The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-09

fSe Anndai Easter Ball.
Jfamons Old bostelry, the
GlatAsN Hotel, III Oakland, was alive
with 'eelrth and music on last Tues
day wght upon which occasion
the yQnng men Of Oakland gave
their 6nnual Easter ball.
The occasion was heartily enjoyed
by all hose whose good fortune it
was toba present and emphasized
the fagb that the young gentlemen
who hid charge of the arrangements
underslood perfectly well all those
essenti 4 points that go to make per-
Thew room was tastefully dec
ora ear IaHags and bunting from
floas .lms End W. eoinmented
r. ]c5,6y f%1Sg as being the prettiest
* ;snost- e orate decoration yet
sff at any OF the numerous Easter
~ is given here.
1t is conceded by all that the
daughters of Maryland are fair to
look upon, and truly none are more
so than those who gathered Tues
day night to share the pleasure pro-
yided by those of the opposite sex.
About twenty-five couples were
present. among them being quite a
number from distance. We have
been furnished a list of the ladies
and gentlemen in attendance, as fol-
lows:
Mrs. J. NJ. Crane, garnet velvet
and silk with bead trimming, Mrs,
P. j. Crogan, white corded silk with
lace, and Mrs. W. B. Parkhurst,
white silk and chiffon, Klngwood,
W. Va.,; Miss Fitz-Gerald pale blue
silk crepe with velvet and lace trim
ming, and Miss Alma Fitz Gerald,
pale pink silk with chiffon trimming,
Terra Alta; Miss Minnie West,
Keyser, W. Va, pale blue satin with
net drapery; Miss Shaw, of Moscow,
Md, pale pink silk and white roses.
Oakland and vicinitv.-Miss Car
rie Browning, black silk, pink
roses; Miss Nellie Browning, black
silk, jet trimming and red roses;
Mrs. H. G. Sincell, pale green or
candle, pink roses; Miss Carrie
Bartlett, white organaie, lace trim
ming; Miss Hattie Bartlett, white
organdie, red roses; Miss jennie
Johnson, pale blue silk, net dra-
perry, red roses; Miss Anna Town
shehd, nile green, swiss drapery,
pink roses; Miss Button, white
organdie, blue ribbons and lace,
with pink roses; Miss Weber, white
india silk, American Beauty roses;
Miss Lizzie Weber, white null, lace
trimming, with yiolets; Miss BERTHE
Bower, yellow crepe, bride roses;
Miss Nettie Michaels, yellow null,
yellow roses; Misses Gracia and
Helen Bartlett, black skirts, red
silk waists, white roses; Misses
Annie and Daisy Grant, white null
with white roses; Miss Margaret
Sincell, pale blue organdie; Miss
Belle Browning, white lawn, purple
ribbons and violets; Miss Florence
Fay, white swiss over pale pink,
pink roses. Mrs. DR.. Bartlett,
Mrs. Richard West, Mrs. Truman
West and many others were present.
The gentlemen in attendance
were Messrs. Crane, Crogan and
Parkhurst, of Klngwood; Mr.. Nor
timer Southard, of Baltimore;
Hamlll Spedden, Chas. Tower,
Chas. Bosley, Bowie Johnson, H.
G. Sincell, Geo. Fleming, Will and
George Weber, Ed. Offutt, Semmes
and Stewart Hamill, Harper Bart
lett, Harry Lowenstine, F. f. Mer-
rill, Eugene Hart and others.
The music was furnished by an
orchestra from Frostburg.
A collation. of the choicest dain-
ties of the season, besides many
substantlals, was served about mid
night by Mr.. West, proprietor of
the Gla1es, which was enjoyed to
the utmost.
The party did not disperse until
nearly four O'Clock yesterday morn
ing when the sweet strains of
'Home, Sweet Home" broke upon
the ear and the merry dancers with
many sweet remembrances of the
night they had enjoyed went home
and to bed, there to dream again
the scenes of the enjoyable occa-
sion.