New-York tribune., 1892-01-09
NO@MEN AT THIS PARTY.
Ten THOUSAND WOMEN All A DANCE.
ANNUAL JoLLIFICATION OF THE WORKING
GIRLS SOCIETIES FILLS MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN

SQUARE GARDEN.
The annual Ncw-Year's party of the Working Girls
Societies took place last evening Madison Square
Garden. As early as O'Clock the electric lights were
ablaze. and The doors were open to the hundreds OF
girls and women who came pouring it. Beforc &
o'clock every seat filled with the guests Of the
members Of the clubs, while the girls themselves
we're scattered in groups here and there on The floor
About 10000 people present, and as not a
man allowed to enter the Garden gates The scene
was peculiar.
Dozens Of women acted ushers, and the particu-
lar friends cf each club shown TO places specially
set apart for them, certain number of boxes being
reserved for the Endeavor Club, Others for the
Thirty-eghth street Club. and so on Cheese cloth was
used drape the fronts of the boxes the colors in
dcating the clubs. and IL also served us decoration
for the members themselves. Where two clubs had
the same color the style decoration differed So that
no two alike. The coors were distributed in
the following manner: Thirty Eighth Street Club.
red Annex Club. red Hoboken Industrial society,
Nile green and pink Endeavor Club bue; Progressive
society. white Second Street society. buff Yonkers
Library Association cardinal and pink; Ivy Club pink
ard blue; Far and Near Club green and silver
Prospect Hill Club, white and yellow
improvement society OF the Neighborlood Child old
gold. crimson and white; Trenton Working Girls
cety. pink and gray Stcadfast Club. yellow Enter
prise Club white and gold Good Will Club ciay and
pink: Mutual Help Club. of staten Island. lavender:
West End Club, pale blue; Por,chester Club, cherry
and black; Paterson Working Girls Society. marine
blue and Girls Club of Elizabeth, y. j.. pink.
The girls wore ichuS and caps the style varying
in each club BY request, the gowns all
black or dark so the bright coOrS tho head and
the throat were not only becoming bu picturesque.
As there were nearly $500 girls the nCor the
scene was brilliant, especially when they grouped 10
cethY as clubs. and there broad lines Of red,
than dash of mir ippa vplIf nd
At : O'Clock precisely Lander's band, at one end
Of the great Garden struck up inspiring music,
and the girls placed themselves in line for the grand
march. Headed by Miss Mnton and Miss Lesser.
their instructors, the line which formed four girls
deep just below the boxes and all around the room,
moved about in set figures, coming up the centre and
going down the sides. always in perfect regularity and
with the greatest dccorum. As the figures grew in
cate, the girls appaudo1 by their friends and
handkerchefs waved in token Of enthusiastic ap
pIoval. There had been rehearsal, but the girls
under the best of discipline, ana they did their
duty well by following their leaders. one of the
most dazzling figures where the marching was
done and fro the floor the girls reaching from
side to side and end to end fairly covering the entire
space in regular lines
Il was almost rs interesting 7th Regiment drill
and the girls thoroughly enjoyed ii, for ut the end
they skipped the floor and then suddenly parted
and took partners for dance. Fitting here ana
the older Slfl> were INT Ju'i''
~ riuc and ten wears, who In their bright colored
scarf, and caps booked like little faue,. ,, ~,
The programme was mace up almost ch,lIcN ch, %, i
IN addition to square ones. After the >iIat ~,
Iancess a cJuatIy dance and polka, musical drii!
took place, In which about 100 girl, unted, hhe
Progressive. Emdcavor and Far and Near Cut ims u,
was cfncefully carried out much to the dclsht oi
The special iIs.ads Of those clubs and hltef u
walt. the Berlin" NarsoE;innna. Dalciue ~ ."
Barn and Virginia Reel the music stopped anu '
cdrls and their friends went home.
\ feature Of last years I"iiy was reiie>Ahsn nt';,
rt ~ II vas most diifcult arrange this, on account
OF ths great numbers. a change was MADE thl9 NE;I
tbe girls putting it 10 vote IN their d.fechI clu
and Secldng 10 have nOthisg but icewater. IWeh'I
watercoolers were provided which were lepieh1'hoi
from time 10 time.