Middletown transcript., 1903-01-03
THE NEW YEARS DANCE

s The New Years Dance given in the
Middletown Opera House Thursday even.
ing was a brilliant assembiage OF fair
women and gallant men and the most de.
lightful social function ever witnessed in
our town. Beside the town and neigh
boring bells who have graced many of
the former balls, there were a number
from adjacent towns, also several brides,
number of debutants and a goodly
showing of young matrons, and the scene
was one of bewildering beauty.
1t was nine o'clock when the dane
ing began, and continued until after three
with an intermission at twelve for re-
freshments. The music which was fur
nished by Albert's Orchestra of Whining
ton, was fine, and was commented upon
by both dancers and spectators, and the
lightsome measures of the waltz, the
graceful motion of the dancers made per-
feet rythm.
The costumes of the ladieswere notable
because of their extreme beauty, and
the decolte gowns were much in evidence.
The belle of the ball? There were
many bellies, and yet amidst them all
there was one whom should have the
honor of being the belle, though her
manner was so nave and modest she was
possibly all unconscious of her many
charms. She was not above medium
height, and every movement of her well
rounded figure was full of grace and ease.
She wore a pink silk gown cut low enough
at the neck to disclose throat of white
ness and beauty. Her light brown hair
was becomingly arranged and her soft
blue eyes beamed with the pleasure of
the hour. Her cheeks were like roses
and her brow like the snow drift. And
now her name and her hame-she lives
not far from Middetown-andh her name
is likely to be changed, some day.
The patronesses were: Mrs. Carl Har-
rington, Mrs. j. C. Sites, Mrs. H. A,
Pool, Mrs. George Janvier, Mrs. w. E.
Barnard and Mrs. w. R. Parker.
Among those present the scribe noticed
the following.
Middletown = Mrs. Edna Gilmore,
Misses Ada Foard, Dora Price, Blanche
Cochran, Ada Cochran, Mary Shallcross,
BERTHE Cochran, Louise Cochran, Bulah
Crawford, May Beasten, Adele Cochran,
Mary Cochran, Lydia Cochran, Fannie
Cam, the Misses Paxon, Sallie Cochran,
Bessie Cochran, May Clayton, Grace Par
Wis, Mary Williams, Helen Cochran,
Mary Nowland, Justine Peverley, Eliza
Green and Susie Foard. DIR. and Mrs.
j. G. Sites, Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Pool, DR..
and Mrs. W. E. Barnard, Mrs. E. E. Coch-
ran, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Pool, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Clarence Pool, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Taylor, Mr.. |
and Mrs. E. R. Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs. |
W. A. Comegys, DIR. and Mrs. 7. H. Gill
pin, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Cochran, Mr..
and Mrs. S. M. Lockwood, DR.. and Mrs. |
Fl. B. Mcdowell, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. |
Messrs. W. H. Brady, Harry |
Brady, Wallace Beasten, Charles Cam,
Harry Cazier, Edward Beasten, Pierce
Cam, Charles Crawford, Fred S. Crouch,
Dr. R. A. Comegys, Joseph Comegys, E.
R. Cochran, Jr., Douglas Cochran, D. M.
Cochran, Jr., Julian Foard, Leslie Foard,
Harold Green, Lucian Green, W. A.
Hukill, Jr., William G. Lockwood, R.
Louis Naudain, John Mccoy, Cuthbert |
beverley, John Parvis, Elias Shallcross,
A. W. Tatman and George L. Townsend,
Jr.
Wilmington-The Misses Conner, Mr..
JohnF. Neary, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Brown.
Philadelphia-Miss Elsie Lank, Miss
Mrs. Longstrater, Messrs. E. NJ.
Vaughan and W. Norman McMullin.
Newark-Miss Raub and Mr.. Joseph
Frazier.
Elverson, Pa.-Miss Alice Everhart.
Allentown, Pa.-Miss Emile Aschbach.
Lancaster, Pa.-Mrs. Henry Schroeder.
Georgetown, Md.-Misses Fannie and
Catherine Woodall, Mr.. James Woodall. +
Galena, Md.-Messrs w. A. Hyland,
r., ]. E. Ireland, Unit R. Horsey, Keith
Cochran and Mr.. McCauley.
Millington, Md.-Miss Rose Comegys.
Still Pond, Md.-Misses Matte and
Emma Davis and Messrs. Walter and
Henry Davis %-s E ~ /.
Elkton, Md.-Miss Elizabeth Mitchell,
dessrs. John Hartnett, J.~Arthur Taylor
nd Dr. Watson. f@ S~@
Fairlee, Md. Miss May Morgan.