Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-28
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ushssmanS DalL
y Tbo social event Of the sesson in Lancas-
~ h0 been the entertainment given every
w1nosr By the ladies, and this being lesp
yonr saccsssful effort wss made last eve:
o1pg u eclipss all former Efforts by . leap
yooe party q Eshlenan's hall.
Tho Idea Of reversal OF the principles of
GnAlontxy was carried out with On amusing
'01oroushness, and the gentlemen found
a '>nomsslves the subject Of fpleasiug but em-
norussipe attentions Escorted to the ball
! promptly on time by lady or . married
nm scsing - chaperone, they were intro.
nueod 70 . receiving committee OF hve
/, nafried gentlemen, Messrs. A. J. Stein.
nan, waiter franklin, w. U. Heusel, j.
0Warr and David l., Shenk. They were
then escorted 70 eeats and provided with
neat snd tasteful dancing cards with pencil.
Some Of the beaux bellies for the former
word 10 not str,c!ly the Masculine OF the
latter, had their cards OF dances rapidly
Allied, and some were left TO face the awful
possibility Of being wall flowers, q calamity
that was more carefully ayerted by the
ladies' than It usually 10 BY gen tlemen. In
ssct the lesson given Of attention to partners
WAS perfect In its way, and must be noted
- the chief reason for the general verdict
that Lancaster has never had . more thor.
uushly successful social entertainment
There were twenty dances on the list and
the party began at eight and was over by
half.past one. Six of the dances were
Waltsss, four polkas, the Yorke was danced
three timer, the lancers four times, the Po-
lscs, Varieties and Centennial lancers each
on,o. Excellent music was furIa he'd by
Taylor's orchesra.
Tho fioor committee was tiyeless In activity
and thoroughly eff icient, and In the square
dances oveTy foot OF the floor room was
taken and the rows OF chairs almost
vacant Some enthusiastic dancers per.
forming miraculous evolutions In small
space Miss Messersmith, Mrs. Wal.
tm franklin and Miss Spencer
were the hoor committee. Throughout
the evening the gentlemen were treated
like ladies' and were not permitted to cross
the room without an escort or to remain
sanding Tho ladies' hunted up their
partners for each dance, and woe TO the
man who forgot his engagement or could
not be found. The draft upon masculine
taot was ut times painfully heavy. When
the programme Was half completed the
gentlemen were escorted down stairs to the
board OF trade rooms where they found q
beautifully decorated table standing at the
west end OF the room, guarded by q
broad ribbon stretched across. and presided
over by the following ladies: Mrs. q. J.
6warr, Mrs. A. j. Steinmsn, Mrs. Walter
Fnnklin and Misses Messersmitb, spencer
and Kaufman. The gentlemen were sgsir
given seats and tho ladies served then
with the best OF good cheer IN lavish abun
dance and with care, promptness and goot
~soedsr not often found In q crowded
dining room. .Croqusties ofrsre excellenc'
md chicken salad and broiled oysters OF
The same standard, with olives and sAltet
almonds, were followed by creams, icee
harlequin fruit cakes and coffee. Dancinl
Wss resumed with zeal and when the com
pany dispersed the tired but bright fsce
Of the dancers were the best evidence OF
grand auccsss.