The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-01-11
THE YOUNG LADIES RECEIVE.
A Brilliant Leap Year Reception given
by the Young Ladies of Lexington.

This is leap year. 1t has been fou years
since the young ladies Of Lexington havs
had an opportunity to give a leap year
party, but in those Tour years they did no,
forget how to give a most brilliant recep-
ton.
There are several young men here that
bDueht to have been captured last lear
year. II they get captured this year II
will be fine for the young men Cor more
appropriately the old baehelors) but moi
any especial victory for the young ladies'
The young ladies gave a leap year party
Thursday evening, and 1t would be pre-
sumption to say that it was given with
any matrimonial ends In view. 1t woulo
be more correct to say that the Lexington
girl sympathizes with the old bachelor
and when the opportunity presents itself
she is willing to pay him some attention
in order to make his life OF single cares q
little more %bearable.
Thursday evening the Lexington girl
entertained as she never did before. The
| past year has been one of brilliant oppor'
t~uuities and successes for Lexington
Everybody has been happy except the ole
bachelor. About the only pleasure he has
~ nhoAOcCh bAdh vi ~ NN
bridge fund. Thursday evening he was
entertained royalty. He forgot his bust
ness, his debts, bis single state of wretch
edness. He forgot that he had a past. He
dreamed of an angels future. He. was
Toasted, toasted aud praised just like he
was a human.
The past year has been one Of great
things. The young ladies did not desire.to
start the new one with small affairs. And
they did not. Their party. Thursday
evening was a great big affair. 1t was in
many ways one of the finest social events
ever recorded in L~exington's history. 1t
was a reception where they received like
they were glad you came. 1t was formal
enough to be dignihed and Informal
enough to be pleasant.
At about 9 O'Clock the young ladies,
accompanied by their gentlemen friends.
were all assembled in the beautiful New
Grand opera house. There assembled, the
splendor of the scene cannot be conveyed
from sight TO paper. The youth and
beauty of Lexington society was ont In full
dress. Those who could lay no equitable
claim to youth (the old ~bachelors) were
out in full dress, too, and looked fairly
we'll, considering.
The reception was chaperoned by MIR.
and Mrs. E. Chanslor, Mr.. and Mrs. j. K.
Moorehead, Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot Simp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Aull, Mr.. and Mrs.
8. p. Silver, Mr.. and Mrs. e. 8. sYoung,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Taubman, Mr.. and
Mrs. 8. J. Huston, Mr.. n Mrs. b. A.
Gardner. Mrs. Lucy Cox, Mrs. r. Field.
NJ Ao.4 nSIkoo4n and Mira Ina
Lesueur.
During the evening elegant refresh
ments were served from brilliantly deco
rated tables. The music was furnished by
the celebrated Zeiler orchestra, of Kansas
City, and was exceptionally fine.
The following is IA list of those pres
emit:
Misses Maude Burden, Anna Ireland,
Susie Hassell, Mary Silver, Estelle Nc
Grew, Mary Porter. May Ardinger, Mayme
Chew, Eugenia Davis, Georgia Gilkeson,
Alice Mountjoy. Sadie McClelland, ozite
Cox, Claudia Silver, Minnie Neale, Belle
Stramcke, Pearl Reeder, Kittie FuIkerson,
Ryland, Bess LaBertew, Alice
Kerdolff, Matte Davis, Sudie Belle EN-
brey, Matte Catron, Stella Ryland, Bess
Aaotoh =
Grady, Rebekah Field, Annie Hickman,
Boon, Bess Boon, Lottie Cooper,
Grady, Belle Gordon and Lizzie
Messrs. Horace Blackwell, @.
B. Goodwin, Walter Ireland, Jesse Cren-
shaw, Jas. Edmonds, Luther Crenshaw,
Duval, Paul Matchett, Will Shelby,
Isaac Neale. Frank Hays, Carl Hays, John
Horace Bolton. Ed Hickman, ]. p.
Brawley, Mansfield McCielland, Frank
Linn Buford,' Geo. Fain, Lee
Wallace, Reid Ryland, e. r. Mccarthy,
Robt. Martin, Manville Buford, James
James Gilkeson. Ed Catron, Joe Hick-
man. Ed Moorman, Warfield Riley, Robt.
H. ID. Ryus, Chas. Lyons, DR..
NJ. d. Wilson, s. s. GunIack, Geo. Black
we'll, Geo. Cooper, Joe Grady, Geo. Will
B. A. Chinn, Prof. Walker, Norman
NJ Dearman, - Hicks, Harry Reeder.