The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-08
LEAP YEAR nor.
Tie Fairer Members of Brownsville
Society Score a Brilliant
Success.
"Come and trip it as you 60
On the light fantastic toe.

Never did the Brownsville opera
house present fairer or more ami
mated scene than last evening, when
the ladies exercised the prerogative
which old Time bestows upon them
every fourth year, and repaid their
friends of the steener sex for past at
tentions by entertaining them with
hop. And it must be acI'nowledg-
cd by the sterne-t OF old bachelors
that the brilliant success achieved
by the ladies' on this occasion proves
that there ale some things that fair
woman can do as well if not better
than the lords of creation. The dec
orations. music and other details
were all Eau fait," nothing having
been overlooked, and even in these
DAYS. when the new woman has
shown her ability to equal or surpass
man in most everything, the superior
management of this leap year hop
reflected credit upon the feminine
minds which planned and executed
Il.
The extreme popularity of our
young gentlemen was evidenced by
the number of billets doux received
by them during the past week solicit
ing the honor of their company for
the hop. Two or three of them were
heard to boast that they had receiv-
ed no less than half a dozeu such re-
quests. The fact that all the mascu-
line flowers were out in full bloom.
shows that, though many of them
must have been refused by those eX-
tremely popular young men, they
were nothing daunted and continued
to try until they succeeded in seour-
ing company. SO far as learned, all
the gentlemen present were honored
with a fair escort, with but one ex-
ception, and he declared that he
thought the girls showed very poor
taste.
Dancing began shortly after eight
o'clock, by which time the hall was
well filled with handsome gentle
men accompanied by their attentive
escorts, Numbers of spectators, be-
sides the dignified cha?erons, being
also present. 1t was quite a notice
able feature of the hop that there
were no wall flowers TO be seen
among the gentlemen. Everybody
danced everything on the program
Never were escorts more attentive
than were the young ladies, who
seemed determined that not single
gentleman should pass a dull mo-
ment during the evening.
Refreshments were served on the
stage after midnight, consisting of
ham sandwiches , cheese, cake, coffee
etc. Dancing continued afterwards
until quite late hour.
An account of leap year ball
would be incomplete without some
description of the costumes worn by
the gentlemen, bat so bewildered
was the reporter by all that array of
manly beauty that only few Of the
more striking could be obtained.
Among these were:
Mr.. J. a. Michel, who was voted
by all TO be the reigning belle OF the
ball. He was charningIy attired in
a claw-hammer coat, and had his
hair powdered.
Capt. II. w. Wheeler wore a dis
tinguished air, which was extremely
becoming. He was decidedly the
belle of the evening.
Mr. 5. L. Dworman wore most
becoming blonde mustache and was
certainly a great belle.
Mr.. b. Kowalski, was so popular it
made him tired. lie was very hand
somely attired, but unfortunately left
his bangs at home.
Mr.. Fred Hicks was charming in a
collar and elegant black |