, 1888-11-25
H INITIAL HOP.
The Pleasant Hours Club Party
Thursday Evening.
Library Hall Elegantly Decorated
for the Occasion.
List of Members and Description
of a Number of Costumes.

The Pleasant Hours Social Club in
%augurated the winter festivities by giving
one the largest and prettiest dancing
parties on Thursday evening ever held in
Cheyenne.
The club is the happy inspiration of
several leading society ladies of the city,
and too much praise cannot be given
them for the tact and good taste in which
they rave carried out all the arrange
ments for its success as a social organiza-
ton. Under their direction Library hall
was transformed into a handsome ball
room. Oil paintings Of Wyoming scenery,
water colors of hunting and racing scenes,
A PAnglaiSe; flags, plants, flowers, hand.
some draperies and s~tatuary were used
tastefully in decorating. The large alcove
room at the rear of the main hall was ar
ranged as a drawing room. furnished with
sofas, easy chairs and card tables. On
either side of the musicians stand were
curtained off cosy little rooms with COM
Portable sofas Tor those who wished to
look on at the dancers. The musicians
were almost hidden from view behind ar
ti%stically arranged flags and draperies.
When promptly at 8 the enticing strains
of the first waltz lured the dancers to the
floor the scene was remarkably pretty.
Further arrivals augmented its beauty, and
from 9 until II, with the floor well filled
with dancers, the gentlemen in full dress
and the ladies in elegant ball costumes,
the initial dance of the club was marked
by all the brilliancy that the most ardent
admirer of hdut ton could wish.
Among the costumes noted by the re-
porter were the following:
Miss Mlllburn, black m~ervieullieux and
Jets.
Mrs. Slack, changeable ottoman silk.
Mrs. Larsh, black lace.
Mrs. Myers, dark blue m~ervieullieux
and orange trimmings.
Mrs. Gillespie, ecru lace.
Mrs. Freedom, lavender cashmere and
lace.
Mrs. Jeffrey, pale pink brocade and
white trimmings.
Mrs. Heath, white silk and apple green
velvet.
Mrs. Glover, cream satin and valencien-
mes lace.
Mrs. Maginnis, black silk and lace.
Mrs. Covert, blue satin.
Mrs. Cleary, black silk, lace and jet.
Mrs. Potter, black silk.
Mrs. Corey, dark silk.
Miss Davis. black silk and tulle.
Miss Moonlight, black lace.
Miss Bergman, black tulle.
Mrs. Hammond, changeable silk, rose
front, decollete and train.
Mrs. Carey, white brocade ana satin en-
train.
Mrs. Warren, black velvet. lace yoke
and sleeves.
Mrs. Voorhees,, black lace and orange
satin.
Mrs. Van Horn, salmon brocade
Mrs. Hale, cream brocaded silk and
CO cashmere.
Mrs. Gannett, salmon pink cashmere. |
Mrs. Parshall, white velvet and MORE.
Mrs. Rhodes, Nile green, satin striped
tulle.
Mrs. Ransom, black lace.
Mrs. Draper, cream MORE and garnet
velvet.
Mrs. Humphrey, red silk, velvet basque
and tulle draperies.
Mrs. VanTassell, wine colored plush
and salmon brocaded velvet front.
Mrs. Brewster, garnet velvet and silk.
Mrs. L. E. Addoms, cream Drocade
silk and green moss trimmings.
Mrs. Abbott. pink silk.
Miss Marshall, white satin and tulle.
Miss Crook, blue satin and tulle.
Miss HOrrIe cream satin.
Miss VreeIand, pale blue dress, pink
sash.
Miss Maynard, white nuns yelling.
Miss Maginnis, poppy red tulle.
Miss Gillian, black silk, lace and steel
passn entere.
Miss Palmer, black silk and lace.
Miss Van Horn, pink cashmere.
Miss Baker, black silk and cream.
Miss Clayton, cream cashmere and
satin ribbons.
Miss Whitcomb, blue velvet and cream
silk
A number of ladies not dancing were
present in elegant street costumes.
The members of the club are: f. E.
Aduoms, F.. E.. Warren, J. W. Ham
mond, Luke Voorhees,, j. M. Carey, G.
A. Draper, D. g. Rhodes, Z, w. Whit
comb, &. w. Corey, p. o. Brewster. G.
R. Palmer, G. NJ. Smith, W. P. Gan
nett, NJ. Marks, VIM. Myers, +. A. Gil
lespie, c. N. Potter. E. w. Stone, f. w.
Ransom, A. ]. Parshall, K. n. Heath,
Pitt Covert, G. Z. Abbott, ]. D. Fl e.
born, G.. L. Beard, George Morgan, T.
R. Hurd, A. R. Troxell, H. J. Magma |.
H. W. Henderson, w. NJ. Ga-rard, i.
A. Kemp. Jno. Harrington, f. H. Con-
nor, Ed. Vreeland, B. B. David, Fl. =.
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