The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-02-08
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EDrroE ISDEPESDEST: Have you
heard u The Leap Year Ball he f6diss
are getting up7 I have. I'mlmaff.ed
man. The ooh.rtsHcsment Of this
thiug. incipiently. as Il we're. dates
back about = month. The ladies' 81
Eiko determincd to give sLeap Year
Ball. and from what I have heard since
I believe they arc going 10 10 Il. /
~ say, PGi syrtain Of h.l1zknvsn't
heard anything but LssP FER Bsn for
thess four long Weeks. III kaiei. ,Mrs.
Ferguson il on one OF the Committees.
Committee Of Decentralization. I Believe
she calls il. The titfs IL cmipently Ip.
fropriate. a, least that Is the OBJECT pro-
ddcsd upon me. / have Leap Year Ball
With ms matutinal before breakfast. /
have II ID my coffee at breakfast. Ny
soup is seasoned with It. Ny dessert is
Favored with 1t. Tho last thing before
going To sleep: The frst upon awaken
ing. In my dfefrnss 4 have visions OF
bird cages. fiags. niofi6ss: flowers and
evergreens. i voujer who the d-duoce
instituted this Leap Year fneket nh,
way. He wasn't married and he had
no sisters. Now there Is MY ftiShd
Snifkins, he seems to enjoy this thing.
Ho isn't married though. He has III
escort therefore he's happy. True. his
escort has two other partners. but s.
doesn't care. He says II shows her lib
erality. and doesn't cost him n cent. Al
a meeting OF the Committee last night,
(they only meet twice each day nowl,
they adopted q set OF rules TO govern
the night Of the ball. Mrs Ferg. brought
home . copy Of these rules. and this en-.
Ablcs ME to give you the benefit OF ad.
yapce sheets of tho same. These you
Will and below. FERo
Rules governing 20 Ball given by ye
Domestic Fowls, 70 geuder whereof, tho
same. it is not masculine. to We Young
BOOSTERS Of yo village OF Eiko, and also
OF ye adjacent country.
.u.aI RrIns.
ist.-tipon- arriving at tho Hail. th,
lady after presenting Der card of admi,.
sion tprice 50 SOY to tho ~doorkeeper,
will conduct her escortee to tho Dress
ing Room, there remoVe his rubbers
overcoat and hat, and then condct hin
to the Ball Room. -.r
2d-Ladies are reminded OF the lady.
like department, for which they are Sc
d~eservedly admired, and expected OF
this occasion to maintain 1t in a gentle
manly manner. III Ut or W1N
3d-Ladies are requested to engag,
no more than one partner for the sam,
dance. should she. However, do 80 sh,
will cleave to the one in whom she mos
delights; as she would do Id O simila
case were the ball given by the opposite
ser. "
4th-At the conclusion OF . dance
gentlemen will be conducted to seats,
whero they are objected to remain
until c .lled for"
5th--Between dances, ladies will con
Bregate in the middle OF tho Ball Rom
make themselves as conspicuous as th,
limited space will permit, stroke thsil
chins in n comtemplative self salts iet
manner, and await the alarm. In fact
comfort themselves with that gentleman
ly dignity TINT charactorizes the actionl
OF the ruder sex when they are the con
trolling elements a.F.a ." .a
6th-Grntlrmen arc expected to b,
disengagsd at all times when asked Il
dance. particularly IL tho lady Is on,
with whom he il DESTROYS of dancing
Should. this not be the case the rul,
need not be complied with. The objec
being TO give gentlemen in this case til,
same liberty OF action as that reserves
by the ladies' in . parallel case.
Th-LHdies are expected to see 10
and provide for. the incidental wants o
their respective partners, snch as; con
Quoting across the Hall, escorting /,
Dressing Room, replenishing the ires
and raising and lowering Of Windo ~ I,
regulate the temperature.
8th-This eighth rule comt1fehcnd
nil the others. and it's careful study nnr
observa CO is especially desired. Il /
this: Ladies', remember that you mr.,
gentlemen. md don't you forget il.
YE Boss DOMESTIC Fowl
WHOSE GEsDEE Is Sor MAscULIsE.)