The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-18
DANCE IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.

DANCE IN SOCIETY CIRCLES
The first Of series of three dances OF
the Wilmington Assembly was held last
evening In the drawing room Of tho New
Century Club. II was one OF the prettlest
social events of thu holiday season. Those
present comprised the fashionable folk OF
this city.
Tho decorations were the prettiest ever
seen In the drawing room. They were
mostly Of cedar and evergreen, and fur
nished an effect In itself rare and delight
full, although not elaborate. Huge cedar
trees, appropriate TO the season, occupied
positions az the side, of the stage, their
waving tips tanning the prosccnium. Be.
tween these smaller trees were placed
closely, tho appearance being dense
barrier of the ba!my growth.
Along the floor OF the stage were SGT
plants aud evergreen, aud behind this
screen, hidden from the gaze Of he merry
dancers, Cooks Orcho .tta Of Philadelphia,
played music for the different dances. The
walls Of the room also werO ornamented
with greens and holly. In the parlors up.
stairs we're moro evidences OF the arrange.
meuts that had been made to please the
eye. The trees and holly used in the deco.
rutioIs were from tho home OF Miss Louisa
DUPONT and they were placed In position
vi der her supervision aud ut hor direction.
Dancing was continued until 10 O'clock
when dinner WAS served iu tho parlors
By Caterer Walton. The menu was tho
finest. Dancing again was enjoyed until
IL O'Clock.
The periec, arrangements for the dance
are due 10 the efforts or tho COMMITTEES,
comprising Mrs. AL DUPONT. Miss Lonlsa
DUPONT, Mrs Preston Lea, Willard Hall
Porter. Andrew q. Gray and Charles Cope
land.
Those noticed on the floor during the
evening were Miss Robecca G Smith, Miss
Swift, Miss Emma swift, Miss X. Wilson,
Miss e Spruahco, Miss Elizabeth Bring
hurst, Miss Cooper, Miss Elliott Miss Ellen
LaMotte, Miss Morse, Miss Mcllvalpe, the
Misses Draper Miss Louise DE- Pont, Miss
Macy Dupont, Miss Sophie DuPcnt. Miss
hene DUPONT, Miss Amy DUPONT Miss
Lousa Dupont, Miss Alice DUPONT, Mrs.
II Il. Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. J.Ernest Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. b. Thompson, Mr., and
Mrs. John d. Bird, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Barnard William NJ. Candy, Mr. und Mrs.
A. S. Chesebrough, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
]. DUPONT Mrs, LaMotte DUPONT Mr'ana
Mrs. Be!.n DUPONT George +; Bisseil'
Henry NJ. Candy. j. Rodney cause, W.
c. Spruanco, William DUPONT, Pierre Du
Pont, LnMotte Dupont Ircre Dupont.
Felix Du Pont, Eugene DuPont, AlexisL
DUPONT, John P. Nields, James 1. Nields'
Arthur w. Spruance, I. G. Jannay, Chas.
Copeland, Leo McIlvulne Samuel Ruin-
ford, Andrew c. Gray, Lewis Rulnford, n.
l.. weider, Frederick Lenning, Joseph
A. Richardson, Henry First, Henry Bring
hurst, Victor b. Wooley, J. Chester Gib-
A. Sims William d, bush, DrsEawari u.
Shortlidge, W. ". Walker, Miss M. II.
Hiiels. Clarence X. LaMotts, Mr.. and Mrs,
Preston Lon, Robert Pennington Mr.. and
Mrs. s. u, Stuart W. W. Hopes, the Rev.
and Mrs G. A. Herne, W. H. Scott, Dr. r.
Il. Tybout, II. G. Scott, Miss Mary G. jack.
son, Mr. and Mrs. p. l. Cooper. Jr., Q. W.
Smith, Miss Mabel w. Jackson, Miss 10.
G.Walton, Mr.. ana Mrs. L. J,Dlliett,. Miss
Audrey Shortlilge, Miss Agnes Richard
son. Johh G.. Gray, Miss Margaret Holmes
f. II. Hotiecker, Il. H. Cochran, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs Victor Dupont, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Hall Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. y. l.
DUPONT and L, y. Wales
IAN EVENING WITH THE CHILDREN
The Sunday school.os West Prosby ierian
Church last evening gave clever enter
tanment in the Opera House. The enter
tanment was entitled An Evening WIN
the Children" J. II. Clymer was the niu-
steal director The marches md drills
were under the direction Of Miss Mary Mo-
Intyre, and tine assistants were Miss Clara
Mendinhall, Miss Adoino Shippers, MrE.
George Mckee, Mrs. He Taylor Mrs; W.
II. Low. Mrs Eugene Start and Mrs.
Everett Jauvior.
The entertainment opened with a sclec-
ton by West Sunday School Orchestra
under the direction of e. L. Bauer.
A pop corn song by the children was we'll
given and Miss Emma Mclntiro gave
recitation. The boys gave an excellent
drill and Miss Lillian Berlin gave whist
ling solo. An exercise entitled Dolls
Hospital" and this was followed by
"Christmas Home Coming" in which q
number OF children took part.
The second part of tho program consist
cd of selections by the orchestra A raln-
bow song by the children and a scarf drill
and doll drill also by tho children. Miss
Emma McIntire gave a second recitation.
A pnntomine entitled 'Tho Elopement'
was also vol given by the children.
The children sang the "Owl Song md
the exercises concluded with Columbian
drill by tho scholars. The exercises wore
well attended despite the bad weather.