The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-26

BoAby Burns' Day observation-disclosures
Coming Events
OLYMPIA, Jan 5 Society in this capital
CRY has been commercially quiet during
the Indictment weather. Usually il is alive
to the requirements Of public occasions;
and also always polite in . home-like vel
come manner.
Special social matters are never neglected.
Even the anniversary Of Robert Burns was
celebrated by few genial residents now
remote from their native highlands. Who
gathering together, masf,cated and relished
.haggis.' although they did not contest
in the tossing of the saber. which il q holt
day game in all Scotch societies. St. Pat
rick 5 day cannot escape its due commence
ration by those who were natives of the
Green Isle.
The principal event now ON the tapis is
ball to De given on Washington's BIRTH
day. Young ladies and gentlemen, mar-
ried and single, who have. under direction
OF Professor Chapman in the art terpsi-
chorean, t'tripped the light fantastic toe"
or moved with measured steps to music.
in his dancing school since December 10,
1850, are to participate in IN elite fan
party which is to take place on the night
OF February ..
An excellent orchestra, consisting of
piano, cornet, violin and violincello, will
be tuned in music for this occasion.
During the evening. several of the
dances that now prevail in this era, within
all higher circles, except the difficult dance
known as the german. viii be called off by
the leader, among them q five-step polka,
the Newport two-step waltz, the Comas
waltz which includes two bars OF the New
port and four bars of waltz. and the mill
tary schottische wherein the steps are
straightforward instead of sidewise.
The names Of those who belong to this
class in dancing, and others who habitu-
ally attend to participate and pass their
evenings with them are:
Miss Eta venan, Miss Mamie vaut,
Miss Lcttie st. John, Miss Annie Con-
nelly, Misses Stella and Ida Toellner, Miss
Sallie Parker, Miss Chilberg. Miss X. Fen
ton, Miss Hattie Barnes. Misses Dora and
Emma Sternberg, Miss Hattie Price, Mrs.
Belle Oppenheimer. Mrs. DR.. j. S. ARM
strong. Mrs. Eva Ellis, Mrs. f. s. Horton,
Mrs. DR.. Flanagan, Mrs. Ella Irwin, Mrs.
J. Chilberg. Mrs. Ed Farquhar. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Siedler. Mr.. and Mrs A. III.
Chambers, Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Ben
hcimer. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lee, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Ellis. and Messrs. Rudolph How,
H. Gibbs. Frank NJ. Convey. Henry Harris,
Gus Harris. Fred Carlyon, G. E. Hartman,
A. r. Hoyt, Mark f. Reed, Emery Vaut,
l.. Bettman, George Wolff. James Lustin,
John Gregory, w. NJ. Henry, Dave Baker,
B. A. Armstrong and l.. E. Moore.
Olympia has two societies composed of
ia1iao These afions h~vA l.,x>l
for years. and will no doubt be continued
for years to come. They are the Camp
Whist party and the Woman's Literary
Society.
The Ladies' Camp Whist party met this
week at the residence Of Mrs. s. NJ. Perci-
val. on Washington street, they passing a
pleasant evening and enjoying very nice
collation.. Those present were: The hos
tess, Mrs. Percival; Mrs. Captain McMick-
EN-. Mrs. &. NJ. King, Mrs. A. A. Phillips,
Mrs. j. +. Convey, Mrs. Thomas Ford. Mrs.
J. q. Percival. Mrs. r. G. O'Brien. Mrs. II.
B. McElroy and Mrs. A. H. H. Stuart.
The supervising committee of the
Woman's Literary Society has held its an
nual meeting and appointed sub-commit-
tees to make preparation for their ami
yersary banquet, to be held March III.
The Didascalion Literary Society, COM
posed OF young ladies and gentlemen, stu
dents at the Collegiate Institute, hold dis
cussions on leading subjects Of learning
every Friday evening throughout the win
| ter season.
Mrs. T. +. McElroy, who recently took
passage on the Southern Pacific railroad
for San Francisco. intending thence to ac-
| company her sister upon visit to relatives
at Los Angeles and Denver. is detained in
| the snow-bound train near Minis station.
| in Northern California.
Mr.. and Mrs Talcott. Of Olympia. home
ward bound by the Southern Pacific rail-
road from San Francisco, are also snow
bound on another train near Sims station.
Mr.. J. P. Armstrong. OF this city, left for
the East yesterday, and will visit Chicago
and New York, returning via California.
He will be absent about three months.