Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-01
SOCIAL DlyERsIuNS
a ErIIIiant Gathering ut Lsncasters Annual
AAANunDlY

a ErIIliant Gathering ut Lane asters Annual
Assembly
The Stevens house assembly, the grand
annual society event long looked forward
TO by the beauty and fashion Of the city
and vicinity, took place last evening, and
like all OF its predecessors, was a conspic.
Gus success in every particular. Lancaster's
fairest daughters were there in abundance
and goodly cohort of her fashionable
young men, besides many Of the heads OF
families were in attendance. Representa-.
tives were also present from Columbia
Marietta, Middletown, Harrisburg, Phila.
dclphia, Downingtown, BellefoHte and
Newark, ". j.. Seldom is it the privilege
OF any ono to gaze on a brighter or more
animated scene than that which met tho
eye when at 9:3O O'Clock the grand prom
enado took place to the delirious strains of
Taylor's orchestra. That over, the ball was
fairly in motion and INCREASINGLY after, the
glowing hours were chased by the flying
feet OF the gay dancers until tho early
morning.
At ii o'clock the tables we're spread in
the spacious corridor of tho second floor
of tho hotel, aud on them were heaped all
the dainties of the season, prepared in
that excellent style for which mine host of
The Stevens house has been long famous.
Again and again were tho tables filed and
emptied with the gay company who kept
| coming from tho dancing hall, and when
the midnight hour pealed forth, ushering
| in the new year merry party might have
been seen on the floor of the dining hall
welcoming tho visitor in tho mazes OF q
| new years quadrille.
The dressing of the ladies was remarka-
bic for its richness and beauty, and the
| sparkle of diamonds and glitter of jewelry
under the bright gaslight lent to the en-.
chantmont of the scene. 1t was an occa-
sion when Lancaster was seen socially ut
her best, and her goodly array Of " fair
women and brave men mingled in the
gathering each as component parts Of
harmonious social whole. The "wee
sma' hours had been long reached when
tho last strain of music died away, and
nothing but praise could be heard on all
sides from the parting guests OF tho ELI =
cieut management that had made Lancas-
tcr's great social event this year the most
notably successful in the history OF similar
gatherings.
rho Iiodcrkranz socisDlo.
Last evening the Liedorkranz gave their
frat concert aud sociable in tho hall which
they now occupy. There was a large At.
tendance, notwithstanding tho disagreea-
bic weather, and iino time was had.
The programme Of tho concert, which
took place before tho dancing began, was
as follows
Orchestra
yerelnsgruss- iM. Buhr) ..LiederkranZ.
Overture" Between the Acts "-tA, \, BOW
mnnI,,,,,.,...,.,.,. .,.,........,........O Orchestra.
TyrOlcr Helm woh-Tenor Solo-tA. Villanger)
MIR. A, Bender.
snnpermarsch-(H. SchaeterO :. .LtederkranE,
Gtyotte -"Forget Mo Not-trheo Seissel,
Orchestra,
Erst ~ GeschTit und DAMS vergnueBen-
IA EuntZel. .,............... Lieder kranE.
OYcrture-' Encnantment - ~. Hermann),
Orchestra.
"A Phanuom Party.
A delightful phantom party, given
by somo young gentlemen of the city to
their lady friends, was held at the resi-
dence of MIR. Geo. Nauman last evening,