Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-03-22


Ever HndulRed in bv the ColOred
FOLK sat the Battery E.ark-IsInk
Gsrihin's Little Poem.
There was great cake walk and a
grand jubilee at the Battery Park hotel
last night, and the splendid ball room OF
the famous house touched high water
mark in its successful career as a rendez-
vous of swell society when swell society
is in the mood for jollity and fun.
At halspast nine the Judges. Mcssrs.
Robert Bohlen, X. L. Beck man, John A.
White and Z. p. Mckissick took position
with the cake in the center of the room.
Prof Pearson's orchestra struck up
lively march, the pace was set and eight
| cen entries in colors mostly pink. with
| an occasional black and blue. briskly
swung into the course. The leaders cut
| out figures that would turn the average
german leader green with envy; the
| walkers followed, single file, two by two,
by fours. in and out. "hold yer holt, :"
| "break away and hit the grit" in
rapid time, while the gazing hundreds
crit icised the string for fav"rites of frill
and grace, picked winners and laughed
| till it hurt The judges got down to
business and before the crowd was ont o
them the lightning struck Amos Greer,
| the knock-kneed but popular barber,
| and Amos and his ''pardner'' were fired.
AS the view dissolved a vision of green
| with willowy stride and a dream in
| white with swallow tail attachment
| sailed in and bowed to the judges. but a
poem in pink and white splashes who
| tried the line became bewildercd; before
| the stray got right another move from
| the center contracted the column and in
| the SLUMP pink splatters went down and
| SO did the conscious dude with big trous-
crs from the Winyah. Green and her
| escort were surginS for first place when
| a nod from the magnateS almost took
| the crowds breath away, as the couple
| were prime tavorites, but 1T was only a
warming and the breath came easier. The
| next gun was loaded, however, and the
| bullet hit du1rpv pair-the maiden en-
| decollete and tan slippers. Sighs of
| gret changed into tumultuous appla ause
| as the dude returned to the fray leading
| a new girl with clbo w gloves. IL demi-
| train and checked verV high
| The judges mods piled up victims last
| from this time and the watchers had to
| choose between the leaders in pink and
| wheelers in green. both pairs as pert as
| at the start. The excitement became few
| erish; the judges got their heads together,
| laid down cake waiR law to each other.
made emphatic gestures. voted and
| struck tie. The watchers clapped their
| hands, called their choice and said it
| would be just too mean if they didn't
| give the cake to the grl in green. The
decree was rendered by Judge Mckissick
and it was regular Solomon. Unable
to agree, the cake must be cut into halves
and Pink Griffin, of the Parks walters
made the prcsenta ton.
| Pink began
The steppers stepped,
| Their foOtS was bent,
The cakes walked tor
And now it s WENT
Pink then became grandiloquent i'll a
simile of the prodig al son and I he Judges
cut him for frost. He bowed ont smil
ing. however, and concluded ms story
with But hits been we'll didn't 5
all right"
When the audience called for more
a sketch was given OF the arrival of the
| Eastbound train, and the Eastbouno
got by in great shape. keeping up her
reputation by being a little late, and tn.
fun was over.
The evenings mirth wa. great &C
| wit n hi,r