Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-02-15
BALL BY The BACHELORS
areely Attended Party Given
by Jamestown Dwellers in
Single Blessedness.
'rjliiant Evening Costumes of
J. the Ladies-A Merry
Dance.
Society Organized to Pre-
vent CrueltieS to AMI
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When thirteen OF Jamestown's bache-
ors decided to give party short time
kpo they entered into the occasion with
pirit and enthusiasm, hoping to be able
70 return many of the social obligations
hey we're under and to give their friends
It the same time an evening OF pleasure.
|he bachelors proposed even to DEFY the
kuguries, and the event occurred last
hight on the 18th of February. There
Nsre thirteen bachelor hosts and thlr-
zen dances on the program, and in spite
bf all the unlucky superstitions that cling
round the number thirteen, no one is
beleved to have had whit less pleasant
evening, or to have remained away on ac-
Eount of the fatal aueury clinging to
hat grim number.
Tue guests began assembling at 8
o'clock in the handsome and commodlous
ball of the United Workmen. There was
committee of bachelors at the entrance
b receive their friends and cordial vel
Fome extended to all guests as they ap-
beared Soon the floors were thronged
With brilliant gathering, ladies in full
evening dress, gentlemen in party attire,
Ind as the music struck up and the ami
mated scene began in earnest, there were
many expressions Of pleasure at the fact
hat those there were there.
The arst part of the program was
ianced nearly through, when the
prompter announced that supper was
waiting the pleasure of those present. 1t
was nearly twelve o'clock before this
Stage of the affair was reached, and i'm.
medately the guests began assembling
in the dining room of the Gladstone
hotel where a collation. was served and
greatly relished. The menu consisted of
\ oysters, salad, cold fowl, ice cream, cake,
fruits. nuts and coffee The tables pre-.
pented handsome appearance, and the
room was frightened by plants and
Rowers in the windows and on side
boards, while an IVY vine climbed over
the big clock. An hour or more was
spent there, and upon the return to the
hall the rhythmlc strains of Warnock's
orchestra again sounded, inviting all to
continue the dance. The program was
continued until late hour and tie
guests retired after generally declaring
that the bachelors had proved accept.
SRble hosts. The guests we're mostly
jamestown people, but there we're
noticed in the throng q number from
Bismarck. Sanborn and other places.
The guests did no, devote themselves
Exclusively to the pleasures of the dance
Many grouped themselves in little knots
and INDUCED in social converse while
noting the shifting panorama or. the floor
One feature that pleased the bachelors
was to see that many of the older people
began dancing in the early part of the
evening, and were found continuing the
same even as late as the youngest and
most enthusiastic Of the dancers.
10 speak individually of the costumes
OF the ladies would be an idle undertak-
ing. The general verdict was that never
before had Jamestown's fair sex appeared
IN as charming costumes. The prevailing
light evening dresses added much to the
p'cturesqueness of the scene, and il tho
bachelors succeeded in giving a pleas
arabic party, it was certainly because
their guests so largely assisted them in
doing so. Flowers from the Twin cities,
as we'll as the city greenhouses, were
abundant and adorned the dresses OF the
LADIES in prOfusion.
The thirteen bachelors who for the
once, ut least, considered themselves for
Vtunate, wore white flower IN coat lap
pels, representing the traditional bache-
lor's button; also badge OF narrow
white ribbon with the number l3
thereon.
y The coat room was in charge of care
1ul assistant, and in the ladies' room Il
matron waited upon the guests there.
The liquid refreshments in the hall were
confined to lemonade, and Warnock's 9
orchestra never played better ball room
selections. The dsncing program was
embellished on the front by picture of
full grown stag with elevated crest aud
lsoranching horns. On his front was to
be seen the number 13.
The gentlemen who we're. included: as
the hosts Of the evening we're Frank
taylor. II. N. Middleton, Harry Flint,
dwight s. Moore, W. b s. Trimble, Chss,
fEattlnger, George L. Webster, o. L..
GIhurchill, r. g. DePuy. Clate G. Smith,
frank Casey, Edwin Rose and w. r.
Kellogg.
1t was understood that the hosts OF