Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-05
THE SOCIAL EVENT.
The Leap Year Party Monday
Night Grand Success The
Toilets.

The leap year party at the Gen.
trail last night was certainly a sue
cess. There were u large number
of Young ladies and gentlemen oil
both Senior and Junior clubs
present, and the costumes OF the
ladies were unusually elegant and
appropriate. Supper was served
in McCubbin's cafe at 1890. The
following gentlemen were present;
f. $. Wilson, M>ssis Arnold, j.
NJ. Pollard, Frank Spence, Ernest
CAN'T, Emmett Cunningham, Luke
Morris, Walker Pollock, Fenley
Bryan, f. N. Frost, T. B. Buokner,
OR. Gibbs, Bob Worrell, r. Hisey,
Gus Pasqueth, S. We'll, Dr. Turner,
DIR. Cave, Percy Hord, r. Cauthorn,
John Graham, +. d. Graham,
John Cave, l.. Hord, ]. A. Potts,
Lee Craddock, Bob White and
Homer Bassford.
THE T~oILETTEs.
Miss Cary Woodward wore a
stylish dress of white lowered silk
and lace, decolette' and sleeveless.
Miss Katie Ferris, neat-ftting
dress of ruby plush, high neck;
diamonds.
Miss Bessie Lakeland, light blue
faille Francalse trimmed with
point lace; diamond ornaments
and flowers.
Mrs. R, E. Hisey, goblin blue
silk with passimenteries to match;
ornaments, diamonds.
Mrs. DR.. Wilson wore a costume
of combination black velvet and
historian satin, Elizabethan col
lar, black gloves and fan; very
handsome.
Miss Anna Crawford, Bardstown,
KY, wore a neat-ftting combina-
ton dress, with wooden overdrap-
cry.
Miss Willie Potts wore a very
becoming dress of red cashmere,
with trimmings of black velvet;
natural flowers and pearl orna-
ments.
Miss Belle Fentem, becoming
princess of cream colored albatross,
square corsage; pearl ornaments.
Mrs. J. NJ. Pollard, neat-fitting
costume of MORE and Scotch plaid;
diamonds.
Miss Flora Ringo, garnet plush,
square corsage, sleeveless; flowers
Mr.. R. NJ. White, fawn colored
MORE skirt cloth; polonaise a shade
darker; diamonds.
Miss Hattie CAN'T, a most be-
coming dress of ox-blood plush,
Queen Anne collar; flowers.
Miss Carrie Hite, pink albatross
with black vest and collars; flowers
Miss Lizzie Fyfer, of Columbia:
wore a very becoming costume Of
light green silk, with pink gloves
and pink sash; square corsage and
| sleeveless; diamond ornaments.
Miss Leona Williams, cream
camel's hair dress trimmed in
rough braid; flowers.
Miss Olivia Hord wore a very
handsome costume of ottoman silk
en- train, E~lizabethan collar and
elbow sleeves; heavily trimmed
with pink passimenteries; long
white kid gloves.
Miss Allie Morris, cream satin
dress, draperies of crepe; waist cut
V shape back and front, filled with
crepe; red flowers, fan and gloves:
diamonds.
Miss Effie LaForce, combination
of velvet and yachting cloth; flow.
ers.
Miss Belle Morris, superb toilet
imported from Shanghai, China
the grown of pink brocade hat
~draperies of point d'Alencon lace
and was made dancing length.
Miss Rose Hite, light blue nuns
yelling, trimmed with pink surah
Miss Lena Johnson, red plush
very becoming; natural flowers and
diamonds.
Miss Belle Hisey, an elegan
costume of white satin, elaborated,
trimmed; pearl passimenteries, dia
mond ornaments.
Miss China Gibbs, tight-fttin,
dress'of blue velvet, dancing length
Miss Efie Graham wore a nea
dress of creammaterial, with pinl
surah trimmings; square corsage
Elizabethan collar.
GENTLEMEN,s COSTUMES.
At the leap year party Monda,
might the gentlemen tried to put o.
lots of style. Among those VIII
tried to teach the ladies how to ap
pear on such occasions were tn
Following. dressed about as follow:
4 Bob Hisey, vest and pants Gu
bias. Diamond as big as his hal
Emmett Cunningham, Gallo
pants, cheese cloth vest, cambri
$3.50