Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-12-29
The Leap Year Ball.


 On Christmas night the ladies of Florence gave their last leap year ball for 1888, at the court house. Like all things attempted by the fairer sex it was a complete success and will long be remembered by those in attendance as one of the most glittering social successes of the season. Many ladies having partners living some distance from the hall, owing to the muddy con dition of the streets, procured vehicles and escorted them to and from the dance. Dancing began at D. m., MT. Lohman's string band furnishing the music, and continued until 12 o'clock, when a delicious lunch was ryed, consisting of sandwiches, cake sn coffee. The hall was handsomely decorated and the following notices were conspicuously placed on the wall: "Merry Christmas" Happy New Year" ""Who would live single" "Yes," Ask Mamma" "Barkis is willing"
 Dancing ceased between 3 and 4 o'clock. The costumes were handsome in the extreme, and the following were some of them:
 Miss J. N. Denier wore cut bias blue serge muslin, hair pompadore, ornaments, rhinestones.
 Miss Chas. Holborn looked charm ing in sweet smile and brocaded earrings.
 Miss Richard Brady was attired in a low cut boudoir, caught up at the waist with tutti frutti plats.
 Miss E. P. Drew wore full bodice made of circingles and stirrups Her casual smile and embonpoint appear ance led many to say that she was the handsomest lady in the room. Misses T. H. and w. P. Bamrick were radiant in flesh colored stockings.
 The handsome brunette Miss +. B. Maldonado looked quite pretty in a clean shirt.
 Tle insouciant Woody Porter look ed gushing. She wore train made of the canvas backs of hams with a portiere looped over her left ear. Hair a la Mary Antoinette. Ornaments horse chestnuts.
 Miss J. W. Rannells wore suit of white swiss alpaca. Very pretty. Hair done up in Brady's flour.
 The blushing beauty of Miss Hor- tense V. Jackson was greatly enhanc- ed by serapio of fried eggs encir- cling her swan-like neck. Ornaments pearls.
 Miss G. H. Oury was in plain even- ing dress and much sought for as a partner.
 Miss J. Suter wore antique tulle.
 Miss Julian Laughlin wore mauve colored gloves.
 Miss c. W. Tillman and Major Stout both look resplendant in Turkish mo- rocco festoonings.
 Miss G. G. Thurston looked very sweet in tiara of cersets with full palo verde trimming. Tied on he1 throat was lovely bunch of forget me-nots. Ornaments rubies.
 Miss Hiram B. Summers and Miss Steve Bailey both wore Queen Anne boots. They were continually on the floor and seldom left the room.
 Miss. F. c. Calderon had on a pair ot Veuas De Medici suspenders, which broke soon after she got in the bal room, and she at once retired.
 Miss W. Y. Price wore 3 pair O yearling lavender colored gloves witf full suit of passementerie. She was pronounced by all as perfect in tht "still waltz"
 The Misses Sid Bartleson, Geo. Ea ton and Andy Denier all wore frille( dresses draped with horseshoe nails.
 Miss J. M. Ochoa wore strawberr, colored cut bias ulst. The buttoT holes were ornamented with orange blossoms and facade of ocotilla bios sons was sprinkled through her hair Very sweet.
 Miss G. Angulo wore 8 ginghan gown.
 Miss Bo. J. Whiteside wore a bro chure of blue silk trimmed with reli of Napoleon Bonaparte overcoat. Sh was not seen after lunch. f Miss A. T. Colton and Miss F. E White wore diagonal furbelows. Hai , done up in porcelain. Ornaments onyx.
 Miss R. c. Brown, Miss W. P. Kent :; field and Miss w. R. Rogers all wor embonpolnt lace hchus covered owe , with 3 ply brussels.
 The handsome Miss Frank Shield wore high corsage lariat, completel ;. encircling her Grecian bust. Tn : panier was made in Queen Elizabet !, style,
 . Miss Jo. Lanigan wore 8 doubl : plated side swing croupier of flute muslin.
 g Miss G. w. Campbell had on a pa
 of blue duck overalls attached s which was No. 16 collar, hair a Bernhardt; Ornaments, saphires. '- Miss R. E. Sloan was attired in a flu front rembrandt picadilly. The trai folded over and escaped being trod upo during the evening.