The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-01-04
LEAP YEAR BALL.
WheIe Youth and Beauty Chase III,
Hours With Flying Feet.

The young ladies of Bel Air and neighborhood
celebrated the arrival of 1884 by giving n Lean
Year Ball in the Town Hall, Tuesday night, ut
which about 100 persons were present Accord
Ing to the custom of Leap Year the invitations
were issued, the arrangements made and the
programme carried out with brilliant success
by the ladies themselves. The committee of in
vitation consisted of Mrs Dr. w. $. Richardson.
Mrs. j. T. c. Hopkins, Miss Carrie Webster,
Miss Rosa Jacobs, Miss Matte STREET. and Miss
Maggie Bell.
Dancing began ut eight O'clock, with quad
rifle, and was kept mp until about IL O'Clock,
when the ladies served refreshments. About
one O'Clock the German commenced under the
leadership Of Mr. Joseph Thompson, of Balti
more, and Miss Bell, and of Mr.. John A. w.
Richardson and Miss Fannie Archer. The ladies
took advantage Of their leap year privileges and
invited favored gentlemen to dance with them
and in fact paid the latlerall the little attentions
they are SO accustomed themselves to receive,
| such as picking up the purposely dropped
handkerchief, fan, &c.
Some Of the gentlemen, however were occa-
sionally lett to ornament the walls, in conse-
| queuce of Il lady making engagements with scy.
eral of them for the SAINT" dance These mis-
takes were borne with good humor, and those
who got left sympathized with each other. In
| fact the lady like conduct OF the nilrmcn,
| throughout the evening, was very cun,uncnda-
| BILE The ladies, too, performed their Fart in a
| gentlemanly manner. One young gentleman
| wore on his back in the intervals Of dancing
a card with "Io Let' on it; another bore n card
| with the inscriptions "a chrome given TO
every young lady asking me to dance" An en-
vious rival was heard ~ observe That he gave
away very few chromos. Another young man
upon being asked the time, replied, that it was
about time some lady was asking him to dance
| The scene during the evening was exhilarat
| ing even to those whose dancing days are over
The handsome toilettes Of the ladies, their bright
smiles and thorough enjoyment Of the occasion
| made even the plain attractive and lent add
tional charms to beauty The music was by
| Lyle's band. The festivities were KEEP, up until
about ~ o'clock Everything passed of in al
| agreeable and pleasant manner, aud the Ladies
| showed their thorough independence of c,maIt
sex, rs far, ut least, as the arrangements and con
! duet of the ball were concerned
| The floor managers were Misses Matte STREET.
| Fannie Archer, Maggie Bell aud Rosa Jacobs
| Among the ladies present were Misses Fannie
| and Mary Cawcil Miss Gale and Miss Filicott
OF Baltimore; Miss Jeanne Rumsey. of Balti
| more county; Misses Kate and Bessie Hail. Misse,
| Georgia Jacobs, Sue Street, Amanda Scott
Lizzie Mitchell Nora Bouldh, Bessie Farnau
dis, llonensc Ilardesty, Annie, MIlie and Flor
| cncc Young, Carrie Richardson, Maria Trmble
| Maria Norris, Bessie Webster, Carrie Webster
Roberta Archer, Mamie Norris, Mrs Brown, Mrs
Rosan, Mrs. Williams, Mrs Stevenson Archer
Mrs. X. II. Mitchell, Mrs. &. Smith Norris, MIS-
Rouse, Mrs. Mock, Mrs. Daniel Scott and Mrs
VIM Young
Among the gentle present We're Collector
| Webster, Hon. Stevenson Archer, s. A. vii
liams Daniel Scott, G. Smith Norris, Armol
Jenkins, Percy Brown, Charles and Hugh Rum
sey, Jas. $. Butler, John NJ. Street,, j. Page
| Wngtied, John Hays and Others, Including
nearly all the young gentlemen of the neighbor
|