The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-13

traditional bachelors Button" and the fol
lowing legends
The bananet waits our presence, festal JOY
| iilnmlned by the taper's dazzling beam
Rivals departed day"
MENU:
sweet ladies, will it please you sit2 Sir Harry,
PaCc you that side will take charge of this,
Two women placed together make cold weather"
BLUE POINTS CELERY,
lie was II bold man who first atc an oyster"
BoNED TURKEY, CHICKEN.
Asplc JeAy. Currant Jelly.
Farm yard treasures! Little dreamed they
piping the cnrly morn, that ere the day was run,
they would rO1nd out some good mans stomach"
BUFFALO TONGUE, HAM,
"Yen'sons.s Cesar in the fercest fray"
ESCALLOPED OYSTERS RADIsHFs
What deep sea mysteries are concealed here,
Petruchio' Tho salty oceans breath sweetens the
larder.'
LoBsTERs IN SHELL, CHICKEN SALAD,
DRESSED LETTUCE.
Give me u salad seasoned with thyme and berga.
mont, and sweet mnr1oram with anise seeds and
mustard 10 bite the tongue, and sauce TO tickle the
paihte.'
sAHDINEs, SANDWICHES.
PICKLES, OLIVES,
without good company. all dainties
Lose their true relish, and Ike painted grapes
Are only seen, not tasted"
BACHELORS PUNCH.
BE thou spirit of health or goblin damned,
Thou cOm'st in such questionable shape
That Will speak to thee"
CHARLOTTE RUSSO, NEoPOLrIAE ICE CREAM,
ASSORTED CAKE.
1.-THE gods on high Olympus slipping nectar from
ambrosial cups. meier had so sweet q morsel."
MALAGA GRAPES, rANGERINgs
with all the fruits OF Eden bcst
Save only one, rather than leave
That one unknown, lost I'LL the rest"
COFFEE, EDAh CHEESE
Coffee which makes the politicians wise
ALd see Though Ill things with his halfshut eyes"
Good Dromio, that rOgulsh brook is fun, full 10
thing IL full Methlnks, perchance, I'm full! Hey,
good Droniol"
The scene in the ball room was most bril-
liant, the glare of the electric lights serving
only to make more conspicuous the richness
and elegance Of the costumes of the ladies
present, in which respect no ball given in
Ottawa for number of years can compare,
as the hasty description given below will at
test
Mrs. L. C. Allen, brocaded velvet dress,
point lace and diamonds.
Mrs Blanchard, prune colored velvet, bro
caded velvet panels, iridescent passamenterie
and Marguerite lace,
Mrs. Bascom, heliotrope silk, oriental lace
and natural flowers.
Mrs. Henry Cole white satin and lace and
natural flowers.
Mrs. David Cook, black gros grain silk,
point lace bertha, pearl ornaments.
Mrs, I. d. Catlin, brocaded light blue
crepe, point lace and pearl ornaments.
Mrs, G, A, Cation, heavy white gros grain
silk and escurisl lace
Mrs. Chas. Neuber, vine colored bro
caded velvet and natural flowers.
Mrs Crumpton, black satin, Duchesse lace
and diamonds.
Mrs, Cotton, purple velvet and heliotrope
satin, white jet trimmings and pearl orna.
ments.
Mrs Cotton, light blue satin brocade, and
diamond ornaments.
Mrs Combs prunc colored satin, gold bro.
caded front, point lace trimmings.
Mrs. Chas Hamilton, light blue cashmere
and satin.
Mrs. Henry Cole. white silk en- train.
Mrs. r. F. Dyer, Isadore satin with rides
cent trimmings, point lace and pearl orna-
ments.
Mrs Evans black silk and jet
Mrs Fiske, black corded silk. trimmed
with Spanish lace, diamonds.
Mrs c. Glover, black corded silk.
Mrs. S. Z. King, black silk and diamonds.
Mrs Dr.. Hard, black silk and natural
lowers.
Mrs lIapeman, Nile green silk and surah,
white jet trimmings, point lace and pearl
ewelry.
Mrs. L. c. Lewis, two,toned brown velvet
md combination suit, point applique lace.
Mrs. L. Leland, white cashmere, with car
dinal velvet trimmings and oriental lace.
Mrs. A. Lynch, black silk and point lace,
ct trimmings and diamonds.
Mrs. Mickle, white embroidered null.
Mrs McArthur, black silk and point lace.
Mrs. Mackinlay, black silk, jet and point
ace.
Mrs. Jas. Milligan, white brocade velvet
md lace lace trimmings and diamond jew
Try.
Mrs Mattocks, black silk and velvet Du.
,hesse lace.
Mrs II. C. Nash pink silk, garnet velvet
md garnets.
Mrs Henry Mayo, heavy black silk.
Mrs. W. W. Nash, light blue cashmere
ace trimmings and diamond ornaments.
Mrs NJ Osman, light blue silk, black lace
,yerdress, diamond ornaments.
Mrs. L. G.. Osman, canary colored cash
mere, silk and lace trimmings.
Mrs, ]. E. Porter, black velvet Duchesse
ace.
Mrs. Nicholson, plum colored silk brocad-
ID velvet.
Mrs Rckley, lavender silk with black
ace oyerdress.
Mrs. Sherwood, white satin princesse en-
rain, brocaded front, square low corsage, |