Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17
Grand Leap Year Ball.

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o. the most enjoyable occasions Of the
season. The company began assemble
ABOUT eight o'clock, and were received in
a most cordial and pleasant way by Mrs.
J. I. Blake and Mrs. II. We. Boyd, who
as the reception committee, made the
guests feel at once at their ease, and did
much, by their genial greeting TO render
the evening 50 unusually pleasant as it
was.
About 9 o'clock the merry dance began,
ana mirth and hilarity was the order of
the hour. All seemed to have come de.
tefnained to extract the greatest amount
OF enjoyment out of the occasion. 1t was
really amusing to see the hoys make a
Jump when a quadrilIe was called, and
then stop, suddenly reminded that they
were ladies for the evening and must
wait till they were asked to DANCE; and
then they woaIa stick their hands in
then pockets-that's where they did
wrong, a lady never looks well with her
hands'in her pants pockets-and try to
loos unconcerned, with faces that you
could light a candle BY, and then some
other lady would jab an elbow into his
short ribs, in a way that would Temporal
riiy deprive him Of breath, and ask him
how it felt being a 'galn and having to
keep cool and fan himself, and look Sc
renely lovely and agreeabIe, no matter
If he was left for q WIN Bower when a
sett was formed. We just enjoyed those
~escapades immensely.
But the dance went on--the girls v
let up for 9 minute, and Just k~epttthings
moving at a lively rate. Here's where
Mrs. Blake. Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Boyd
proved themselves fully equd to the oc-
casion az floor managers. No one was
left out-they kept things moving and
every n in the room had an o~pportuni-
ty To dance. We thought, when wcesaw
how perfect and complete were the ar
engagements that It might not be a bad
thing to get these g~entleas4nly ladies to
take charge Of the dances occasionally
and make the ladies fcff fhsf they had
in no sense been slightcd as they did the
men pm Tuesday night. The program
before supper concluded ali adjourned
to the Baker Hcase-tlu escorts seeing
that their partners had heir o~vercoats
and hats. and otherwise comportins
themselves in tha usual aUsrte0ns and
gentlemanIy WY AZ US asf s. See
s0sae etmpping-fw0 s1xAared nuander
hanging on tbs arm of some small lady
and VICE yxRsA. and no end Of mer ment
was the result Of this odd and laughable
condition of afiair-tley were very lady
like in their department. however, and
enjoyed being the recipients Of those DEF
icate attentions they had always been ac-
customed to give. The supper was ali
tina epicurean taste could desire, and the
table was abundantly supplied with good
and the gentlemaniy g~allants were
not slow in seeing that .heir sweet and
retiring, modest and unassumingy tender
shoots Of Dakota society were amply sup
Piled.
The supper discussed, the guests again
at the hall, and soon the
char ming music. discourssd b. Russell's
band, challenged the iolEgcrowd to
renewed OF the pleasures of the evening
By the way. you will have to get up and
before yon a getbetser music and
! better caller than Rnssells band affords.
The happy crowd chased the. glowing
hours with flying feet" till rosy morn
itole in upon and dissipatedthe shades
# night, when all repaired to their
homes, asserting that they lad neTer
,sssed q more enjoyable eveni1f.
The arrangements were simply perfect,
everything moved like clock work, and
lot a single thing occurred tomarth the gen.
eal good cheer that prevailed. It was en-
,hatieaisy the best party Of the season;
md the ladies deserve the high encomi-
Inns, from all sides, passed upon the ele-
amt arrangements aud fne management
hey displayed.
We don't rare n continental how socn
on try itoversagain, ladies. In fact, !
re'd rather like it than otherwise.