The daily gazette., 1883-01-17
DOYER'S GRAND BALL.
AN ELABORATE AFFAIR LAST
NIGHT.
HOW THE LADIES DRESSED.
A Good Time All Around Wilmington
Well Reprosented-ExceIlent N usic Fur
Embellishments In Profusion.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette.

DOVER, Jan. 1.-THE ball given in honor
Of the Inauguration of Governor StockIey
last evening was a most delightful affair,
aud 65 couples took part in the grand
march, which began at 915. Governor
Ltockley and his wife led the line, being
followed closely by Secretary Causey and
wife and John II. Paynter and Miss
Stockley.
The following ladies were present Mrs.
Governor Stockley, black silk dress trimmed
with lace; Miss Hester, Philadelphia, white
brocade Miss Peterson, smyrna, black vel
vet and diamonds Mrs. Richardson, Bos-
ton, purple velvet; Mrs. Lister, Philadel-
phia, white silk F; Mrs. A. B. Richardson OF
Dover, Partisan costume of light satin bro
cade and brown velvet with court train, the
bodice elaborately trimmed with lace, and
diamonds; Mrs. H. A. Richardson of Dover,
black silk with lace and diamonds
Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Dover, black silk;
Mrs. D. NJ. Wilson, pink peranni; Mrs. E.
X. Cochran, Middetown, black silk; Miss
Cora Culberth, cardinal cashmere; Miss
Maggie Pratt, white brocade and cashmere;
Mss Amy Ford, pink cashmere; Miss
Josephine Bateman, white chudda cloth;
Miss Cora Tschudy, Smyrna, pink
cashmere; Miss LolttA Turtle, Georgetown,
blue satin and white lace; Mss Hannah
Stnckley, Georgetown, white silk; Miss
Annie Watson, Milford, white sink; Miss
Katie Denney, white cashmere and laces
Miss Alice Walker, lilac cashmere and satin;
Miss Marshall, Milford, black silk; Miss
Lizzie G. Witzel, Milford, white silk; Miss
Annie Barnard, Lebanon, gray aud garnet
SIX; Miss Hattie Cannon. black silk;
MISS Lizzie b. Stevenson, black silk
Miss Minpie Jester, whiCe nuns yelling
MISS Mamie Cuthbert, white Swiss aud blue
ribbons Miss Hopkins, of Wyoming, pink
cashmere; Mrs Amy Lichtenstein OF viii
mingtOn, lilac silk; Miss Auuie Reeve
ot Wilmington, cream-colored csshmer, !;
Miss Priscilla Beed, pink and white lace;
Miss NttA Walker, white cashmere; Miss
Mamie Wallace, pink cashmere; Miss Don
uell, Newark, black silk with white satin
and bead trimmings; Mrs Ida Culberth,
pink Cashmere; Miss Blanche Murphy,
white cAshmrre; Mis- Sailie Carter, black
silk; Miss Annie Garter, white albAtr0ss;
Mrs. William Walker, Dovrr, light br cade
and lace; Mrs. Richard X. KcEney, pale blue
SaGin; Mrs. William Smithers, cream satin;
Mrs. z. Rudolph, Milford, black velvet aud
satin; Mn. j. s. Witsil, Milford, black otto
man silk; Mrs. Ireland, Baltimore, blue
cashmere; Mrs. Harry Mcdaniel, Dover,
piuk cashmere; Mrs. Low, Dover, black silk.
Ex Governor h all, Hon. B. T. Biggs, ex-
Secretary Grubb, Harry Sharpley, ESQ.,,
City Solicitor Turner Of Wilmington, DR..
@. Ii. Richards, DR.. Hargadine, John H.
Paynter. Charles McFee, II. A. CulberLh,
John r. Nicholson, A. X. Richard
son, r.. W. NAPLES, Judge j. Green,
Charles w. Whitley, Jr., Daniel r.
Barnard, Jr., J. traDk Bal, james j. Mona
ghan, j. N. Harman, d. Kichardson, ID. 7.
Marvel, Walter Cummings, Esq, Dr. Mar
shall, NJ. L. Lichtens,ein, and large num-
Der of other gentlemen were present.
A large number of Wilmingtonians were
present, the papers of that city being par
ticularly well represented.
kitchie's orchestra furnished the usic
which was considered 6rst-class by those
present.