The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

The first of the X. X X. dances, held at
Willis Hall, on Tuesday evening, was a
very pleasant and quietly elegant affair,
which was participated In by the elite, and
they only. The hours between eight and
twelve, were entertainingly filled in with
neat dances Those present were; +. G,
Allen, jr, and wife; +. g. Osman and wife {;
AL Schock and wife, g. II. Hamilton and
wife, viii Barnard ana wife, j. b. Rich
mond and wife, j II. Eckles and wife, F..
King and wife, W. w. Taylor and wife,
Geo. lentzer and wife, win Nash and
wife, 5. g. Rickley and wife, DR.. and Mrs.
Fred Hobert; Mrs. J. W. Smith, Misses
Mayo, Hathaway, McManus, Stout, Wood,
Sybil Shaver, Hunsberger, Forbes, Brad.
ford, Hoffman, G. and W., White, Evans,
Combs Rising, Farrall, Bushnell, Whip
pie, Rawling, NJ. Hunsberger, Hess,
Gedney, B. Strawn, Dr. Saunders; and
Messrs, Mayo, Osman, Hull, McManus,
Wilson, Sanders, Gapen, Megaiiin, Con
dolf, p, Schoch, Godfrey, Fields, McKin-
ley, Dyer, Barnard, Carr, Arnold, O'Kane,
Jones, Bradford, Megaflin, Wiley, Buffers,
White, Strawn, Evans, Porter, Lynch,
Phelps, Smith, Walters, Jordan, Rowland,
lockwood, Douglass, Hess, c. and A
Hook, and DIR. Ives.
A select and fashionable event was the
Owl club dance. About seventy couple
were present, most of them young people.
Indeed it might be said 1t was tie dance of
the young set, and the first that may be
distinguished from any other as being pc
culiaily theirs. The programme was made
up of twenty dances; among them the
famous Duchess, and the Prairie Queen,
both favorites among dancing people Of
this city. The youthful flOOm managers
were all that could be desired-as the dear
girls say, as they kept everyone supplied
with partners in naice way Of their own
The supper, at Hunsmans, was very ed
ible, though not elaborate. The boys as a
general rule were in informal dress, but a
few of the ladies' essayed the full dress
costumes. The dance was a decided sue
cess, and will, ii is said, be followed by an
other before the end of the year.
The event Of the season thus far, in iu-
venile society was the tea given by Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel Nicholson, in honor of their
daughter Florence, to a number of her
friends on Friday evening. Those present
were Misses Be"nice Ruger, Bonnie Smurr,
Bertha LorrriauX, M4ude Hess, Bessie
Morgan, Lube Case, Louie Porter and Ma.
ME Stiefel, and Masters Geo. MicKle, Rob
bic Scott, Fred BEEN, Willie Gillen, James
Moloney, Artie aud Willie Hoffman and
sidney Stiefel.
Among the coming affairs the Juvenile
Masquerade to be given by Prof. Willis at
the rink next Friday evening Feb s,
should not be counted as the least. The
class of little ones was large this year, and
number sons and daughters of the incest
families in town. The costumes are sure
to be pretty, If not elaborate. Everyone
dances after ten o'clock.
The masked dance to be given by the
Turner'S, week from Monday evening" is to
be full of surprises, most of which will be
in the way of tableauX. Tho ball is GER
tain to bring out a great variety of cost
umes, all either numerous or historical
The coming Turner's Mask Ball is the
great ball among masked balls held or to
be held. The Innovations this year will be
more startling than last year, and the crowd
will of course be larger 1t always is
arger each year.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dreifuss gave
reception in honor of their guest, Miss
Anna Hoadley, at their residence on the
vest side on Monday evening. Fifty
guests were present. Dancing
The |. o. L. club, which entertained the
Jeffersonians so neatly at La Sale during
he late campaign gave very neat
lance on Tuesday evening. Some few of
he Ottawa boys were there.
The L. A. p, club gives another dance
IN "Wednesday evening, at Willis Hall.
The last dance was very successful, and the
Boys rather pant for more.
Fred Smith reached his thirteenth year
IN Saturday, and gave spread at the
Windsor to his school chums.
Mr.. and Mrs Al Rochel, of Illinois Ave
,ue, gave party on Thursday evening in
honor of Charles Rochel.
Miss Jessie Sample, of Joliet, is the
quest of her uncle, the mayor. She re-
mains until spring
The military ball to be given by Co. d, |
N the Goth, is the topic of conversation
Imong the boys.
N. Y.-Mr Charles Albertson, glass cut
er, and wife, have gone to New York to
emain.
Richard Farnsworth is the guest of rela !
Ives in Canada. IN Bills accounts are
}. K)
Miss Kate Mccormick, of Kangley was
he guest of friends here few days.
Miss Carrie Saunders, OF La Sale, was