New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23

various kinds. cake fried chicken. and puts them
into brown paper bags. Every lad buys one for
his lass and for himself, and they sit side by
side and eat them. and perhaps he tells her that
he wishes they might do it all the rest OF their
lives. and she says "Lor'!" and gisgles nightly
After supper they dance. Lissie is not a mem
Der of a denomination that disapproves. Some OF
the boys and girls are Baptsts and Methodists,
however, and they circumvent the religious diff
Guilty by not crossing their feet in the intricate
steps with which they ornament the "cotillon,' or
quadrille. fiddler who turns his violin upside
GOWN upon his knee and plays anything that is
tap the floor in sympathy with his tunes while the
Young men bow and prance and stamp and ocI
the girls laugh and bend and swing with aban-
don and an enjoyment pleasant to see
WHEN TO WEAR "TACKY" CLOTHES.
a few weeks later some onc-perhaps Bud" Rick
mans WIFE Bertha-gives a party OF a kind that
affords much amusement that there is always at
least of them during the season. This function
involves great deal Of preparation on the part OF
the guests, and is called ''tacky party The
Century Dictionary defines "taCky' as an i'll fed
and neglected rough and hony horse or person.
The moro frequent of the word describes per
son whose manners vulgar or whose dress Is
queer At taCky party all the participants wear
tacky clothes-every sort of wild looking costume,
either old ugly or unique Bud Hickman, for
instance, has on pair of trousers with one leg
cut off at the knee. displaying woman's stocking.
purple with red polka dots. chosen from new box
of hosiery selected by the storekeeper of the settle
nlent to please the African eye by its lurid hues
knee by ligaturc of white cotton cloth. and
button Sian about VigorousIv when BUD dances
with the most recent bride, Meta Garren.
She IS wearing a shirt waist and skirt OF dis
cordant coors put hind side before. Her hair is
pleated in two tails that hang down in front, in
stead of over her shoulders and she looks upon the
party through a window of mosquito netting let
ioo fne bacxa ar scraes Carren. her husband
has one shoe daubed with red clay and the other
pins attached to watch that, like Brian O'Lynns.
is "turnp all SCooped out within"
After all the costumes have been discussed and
criticised. prize given to the one that is con-
cake. which is passed about by the winner and
vanishes with marvellous amckness. There Is only
a wee bit for each guest. and II serves for an ap-
petizer induce them to patronize the cakewalk
that Bertha announces to be ready In the next
MOUNTAIN CAKEWALK.
The size of the ballroom precludes the possibility
of more than one set dancing at a time. so while
those four couples go through the cotillon to the
music of the same fiddler who played at Lissle' 8
Che is as drunk as a lord Tonight and consequently
is playing with unusual spirO. the rest ten or
more at a time. engage in the cakewalk.
This performance is quite unlike negro cake
walk where the cake is the reward for form in
walking Here. as In the poke party. the walk ac-
crues to the financial benefit of the hostess. Each
man asks d girl to walk" with him. and at the
door he pays 10 apiece for the privilege of en-
joying the exercise. In the middle of the table is
and around it are turned down plates corresponding
in number to the girls. The procession walks
gayiy around the table 10 the sound Of the music
that Sits through the wsH from the cotillon. but
there is no attempt at fancy steps When Bertha
plate before which she finds herself and examines
except one, and the girl who finds cake written
hers proudly sezes the prize and distributes II
among the less fortunate contestants.
Then Bertha rearranges the plates. puts another
cake on the table and Jsummons the next group.