Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-01
THE HOOKING KLUB.
The Bellies of the Ball-Leap Year Festivities at
Dr. Beall'S


mansion. Nothing was left undone by
! the fair daughters of Fort Worth to
make this the most recherche
entertainment that has ever
occurred in our city. Miss Lilly Peak,
the president of the klnb, opened the
/ party with that charming blonde, Mr..
/ George Hurley leaning on her arm His
! dark costume of contract silk was built
to order from approved plans and speci-
cations and accorded perfectly with the
architects designs. He was the bell of
the ball.
Miss Mamie Adams escorted that
tragedic blonde, Mr.. Mae Templeton.
His amateur ways and innocent manners
| won all hearts. He had a proposal with
in twenty minutes and was easily the
belle OF the bail. Miss Bette Davis
! glided gracefully in with Mr.. n II Las
sitter. He was attired in frog green plush
demi-tran with bullrush fringe and was
| undoubtedly the belle of the ball.
Miss Sade Tevis ushered in that we'll
| known brunette Mr.. John Phelan. He
was deliberately dressed in Fall river
prints, yard wide-all fast colors-with
tickiD' borders-on four months time,
| open account. He was readily the belle
of the ball.
Miss o. Peak led in Mr.. R. H. Sellers.
! He wore sea-green deep-water skirt,
| channelled with Arkansas Pass-amenterie,
and olive-peaked hat trimmed with
| Arizona gold lace He was the ''South-
ern Belle" (consolidated) Of the ball
Miss Lulu HOgg entered with Mr.. W.
Alex Abey. His exquisite costume of
/ solid nonpariel poplin, imported from
Dallas for the occasion, with Galveston
BREWER display attachments, was much
admired. He was the most enterprising
| belle at the ball.
Miss Blanche Hartsfeld attended. that
dark and dreamy-eyed brunette,
| Mr.. e. P. Meade. His black satin
| overskirt and maroon colored polOnaise
! looped with jet ornaments well became
his reserved style of beauty. He had
three offers before supper, and was be-
| yond doubt the handsomest bell at the
| ball. Miss Jennie Robinson appeared
with Mr.. J Van Rensselaer,. This de-
lightful rosebud blonde, with liquid
almond eyes, banged front hair and
| Psyche knot, was too sweet for anything.
His white satin slippers with tiny velvet
| bows were very cute and he was the
loveliest belle at the bail.
Miss Carrie Triplett came in with that
chatan brunette, MIR. Mortimer Brown.
He looked divine in Clipped green over
| skirt with MORE antique panels, and was
conceded to be the belle of the ball
Miss Sallie Tompkies of Shreveport,
entered with DR.. j. w. Irion leaning
languidly on her arm. His belladonna
eyes and kohl tinged lashes gave him
most interesting appearance, and he was
acknowledged to be the belle of the ball.
Miss Matte Purington came with that
dark and wild brigand-eyed brunette,
| Mr.. Nat Meade. His fierce moustaehe
with niekel-plated points was without
rival, and he was assuredly the belle of
the ball.
Miss Ida Graham accompanied that
lively brown-brunette, MIR. Gilmore
! Sleda. His 25-per-cent. reserve suit
| trimmed with 12-per-cent. discount
fringe was very becoming and he was
voted the belle of the ball. Miss Ida
VanZandt escorted Mr.. s. Furman.
! This accomplished blonde was attred in
well selected risk cloth with blanket
policy overskirt and average adjusted
ornaments with freight fringe. He was
indisputably the belle of the ball.
Miss Mary Terrell of Lynchburg, Va,
escorted that sweet Kentucky blonde,
Mr. Frank Smith. His gorgeous cos
tune of sky-blue silk, with striped yell
low satin plastron, sea-shell pink stock
! ings embroidered with nile-green mono
|
! all. He was said to have brought his
| side whiskers with him and was by long
/ odds the belle of the bah.
Miss Ida Beall came with that rat and
tan brunette, Mr.. II. G. Walker. He
was arrayed in mouse colored merveil-
leHse trimmed with tom cat fur, and was
! indisputably the belle of the ball.
Miss Lilly Burgess came with that de-
! lightfuI brunette-blonde, Mr.. VIII
| Smith. His fresh complexion and rosy
| lips were much remarked, anG he was
| universally conceded to have the sweet
est mouth of all the bellies at the ball.
Mr.. Ivy was dressed in lilac and mauve
| with purple tounces, in second mourning
| it was said, for some girl who had kicked
! him. He wore his hair decollettee on
| top, and had eaten five kinds of hooking
| Klub cake during the evening and was
rather sick looking belle for ball.
| Mr. Morgan Jones was noticed survey
! ing himself before the mirror in an ex-
! quisite CRIMSON cashmere shawl, aud was
! the best dressed belle at the ball.
| Mr.. Fotewith Tarrant wore handsome
| barb-wire overskirt, with trace chain
! carriers and steel buckles. He was
! dressed in Thompson's patent glove-ft-
! ting, fifty bones, warranted not to break
at the hips. B. C. Evans s Co., sole
agents for the state Rather peculiar
| belle for ball.
Mr. Out Aulnite, by some mistake had
/ his invitation sent to another mar, who
! promptly went in on it. Mr.. John L
! Moore escort cried her eyes out with
| disappointment at his absence. He had
gone to Kentucky to see another girl and
| did not get back in time. Many thought
| he would have been the belle OF the ball.
! Lack of space prevents a fuller de-
! ecription of other fascinating stars of the
| evening. and it is to be regretted that
some of Smost charming bellies Of the
ball had to be left out on this account.
To the gracious young ladies of the
hooking Klnb, the young gentlemen re-
| turn their profoundest thanks and the
leap year party viii ever, be an occasion
long TO be remembered inltheir lives.
Indications.
WASHINGTON, Jan. III a. m.-For
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