Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-04-21
THE LEAP YEAR PARTY.
A VERY ENJOYABLE AND sue
CE SSFUL AFFAIR.

hOh-AH EsplSUuCs
The Leap, Year party, given by
the ladies of Silver CITY on last
Friday evening. was one of the best
attended, and all agree in saying en-
tifriy the most elj 'yahle party Of
the season. Dancing began early,
and although at first it made tue gen
tlemen little FESTIVE to quietly have
to enact the role of "wall flower"
until asked by. lady to get up and
o,cllate his bi-furcated garments,
when few TENDERS who allowed
the force Of habit to get The better
of them, had received the severe but
lady1like anaihemas Of the efficient
corps Of managers, their embarrass-
ment and confusion were safisient
to deter any after breaches of disci-
pine. stot' ~ So f5.- EFtf
There has probably not for years
been gathering in this city at which
SO much real eaj lynn mt was Oh.
tanned: all there were in good spirits.
The music, which was furnished by
the Davis Family B md. was spoken
Of as being the best to which Silver
had danced since the oldest rrsid3nt
"a
could Remember. ''i''' p 'r5"
BREAK IN TIE rRoGRAMME
Some disappointment WAS ex.
pressed at the failure to present the
bouquet and neck-tie respectively to
the. hand4'mest, apd beat, dressed
gentlemen. This vas allowed to oc
cur only after mature deiberati9n of
those in charge. 1t was feared that
to single two gentlemen out Of such
an assembly OF A lonisslike beings,
would appear invidious, AMI occasion
enviuds remarks from tn 80 who.
thinkiog them selves cqu,IIy entitled
to the priz', would feel that injustice
lad been dpas. n view of this
probable state Of affurs, the ladies'
deemed II lest to withhold the pres
ents. y.... a.. ..
The bouquet, which consisted Of an
eiegmt canifl hNer, 4 center piece
set around with tastefuliy trimmed
rAdishes an clrrats iaterspcrsed
with Al "cc .sirpal rose ,ented onion,
Was aec.rilngIy rrta ue'I by the com
mittee mud cooked and eaten after
the lAblrs Of The night were over
Tue p"ck tic ~ill Ia n ,do MP ioto
small flags WIKI whichtn decorate
the city next Fourth of July.
Among the most prominent Of the
gentlemen we're:
Charles Motley, who wore full
suit of b;nck--excap: the shirt
which he said would be black in u
few weeks.
II, F. Btker--Frnck coat, tight
pants and a general appearance of
tout court.
Frank, Blair-Very neat plain suit
trimmed With bntton, hole htnquet.
lhn Todman looked rather som
brr, but the gloomy Appearance was
relieved by white vest.
Henry Enthusiastically but OF
gorgeously dressed. lie needed
nothing to improve his appearance,
but pair OF mutton chop side
whisk ers.
Fred Langabeer relieved the gen
eral monot ony Of color by being
dressed in black suit of broad
cloth, with gold watch chain on the
side.
Jerry Hart wore borrowed suit
which fitted him beautifully on the
shoulders.
Cal Smith, tall swain, was par
ticularly sweet. He wore an old
suit trimmed over, which looked as
good as new. A fine pair of kid
gloves set of his figure to advan.
tage.
C. F. Blackmer-Resdy. made
eliot hes trimmed with postage stamps
very striking,
Billy Atkinson made an unique
appearance in low. necked shoes and
blue neck. tie. The rest of the
toilet fitted in to suit circumstances
Horatio Angell-Boyish, but well
dressed, His makeup was quiet,
but pleasing to the eve.
Isaac Haas was grandly arrayed
in shining black, decorated in front
with chains and sleeve buttons and