The Dawson journal., 1884-03-06
BRILLIANT LEAP YEAR PARTY
Dawson In Her Brightest Colors.
Grand Success

HiSHo oI last week, was one of tbf
most brilliant successes of the
KIND the writer ever Witnessed
We shall not hope to do justice to
the occasion in the circumscribed
space that we shall devote to it.
but be content with giving the
mere outlines Of this long-to-bo-
remembered social episode in the
history of our fair little city,
Let US premise, then, by saying
that the above named event was
10 hastily clowned affair. 1t was
the result Of much hard toll, labor
and diligence-the work of weeks.
The minutest detail had been
planned, studied and developed
with the precision characteristic
OF great leader Of armies; and,
so thoroughly had every part of
the programme been executed
there was not the slightest room
left for criticism. The work was
done to perfection, and those who
had 1t III charge have cause to feel
proud of the highly satisfactory
result The residence Of Mr..
0. B. Stevens had been selected
as a suitable place for the party
because of its spacious, inviting
rooms, halls and verandas. No
place in our city could have been
better adapted for such an event.
With thirteen handsomely furnish
cd rooms, such a residence would
reflect credit upon any city in the
state, far more, an unpretending
little city like ours. Nine of those
rooms were brilliantly Illuminated
and thrown open for the reception
and accommodation Of the guests,
and had She wisdom of the host
been less striking'y displayed, the
accommodations would have been
altogether inadequate for the vast
crowds which continued to pour
in till as late as 10 o'clock. At
tine front door, as the visitor en-
tered the surerbly lighted hall,
stood the urbone and courteous
DR.. ". B. Cheatham, playing, in
his own inimitable style, the role
OF usher. =. 1t was the Doctors
pleasure and duty to show the
guests, as they arrived, up q
handsomely carpattel stairway,
which led to the second story Of
the building. At the top of this
gorgeous flight Of steps, was sta
toned the smiling and aifable
Thornton, cur accomplished Sher-
If, whose part it was to show the
ladies into a beautifully dressed
room upon the one side and the
gentlemen into a similar one upon
the other. Here, the ladies and
gentlemen dofed their wrappings
and descended into the parlors be-
low. In addition to Massrs.
Cheatham and Thornton, was the
inimitablo Query, acting at once
the part Of usher and muster Of
ceremonies, making everyone with
whom he came III contact feel at
ease and perfectly at home. But
more than these were the gallant
host and bis graceful lady. They
glided about from room to room
among the guests dispensing q
hospitality and welcome truly
royal. Without unnecessary os-
tentation they gave everyone q
hearty grasp Of the hand and a
cordial smile. BY the hour Of
nine the tide Of incoming guests
was at fall flow. The handsome
parlors, brilliantly Illuminated by
means Of ornate chandelier and
pendant lamp, were soon filed to
repletion. The happy couples, SO
thick as to admit of little interven-
ton, sat, stood, walked, promenad-
ad-chatting as merrily as the
Ginning Of marriage bells. Every
one Of The nine rooms were literal
| " packed with the fashionably
dressed people who came to enjoy
the evening pleasure and partake
OF the hounteous supper, The
old and the young, the married
and the unmarried, were there,
aud out Of The entire company ~
visitors, consisting OF more than
two hundred people, not one wa
neglected, not one was nuenter
tanned. Never before, n life of
neatly forty years, had we witness
ed so complete a success i'll the
way of a social entertainment. II
was a putty of immerse ro2cr
tjons-a social event such a
Dawson bad never before witness
| nG-an event made memorable by
It's very success-one that none
who attended will ever forget. IL
he wears to come, it will be re
memberel and referred to as th,