The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-15
IRELAND & ESSE.

We don't know that any leap year
parties are contemplated i'm lola, hut
if any are the projectors might get II
pointer from this description of one
that was recently given among the
Philadelphia Four Hundred: al Of
the ladies wore pOstilliOn dre.s-cOats.
vests, elaborate shirt fronts and stand
ing collars. The men i'm many Eases
wore their hair done up, and some
wore wigs. They also. to some ex-
tent, appeared in low neck and short
sleeves with EARRINGS, necklaces and
cOrsage bOquets. Those who did not
90 so far, wore sashes and carried bo-
quets. The ladies a. rule called for
the gentlemen ut the houses and es-
cOrted them in to supper fla party
is gotten up here after this manner
we want to attend,-as Il spectator,
1t would be worth going miles, we
think, to see George BOwlus, for eX-
ample, with his hair done up: or to
see y. l.. Taylor in low neck and
short sleeves; or to see Col. Jones with
earrings and necklace and u cor
sage bOquet; or to see Albert Allen in
an Empire gown with baby waist
and flowing sleeves; or to see DIR.
Chastain in u delicate pink null with
white satin slippers; or to see W. J.
Evans in clOse-fitting, pale blue
Princess gown, On trim: or Ed. +. Bar
Der with tau suede gloves and a Y
shaped bodice filled in with tulle and
fricaseed with passementerie; or to
see DR.. Linn in a simple, girlish COS
tune with his beard braided coyly
down his back: or To see Frank LETTER
iii rampant gown of red .fHiHc Fr0n-
cUisc covered with black Guipure lace
with prOfusiOn of diamond and ruby
ornaments. Let us have sHch party
10y all means. 1t would he worth 20
ing miles to see.
=. :. Since the above was written
cards have been issued by the Fast
and West Side Lunch Clubs for a leap
year party to he given at the y. o
L. W. Hall next Wednesday, 50 the
suggestions are timely and
aproPOs.
We hardly know how they have
it, for crops were poor last
year and prices were not unusually
high. But in some way the farmers
of Allen county have managed to
scrape together a considerable amount
OF money. Treasurer Cunningham re-
ports that more taxes were paid prior
to January lst than were paid up to
the same period in 1880 by nearly
:, 900. Recorder Nigh reports that
the increase of mortgages released
over those recorded during December
was SlO.957. And all our merchants
report their holiday trade much bet
ter than they expected. These are
certainly most encouraging facts, for
if the farmers can discharge such a
load of obligations after so poor 4 year
a. the last was, what might they not
DO after an ordinarily good year?
Another encouraging thing j. the fact
that people in other States are begin
ming to look toward Allen county "a "A
place to locate. Our real estate men
tell u that they are receiving more
inquiries for land now from men who
want to buy farms TO live on than at
any time for two years. That i a
good sign. Allen county will easily
hold three 'times "a many people "a
are now in it. And when that many
are here we will all be better off. For
all these reasons it seems to u that
we should enter upon the New Year
with courage and good cheer. Things
are coming our way.
w. l.. Rartels has been made sole
agent in lola for ''anti-rusting tin
ware" a new make of goods which is
Just what its name indicates. II does
Mt cost any more than ordinary tin
ware. and it Is any amount better.
Try il.