, 1888-02-04
THE LEAP YEAR PARTY.
1t Proves a Unique and Gorgeous
Social Success.
Exquisite Arrangements of the Hall
and Surroundings.
Beautiful Costumes and Those Who
Wore Them.

Under gas Jets and electric lights whose
shaded radiance cast a mellowed and rose
ate glow, the youth and beauty Of Chey-
enne abandoned themselves to the keen
enjoyment of the passing hour in Library
hall last evening. The city has never
seen a more pronounced and gorgeous
social success.
The hall was decorated with artistic
skill and elegance. The platform for the
orchestra was a perfect bower of floral
beauty. Beautiful pictures lined the
panels OF the wall. Antique candelabra
were scattered at frequent intervals, while
overhead the lights shimmered through
parti-colored shades that cast about a
grateful glow. The annex, divided off by
beautiful portieres, was reserved for
luncheon purposes, with the skilled Da
Prato in charge. Little tables, each with
its fairy lamp, offered cosy retreats for the
bellies and beaux.
The party was unique in the respect
that 1t was a leap year party. The COM
mlttee having the arrangements in charge
consisted of Mrs. W. p. Gannett and Miss
Blanche Moore. That they acquitted
themselves with striking success but mild
ly expresses the actual state of affairs. In
vitations were extended by the ladies to
the gentlemen and the former nominally
acted as escorts to the latter. All the
courtcsies usual to such occasions were ex-
tended by the ladies instead of by the
gentlemen. The former requested the lat
ter for the pleasure of their company in
the may cvolutions of the waltz and
strange to say the turning of the tables, SO
to speak, resulted in no awkwardness.
Unfortunately THE LEADERS hired man
who is employed especially for his skill in
descriptive writing, and who is particu-
larly au fail in describing ladies dresses
and garnitu2e, is on the sick list. His
substitute who took a peep into the hall
last night scarcely knows the difference
between a fichu and a fish hook.
In his attempt to enter into the
descriptive details of the dresses he soon
loundered. There were so many oxquis-
lite details for which his vocabulary lacked
expression that he was forced to give up
the task in despair. The sight was a
poem. Visions of loveliaess. fitted about
with the confusing rapidity of changes in
a kaleidoscope. The costumes were sim
ply exquisite. Elegance, richness, taste
and artistic skill in the combinations of
colors and the arrangement of garnlture
gratiied and charmed the sight at every
turn. The city has never witnessed a
prettier scene.
The Fort Russell people present were
Capt. Van Horn and wife, Miss Dillon,
Miss Phillips, Miss Du Coe, Capt. and
Mrs. Rogers, Miss Brennan, Miss Casey,
Lieuts. Clay, Lockwood, Druien, Durfee,
Kerr, DR.. and Mrs. Ives and Miss Ma
geath.
Among those from Cheyenne noticed in
attendance were Ex-Governor and Mrs.
Warren, Chief Justice and Mrs. Magin-
mis-, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Van Devanter,
George A. Draper and wife, T. A. Kent
and wife, Luke Voorhees,, Col. A. T.
Babbitt, c. A. Guernsey, Councilman
Carleton and wife, r. b. Adams and wife,
j. f. Rossier, Will Sturais, Jr., j.. D.
Gill and wife, D. G. Rhodes and wife, A.
R. Troxell, F. L. Addoms and wife, Geo.
+. Morgan, Geo. L. Abbott and wife, C.
?. Organ, G. A. Campbell, George i.
Beard, j. NJ. Kuykendall, A. Montmo-
rency, Stephen G. Graves, j. K. Jeffrey
and wife, Fred de Billier, DR.. Marston,
Mrs. W. S. Hurlbut, E. A. Page, Miss
Kate Graham, Miss Moonlight, B. He'll
man and wife, w. M. Mast and
wife, Rev. DR.. Raiter, Miss Dill
Ion, Miss Crook, Miss Reel,
f. s.. Hebard, Miss Grace Hebard, Mrs.
Smith, the Misses Smith, B. b. David,
Frank Boulter, j. D. Freedom and wife.
Mrs. Fl. G. Hay, Miss Blanche Moore,
Mrs. w. p. Gannett, Miss Frost, Miss
L~oughenberg, Geo. W. Baxter and wife,
Miss Maude Horric, Mrs. w. L. Kuyken-
dali.