The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-09
THE nine O'CLOCK GERMAN
The Last and Most Brilliant of the
Season

The Nine O'clock German Club
gave one Of their delightful aud
most enjoyable meetings at the
Ocala House last night, the last
of the series before Lent. In the
number Of attendants, the list of
visiting guests, the tasteful and
becoming gowning Of the fair
ones, the excellence Of the music
that inspired the movement of
the graceful and happy dancers
in various new figures never be-
fore trol, the pleasures Of socia l"x
changes and the inSepara bic part
of such q brilliant gathering, the
serving Of such appeasing and re-
vivmg refreshments, the evening
was marked as one of those that
fond memory loves to dwell upon
and turn back time into flight and
compare the present with the
past and say with no disparage-
ment, the old days of 1891 have
returned and Ocala is herself
again. SO genial were all, so de-
lightful the environments and
overfloWinG the guests in the
realization of a large expectancy
of an evening Of social pleasure,
that all departed feeling deeply
than Iful to Que and all who, in
any way, made the occasion SO
enjoyable.
The leaders were A. IL. Bird
sey and wife, Capt. r. E. David
son and Miss Eva Hale.
Among the visiting ladies were,
Miss Mary Apperson of Kentucky,
attired in brocaded cream silk,
moussline de soir and diamonds,
the most handsome costume of
the evening; Miss Martin of
Washington, black silk, fancy
waist ard violcts; Mrs. Edgar G..
Bird of jacksonville, lemon silk,
green trimmings with roses; Miss
Melvin OF West Virginia. light
blue silk, opals; Miss Eva Hale oi
Gainesville, white Organdie over
white satin, viOlets: Miss Connell
Of Macon, Ga, white organdie
and red roses; Miss ILffie Burnett
Of Kentucky, white Organdie over
cream satin, blue silk violetS,
chiffon; Miss Gray Of Tennessee,
yellow organdie, pearls: Miss
Joy Of Tennessee, dresden silk,
flowers; Miss Sp:cer Of Kentucky,
black grenadine, embroidered in
colors: Miss Parada of Connecti-
cut, white Or@andie.
Among the Ocalans present
were, Mrs. \. II. Birdsey, Dres-
den silk, pink trimmins, pearls
and diamonds; Mrs. j. j. Gerig,
cream silk and pearls; Miss Grace
Green, white silk crepe and pearls;
Miss Mary Badger, red silk and
black chiffon, diamonds; Miss
Edith Piatt, pink organdie and
pink silk; Miss Loretta Bullock,
pink silk orSandie over duchess
satin. black velvet trimming; Miss
Lula Gary, cream duchess satin,
chiffon, diamonds; Miss Carrie
Cook, pink organdie and violets;
Miss Lollie Haley, blue organdie
and pink trim"'mgs; Miss May
Leonard, pink orGandie rose; Mrs.
| d. S. Woodrow, white satin, pink
roses and diamonds: Mrs. Albert
Wright, cream brocaded silk and
pearls, passenenterie, diamonds;
Miss Sidney Pastcur, blue silk
ana black velvet, pearls, passe-
menterie; Miss Williams, cream
silk, chiffon trimmings.
The following named gentle
men were present: Waldo W.
Martin, r. 7. B-rdsey, E. T.
Hclvtn,ton, 4. Z. Davidson, j.
c. Norcro>s, 5. r. BrJseI-, Jr.,
Z. L. Mcintosh, George Pasteur,
II. c. Eagicton, G. L NanEchop,
Z. L. Croasctt, b. Rheinauer, W.
w. Condpn, y. 5. Woodrowc,
Campbell Gray, QUintard Gray.
Walter Lancaster, Albert
Wright, \, II, BIrdsoy, [. Sparr,