The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-12
DELIGHTFUL DANCE.
A Note of the Charming Dresses and
the Beautiful Women Whom They


tending at the Court House, one Of the
largest and prettiest balls ever given in
Abbeville. 1t marked the end of Miss
Thompson's dancing sessions here, but
there seemed little Of the novice in the
dancing Of the young ladies and their
swains. The hall was beautifully lighted
with flower wreathed chandeliers. Fish
burne's string band made it's sweetest
music, and the room was literally packed
with on-look okers-fathers, mothers, and
small boys being conspicuous in the
throng.
The dresses were beautiful. Owing per-
haps to the fact that SO many debutantes
were present, there was u larger proper
ton Of white dresses than we have seen
since the era of bright pink and blue set
in some ten years since. We noticed the
following on the floor:
Miss Thompson, pink satin, nuns veil
ing and diamonds.
Miss Swygert, Greenwood, crimson
bodice, white and gold skirt.
Miss Brady, Baltimore, blue satin, ORR
entail lace overskirt, elegant.
Miss Jessie Trowbridge, Anderson,
pink nuns yelling and lace.
Miss Lula McFall, Cokesbury, cream
satin, lace and feathers.
Miss Matte Aiken, Cokesbury, cream
silk and lace.
Miss Mary winstock, Charleston, lilac
silk and pearls.
Miss Nellie Trowbridge, Anderson,
Persian lawn, lace and flowers.
Miss Mary Hodges, Cokesbury, cream
satin, lace and flowers.
Mrs. Adger Calhoun, lilac silk, lace and
pearls.
Mrs. Orvile It. Calhoun, white cash
mere, swans down and diamonds.
Mrs. McGowan, yellcw dress, with pink
tiowers.
Mrs. Benet, black satin, jet trimmings,
lace aud crimson roses.
Mrs Gary, black satin, point lace and
gold trimmings.
Miss Kate Calhoun, lilac silk, white
lace and flowers.
Miss Mary Douglass, white skirt, pink
satin bodice.
Miss Edna Tusten, Nile green satin,
silver lace bodice.
Miss George Gordon, pink satin, lace
and solitaire diamond.
Miss Nettie Russell, blue satin, orien-
tai lace.
Miss Addie Russell, pink nuns yelling.
Miss Mamie Lawson. lace skirt, white
satin bodice, red and white japonicas..
Miss Minnie Morrow. Ncrdery, white
satin bodice, muslin skirt and flowers.
Miss Aylett Chalmers, Persian lawn
and lace.
Miss Cecilia Chalmers, white muslin
and flowers.
Miss Marie Calhoun, blue nuns yelling
white lace and ribbons.
Miss Jennie DELPHI, cream satin, point
lace and pearls.
rotr ,t,sf
lace skirt. satin bodice.
Miss Nannie Lawson, lace skirt, silk
overskirt and flowers.
Miss Agnes Quarlcs, white muslin and
pink ribbons.
Miss Ella Penney, Persian muslin, lace
overskirt and flowers.
Miss Sallie Calhoun, null muslin, lace
and flowers.
Miss Kate Marshall, white nuns veil
ing, lace skirt, Grccian bodice.
Miss Lizzie Marshall, nuns yelling and
flowers.
Miss Hannah Hemphill, Persian lawn
and lace.
Miss Annie Hemphill, lace skirt, white
satin bodice and flowers.
Miss Rosa Allen, blue silk, lace over
skirt.
Miss Ada Mcmillan, pink satin dress
and lace trimmings.
Miss Corrie McClung, Swiss muslin,
white satin bodice and flowers.
Miss Julia Davis, Swiss muslin, orien-
tai lace and white satin bodice.
Mrs. w. 0. Bradley, black silk, point
lace, and magnificent feathers.
Mrs. Thos. Thompson, black silk and
jet.
Mrs. w. Fl. Parker, black silk and lace,
Mrs. S. Wardlaw Smith, brocaded silk
and lace.
Mrs. l.. II. Russell, black silk, and
white lace.
Miss Myrtle Wilson, cream nuns veil,
ing and lace.
Miss May Tusten, pink null, Oriental
lace.
Miss Mary Hemphill. cream nuns veil.
ing.
Miss Minnie N1cClung, cream null.
Mrs. }. d. Chalmers, black silk.
Mrs. II. II. Tusten, black silk.
The dancing was kept up till late
hour and seemed to be greatly enjoyed
by the young people, several of whom
had come from a distance to be present
The evening was taken up chiefly will
the different square dances until twelve
o'clGck, when the german was com
menced and continued for two hours.
As lone star tlitfereth from another stu
iu glory" and us the armament in whicl
they are set makes asubline aud glori
Gus whole, so there were different de
s~1ess of grace and loneliness among th'
fairies. as they glided over the floor, bu
the bloom and beauty of the whole pre-
sented tableau so fair and so lovely tina
this tinsd scribe could not pretend to Dc
tie subject half justice.
! AbberiIIe and f:EbertOn.
! IYl.ey1op LeaGer.