Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-13
BALL THE CAPITAL.
A Brilliant Affair At the Capital
HOteI-SOme Of the Merry Dan.
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DOVER. Del, April 12.-Anothel
brilliant social event took place at til
Capital Hotel this evening.
notwithstanding the inclement wealth
er this afternoon and evening the sOcia
hop at the above named place was
largely attended, and Dover's fail
daughters were out in full force witt
their gallants The affair was under
the direction of the young men Of DO.
yer, who know how to conduct events ol
this character. The music was furnish
ed by Prof. Ritchie's Orchestra OF
Wilmington, and the dancing WAS con-
Quoted by Prof. Webster of the same
place.
The grand march started at 9 o'clock
with Prof. Webster on the lead, fo,'
lowed by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clark,
Thomas Salisbury and Miss Sallie
Carter, and about 30 couple.
The ladies', as usual in Dover, We're
handsomely dressed, while many of
their escorts were in full dress.
Among the ladies present were Mrs
7. $. Clark, light blue silk brocade and
lace; Mrs X Il, Kenney, light blue satin
and lace Mrs. VIM. SmilherS, cream
coIored satin and Spanish lace; Mrs. H.
a. Richardson, blue satin and brocade
lace; Mrs. Henry Draper, light blue
satin with Oriental lace Mrs. William
Shakespeare, cream cOlored Nuns
VaIing and spanish lice; Mrs, T. o.
Cu,bretL, black silk Mrs. r. M. Good
en-, black silk Mrs Chas. Coolhaugh,
cream coIored Cashmere and Spallls,
lace Mrs. Chas. Littleton, cream
colored Nuns Yelling and Or Ell al
lace; Mrs. Geo. Milington, black silk !;
Mrs j. NJ. Ford, black sil>; Mrs.
Lleberlnan, black silk Mrs. Joseph
fitch, blue caSlI!uere and White lace !;
Mrs. Harry Mcdaniel, light blue satin
and Oriental lac; Misses Sib Reed,
Fountain, black silk; Alice Hazel,
handsome black silk and red waist !;
Alice Walker, Heilotrope satin and
Spanish lace Minnie Jester, cream
Nuns Yelling and brocade; Lizzie Viii
lis, blue cashmere Amy Ford, cream
coIoredNuns Yelling and brocade; Min
ME Cowgirl, cream cashmere and satin;
Jennie Draper, pink embroidered cash.
mere and brocade Lydia Taylor, tigur-
cd satin, and white lace Name McGon-
igal, black silk Annie McGonigal,
black silk Jennie Butler, black silk /;
Kate Denney, pink cashmere Cora
Culberth, red cashmere embroidered in
colors Ada Walls, cream and white
Nuns Yelling and Spanish ace Ida
Taylor, blue silk; Annie Truitt,
pink Nuns Yelling and Spanish lace
Name Culbreth, white Swiss and lac,
Daisy Wilson, light blue cashmere ana
lace; Gall of Dover). Those from dis
lance were Misses Sallie Carter, cream
cashmere and satin; Julia Carter, black
silk, from FELTON,; Miss Bella Allen, of
cream cashmere, brocade
and Oriental lace; Hettie hlegear, of
Smyrna, pink cashmere and orle tal
lace; Mary CUsden, red silk; Cora
Tschudy, Of Smyrna, black satin; Ma
mie Wallace, Dover, cream Nuns Veil
ing and Oriental lace; Miss Lena Cot
tingham, Seaford, pink silk and white
brocade; Miss Lena Ross, SeatOrd,
cream and brOcade velvet; Nivina
Wyoming, cream Nuns Veil.
ing; Miss Laura Ross, Seatord, silver
brOcade and pink silk.
Among the gentlemen present were
r. Harry SalInons and Harry Bearne,
If Philadelphia ; Fred Wuysten and
Emil Richter, of Wilmington Chas.
Denney, Jas. Walls, II. 5. Clark, Robt,
Walker, Harry Richardson, Thos. Den
lcy. Jr., Cove. 5. Wilson, Will Cullen,
W alter Butler, Will salisbury, j. &.
no, L., Ia. I