The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19

| Among the several club and society dances
to occur in the coming few weeks, there is
none preceded by more startling invitation
than that IF the Owl Club, to be celebrated at
Willis Hail. on Friday evening. The invita-
ton is in the form of a summons and very
cleverly conceived. 1t made an immediate
'hit' and the ball is sure to be success.
Louie w. Hess belongs to the club but he
hadn't been let in on the new idea. When his
invitation reached him, he put on his overcoat.
"Where are you going?" asked Jim Carew.
"Down to the circuit court; I've got to ap-
pear as -"
Lets see it? You are daisy. This amt
no court biz, this is an invitation to a dance"
Louie tainted.
Don't mention it, but the ball to be given by
Co. ID, on the twenty sixth OF February will be
worth your while seeing, even if it rains.
There won't be any rain on the boys, for Capt
Blanchard has been drilling them too long to
admit of the possibility. The hall will be
decorated in all the latest styles Of red, white
and blue, and the smile worn by Lieut.. Oscar
Formulas will be one of the features of the
Imperative and among them is one against
the boys proddiug civilians with their bayonets
when the latter are so fortunate as to appro-
pirate their ladies'.
The Turner's, especially the younger turner's,
will, as has been mentioned in these columns.
dance on Feb. II. Good old Turner Bali,
What memories she brings to the surface
There will be a studied effort on the part of
some and spontaneous selection of costumes
by others. 1t is settled that there will be some
startling groups, and some are bold enough
to say that the groups of this year will not be
mentioned in the same breath with last years.
Henry Werner has a deep laid scheme to APP
pear as an amateur editor, but his friends may
persuade him otherwise.
Some of the finest dancing and dance music
of the season. or several seasons, will appear
between the first OF February and the first of
March. Five dances will occtr, under the
management OF leading mempers of the Boat
Club, and their is little reason to doubt, from
the facts as delineated to the FREE TRADER
man, that they will Icing be remembered. 1t
is not so much that crowd is desired, as that
those present, Mt each dance of the series
shall be in perfect harmony with one another.
The L. A. p. Club dance at Turner Hall. on
Wednesday evening was originated principally
in the fertile brain of mail carrier Raley. He
communicated the idea to mail carrier Klink,
and Jointly, they spoke to Henry Werner, Art
Keim, Pete Hageubrogh, Jim Gentleman,
Charlie Dawell, John O'DOnnell ii. Moore
and G. Goodwin, whom they persuaded TO
form a club for the occasion. Why 1t was
called the l.. A. P. Ueave- your-Arte, PeteO
no one knows, but about sixty-iv couple
attended the dance, and had splendid time
so they say.
The gathering at Miss Jones on the avenue
on Saturday evening, was the largest in tie
history of the Chautauqua Circle. Nearly all
the members were present, and they, with
number of Miss Jones' friends, filed the large
parlors. The Chautauqua Circle is composed
of ladies and gentlemen of literary tastes and
talent, of the city, pursuing the winter course
of reading and study laid down by the Chau-
tauqua management.