The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-21
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~ OI,1DAY week Is to be the gayest
in many seasons. There Is Il
new foot on the floor, and Il new
III face at the door this year. The
new foot Ia very light and the
new face Is very bright with the light
ness and the brightness of youth which
is forever being renewed and forever
seeming more beautiful than 1t was be-
fore, and the Christmas-tide festivities
Will have In them more than in many II
day the element Of the very early
spring of life. The seasons debutantes
will be reinforced by large number of
guests who will be lavishly entertained
during the holiday recess. Every day
and evening will be full. There will be
few spare moments for the young men
and maidens who are home from school
and college. and the older set will be
equally busy.
1t is rather Il pity that 1t is not the
custom here to arrange some entertnin-
ment for Christmas night. Christmas
Eve is essentially the occasion for
family festivity, as is the happy day,
hut Christmas night is seldom EN-
ployed for any social affair.
The holiday gaiety opens the night
after Christmas with the following
schedule:
Dec GA dance given by Mr. and Mis-. W. w.
Scranton.
Dec 2,-Thc Assembly dance. Reception Civ.
on by Mrs. Oikford.
Dec 2s-Dinncr. dance given by Mr.. aud Mrs.
j. Benz Dmmick Card party given by Miss
Dale. Card party given by the Mise, >andcr,on.
Cooking club dance at ihc home Of Mr.. and Mrs
g. B. Smith.
Dec 3O--Dancc given by Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Wnrrpn Won Ii, Mrs Edwin (,pl NJ.
hart. Luncheon given by Miss Helen Boies.
Dec 3l'rhc Bachelors ball. The Assembly at
Wilkes Barre. Qu Nivc dance.
Jan 2Rcccption given by Mr.. and Mrs vii.
liam Conncll. Card party given by Mrs. Edwin
w. Gcarhart Dance given by the Cooking club
at the Country club.
Jan 3-Dancc given by Mr.. and Mrs. r II.
Watkins in honor of Miss GLADYS and Mr. Law
Watkins Subscription dance at Bicycle club.
{ The Bachelors ball is the chief topic
IF conversation, for people have grown
to realize that it means the center OF
the social universe, which makes people
forget all the disadvantages of Scran-
ton and for one happy night gives us a
prestige whose halo extends outward
far encrcling the year. This season the
ball will take on Il new dignity, being
for the first time lifted to the eninence
of a chartered institution. The ar
r;tnSementS are at Il stage which leaves
no uncertainty as to the supreme sue
cess of this great affair. Rehearsals of
he dance music are being held. and
early next week the floor will be placed.
1t will be located near the Adams ave-
.l,,ie end of the Thirteenth regiment ar
.I1lory, the two sides and the rear being
lifted up with boxes. Most of these
have been sold. Among the holders
orc: Messrs. y. B. Blair, Henry Belin,
ir., O. S. Johnson. +. b. Sturges. w.
w. Scranton, L. l.. Fuller, II. II. Wat
king, Miss Platt, Willard Matthews,
George Sanderson. f. NJ. Nandling, y.
D. Blackinton, II. w. Taylor, w. j.
,Torrey, j. l.. Kemmerer, T. c: Won
.Storch. Colonel II. NJ. Boies, j. H.
CROOKS. j. BENZ. Dimmick.
Pursel of New York. will be the
caterer. a curtain from the iron gir-
ders will cut off the rear of the armory
and give the dancing floor IL less iso-