Arizona republican., 1896-01-05
How the Ladies Give a
 Leap Year Ball.
They Show the Boys What
 They Can Do.
1t Was a Fancy Dress Affair and the Costumes Were Grotesque
 and fiandsome.

The leap year party given at the residence Of Dr. T. H. Williams in the Simms addition on Friday evening was @ most enjoyable affair.
 The young ladies who planned and carried it out to such a successful con- clusion were: Miss Carrie Williams, Miss Annie Perley, Miss May Masten, Miss Daisy Bennett, Miss Mabel Han cock and Miss Edith Talbot.
 It was fancy dress affair and the costumes, especially those worn by the ladies, were extremely tasty and appropriate. The house was most beautifully decorated with palms and peppers, the dining room being ex- ceptionally lovely. Above the table was a huge canopy formed of gigantic palm leaves and from it depended broad, olive green ribbons to each cor ner of the table. In the center was vase of California carnations sur rounded by a mass of smilax, and the same graceful plant was festooned around the sides of the table making a most charming effect.
 
 the reception room and the dining room was open during the entire even ing where ices. coffee and cake and sandwiches were to be found whenever the dancers chose to drop in.
 Dancing began at g p. m. and con- tinued until 12:3O, when every one was 10th to leave.
 The fancy dress took away all stiff ness and formahtyt and fun and merri ment reigned supreme from beginning to end. The music was excellent and the lady floor managers took hold like old hands.
 It was strictly a leap year affair. Each lady invited some gentleman to go with her and went for and returned fim safely to his home in carriage. They had all the experiences of asking gentleman only to be informed that they had previous engagement. ' and one of the fairest was heard to say she hat asked thcee men already and if the fourth failed her she was going to stag it, (she got the fourth). Two hard hearted male wretches were actually seen to stand back as dumb as oysters and laugh at their ladies while they Wrangled with the driver as to the hour at which he should return for them.
 The girls paid all the bills and as sumed obligations generally falling OH the gentlemen.
 It was especially laughab.e to see a young lady when the music would start up, after waiting for a few mo- ments, suddenly remember that she was to hunt the gentleman. Such a frantic scanning Of programmes, and reckless rushing from room to room in search of the gentleman was enough to amuse 8 sphinx.
 Following is a list of those present and their costumes Miss Edith Tal- bot was very lovely in black lace dress covered with stars as 'fNight;; ;' Miss Daisy Bennett looked charming in a dress covered with butterflies, as 9 Butterfly Miss Maude Belcher was charming picture in white, as the Summer Girl; Miss Elizabeth Fletcher, in a brilliant empire gown. as "A Lady Of the Empire;;' Miss De- borah Moore was a mos. charming Marguerite, in a dress covered with daisies; Miss L. Pinney, in handsome dress trimmed with lilacs, as Under the Lilacs;;' Miss Carrie Williams, a lovety gown covered with shells of every kind, as Sea SheI;' Miss May Masten looked charming as a "Quakeress;" Miss Birdie Davis, a pretty dress covered with hearts, as the Queen of Hearts" Miss Addine Bury, fancy dress covered with strings of gumdrops and bon-bons, as a tsBon-bon Girl;;" Miss L. Y Allen, in a tasty evening dress; Miss Marguerite Williams, in an appropriate dress, as the Goddess of Liberty" Miss Reid of Casa Grande was simply bewitching as "One of Gibson's Girls" She was dressed in very stylish gown and across the skirt, on a white satin rib bon was an enlarged fac simile of the great artists signature.
 The gentlemen were: Mr. J. w Benham, as s.Beau Brummel;;" MT Paul Brizard, as a Student" MT. Will c. Barnes, tSailor;'' MT. A. H. Harsch CT, "Gentlenan of the Twentieth Cen tury;;" MT. H. c, Magne, "a Monk; ; MT. Harry Pinney, Spanish Don;' MT Frank Ainsworth, "Toreador; Mir. Charles Pratt, Monk" MT. Henr! George, French Officer" MT. Ira P Smith, "Friar;;" MT. German, "Ameri can Officer" MT. Morreil, Count MT. Ed Hewins, Quaker" MT Fret Wood, "ZouaTe;;" Mir Frank Hatch Louis XIII" The Hatch Quadrille under the direction of the "only Frank, was a grand and wonderful sue cess.
 LA VENTANA.