The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
NO Males Need Apply for Admit.
Some of the Queer charae,s,. .'''''-
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put IL is-to a certain extent
POSSIBLY some married man ror,-
oers short time ago. when hi. ~'.
appeared to be in an especiollv .m,', WV
mooo' and asked him II IL was ,aan
night or IL he didn't want 10 sDsn 's's'
evening with the boys. or conr,s
assented; such rare opportunities
not 10 be sighted. and he was t,r,,.'
more surprised when his sporse s,..
him q latch-key and told him ,h,. ' NV
need not come home before mdnl,.,
BUT In MS Innocence he never dreaws
that this was to get rid Of him for NV
evening. ~ 'ns
III he had happened to come hou,
about o'clock-which. by the wav IA
did not do-he would have seen str.,..
things. His house apparently ligh,ss
throughout. had all the curtains clo.s,
drawn, while the gas burned dimlv /,
the hallway. Every now and the,
closed carriage would roll IN n ma
door. mysteriously mufled femluIns
ngure would allght and swiftly scury
up the steps to the carefully guarded
door, where, after identification n a,
she would be admitted.
IL he had attempted TO gain admI,.
sion himself he would probably havs
been turned down on his own Doorstep
by a strange but muscular servant. who
would insist that no men had any bust.
ness In that house and the master va,
out for the evening. Later on II ne still
fingered near he might have heard
sounds OF music and revelry and per.
chance caught glimpses OF grotescus
figures silhouetted on the window
shades. but that is all he would have
seen.
This was the latest dove party" and
IL is asserted by those who should
know that It was the SWEETEST" event
OF the kind that ever occurred in Wash.
ing;on. or course. there will be Others,
and for the benefit OF those who antic.
pate indulging in such entertainments
a special Post detective set about gath.
ering as many pointers about the affair
as possible. Names could not be men.
toned, but some details Of the festyl-
ties have leaked out.
In the beginning 1t may be well 70
state that, while the new woman" Is
not as bad as she is painted by The
photographers and cartoonists, the idea
OF equality Of the sexes is gaining
ground in society and women do not SEQ
why, because they are women, they can.
not have as much fun In their way as
the men do. Therefore, II hubby de-
scrts his wife to attend bacchanalal
stag party there is no reason why WHEY
should not enjoy more or less hilar-
ious dove party with her intimate fe-
male friends. But with that conserya-
tism which always tempers womans
most audacious achievements she Is not
bold enough TO own UP and take the
credit for very unique entertainment
The guests at this particular party,
being assured OF the strictest privacy
and requested TO come in fancy COS
tunes, exercised their ingenuity in DE-
vising some original and starting
effects, with eminent success, 50 the
gosslps say. The hostess herself, beng
a woman OF ready wit, introduced eacn
guest under an appropriate NAME ana
the amusement caused by these oda
characters was immense.
Among the curiosities was HUE
Acknowledged lady, whose complexion
and features admirably adapted them
selves to the character. attired as
Chinese laundryman. Her hair, drawn
back tightly from the brows anu
braided in a queue down her back, COM
pleted the effect of her very orien'ai
costume, which she afterward coniessea
was composed principally OF her luz
bands pajamas.
She established herself in a cornera
the parlor, where she ironed inuu,
triously, jabbering pigeon Englisn VIZ.
her casual customers. Later she %"
an oriental dance. 81.
Another lady, who Is very ia
pianist, by the way, was riggea w
Paderewski, with her Isn'
hair fluffed wildly in imitation Oh Wv
Polish virtuoso. She contributed Wv
music and accompani'a
all the songs. A big brunette was AZ
tired like an Italian woman ana peu,
lied a big basket of fruit. lners ""
also an Irish washerwoman. VINO suns
since Katie Cot Struck on the ssas,
in style quite worthy of Maggie .na I'm,
4 negro minstrel with some soou u ~rr.
littien and a dude who rendered.
slish as You See 1t on Broadway as
But the hits OF the evening were ~
by the hostess, costumed en- 'ou' ~, 10
pallet premiere, and whose pas ss ,..,s
he familiar strains of the skir' ua ana
vas pronounced immensely rum! Ear
vas repeatedly encored. The o'ne .,i,sd
vas a very tall angular gii'' = n,na.
.fter the fashion OF child oil o. IN p mo
ore. sash and short stochlne hsr
lress, by the way. belonslns , ~
little sisier~abd husgins dln, 1,,srs
Toll. Her cVations OF SOME ~, ~ A. tho
hid verses WERE among 'he
'ntertainmenQ ,,-,,, room
The grand Anarch to the ILL., md tho
, "pDe ep ~ nmu In Eeepns. The bill i
included beert sweitzer "n and oil
olives. ancho''e' 9, which
Somen dearly Dove to indulge when ,s s
occasion will n ermit. Ai'el ~, ,I sons Of
old stories fok an hour VIZ .nd drank
he holder smoked cigarette. s.,r heads
pollinaris pun&h to clear ' .,s,ock tbs
'efore going ho}pe At II o,sn,ehtt he
uests began to cd. and BY m' ,aa air q
ouse had rcsumtd its ~o"
smure conventioAalitv