The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-22
HARLEM'S HOT FUNCTION.
RosEBUD ooTERIE,S BAIL BEGAN
DECOROUSJY,
,TvS,ReaI Ladies' Presently warmed Things
Uk-They wore Aided ma Allotted by Two
Youths with whiaheJ HotticH-hea"s
Ilrokrn VITA the Mnttlen Aterwern,

nouthn Win NNniHhey
uroken wits the Bnttics Anerwsra'
1t was in the nature OF things that the an
nunl ball OF the Harlem Rosebud Coteric
should bo a lively function. These AFFAIRS are
always in direct contrast with their titles.
The milder tho name of the organization, the
wilder the time. Harlem suggests gentle pas
toral pleasures, and Rosebud Is fragrant with
innocence and sweetness. Consequently all
the upper part OF the city prepared TO attend,
in expectation Of an oxubcrant time, which
prospect was the brighter FOR the following limo
on tho advertisement of the ball:
''TuERE'LL BE 4 IIor TINE III THE ON
Town TIA NIGHT"
And there wns. Tho dance was held at the
Harvard Dancing Academy, 7c East l"9th
street, on "Wednesday night, and the reason
able price Of tho tickets, 40 cents for gent
md ladies, including hat check, was n power.
full incentive to the elite of upper Third avenue
to be present. There were several hundred
persons present when the ball opened. For
some reason the opening was rather tame, and
there was no promise of enlivcnment. Nobody
opened wine, ami the beer displayed so great
a proportion OF collar that many glasses OF II
aroused no inspiration. By the time the grand
irarcb. which formed the formal opening, be.
gan, at 1880 O'Clock, there were many who
chnfcd at the lack of spirit and action. Among
these were a gauLy young ldiy, WIN reJoices
in the name of Terry James, and her friend,
Miss GLADYS Coogan.
These cstimablc young persons were in that
frame of mind where their partners wcrc not
sufficient for them, and they yoarncd for broad.
CT fields of enjoyment. Accordingly, in the
middle of the march. Miss James shook" her
partner, ,]stepped out into the middle of the
iioor, and announced:
This thing is dead slow. Amt anybody
going 20 whooperupII'
I'm with YOU, Terry, said Miss coSSgan.
Thereupon she executed n p~irouette that left
little to be desired or imagined. and her friend
Get out here and dance exhorted Miss Coo.
mug around there like a lot o lovers on a roller
coaster. stir things up"
Several members Of the floor committee has
tened up, lingering ,nervously their largo gilt
badges, for which they hoped to pay from the
things must be conducted in an orderly man.
ner. Miss James promptly appropriated the
badge of the nearest committeem9p.
Chollyi'' she asked. Don't worry. I'll give
it back bime,by."
Meantime Miss CooGan was standing of the
rest OF the committee.
You can be soaked, if anybody should ask
you"
committee, 'or we'll cali a policeman and have
go "n said GS'', Miss i se James ann WHIT WITH : saf's d Ea fsn
"C'non, Gladys. show 'em we're real ladies.
They're a lot Of stiffs, anyway"
prepared to take the part of the oppressed fair
"They're all fright they shouted. Let EN-
stay ""The show is dead SLOW, shake a
foot, girls, and give us a dance" start things
While the question was still in abeyance the
big door. toward which the girls had moved.
oDpnnd abruDtlV and two yOuthS entered
They paused and looked about with jubilant
"Whoop! Hooray fer Hell!' observed the
first with an engaging smile,
Thes caught aUas ! sight o. asE Miss nj Ja HS@p snd Mis-.
Ghoosan in the centre Of 1.-THE the crowd; broke
ately encircled each a waist.
Take a drink, Flossie,' said Miss Coogan's
cavalier gallantly pressing a whiskey bottle
Hit 'er up. Name" pleaded the other. pull.
James, bang with an ornamental flourish Of
Get out" shouted that lady; making a
No. well ssj5 I I'm a Egsnit;" h sH ssls-sPp smstt u Part, 1T
Som q gent" announced: the other new
Both raised their voices and chanted:
Tat the old O. ,o @ nH' time
Owing to an ill-advised attempt of ono of the
cavaliers to press a drink upon Miss Coogan
EurEIinsIy " Called for help ipa' I m dinTeily' there here
was a rush for the two youths. In a second the
T tSe bssd bottles of 4 rS we're re srSRsn' s Sns IF f6s THEN sttss Sys5
ones then drew knives and began to slash.
The music stopped, the march broke up. and the
.currying girls ran shiieking for the galleries
and got tangled on the stairs, where as many as
could tainted in picturesque attitudes. On the
intruders were fighting with reckless valance
and had laid out half a dozen Of the enemy
arrest. Then came an ambulance, and the sur
geon sewed up wounds in the cuticle OF JAIME:
coited oath on the Held Of % The prisoners de
scribed themselves an John Gallagher OF. Is:
East 1 taais str Ssffo' T fsy declared Is%ss H 'Se . ySess tn,
own altruistic ambition to infuse a little liveli
ness where it was most needed.
At tho Harlem Police. Court yesterday tw'
of the Floor Committee of the Harlem Rosebuds
Office, appeared against them, intending T.
lodge a:comPlaint Of fclonious assault. Gallae
her got hold of one OF them before the cas-
came. up. and said:
.''What's it going to bel"
man, Cutting them gentlemen with a knife.
All. they cut theirselves on their 2w
h ser'h scor rnfsJ tFS! "Lo 30 run away You sS falf Sa'i az
vertised a hot time at your bali. didn't your,
That was on the billboards," admitted tn
you get iti Wy, because we give 1t to 20,
have been a Klondikc. a frost, a funeral. Ye'
never a had another one. We done II fer 70
and now you want to soak us. Make 1t di
orderly conduct
Tho heart OF the committeeman was %softene
within him. He consulted his companion. an
a complaint of disorderly conduct was mad
Tho prisoners got OFF with a fine of IS apiece.
Wen charge that to the Entertainer
Committee" said Gallagher.
A 4-YEAR-OLD GIRLS INSANITl
She Acts Like nm Animal and Has Suicide
Rnd Homicidnl Tendencies.
Troy, Oct. 2l.-Retta McCabe, a pretty lit