The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-24

~ d. N\\\%&3f them was a bal de
-zxsssSs=NS w. masque and cake
walk for the benefit OF Mr.. Osceola X. Cook.
And il was a success because the bene-
ficiary say so and because the police on
duty say so. They are the only author
titles in case OF that kind. III
enough people come in 1t Is q
success from the first point OF
view and IL 1t is not necessary TO put too
many of them out IL is a success from the
second point OF view. Many came and
but one was elected, and he was only held
in restraint in the lover corridor until
the cake had been walked for and won, then
he was allowed 10 return on condition
that he wouldn't threaten to kill his
friend again and also do solo buck
dance. These conditions were complied
with, the dance went merrily onward,
and all sized feet chased the flying hours
till rosy dawn.
The festivities began early in the even
ing and the three or four hundred patrons
danced with concealed faces until about
IL o'clock when the circle was formed and
at the sigma of four pistol shots in quick
succession the masks were removed, dis
closing a circumference of white, medium
brown and jet countenances surrounding
a tall giant female who had lost her place
and who, to cover her embarrassment,
performed lonesome shuttle until
an aid called her down with the intima-
tion that the hour had arrived for some
thing serious. A hush and q pair OF
maskers fell simultaneously, and Colonel
Osceola X. Cook, the beneficiary, allowed
himself to be escorted to the platform
where he made few brief bat feeling re-
marks to the effect that this manifestation
OF good will and sympathy Tor him in his
recent troubles, which the four shots had
recalled SO vividly, from so many friends
gave him great courage, and perhaps
more than anything else brought back
his faith that the people as whole know
the right.
The orchestra played "Hail to the Chief"
and the Colonel urged every one to have
a good time which they did.
The cake walk was withheld until
late enough in the evening for fancy step
ping to be the most natural kind to in
dulge in and then the competing couples
lined up for the promenade which, In
the opinion of the judges, Nettie
Hubbard and Eugene Graves did better
than any body else, so they took the cake.
Nettie and Eugene were about the only
ones who fully agreed with the judges,
but as the latter were on the platform
with body guard, nothing more than
verbal protests were entered and again
the dance went on without further inter-
ruption.
The "smallest woman in America" who
had to be held up by someone in the sup
per room In order to cay "beer" dis
tinctly across the bar, gave q wing dance,
and another one tall enough to look over
for herself, entertained with q lady buck
dance. Someone said that his lady friend
could beat it, and the insinustion was re-
sented by the medium-sized girl. The
affair was settled in an ante-room, but
both champions came back and were
yis-a-vis in the next set.
Refreshments were served all night and
the supper room was lively and quiet by
turns. Lively as each fresh delegation
arrived and quiet when they were taking
maps to prepare for fresh start. Those
who slept early In the evening were the
ones that appeared to the best advantage
ut q. m, when the orchestra played
"Home Sweet Home" for the last waltz.
One girl, they called her the "sweet
singer of b street." had an original re-
frain in honor of the occasion which she
would sing to any one that would treat
to a turkey sandwich. The words were:
.Osceola, Osceola is a gent of notcriety,
Osceola, Osceola Is a man OF great propriety,
Osceola, Osceola Is a loader of society,
Osceola, Osce ola is the man shot by Lingane."
The song became immensely popular
and helped out the orchestra In the slow.
majestic strains necessary in the fancy
waltzing.
The rule for dress was liberal. One
man was in q dress suit but went home
early because guest from Boston didn't
know any better than TO ask him to bring
ham sandwich without mustard, mis-
taking him for waiter. Then there
were negligee effects Of various descrip-
tions. A colored janitor on his way to
light fires somewhere dropped
in long toward tho end and enjoyed
spin with lady In
in pink decollette with point lace, and no
one seemed to mind. One lady was In
fancy dress, and tie result OF her enter
prise was the JOY of seeing $50 pound
gypsy queen, in yellow slippers, and
wreath Of oak leaves. Someone said that
she was stuck on herself, and the same
someone laid on the floor for minute,
because of her gay, happy abandon, but
she couldn't kick hat as the other girls
could.
On the back OF the handsomely en-
bossed souvenir dance card was an etch-
ing OF crossed cowhide and revolver,
rampant.
The order OF dances was:
wALTz-Carl Pnueger. Good evening one and all
QUADkII.LE-R schlopegrell. TO our guests.
POLKA-H Prendvile. To our Boston friends.
LANClEks-L. .. Dewitt To our New Bedford
friends.
wAITz-0tto Roedcr To our Newport friends
QuADRILLE-C. Niiockcn TO our Fall River
friends
sCHoTrsCHE-r. II. Robinson. To our Jersey
City friends.
SARATOGA LANcIERs -Theo. Tobani To our
New York friends.
BERLIN PoLkA-P. II. Fahrbach, Jr Everybody
enjoy themselves.
WALTZ QuADRILLE- waldteufeI silence
dfuns
YORK Geo. iegand Are you hungry
GRAND MARCH DEsCRlPTIVE-sou,a Cow.
h de versus revolver.
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