Middletown transcript., 1895-01-05

noted, and large majority of thos
present were of this community. or ar
visitors here.
There was an unusual number of ex
tremely pretty gowns, and the ladies wer
all very becomingly and for the most par
modestly attired.
At o'clock the dancing began t,
the strains of beautiful walt
rendered by Prices Orchestra, ant
with but little intermission the rythm o.
music and motion continued unit! o'clock
when Home Sweet Home" warned the
gay jewellers that the ball was over.
Refreshments were served by the popular
cuisinier and caterer, Chandler Wright, at
about midnight. The participants agree
that it was most exquisite ball" 1t was
the first of the season, and the young men
did their best to make it a popular and
pleasing social event.
The floor managers ere DR.. J. c. Sites,
F. B. Watkins, J. P Cochran, Jr, G. L.
Townsend
The patronesses were Mrs. ]. P Cochran,
Jr. blue silk and chiffon with pearls; Mis-.
w. B. Biggs, blue crepe; and Mrs. N. ].
Williams. Among those from Middle
town who participated in the dance were:
Mrs A. M. Brown, red crepe and satin;Miss
Bessie Reynolds. pink bengaline; Miss Allie
Mckee, pink silk, very beautiful all be-
coming gown; Kiss Agnes ockwood, blue
silk; Mss Lydia Cochran, green silk, with
net, very pretty; n airy Patton Cochran, pink
crepe; Miss Hester Jones, black silk and
chiffon; Miss May Holten. lavender MORE,
and chiffon, beautiful gown; Mrs. Pretty
man, white bengaline; iss Bessie Boy er
blue and white tafieta with pearls, yer,
handsome and becoming costume; Mis-
Jodie Biges, red crefe and chiffon. Mr.,
II. B. Mcdowell, brown silk with velvet.
Miss Edith Reynolds, red Cashmere an,
velvet Miss iiahelle Parvis. striped sin;
Miss Blanche Cochran white silk; Miss Ao;,
Cochran, blue silk; Miss May Clay or
pink tulle; Miss Della Clayton, white =.
and green velvet; Miss Mary Cochran, ye
low silk; is Edith DerricE SON blue az.
W
tulle; Mr.. and Mrs. John Cochran. Galena;
Miss Shc ok, of ashington d: G. wiit
silk and chiffnn, an extremely pretty Co,
tune; Miss Laura Warren of Philadelphia |
yellow silk with magenta velvet; Miss |
Maize Townsend Camden, Dell, green |
mule with accordian plaits; e Ina Henry |
Newark Del. white silk, with chiffon; Miss
Burdella Davis, white bengalne and lace;
Miss Hurlock. Massey's Md. blue benga
line; Miss Woodall, Georgetown, black
brocade, Miss Colbourne, Philadelphia,
pink silk and chiffon; Miss Anna Cheairs,
Delaware City, blue tulle; Mrs. Dennis Nc
Caulley, Galena. lavender crepe; Miss Ce-
ella McCaulley, white silk, Miss Schofeld,
Still Pond, black organdie; Miss Daisy
Naudain, Wilmington, blue silk; Miss Han
way, Philadelphia, white silk, with green
velvet; Miss Amelia Hanway, fowered
organdie; Miss Parrott, Still Pond, white
silk, Miss Sadie Wright, Cambridge, green
faile
Messrs. w. r. REYNOLDS ]. P. Cochran,
Jr., A! NJ. Brown, DR.. Sites, w. B. Biggs.
Edward Vaughan, w. G. Lockwood, c. R.
Clayton. Grey Taylor. Robert Cochran, R
A. Comegys, Edwin Prettyman, DIR. Nc
Dowel, E. R. Cochran, Jr., Wilson Coch-
ran, J. C. C. Kelley, Middletown; Davis
Brown and Charles Wharton, Smyrna;
Robert Pennington, Mr.. Newman, Mr. Dreir,
Wilmington; Mr., Trenchard, Church Hill;
Mr.. Cooch, Mr.. McVey; Newark; Mr.. Gull
breth, Dover; Mr.. Davis, Milford