The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
The Leap Year Party.

The Leap Year Ba'l given by the young ladies of Forrest City will be one not soon forgotten by the guests who assembled in the ballroom oi the hoiel on the night of December SI.
 For weeks the committee were busy to perfect arrangements, as only the ladies could, and the recipients of the dainty lutle invites were surprised and charmed at the scene of transfor. malion which confronted ik m when entering the ballroom.
 A splendid band from DsValI's Blun furnished the music. A feature of the occasion was the bounteous lurelieou served,
 Perhurs it Is not in good taste ,o de- scribe the toilets of the ladies at a Leap Year ball. but so charming was the picture, that We cannot help de- scrlbing taer..
 Miss Lillie Straub, Of Helena, wore handsome lilac gauge. ornaments diameIlds. Miss Addie Baker. of Wynne, was attirtd In beautiful whlte 0rgandy. urnamenls-natural flowers. Miss ioldhaum. uf Memphis appeared lua beautitul red orgaudy Miss Lady Ingram. of Memphis. wore Il beautiful white orgaudy. trimmed with pink satin. Miss Sammir Hatch. ef. ef Memphis. an exquisite pink silk Miss Jeanette Becker was gnwneu in q rich tlue satin. Miss FIoy Ross. white organdy triRmpd m red fibb0ns Miss Alice Roliwage wore beautiful blue chiffon waist and back satin skirt. Miss Minnie Rollwage an exquisite pink and green waist and satin skirt. Miss Lollie Davis was attirsd in a beautiful white silk. with mnusseline de soil trimming. Miss Enla Williams n beautiful pink silk with chiffon trim mngs. Miss Mamie Webb. rich white silk with pearl and chiffon trimmings Miss Lucille Dye. T wEite organdy with pink ribbons. Miss Alva Taylor, u magnificent pink mousseline de soil. jewels pearls. Miss Anna Lee Cobbs. wore beautiful blue and green recep- tiOn dress. Miss L'cy Williams hn exquisite white satin with pearl trim. nings. Miss Irene Freeman a hand some reception gown. silk and laces Miss Hattie Bottoms a beautiful pink crepe de chine, with natural flowers Mrs. F. Long Il smart black null with red ribbons. Mrs. Tom Barrow m elegant lose colored satin, with pearl trimmings. Mrs. Medley, an elegant reception toilet os black satin and blue chiffon trimmings Mrs Edna Ramsey of Memphis, black satin reception dress. Mrs. Adkins, of Liberty. Mo, an elegant tan reception gown. Mrs. G. Pettus a smart black satin. Mrsdames B. Adkins. Hurley, Bass. Nichols. Merwin. Gating. Role son. Becker. Wynnr. Bob pettus. C. Folbre, were robed in elegant recep- ton gowns.
 The Princes Charming who graced the occasion. were Mrssrs. W. E. Gage. John Turner and Gnthard of Mem phis. Bass Stranb. Walter Bruce aud Coday Fowler. of Helena. Dudley Ozark. of Marianna. Will Vaughan. of Clarendon. Eugene Farley. of Col. lierville, Tenn. Ergar and Walter Taylor, Harry Knight. Frank Chew, l.inr fnrley. Sbaff-nberg, Jim Dennis Gordon Casteel, Errest LoEC, r. Ba. row. J. Neeley. E. Rol-som. E. Adkins. J. Gatling, E. Turley. J Nichols. Drs. White. Crutch,r, Alley and Still, of Memphis.
 Misses Annie Elise Williams. Nan nie Taylor. Mabel Wi Hams and Ruth Hatcher recieved the gentlemen guests. and the little ladies acquitted them. selves acquitted themselves in manner that would have done credit To their elders.