Middletown transcript., 1893-01-21
M. S. c. SOCIAL.
THE SECOND, OF THE SERIES A
BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
The transcripts Advice as to Decol-
Iette Costumes Followed by many
of the Charming Young Ladies
Present-A List of the Guests
and How They Were

FfeSenD-A L1SG OF Gn0 0ueSCS
and How They Were
Attired.
To say that the second hop Of the
series given by the Middletown Social
Club was success, is bul mildly CIV
ing the boys credit for one of the best
entertainments that we have have yet
witnessed in the hall.
The music was fine, the ladies hand
some, and the dan ing-well might it
be called ''the poetry of mOtion.'
The programme was composed of
such dances, as all enjoy, and enjoy it
they did.
I The music furnished by the orches-
ira was made up ofssome~of-t the uery
latest and most popular airs, while at
the same time, those favorites of ye
olden times, and which never grow
old, sHch as "Annie Laurie, !" and even
that old Quaker song, What good
world this would be-" blended so
harmoniously with the more later
airs that it carried the TRANSCRIPT
man back to those days of the long
ago when he was as young as the
youngest in that gay assemblage. And
when the orchestra would strike such
pupular airs as the "Bowery," and
those just referred the merry dancers
while keeping time with their feet,
would take up the inspiring strains
and make the old hall ring with their
happy voices.
The company in attendance was
large one and was conspicuous for the
number of strangers that were present
from our sister towns.
The ladies looked fine, and it was
gratifying to the TRANSCRIPT man to
notice that many of those present had
taken the advice given in this couplet:
.And if you would copy the swells of the
And rank as a modest young maiden; l
You will not wear your garments en- deco
Lette,
For they never do that in society"
There was marked absence of these
costumes, and it did not detract one
iota from the handsome dresses that
were worn ON this occasion. And we
may also add that neither did it detract
from the beauty of the ladies.
Many such events has it been our
pleasure to attend, and without mean
ing to fatter our society bells-for
such we could not dove must give
them credit for being the most grace
full set of dancers that we ever gazed
upon. This is one point at least in
which the Peninsula excels.
But while we are thus speaking of
our young ladies, there are several of
our young men who also know hoaU to
dance.
And dance they did, and took very
good care of the young ladies who
came from distance, and none can
say that they did no. enjoy this event
Of the Middletown Social Club.
Maryland was well represented by
handsome young ladies and liant
young men, among wnom were noticed
the Misses Helms, Kate and Jennie,
the former attired in blue cashmere
with velvet trimmings, and the latter
in a becomming costume of light tex
ture, Miss Carrie brady, of Chesapeake
City, black net with violet trimmings;
Miss Ellie Conrey, Chesapeake City,
oravge china silk; Miss Mary Ellison,
Chesapeake City, white silk; Miss May
Farrell, white tulle, blue trimmings;
Miss Emma Wilson, lavender silk;
Miss Kidie McNamee, white henrietta;
Miss Martha Lockwood, blue alba
tross; Miss Nellie Cochran, gray and
red henrietta; Miss Agnes Lockwood,
red cashmere; Miss Bessie Cliff, white
silk and green trimmings; Miss jean
nette Ford, lansdowne; Mrs. Herman
Massey, white silk. Then there was
Miss Allie Clark from Delaware City,
| in handsome figured china silk; Miss
Florence Hail. Port Penn, white tulle
with pink trimmings; Miss Elsie Kars-
ner, Chesapeake City, black net with
orange trimmings; Miss Lille Harmer,
Of Philadelphia, white tulle; Miss May
Holten, lavendar silk; Mrs. ]. B.
Max we'll, black net; Miss Mabelle
Parvis, white surah; Miss Edith Reyn-
olds. red Henrietta; Miss Lydia Coch-
ran. pink Cashmere; Mrs. Jacob Coch-
ran. white albatross; Mrs. Frank Pen
nington, lavender henrietta with black
net; Mrs. George JanVier, lavender
lansdowne, black lace trimming; Mrs.
IF. Watkins, blue china silk; Miss
May Cochran, white swiss; Miss Hessie
Jones, pink and white silk; Miss Helen
| Naudain, yellow crepe; Miss Fannie
Derrickson, green crepe; Miss Edith
Derrickson, blue crepe; Miss Viola
Ennis, red China silk; Miss May Clay
ton, red China silk; Miss Della Clay,
ton, cream satin; Mrs. A. M. Brown,
black silk; Miss Bessie Reynolds, white
China silk.
The gentlemen present were DR..
Charles Gilpin and Mr.. L. Wicks,
Chestertown; David Davis, Harry
Hall, Davis Brown, Will Metten, All.
Seaman and c. B. Holton, Philadel'
phia; Boyd Cleaver, Port Penn; Robert
Denny, Pert Brown, j. G. Beck, l.. y.
Willers, Smyrna; Frank Strickland,
4 Clayton; Victor Wooley, S. Frame and
Will Dr4in, Wilmington; John q. Kel.
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