The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-09-18
A Dance in Looking Glass. F."

Reported for The Egis.
Womankind is proverbial for her good taste;
all ages and all kinds of men agree TO this. and
rarely has this been better demonstrated amsng
ourselves than on Monday evening last, at our
own Town Hall.
Anticipating leap year. by way of reciprocal
ing the courtesies extended to them by the Bel
AIR Tennis Club, tine ladies of the tennis club
gave the prettlest dance of the seaSon-invitng
the men, managing The floor. selecting each her
own German partner. and caring for the pleas.
ure OF their guests. thus making mp sort of
Looking Glass" dance. where all things were re-
versed to the observers eye.
The hall was decorated with golden rod and
autumn flowers. will crossed balls and racQuets
here and there on the walls, and by intertwined
and festooned streaners of yellow and black,
the tennis clubs colors, from ceiling aud chan
delers.
Geo Lyle and his family band played the best
selections and in the best form ever heard by
your reporter. who has heard him many a time
and Oft" Waltzes polkas, acrobatc dance and
stately quadrilles made up the programme until
midnight. Then the cotillion opened. well led
by Miss Street,. ably assisted by Mr.. B. N.
stump. For once the German was well danced,
no privateering, no breaking of figures or kin
dergarten' romping was possible. The first
figure formed an arcade of tulle scarffs of varied
colors, under which each couple danced success
sively; in the second each dancer presented
pretty favors to chosen partners; in the third.
one entirely original. the man who captured the
ball hit toward him by the racquet of an hostess
secured the dance All concluded with grand
chain in which regretful farewellS were ex-
! changed, and the givers of the dance were de-
servedly congratulated upon the success of their
well-conceived idea.
Refreshments. palatable and substantial, were
at the cafe, and the Rock Spring white wine"
plentiful and well patrouiZed.
Usually the ladies' costumes are described as
fully as the knowledge of mere bachelor makes
versed and after simply stating that all Of our hos
tesses looked their best in nearly uniform white
and yellow, some of them more conspicuous of
the tennis, and other costumes of the men in
which they were invited to disport themselves
and claim notice. E. & .. E.
Mr.. William stump wore light striped out
scarf 9hnpa q brill
| tonn1ere OF single dahlias; Mr.. II. W. Archer's
white and yellow iannels were well-matched by
| resplendant in white and brown stripes; Mr.. A.
| f. Van Bibber rejoced in a gray SUIT with white
Richardson had dark coat and white flannels.
| with floral decoration; Mr.. Richard l.. Randall
| light gray morning suit; Mr.. H. W. Archer,
crimson flowers; Mr.. B. N. Stump shone efful-
gent in yellow brown coat. white ducks. red and
white. vertically striped shirt-front. with collar
Archer wed with the gayest in white and blue
sane se and blue and
| like those of the leader-were never doubtful of
hue. even to the distant on-looker; Mr.. q. Cover
den, J. L. Griffith Lee, ?. Lesley Hopper. VIM.
Brogden, VIM. Cook. Frank A. Hancock. NAL
| colin Tyson and e. =. Rouse Messrs. Robert Ar
cher, r. Harry webster. Crawford Norris, Fred
| Hancock, Henry W. A. Lee, Tom and Will Hail.
Apsie and Howard Hall, were meat but not
Nearly all of these semi-tenniS costumes were
| completed by russell Shoes bright scarfs, belts
| and striped shirts, to say nothing of gay flowers
| in profuSion.
Present also in plain morning dress were
Messrs. w: t. L.. Taiaferro Fred r. Williams,
]. Ward Scott, Jr, j. Edwin Webster, H. 6.
Lee, j: VIM. Franklin, Edwin H. Webster, DR.. ].
Camp Butler. DR.. F. A. Baden. W. Harold Walsh,
H. F. Buell., Frank Walker, w. Boyd Bell, Alex
ander Bell; VIM. L. Cooley, s. Grifith Davis,
| Septimus Davis JOS M. Street, and John 6.
Rouse. So much for the male guests.
Mesdames Rouse, Gilbert, Lee, Rosan, Street,
Springer and Hall, and Miss Cough were the
chaperoDes.
The givers of this charming dance included
Miss Street,, the Misses Juliet, Grace and Mabel
Street,, Miss Bouldin. Miss Lee. Miss Rouse,
Miss Farnandis, Misses Ethel Woods, of Bati-
more, Bessie Keech, of Towson, Bessie Nelson,
of Philadelphia, Miss Baden, Miss Ball. Misses
Lille, May and Priscilla Forwood, Miss Dora
Rouse, Misses Hannah and Bessie Lee, Annie
Young. Hattie Kenly, Lena VanBbber, Nellie
Brice, of Philadelphia, Helen Glenn, Helen
Boudin, Margaret Rosan. Chatte Rogers, Mary
Baden. Roberta May nader, Halle Gilbert, Bessie