The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-10
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THE TABLES TURNED
Girls Show the Men How
Easy 1t Would Be for
Them TO Change
Places.
FUN AT TIE LEAP YEAR DANCE
Young Ladies Act as Escorts and
Play the Gallant-What Is
Going On in Society.
FUN AT THE LEAP YEAR DANCE

Inc Leap Year ball, the much Thought
OF, talked of, giggled over. Leap Year
Dali has now become a thing Of the mast
q memory, and & pleasant one. All the
Jests and jokes, the lessons and revenpps
were played and taught amid much mer-
rlment. Hardly a regret was sent and
early last evening Foye Hall was crowd
ea with young men and women of Ter
sey City's society eagerly awaiting tbe
events OF the night. The men were eager
10 see what the girls would do, and
they were resolved to show them tbat
the duties of. an escort are no lanphino
matter. The girls. on their part. we're
ready TO show the men that they could
40 q thing or two if they tried. cop,d
eoual and even surpass tie men.
Inc men began Their lesson by keep;ne
the girls waiting at the homes and again
At the doors of the coat room while tbev
arranged their coat tails and put their
IN the most advantageous no.
sition. AS they entered the ballroom it
was evident that the ladies had display
ca great care in the selection of the
mowers Tor the gentlemen. One man
wore a large bunch of violets tied with
several yards of violet baby ribbon. an
other mad a bouquet of white carnations
IN ms buttonhole from which depended
streamers OF satin ribbon. Several others
were evidently the victims of a conspir-
acy. Iheir fun-loving partners had made
Them carry enormous bouquets. being
composed chiefly of cabbage heads. tnr-
hips' peet tops and parsley. These mon
strosities were each tied with broad sat
IN streamers. the ends long enough to be
constant terrors to the owners.
M
ihe committee in charge of the dance.
misses Jessie Perry, Elizabeth Dixon
Laura Dixon, Matte Miller ana Ida lar.
WIS, nae made Of the small room at the
c corr pi ne naiiroom a veritable cosy
cushions and shaded lamps were tasfe.
LILY arranged about the room. The
Berry, Mrs Jonathan Dixon, Mrs D 6ssiidd
GG eorsseee sm Mbs. Nc Edward L. Young. Mrs.
" Mrs James Throclsmorton, Mrs. Robert
As the dance Progressed the young
side after all. 1t was no easy matter ~
lead and guide their partners wben
many arc were dancing. Fans sometimes
frightfully mixing 70 dance tie hau n y was IS
q gentleman in a ~lanc.ers when one had
RE m usea to being lady all ones life.
was general. In the snnner roorc iile ~
ladieS showed their efficiency and proved
seo oth a 70 t tbs, task Of satisfying the merits
supper was served by Maresi. Cranmer
was musician; On the whole the dance
was SO enjoyable that it is probable there
VIII be another before long.
Lewis. Miss Eleanor clifford MiTreLM Mss Amy
Isara pi M5Ts E Migs @dsos Dl RosPs.x Miss
Alice Scudder. Miss Addfe Scndder Miss
2. Henderson, Miss Helen Tncl.w ne
Miss ,Cornelia Post. Miss Lulu H n
MISS May Shafer. Miss Ida Jarvis. Miss
IA; Miss Gertrude Garland.
MIS- Isabel Ferris. is kHali mem pbegck,
Miss Miss Mamie Ann1s Wilson, Miss Miss 4. Williams,
Miss Emily Apgar, Miss Alice ThrrocTl,,
morton, Miss Lou Bumsted, Miss Flor
f Eaia IKa ass' MIS- MISS he Helen en- csdmus, Miss
Adele Sweeney Miss Madeline vultee,
MISS Virginia Bennett, Mrs. Edna Ben.
n Ne Miss Ritchie Bennett, Miss Lucy
Miss Elsie Dixon, Miss JESSIE Dixon'
NH MISS THY Gondit. Miss Clara Wilkinson.
M Mlss Loui aSfr Wilk R,ss and MIessrs. Francis
ian Taylor; Frank Hall. Gesrge Perk MS,
w, Water Collins Il1 William lockwood. Nah
s sesass PP ereyss Eaf Hart. sydne Sarriss miah.,
G Gep 5 Est cass a Ga Koonz' c lraffe Harrnnsted.
Fielder. Sidney Wallace. <. Herr. Duke
,Tilden. G. Allen. Sam Allen. Dave Tav-
| 1o 1sro OSCAR Gnbelman Lem Ferris NJ.
Ed Suter. Frank Garland. Ed Maxson,
Howard Forman. Morgan Craft. William
sSnerwooq k 9eorse Reach. Arthur Downer,
and Charles RumSted.