The Society news. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-18??, 1883-12-15

AAS ihtAOduSC0 titS llAlAildlf WALTZ,
something entirely new and graceful,
having such military bearing, and
the scholars pronounced it elegant.
He also has received his association
dances and they will be taught ex-
clusively to his scholars during this
quarter. These dances are bound to
become popular as they are taught by
all the association teachers in the
country, and they must be teachers of
experience, as no one can join unless
they have been a teacher for five
years, and then stand a very rigid
examination. The scholars in the
gentlemen's class have great ad-
vantage in having three evenings in
the week instead of two as heretofore
as they will advance much more
rapidly. The ladies and gentlemen
met together OH last Thursday even
ing for the first this season, and as
most all of the gentlemen had
ladies. 1t filled the room entirely
and gave it the look Of party
instead of school and all with one
accord pronounced the opening night
a decided success in every particular.
And the Prof. flatters himself with
the idea that with the large number
that is in this class, that it is the most
strictly select class of gentlemen
that he has ever had since he com
menced teaching twelve years ago.
The invitation cards for the Christ
mas matinee, are as much sought for
as they were on Thanksgiving, but
as the number is limitet there will
not be so much of crowd as there
was then, and will be as usual strictly
select.
About sixteen Of the friends Of
the Misses Anna and e.. Ga9is;s,a5
sembled at the residence of their
father No. ora West Fifth street on
Monday evening last and started in
]. d. Germans large hack with four
horses attached, for the Beaver Valley
Mills. The happy spirits of the party
would not long allow them to remain
in such cramped quarters, and by the
silvery light ofthe moon they trudged
for quite distance on foot. Arriv-
ing at their destination, they com
pletely surprised Miss Ella Nerves,
to whose residence the party pro-
ceeded and who then Immediately
recollected that she was just nineteen
years of age. The merriment soon
began and was kept up until early
the next morning. Refreshments
were served. Miss Herves was also
the happy recipient of many presents,
both ornamental and substantial Be.
sides those already mentioned, the
following were present. Miss Josie
Garrett, Miss Emma Brown, Miss
Carrie Mcdaniel, Miss Essie RICHTER,
Miss Lizzie Waddington, Miss Annie
Traynor, Miss Annie Butcher, Ed
ward E. Garrett, B. Frank Taylor,
Ellsworth Mccall, George Patterson,
John M. Garrett, Howard May,
Howard Palmer, William f. Garrett
and Frank Mayne.
Miss Helen Mccartney, Miss
Annie A. Ford, Miss Sarah McCor-
mick and Miss Lizzie Jest, gave a
delightful dance party on Wednes-
day evening, at the residence of
John Sasse, at Fifth and Orange
streets. The party tripped the light
fantastic until an early hour the
next morning. Refreshments were
served. Among those present were
Miss Bella Hurd, Miss Delane, Miss
Lizzie and Lucy Frazer, Miss Martha
Bader, Miss Mary McGovern, Misses
Lena, Hannah and Mary Miller,
Miss Emma Hoffman, Miss Jennie
Walton, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Walton,
James Cannon, Martin Keogh, Joseph
Bader, William Ryan, Frank Phalen,
Thomas Garner, Austin V. Gaynor,
Eugene McDermott, Robert Healey,
Alfred Wingate, Joseph Mccormick,