractive and pleas
ing sight. The evening was cool and pleasant, and
not a breath OF air was stirring to interfere with
the lights. A better night for the purpose could
not have been selected.
By eight O'Clock quite a crowd had assem-
bled, and others were coming in rapidly. The
Lexington silver Cornet Band played one OF
their choice selections ON the pavement in from,
of tho grounds. and then came inside. where
several more pieces were rendered. 1t Is un-
necessary to compliment this band, as all our
| people appreciate their music, which Is second
| only to our old band In Its best days. The
| crowd seemed never TO tire Of walking over the
grounds and making comments on the novelty
of the affair. And by the way, the young gen.
tiemen who were absent missed q treat, for we
noticed that there were many more ladies than
| gentlemen present. At the front gate was a
large evergreen arch, well lighted, and bearing
the word '.welcoms,'' in large letters. On the
| right hand stood the
GENERAL SUPPLY TABLE,
! Which was presided over by Mesdames H.
Macy. E. Winsor, VIM. Morrison. VIM. Hays,
II. q. Williams, j. f. Ryland and Susan Bair.
1t was loaded with large. handsome and excel
lent cakes. and a supply of grapes. while in the
back ground were %freezers, filled with ice
cream, of variety of f~svors, lemon ices, sc.
This table supplied all the others, and the At
tendants were kept quite busy. Before the raid
was made upon 1t, it presented q very handsome
and appetising appearance. just in the rear
stood the summer house. which had been trans
formed into the
RUSTIC RETREAT,
Being lighted up with lamps and Chinese
lanterns. A ''welcome'' hung over the door. u
nice carpet covered the door, q large table with
! snowy cloth stood in the center Of the room,
while chairs and benches we're ranged on the
sides. The temptation to enter was irresistible,
| and once inside, and the '.blll o ffare"e xamin.
| ed, nothing renamed but to order refreshments.
which were brought by those charming walters
Misses Laura Davis, Katie Graham, Fannie
Porter and Ollie Yancey, who had charge Of the
"Retreat."
| THE CONVERSATION TABLE,,
Consisted Of couple Of small tables beneath
| the trees, where q laddie could take his lassit
and enjoy . quiet conversation. mixed with
| such Refreshments as the bill of fare Afforded
Misses Nett,e Winsor, Ssllie Williams and Dixie
Winsor attended to the wants Of all corners
and even supplied the young men with topics o.
| conversation which lasted all evening.
LovkRs RETREAT
Wa presided over by Misses Mollie Pugh ant
Tonic Ryland. and was quite a popular resor
~ we noticed the chairs were always occupied
and the attendants correspondlngly busy.
THE FAIRY TABLE
Was kept In style by those little fairies, Missei
Fannie ,Crenshaw and Eddie Winsor, who die
all in their power To add to the pleasure OF theil
materlalized visitors, and their success wal
complete.
THE FLOWER srAND
"oe ShN W uoo PASSty AAstAC 4AlooCoI
Zoe Bassett, Fannie Taubman, Estelle McGrew
Maud Bassett, Mamie Mill er, Julia Winsor
Maria McGrew and Aggie Bair, and every gen
tlemsn on the ground soon became a customer
1t was impossible to refuse to buy when thes
dealers had goods for sale.
THE LEMONADE WELL
Was o favOrite resort. Messrs. John Morrison
and Ike Ryland served up q good article, an,
their large aprons gave them the appearance o
professional bar-keepers. A ''wink'' did nj
good, as they had no black bottle, and served al
alike, from the one fountain.
RECEIPTS.
This Is always an interesting part of an enter
tainment. and while they were not &c large a
they should hnve been, they foot up the hand
home little sum Of $i2 50 net. Beside thil
amount of money made, all those present had
pleasant time, and the object of the party wa
fully accomplished.
THANKS.
The ladies Of the NJ. Il. church South returl
thanks to the gentlemen of the Silver Csrne
Band fer their kindness in adding so much to tn
pleasure Of the entertainment on Tuesday eve
ming, August 18th. Also to Mr.. John K. kylan
1 on1 loIv for h r,oa - to;- -,nl