Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-12-08
1T WAS A CYCL One. y
The Ball and Chittcrling Supper
Of the Alleged Cyclone
Quartette.
Great Times ON the West Side.

1t was Thanksgiving night and Chica-
gos population was bent on having a
good time. On the West side hand
bills had been passed around, an
nouncing grand ball and ''Chidling'
supper to be given by the Cyclone
Quartette at Tammany Hall on Indiana
street. When the APPEAL reporter ar
rived at the hall it was already filed
with very lively crowd Of ladies and
gentlemen of all compilations from
lily white to blue black. You knew
they were ladies even if they did sit
on their escorts laps and drink beer,
the floor manager was neatly attired in
a black Prince Albert and a red shirt,
showing one stone. Walking to the
centre OF the floor he announced the
Grand March and selecting Miss Daisy
Blandkin, a coy young Miss, as his
companion he moved off followed by
about fifty couples. After the Grand
march came the fancy dances such as
the "Mobile Buck" "Coon Jine,"
"Juba," 'The Essence of Old Virginny.''
The orchestra consisted of an old bass
violin played by rather tough looking
individual, attired in antique apparel.
No other instrument was needed for
the clinking of beer glasses was sweet
music to the souls Of the majority pres
A. N'n1oo1- Of /
Gatherings" was heard in the hall and
rush was made for the stand where
the delicious (?) Kentucky bivalves
were served. Two tubfuls Of these
articles were soon devoured and washed
down with copious draughts of beer.
At o'clock dancing was resumed and
continued until 5 a. H., the last dance
being the "Black Cancan." The com.
mittee in charge of affairs, Messrs. Lea
Edwards, Gray Felixon, Pete Roberts
and Tom Calron were untiring in their
efforts to furnish beer and fun for the
crowd. They wore white cotton badges
on which the word "Cyclone" was
printed in green. "Hard Tack Lou
was present and insisted on playing
craps with everyone who entered. She
wanted to play with the APPEAL man
but the guileless youth respectfully de-
clined her rather pressing invitation.
The ladies present were: Miss Julia
Greenman, blue serge, white cotton
trimmings; Miss Allie Leen, red jer-
sey, blue cloth skirt, yellow ribbons; Miss
Mollie Princeton, yellow and green
combination suit; Miss Lucy Jane Lewis,
white linen, with old gold trimmings
Miss Esther Smith, black cotton, red
ribbons; Miss Ella Dicebox, green silk
cut entrain, paper muslin trimmings
Miss Elizabeth Crimmps, of Austin Ave
dressed in a blood red plush, with green
ornaments was considered the belle OF
the ball. The managers had taken the
precaution to have all razors, knives
and revolvers left at box office, so nc
fight occurred except one or two little
scraps in which a few persons were
thumped with beer glasses. Mr.. Ell
Skinner also had his eye punched on
with pair of brass knuekles.
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