The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-30
Mrs. EDRlRD TOBY, Jr., Society Editor.
THE CHRISTMAS GERMAN.
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applied to the Christmas german of
NJ ,nday night. 1t was delightful,
over eighty couples responding to
MI Shumate's vary skilifol and
graceful leading. Ore is prone to
think that all germans are alike.
Not go; some have the A9st thai
others lack, and as the holiday
spirit seemed TO infuse the dancers
on Monday evening the veritabe
marriage b9ll was synonom of
the occasion.
The Pnilos extended the courte
sizes Of the club to their young gen
tlemen friends under twentyone,
and az these young men brought
some of the prettiest school girls ia
town with them, they added greatly
TO the pleasure of the occasion.
The costumes were very pretty
and as the girls tluttered abeat-the
rooms the bending of the delicate
colors formed a perfect picture.
Mlss Mlstrot wore cream china
silk, with trimmings of ruby velvet;
Miss Baker, primrose china silk,
ribbon trimmings; Miss Marshall,
lemon crepe de chine, beautiful.
roses; Miss Lu.a Johnston, han
some white silk, ribOon garnitures;
Miss : tiatans, white silk, corsage
garniture Of white hyaclaths aud
smjlax; Miss Sears, white -lk;
Miss Writer, white silk and ID !,
M,s. Fos;ar Fort, old gold scoor-
dion piea,ed silk, overdress of fancy
novelty velvet; Mss Ia ,k,and,
piuk crepe de chine; Miss Birdie
Higginton, red silk; Miss Madge
Williams, white satin; Miss
Plunkett, primrose silk; Mrs J. p.
Massey, yellow CHI fl IN, with narrow
bands of black velvet ribbon; Miss
Gillespie, white dotted SWISS,
balloon sleeves of pale blue satin;
Miss Pace, n lie green silk, balloon
sleeves OF moss green velvet; Miss
Shaw, white silk, black velvet
trim niugs; Miss Alexander, white
satin; Miss Caruthers, white silk
Miss jake Caruthers, pink crepe de
chine; Miss Denny Of Bolton, ere .ln
silk, garnet velvet trimmings; Miss
Blanchard, pick silk empire oHn;
Miss Tibba, beautiful gown of white
silk, deliberately trimmed with lac,
Miss Dickey, white silk, with
trimmings of lace; Miss Annie
Parker, pink crepe de chine, trim
med with satin and pearl passe
menterie; Miss Presbrey, white
satin; Miss Lacy, heliotrope silk
aud velvet, with touch of pink
Mrs. Bulofi Killough, pearlcolored
silk velvet, trimmings of garnet
Miss Nellie Jones, white silk; Mts'
Trice, elegant gown of Nile greer
silk, with trimmings Of velvet in {
darker shade of green; M So Nc
Tendon, beautiful costume Of white
wa,ered silk, trimmed with hand
some lace; Miss Ora Higginson, pal'
blue SILK; Ms. Dupree, PINK
brooaded 81 k; Miss Raymond, pal,
blue silk; Miss Ivy Chandler, cream
china silk Mesns. Humphrles
Cole Early of Memphis, and Snap
ley r lss Of Houston, We're the dis
tingushed gentlemen guests of tn,
evening".
MISS MARsHALL's SERIES.
Miss Marshall is giving serie,
of delightful card parties. The
second of the series occurred or
Wednesday evening and proved a,
thoroughly enjoyable as its prede
ceasor last week.
MASKED BALL.
The Leonard bal mssque Of We'd
nesdsy evening was very pleasant
event Tue spacious dane NJ hal'
was thronged with knights, peasant.
and pretty maids in japanese and
oriental attire, making a goodly
sight ss they tripped the light
fantastic. Mrs. Leonard was a de-
lightful hostess, making me occa
sion one of the merriest of the holi
day season. Only partial list VI
the guests could be obtained and is
as follows: Miss Steiritt, a baby;
M ss Jones, Spanish dancing girl;