The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-23
GEM CITY GUARDS BALL.
Palatka's Beauty and Gallantry in
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Inc ITEM City GUARDS Dali came OH at
the Hotel Phoenix Thursday evening,
and the large and spacious dining room
Wa fl's q" it ut"''>t Capacit' With en-
80. o.. ~ re ,..inrv At nine
O'Clock the crowd began to gather, and
onc-half hour later when the music
struck up, the floor was well filled, and
all went off into the strains Of the
waltz as merrily as the chimes of the
wedding bells. Ii was evident from the
very first that each and every one had
come for the sole purpose of getting all
the pleasure possible out of the evenings
entertainment. and not failure was
observed by the watchful reporter.
Gallant men and beautiful women on
every side f; music, with all its thrilling
influences, pouring forth beautiful
| strains of its most thorough inspiration !;
| words fre;ghted with perhaps tender
passions or the nothings of the ball
room; all commingling in unison, aim
ing only at the one target, pleasure.
Dancing was INDUCED in freely and
enthusiastically until late hour, or
rather an early hour Friday morning. At
| ter the regular programme bad been
gone through with, the elegant Ger
man was taken up as the finale of one Of
the post enjoyable and enjoyed affairs
for sometime past, il ever surpassed, in
| Palatka.
The costumes of the ladies were beau
tiful and stylish, but the sparkle of dia-
monds and the glow of pearls and rubies,
| were but as a dream when compared
with the flashing of eyes and splendor of
smiles with which nature endowed the
fairer portion of the assemblage. And
the gallantry and chivalry, wearing smiles
of unmistakable delight, passed the hours
away in blissful forgetfulness of the
flight of time. Thegentlemen were cloth
ed in the soldiery uniform, the ever i'm
pressive Prince Albert, the dressy cuta-
way and the evening full dress, mingling
| in almost equal numbers.
The following is an imperfect list Of
the ladies and their costumes, the incor-
rectness of which may be apparent to
the close observer who saw through
more skilled eyes than those possessed
| by the wrl-er hereof:
| Miss Effie Bettswwrth, white nuns
yelling and oriental lace.
Miss Miller, cardinal silk and white
lace.
Miss Sanford, cardinal nuns yelling
and lace.
Miss Mamie Hancock, white lace over
blue silk.
Miss Pearl Sellers, polka-dot muslin.
Miss Matte Grey, nuns yelling and
satin.
Miss Jennie Baldwin, blue borcade
silk.
Miss Kate Ransom, white carleton and
darned net.
Miss II. c. Danforth, pongee silk, Lace
and flowers.
Miss Rudolph pink nuns yelling ant
va:a, !;,,r.
Miss Rudolph, white nuns yelling anc
lace.
Miss Paris, pink satin and garnet vel
vet.
Miss Annis Hunter, white carleton
satin and oriental lace.
Miss Jennie Ransom, slate colored sill
and swans down.
Il Miss Annie Peterman, black silk anC
blue ribbon.
Miss Burland, pink sattien and orien
tai lace.
Miss Leila Bounds, pink nuns yelling
and white lace.
Miss Ida McLaury, black silk and lace
Miss Emma Boyd, blue nuns yelling.
Miss Lizzie Gray, pink nuns veilin:
and satin.
Miss. La Prade, cream nuns yelling
and oriental lace.
Miss Lou Smith, white satin.
Miss Bobbie Hancock, cream nun
yelling and oriental lace.
Miss Lollie Teasdale, white nuns veil
! ing.
Miss Jennie Ramsaur, white satin an
oriental lace.
Miss McGrath, blue nuns yelling AM
4 lace.
Miss Kate Pollard, white lawn.
e Miss Nettie Bettsworth, pink nun
q yelling and oriental lace.
!, Miss Ida Holmes, black satin.
Mrs. c. S. lie Engle, blue brocade satin
Mrs r. j. Rifles, white satin brocade.
Mrs. c. j. Rogero, navy blue silk.
Mrs. w. III. Rosenburgh, black satin
a Mrs. Dunning, old gold satin an
!, black lace.
Mrs. Richardson, black silk and flow
K ers.
y Mrs. A. Gear, cream nuns yelling an
9 oriental lace.
Mrs. w. J. Vinegar, pearl brocad
satin.
o Mrs. N. Haughton, changeable silk.
S Mrs. Wolff, checkered silk and blac
lace.
S vet.
q Mrs. T. F. Hussey, navy blue silk an
= old cold ro1,,sb