The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-06-04
Lean.Year Dance at sykesyille.

| The leap-year dance, which the young
people of this community have looked for
ward to with SO much pleasure, came off on
| Wednesday evening. Never IN the history oil
! Howard Hall has so much grace and beauty
passed within its portals ut one time. The
hall was beautifully decorated with ferns,
flowers and eyergreens, and rs the gentle
breeze through the windows waited the fra
GRANGE among the graceful dancers it was
hard to believe that they were not enjoying a
scene of tropical splendor.
The guests began TO arrive early, and by
$50 the large hall was packed to its utmost
capacity, and it was with difficulty that one
could thread their way through the assem-
blage of gallant men and beautiful women.
The toilets of the ladies' were of variety and
exquisiteness difficult to describe, and many
"A male heart is still throbbing with the
pleasure experienced there, tinged with re-
greet that those pleasures should have to live
in memory only.
The ladies did the honors upon this occa-
sion with rare grace and with 4 kindness that
showed their sincere appreciation OF iavors
extended to them in the past. Too much
credit cannot be given the eommmittee OF
Young ladies and their chaperones for their
gracious efforts to entertain their guests, sand
the numerous happy faces among the as
sembly was ample testimony that they were
eminently successful. The music, which was
furnished by lula, of Baltimore, consisted of
violin and harp and was rendered in n man
ner known only to lula.
AT midnight n most elegant supper was
served, after which dancing was continued
until two o'clock, when the guests departed,
carrying with them pleasant recollectons of
the most enjoyable and successful dance ever
given at Howard Hall.
l.. To
were, Misses Nellie p. Warlield, Lille b.
George, Mamie T. Polk and Mamie Berret;
the chaperones were, Mrs. +. p. WarGeld
Mrs. ]. II. Steele, Mrs. j. L. Duff, Mrs.
James George, Mrs. L. Ii. Schultz and Mrs.
c. A. Warfield.
Among those present were, DIR. AMI Mrs.
j. B. Purcell and son, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Stull, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Ii. Schultz, Mrs. l..
p. Schultz, Mrs. j. l.. Duff, Mrs. L. p. War
field. Mrs c. A. Wariield, Mrs. +. K. Mac
gill, Mrs. C. Kalkman, Mrs. James George,
Mrs. Griffith; Miss Fleming, Charleston, W.
Va; Miss Minnie 0wings, Ellicott City;
Misses Minnie and Bessie Brooks, Baltimore;
Miss Yohn, Winfield Misses Nellie and
Hattie Bennett, Mamie Polk, Lille Heffen-
ger, Nellie and Anna Warfeld, Amelia
Fisher, Lizzie Hewitt, Lou Dorsey, Lille
George, Mamie Berret, Mamie Brooks,
Louise Davis. Ella Duff, Kitie DeLauren.
tree, Miss Clark, Miss Matthews, Miss Agnes
Hewitt; A F. Smith and George l.. Stocks
dale. Westminster; Richard Dorsey, George
Hobbs and Mr.. Will, Baltimore; Elisha Ben
nett, Baltimore county; Joseph w. Berret,
James G. Berret, W. P. Gorsuch, j. C.
Brooks, Lowndes, Pennington, Beverly and
Lloyd Bennett, W. T. Polk, Trusten Polk,
Dr., Tom Polk, Charles Thomas, L. d.
Kearney, James Dorsey, George 2. Beas.
man, W. Wilson, S. Brandenbnrg, DR.. Hef-
fenger, Dorsey Bros, Howard and Dorsey
Warfeld, II. Wolfe, d. Gather, 7. Clark,
l.. Matthews, N. Devries, j. C. Hewitt and
many Others