The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-26
A Novel Leap Year Ball Given By the
Society Ladies' of Norfolk.
YOUNG LADIES ESCORTED YOUNG MEN
Who We're Accompanied by Older
Men 10 See That No Harm E.efcII
Thcm-rho Eadics Furnished the
Carriages and FIowcrs-Thc Colo.
niaI EinII-Othcr Social Notes.

| llnll. 1t Is only once i'm four years That
the fair sex have the opportunity Of
giving such entertainments. and il Will
! be some time before they will have the
pleasure of giving another leap-year
| ball. 1t Is suid there were many pro-
posuls that night and before the next
| leap year Ii Is to be hoped those who
IncCeptcd will be the chaperOneS. instead
of being among those who were afraid
| they would not he invited and fail to
get IL proposal.
The ladies' waited on the gentlemen
as their suitors do when they escort the
| fair sex to IA bail. If II gentleman slip
! ped down or needed Il chair or any as
siStanCc whatever, the ladies rendered
II on this special occasion. As II was
raining. the ladies had To go for their
| friends in hacks. The ladies wore cos
tunes of blue and white. with their
| heads powdered and n very attractive
beauty spot on some part of their face
Tho ladies, of course. had to furnish
| their friends with flowers. There were
bouquets of all kinds and sizes, and two
very novel ones. One was julip straws
with corks on the ends OF them. The
other was bouquet of Scotch kalc
| rnised in Norfolk county. The gentle
men were appropriately dressed for the
occasion, with their heads powdered
| The supper table, was arranged in the
shape OF cross decorated with bcnuti-
IN lamps and colorcd candalubr;l.
| Fully two hundred couples were present
and "tripped the light fantastic" The
lioor managers We're Mrs. Hankcl, Miss
Lizzie Roudin, Miss Rcssic Chamber
lainc. Miss Lizzie Tavlor. Miss Annie
Vaughan, Miss Cornelin Tucker, Miss
! Marion Stiles, Miss IDA Gordon and Miss
| Leila Wake.
The ball was beautifully led by Miss
Fannie Leigh and Miss Mary Doble.
The chnperones were MIR. jas. y.
Leigh. MIR. r. a. Dobic. Judge A. r,
| IIankcl, Colonel Walter IT. Taylor. Mr.,
Joseph II: Allyn, Judge #. s. Garnett
and 1, Mr., John N Vaughan.
=, me me, strangers present were: Miss
| I<rcch. OF Baltimore; Miss Conrad, Of
winchester: the Misses Mccormick, Of
| l'"rryville, Vn; Miss Mcdaniel OF Wi
son. n. c.; Miss Cox. OF Washington
ID. G.; Miss Pcrscill, of Petersburg; Miss
| lltfnhdldEc, Miss Louise Wilt of New
Orleans.
TIE COLONIAL BALL.
| Thc Colonial Ball TO he given Feb
rnary llth I'm the large and commodious
| Nrn1ory HAL. bids fair to he the grand
est affair ever given In Norfolk. Every
| body is expected to wear costumes 10
represent their ancestors Of thc Colonial
Danes and Daughters of the American
revolution. \ tablcau OF Washington's
| receptions Will be represented by Martha
Washington and Lafayette The min
| uct is to be da need by the Young nro-
PIE ana the stately old fashioned qua
drillc daEacd by the young married
| people In costumes of We olden fines
There will be a grand march, which
| everybody is expected to take part in
| Tn" hall will be lighted by hundreds Of
electric lights. The centre will be ar
ranged for the dances and then n circle
lor the spectators. and n third circle
| for grand promenade, and each cor
ner IS to be fitted up dainty little re-
| ccption rooms This ball will be given
on the nth as that is Washington's
| birthday, according to the old way of
reckoning time and dates. The supper
VIII be served by n caterer from Phila-
dclphia
The entire Governors staff is expected
20 be present and all the Colonial
| DANES and Daughters of the American
| revolution of the entire State are Ia be
present. Everybody is supposed to come
| dressed in some antiquated costume
The ladies and gentlemen who are
coming in costumes will please mcct
| Wednesday at the residence of Mrs
George Mcintosh. ~ Frccmason street.
~ " o'clock to report TO chairman of
committee. Those who are not coming
IN costumes VIII attend in evening dress.
| SUBSCRIPTION GERMAN
! Very pretty subscription german
was given Wednesday night at Masonic
| T"mn!c by some OF the leading society
young men Of the city. The german
| Wilkinson. The chapcroncs we're Mrs.
George NJ. Pollard. Mrs Jeff. Francis
ana MIS-. r. II. Panncll. The strangers
/ present were Miss Kecch. Of Baltimore:
! .hiSS icIry. O ltChmOnh. Miss Payne,
! @! Washington; Miss Mcdaniel of VII
son, y. c.: Miss Finch. Miss Dcssic Con
rad. the Misses Mccormick of Rcrrv-
. vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Hofr Of Reading,
( Ia. Miss Booth. Miss Herbert Miss
| Ferrchcc. Of navy-yard: Mr.. Morton Of
| Alexandria.
OTHER EVENTS.
| Mrs. G. y. Nash VIII give a tea to
her daughter in law. Mrs. a. Rowland
| Nash, Tuesday. 2Sth, from to D. m
MISS Worthnm, of Richmond Is a
! guest of Mrs. c. a. Nash. in CRANKY
! street.
Professor Bellezza gave delightful
! Stree Friday night. Fifty couples were
seen keeping time to the sweet music.
| The little Misses Curdts entertained
their friends Friday evening at their
home In I5Oush street.
| MISS Alice Lee Moore and Miss Her
bert, who have been visiting friends
mere, left Friday night for Petersburg
Mrs. Henry Little gave 81 charming
caro- party Wednesday night to her
sister, Miss Bessie Conrad, of Win
! chester, In Ghent
Mrs. Dawson Mccormick will give a
party Wednesday night to the Misses
Mccormick. who are visiting her in