The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-03
THE SECOND ANNUAL FAIR BALL
A Brilliant Success Attends the Efforts Of
the Managers.

the Managers.
A Superb Orchestra Dispenses superb Musi
for II Large ConcOurse of Superb Dance
guIshed Guests Present.
AT the hour of 9:15 o'clock on Wednesda
evenir G last was opened in the main exhi
biti, h Ill of the Cecil county fair grounds
one of the pleasantest and most successful
balls ever held in this state The dancing
floor has dimension of cookie feet, in tn,
centre of the room upon an elevated plat
form was stationed the famous Richie or
chestra of Wilmington, Del, composed o
twenty-three pieces. The grand march
which opened at the above hour, was led by
Prof. Cooper, of Wilmington, and Miss Liz
ze Hutton, of this town. Miss Hutton,
costume was of pale blue, short skirt, low
square corsage very becoming and appro
pirate. There were ninety-four couples
participated in the opening march. There
were eighteen dances on the program. The
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out the entire evening everything passed of
smoothly and in perfect harmony. Tbs
large concOurse present was composed en-.
tirely of the elite of Elk ton and surrounding
points in Cecil and other counties of the
state and of the cities of Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore. The entire hall
was brilliantly illuminated with gas from
upwards of forty burners suspended above
the heads of the dancers. At quarter past
twelve 4 delicious supper was served in the
room beneath the grand stand. There
were 2l7 partook of the repast At 80 y.
NJ. dancing was again resumed until the
early hour of morning as above stated. The
interior of the building was tastefnlly deco
rated and gave the appearance when the
magnificent strains of the orchestra swelled
forth and the dancers We're whring away,
of a court scene in the days of Henry VIII.
We have not space to mention more than u
few names Of those who were present and to
give but a few descriptions Of the many
handsome costumes worn by the ladies.
Mrs. Manly Drennen's dress was OF heavy
brocade cream velvet, full train seed pearl
train brocade cream satin, with pearl lace
fschu; Miss Mollie Drennen wore pink
satin, full train, low square corSage Mrs.
III. ii. Haines, of Rising Sun, wore dove
square corsage Miss Pascault, of Baltimore,
wore dark garnet brocade satin, plain trim
mings, high corsage, white lace iichu; Miss
Sallie Manly wore a corn-colOred satin, full
train, high corsage, Queen Elizabeth collar
and white lace trimmings; the costumes of
Mrs Jas. b. Groome and Mrs Manly Dren-
men were considered the handsomest
Among the great number of guests present
were the following:
Colonel \. Wallace Evans, of the United
States Army; George Biddle and wife,
Henry W. Archer, of Hartford, Alexander
Evans and wife, \. w. Mitchell and wife,
DIR. c. NJ. Ellis and wife, Ex-senator
Groome and wife, q. w. Cruikshank and
wife Il. c. Lewis and wife; Mrs. DIR. Black,
of New Castle, Dell; j. CaZier and wife, of
Kirkwood, Del., Mr.. and Mrs Sill, Rising
Sun; Fl. ii. lIaines and wife, Rising Sun;
DR.. lamar and wife, Daniel Bratton and
Tuite, Annie Howard, Ella Todd, Miss
Fannie Marshbank, Miss Laura f. Max
well, Misses lamar, Fannie Jones, Mollie
Bremen, Lizzie Hutton, Mrs. McCabe,
Miss Hette Pascault, of Baltimore; Alice
Constable, Annie Simcoe, Messrs' c. c.
Crothers, John S. Writ, Samuel c. Row.
land, j. j. Heckart, of Port Deposit Misses
Annie and Emily Carter, Allen Jones, Il.
Frank Richardson, DR.. T. ii. Musgrove, of
Philadelphia, DIR. Kennedy, of Middletown;
George Reese, j. Hester Hess of Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Bremen, Mr.. Nicholas
p. Manly, Mr.. VIM. May, Stephen Il.
Choate, jr., II. ii. and w. G. Curtis, of New
ak; f. b. Broadway of Philadelphia; Miss
Cora lamar, Frank NJ. Rawlings, Miss
Stella Haines, Alfred Wetherill, Esq, Miss
Bette Knight, of Georgetown Seminary,
Miss Emma Miller, OF Cherry Hill; John
Bowen and wife and Levi Bowen and wife,
Of Newark; Miss Mollie Falls, Mrs. Albert
Constable, Wilson l.. Couden, Miss Florence
Bean, of Massey's Y Roads; Miss Sallie
Manly, Geo. STEELE, Richard Reese Reuben
Haines, ESQ.,; Rufus ID. Rowland, Clinton
Esq, Reuben lamar. ESD;
Louis Morrow, of Wilmington; Clarence
c. Strick land, Frank Il. Scott, Miss Mary
Harry G. Hurn, Miss May Nc
\ Zeal, w. c. Passmore, of Rising Sun; Lieut..
Frncis G. Ellis, John Partridge and Ladies',
Misses Baker, of Philadelphia; DIR. Noble of
Port Deposit; and a large number of others
from Elktou and various places throughout
the county. To Prof. Cooper. Messrs. Huru,
Writ and Scott is due much communication
for the management of the dances. To Dr.
c. NJ. Ellis and Mr. John Gipin is due
great deal of credit for the successful man
agement of the ball. 1t was an artistic sue
cess in every way, though not quite as
much so financially as it should have
been. 1t is seldom indeed that such a
brilliant gathering as that Of Wednesday
night is witnessed in Elkton, and seldom
that such an entirely pleasant time is spent
as upon this ocacasson without any
thing of great or minor Importance to mar
its smoothness.