The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-11
A SOCIETY EVENT.
TIE LEAP YEAR PARTY MONDAY
NIGHT.
THE 10 IL CLUE WINDS UP THE SERIES SIN
BLAZE or GLORY
VINO WAS THERE AND WHAT THEY WORE.

On Monday night the st. Charles Hotel
held the grandcst gathering Of fair women
and brave men, that has ever been wit.
messed in its stately halls, The scene was
beautiful beyond description. The occa-
sion was ccrtainlyan exceptional onc--the
quadrenal leap year party OF the ladies of
Cairo, given at this time, in place of the
last Of the series of the "s TO 70 Club"
Nothing to compare with it has taken place
since the leap ycar party Of four years ago
The spacious hall Of the hotel was bril-
lianty Illuminated and festooned with gar,
lands Of eycrgrecns and flowers,
THE DECORATIONS
were made under the supervision of
Mcsdames, Dunnng and Bradley and were
both appropriate and artistic consisting
Of wreathes, notices and cmblcms, From
the center Of the ceiling of the hall, and
facing the grand entrance, the word
"wELCoME"
wrought in large skeleton letters Of ever
greens hung suspended by Invisible wires
At the end of the hall, opposite the large
folding doors WAS large platform occu-
pied by the orchestra On the wall back
Of this, written with evergreen letters, and
extending from side to side, was
LEAP YEAR PARTY 1850"
and on the sides Of the room "S to - Club"
Of the same material.
The music provided for the occasion, was
Eiscnberg splendid band Of six pieces,
with two volunteer cornet and trombone
players perfect masters Of their insru-
ments, and the music furnished was en-
chanting, indispensable.
By Q oc'ock the grand parors were fill.
cd with brilliant asSemblage 0! beautiful.
ladies, elegantly alfred, and their prosaic
escorts The folding doors Of the ball
room we're thrown open and under the in.
spring strains Of the Grand March in
Norma, amid rustling silks, flashing dia-
monds and sparkling eyes that out.shone
the precious gems, the assembled couples
joined in the grand march preparatory to
taking their places in the opening quad.
rifle.
A. II o'clock magnificent supper,
spread under the supervision of commit.
tee Of ladies, received l;s full share Of at.
tcntion from the three hundred assembled
guests
THE TOILETS
were all Of them beautiful, many Of them
rich and costly, and were especially mark
ed by the absence Of the low nocks that
prevail in metropolitan society, The BUL-
LETIS reporter being partIa. stranger to
the company ami an entire stranger to the
terms used IN describing the material Is
well as styles Of ladies' dresses, may not be
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