Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-14
cowsKlN SOCIETY sIlLL FLOATS.

TO sxs Edstor Of khs Eagle:
On Friday evening, February first, Mr..
aud Mrs. q. B. Campbell gave . reception
and grand ball 1t their residence on the
Cowskin, which for maguiicence In scale
and perfection In detail OF arrangement,
for the entertainment aud qualification Of
the guests invited, was certainly the acme
OF series of similar parties that have been
given In this neighborhood this winter and
was participated in by the very cream and
bon ton of Cowskin society. The house il
one of the few country residences In which
large party can be successfully given, aud
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell (who, by the way.
are adopts in the business) had spared no
pains in Transforming its various compart-
ments into dancing hall, dining and recep-
ton rooms, until at half-past seven o'clock,
when the chandeliers were lit and the high
ly polizhed base-burner sent forth its rudy
glow upon the rich Turkey carrpetings and
costly damask and carefully and tastefully
arranged bric-a-brac, complete metamor-
phosis had taken place and the comfortable
farm house was transformed into the society
mansion. About this time Mr.. Campbell
announced that. this being leap year the
general order Of things would be reversed,
and the ladies would take charge. At
which, "one of the boys" Il believe the
sage Of Glen-Mary), remarked that that
would simply be q rehearsal OF everyday
life, for which be was gracefully and meek
ly led to the ballroom by one Of Cowskin's
fairest daughters, and whirled around In the
s'mazy dance" till his head was 90 befuzzed
that he said he could not tell the difference
between an article on protective tariff and
a railroad commissioners report. About 10
o'clock we heard the joyful sound Of .come
up still higher" and the company were in
vited to an upper hall and seated at q table
that literally groaned under the weight Of
the milk and honey of this proud land, heap
ed upon IL for the satisfaction Of the wants
OF the "outer man."
For princely entertainment in the culina.
ry line commend us to tables under charge
of Mrs. Campbell. So well was the dancing
enjoyed that the hall was not vacated even
eHa'hS suPPSA tiihCs MISS ACiAIuS VI W sCus
ita was the organist Of the evening and was
assisted by the Cowskin Glee Club-,Messrs.
King, Razey and Featheroff. The gents
were of all ages, corresponding almost to
the ''poetsi five stages in liie," except the
last one.
To see Mcdonald with the govt, and Ra.
zey with the rheumatism, and Campbell
with corns on his feet till he walked like
dude, and Msrtinson with q crick Ia his
back till he looked like the boy in Pilgrims
Progress who suffered. from eating green
fruit, and Featheroff with his spectacle case
in his pocket and his staff carefully set away
behind the door, and Kenyon without
tooth in his head and his hair and whiskers
as grey as Chicago wharf rat, to see these
aged boys swinging girls in their teens,
"doing" the German, and talking about
cloves young dream" would make 1T
picture for patent medicine advertisement
for "bile on the stomach; frontispiece
for Day's Doings, or a subject for criticism
in Texas Siftings. or Peck's Bad Boy.
Space forbids an important feature in this
article, the ladies' costumes. Suffice 1t to
say they were dressed with the usual good
taste OF the time and place. and in such har-
mony as scarce to be noticeable how they
were dressed. There were about forty
couples present, and the dancing was kept
up to the "wee sma' hours,' when the CON-
pany took leave of their worthy host and
hostess, wishing them much future bliss,
and in the terse but expressive sentiments
of Rip Van Wrinkle that they might Give
long, and die happy"
ONv np THE Rows