Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-16
a SAIL WITHOUT = MAN.


fFbliz1ei g1l4 Nees
There ~as 5sI -t the Feaas ylya aaiz
Esmale CeLeg- asE sreeA-a c4I t4e Ike
~ 4hlch Is l4t often saeu. ne irresereae
vo4Eh ~ho iistr1ed gaar .ths eatrs4ce -
ths gre4nis said a "Ael party ~as gong
o1 saa a clll pan .o4 " - ela'nsef - l4s-
sess superior kne.sle.l - denied this ex-
plainIag tlaf .-lh- guls were lls- play ng
dudes Up ga Up ~ the a-l from tae
loag ~indo@s { the chapel case s. sht
ouly seen shea tAe Young ladies' are a.
b9ne " han ghe chapel the hoer as
cleared and every benea paslsd oaek sad
On the little stage al the east cad al or
ehesrra was seated Uader the many
uzhts4 chandeliers gay t4roug 0as
uoslns, and as the music u eai.z
sounded. sea "a OF la The tao-tbres
stsp oi that favorite dance. The costumes
were bri liant ami the -eeae re1nar kAble.
Every lody vas young AMI eyery lQds was
handsome.
AT nrst glance spectator could not
bat help uoticv the men- They cIdu't seem
t. be quite the usual thing. Smooth-facst
youths they were, al OF the.a with bangs.
and most " them blessed al ia more tacs
hair than tbe average young man cal
handle with any degree of grace. Their
garb Was not exactly The regulation. IAe
black swal ow- tail &, AT, the stand ug cole
lar, the expos ure OF snowy nn and he
black waistcoat were according, to stani-
ard Bur the treeches were s9meth.n.
". 1hsy eye made Of some sort 90
striped stuff aud stopped AT the knee.
From there down 10 the patent feathers
the mhs were meas "a ia black silk stock
ings. The carriage OF these ganants was
strange, to-, and, on "a seconi glance, the
remarks of the youth al IA eu-rance could
be understood. These boys were girls. II
was the annual ball ol the college stu
dents, and one-half OF them were
masquerading In NAL. attire N0t
real man was in sisht-except the
musicians who don't c0unt-but
there were plenty OF limitations aud right
honestly did they ill their parts. To bt
sure, some Of them needed cOachin in the
matter OK handling crush hats and lolling
in the doorways, but the majority OF them
had seen enou IA of the simon pure 10 &c
through the motions without break.
The ladies-that is. the ladies who were
appearing in their own character
dressed in the height OF stvie. The asser-
tion that wo men won't dress for women
wouldn't have al halt "A chance at ths
college last night. Low neck and short
sleeves were the RUE ira ms longer than
their wearers were common, and jewels
flashed in powdered hair. It was full
dress for certainty. The rules that arc
in force in ordinary social assenhlages of
this kind were richly Observed, and
there was a due solemnity about the
affair. Only in one place was this
infringed upon, and that was
where the dignitied lady principal and her
corps OF assistants stood watching the
PROCEEDINGS They were privileged char
acters, and lau ;hei until handke chie.s
were necessary 10 wipe away the tears.
"How was this thing fixed: How did
you decide who should be gentlemen and
who should be ladies'" was asked of one
bril- sht-eyed little lady who sat waving
fan almost as big as herself.
20 all the girls wanted to be boys. I's
such fua, you know. had no chance, !
was too little, and all The other LITTLE girls
wore put off in the same way. Then the
biz girls drew lots, and that's how it was
fixed. Amt it funs"
IL was fun. at least so all the partici-
pants seemed TO regard it. The music
started early, and was ringing until the
early hours of the morning cai>e, and
through it all not man was there.