The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-03
THE LAST AND REsr.
The Ideal May Party Given at Jays
Opera House Wednesday Evening.
Tie fancy dress ball held at JAWS

under the auspices of the Ideal
club. compoEted web in point
Of elegance and enjoyment
with the preceding parties gwen bythat
organization, and fittlngly closed
series Of the most pieasurable entertain
ments that have ever enligened the
social circles of Emporia The club
was organized early IN the past winter
with a membership of seven persons,
including the following geRtle-
men: S. F.. Murphy, C. L.
SeverY, J. w. Murphy, C. v.
Holmes, w. H. Dale, FB. McColloch,
and ". r. Irwin. The object of the as
ISOLATION was TO afford to the young peo-
pie of the city those means OF social en-
Joyment which should be provided in
every community of culture and intelli-
gence, and the success of the enterprise
has been amply verified by every effort
which has been made by the club in the
accomplishment of theends of its forma-
ton The parties given by the Ideals
during the season which closed last |
evening wers five in number, and ali of /
them have been SO fraught with happy |
results that it would require the incest |
possible sense of determination to deter |
mine which of them met with the largest |
measure of favor among the friends of |
the club. The gathering last evening |
certainly realized, to the fullest degree, |
the high anticipations OF all who were
in attendance, and the evening will al |
ways be associated with the most agree |
able recoIlections by all who particirat-
ed in its glad festivities.
The style of decorating the hall was
highly appropriate, and the profusion
OF forest foliage which embellished tie
walls and chandeliers was pleasantly
suggestive of May day, while the pro-
grams, which represented May apple
blossoms. were singularly pretty and in
keeping with the occasion. The
orchestra embraced number of our
best musicians, and B. F. Romano
proved acceptable as usual in the Ca
pacity of prompter.
The floor was covered with canvas,
and on the north wall of the hall the
name of the club appeared in evergreen
letters,
The costumes of the ladies, which
embraced i pleasing variety of texture
and style, we're exceedingly tasteful and
elegant, aud we take pleasure in furnish
ing to our readers the following list of
toilets which is kindly furnished THE
News by one of the young ladies who
was in attendance upon the party:
Miss Jessie Foster, Of Kansas City,
Alsatian girl; becoming costume of
pale blue and white silk with the usual
Alsatian head dress.
Miss Eta Symonds. of Newton; gar
net cashmere, and plush basque, natural
| flowers.
Hiss Jennie Gamble, of Buffalo, ILL
nois; cream nuns yelling, natural flow
ers and diamonds.
Miss Dill, of Council Grove; white
Swiss, scarlet flowers.
Miss DeCamp, shrimp pink nuns
yelling, Spanish lace, pink rosebuds and
diamonds.
Mrs. C. w. Cleaver, quaint dress in
| the Dolly Warden style; brocaded skirt,
blue over dress, Spanish veil.
Mrs. Capt. Sommers, ashes of roses
silk, cardinal trimmings and flowers.
| Mrs. Cal Severy, pale blue French
sattine. embroidered, natural flowers and
| diamonds.
Mrs. S. B. Warren, black silk, velvet
basque and black velvet bonnet with
| steel trimmings.
Mrs Col Steele, black silk, white even
| ing bonnet. natural flowers.
Mrs. c. S. Cross as Fashion, wore an
elegant costume of pale lavender satin,
| hand run Spanish lace, flowers and dia-
monds.
Miss Ida Moore as Lady of the En-
| pire, appeared in a pale blue brocaded
| satin, cut steel coronet, Spanish veil,
| garniiure OF flowers and diamonds.
| Miss Maggie Taylor. white Paris mus
| lin, blue satin bodice, necklace of dasies.
Miss Coley, sapphire blue silk, dotted
null overdress, plain gold ornaments.
Miss Lille Dale, pale pink null Moth
or Hubbard, flowers and ribbon garni-
| ture.
Miss Katie Hurst, white null, blue
ribbon garnitare, pearl ornaments.
Miss Jennie Delaney, electric blue
satin and diamonds.
Miss Eva Bailey, blue Greenway,
flowers and cap, pale pink ribbons.
/ Miss Jean Gilmore, white Swiss, nat
ural flowers.
Miss Cora Blair. white Swiss, brocade
satin overdress with embroidered satin
| panels, flowers.
Miss Anna Goddard, pale blue null,
embroidered satin basque. natural flow
ers
Miss Carrie Goddard, Havana
brown silk. evening hat.
Miss Fannie Riggs, brocaded dregs OF
wine silk, plush basque and bonnet,
| flowers.
Miss Eunice Bartlett. white null,
Spanish lace trimmings, flowers.
Miss Effie Houghton, embroidered
| white mutt, pink ribbons, gold orna-
| ments.
Mrs. D. Taylor, black silk and bonnet.
Miss Minnie Flanagan, white Swiss,
sunflower trimmings.
Miss Bessie Saundereook, white Swiss,
| blue satin bodice, daisies.
Miss Emma Wait, black silk, white
leisse gaTnIture.
Mrs. Sauires, black silk skirt, pale
! pink French sattine overdress, flowers.
Miss Bartholomew, Spanish girl;
black silk, cardinal flowers.
Mrs. Graves, electric blue cashmere,
/ Spanish lace. flowers.
Mis-. Florence Kinney, shrimp pink
nuns yelling, Spanish lace, flowers,
evening hat.
Miss Jennie McCandIiss. ecrue dotted
Swiss, pink satin garniture.
Mrs. j. Dougherty, black silk, white
and pink bonnet. diamonds.
Miss Julia KiIke, brocaded black
satin, ecrue hat.
Mrs. E. E. Weaver, black ottoman
silk, black evening bonnet.
Mrs. n. E. Weaver, black ottoman
silk, crushed raspberry hat.
Mrs. North, black silk.
Mrs. a. Bancroft, black silk and bon
net, flowers.
The gentlemen, many OF whom ap-
pcared in full dress, added eelat to the
occasion by their gallant ate ntlons to
the ladies, and sustained the reputation
which the chivalry of Emporia enjoy in
all the polite centers of Kansas. The pro-
gram, which embraced eighteen num-
bers, including plain and fancy quad
rifles, waltzes, polkas, schottisches, etc,
was participated IN by about fifty
couples, while an equally large number
of spectators were delighted witnesses
OF the animated scene.
The affair throughout was one of ex-
eepIionable enjoyment, and we cannot
forbear the hope which we have heard
so repeatedly expressed that the IDEAL
club may be reorganized next season
and that the society people of Emperia
may be favored next winter with as
pleasant a series OF parties as those
: which closed SO auspiciousiy last even.
ing.
: The FIEst of the Season
Q The public were favored Tuesday even
l ing with charming open air coucer: by
i the K. z. band-the first of the season
# at the intersection of Commercial street
3 and Sixth avenue This musical ieast
n drew together aIarge assemblage of poo
:. ,,I ,sf,e, liafena.l xrtfh dali rhf tn the fol