The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-03
GAY SOCIAL SIDE
State University and the
Commencement Dances.
Lovely Maids in Charming Attire and
the CoIIegians Enjoy The Season
That Brightens the Slate With
Its Happiness.
Its Happiness.
BY EDWARD e. BRITTON.

ment week is the mecca for many
beautiful young women and not a few
cavaliers who dare enter the social
whirl against the collegians and come
to join in the social gayeties.
This week has been brilliant in it's
social events. and of course the main
spring of all this brilliancy has been
the many beautiful young women of
the State. North Carolina beauties
are as distinctive in their individuali-
ty as the Gibson girl, and they are not
confined TO one type of beauty.
Do you adore blue eyes and golden
hair? They are here. Or is it the
auburn locks that captivate you:
Then the brunette beauty with flash
ing black eyes and hair that breaks
away from the couture in enchanting
little curls, is here and the brown
eyed beauties and the grey eyed god
desses also. The petite and the
plump, the tall and the short, the lis
some and the stately all have their
Games on the dance cards. Just
choose the style of beauty you prefer
and Chapel Hill will this week sup
ply it, and with young women of wit
and repartee to boot.
And the chaperones are here also.
these not of the dragon kind at whom
you glance aghast while smiling into
eyes that twinkle deliciously. The
matrons at Chapel Hill are just as
charming as can be. and the younger
beauties look we'll to their charm
ing gowns and jewels to excel those
of the matrons, and some of these
they did not excel. Not seeking an
argument l will say that honors are
even in this respect.
The dances here took place In
Commons Hall which was beautifully
decorated for the occasion. The color
scheme was on a motif OF blue and
white, the University colors, while the
Glass of 1905 had it's colors In evil
dence also these being black and old
gold. The artistic arrangement was
by means of bunting draped above and
on the sides of the hall, while in the
centre. running high up above the
floor was a special shield shaped de-
vice of blue and white. with IN. c.
1905" upon it. Aloft also was the
black and old gold streamers, while
in front of the bandstand was an
effective arrangements OF the blue and
white, with ivy leaves in tracery eff
feet many colored electric lights
glowing amidst these. the ivy being
used on the other bunting decoration
also.
The music was excellent and as In
years past was furnished by the First
Regiment Band of Virginia, which
knows we'll how to make melody for
dancing feet That band played for
our fathers" was the remark of many
of those who took part in the events
in Commons Hall.
Five dances have been enjoyed this
week. Yesterday afternoon the Psi
Sigma of the Freshman Glass, gave a
delightful german and some twenty
five couples took part. Last night the
seniors ball was given, and today
there were three, the morning dance,
the afternoon dance and the final
dance tonight, that big event which
closes the social gayety Of the week.
1t began at midnight after the Gin
ghoul spread had been enjoyed by the
guests and members of that society.
The ball managers We're Mr.. H. Nc
Rary Jones' chief; Messrs. Francis A..
Cox, Joseph Z. Pogue, Jr, John G..
Wood, Jr., w. S. OBJ. Robinson, Jr.,
+. S. Burwell and r. E. Calder, sub
managers, while the honoraries were
Mr.. George G. Stephens, Lieutenant
Governor Francis D. Winston, Col. J.
LathrOp Morehead, Hon. Stephen c.
Bragaw, Hon. Charles r. Thomas and
Mr.. Benjamin Bell, Jr. The Chief
Marshal's rosette was of blue, with
the word Chief OH it. while the sub
managers wore white roscttes, all be-
ing elegant.
The Pi Sigma German.
The couples participating in the af-
ternoon german of the Pi Sigma So
ciety of the Freshman Glass were:
Mr.. Hal Worth, OF Asheboro, with
Miss Alice Boutell, of Chicago: Mr..
Frank Hutchinson, of Charlotte, with
Miss Frances Watt of Knoxville.
Tenn; Mr.. Branner Gilmer, of Raj
eigh, with Miss Margaret Merrimon, Of
Greensboro: Mr.. f. S. Burwell, of
Charlotte, with Miss Sallie Cotton, of
Cottondale: Mr.. j. r. Moore. of Co.
lumbia, S. c., with Miss Caro-
Gray, of Raleigh: Mr.. John
Wood. of Edenton. with Miss
C. C. Capehart. of Avoca; Mr.. p.
S. Cotton. of Cottondale, with Miss
Louise Venable. of Chapel Hill; Mr..
Hubert Hill, of Raleigh. with Miss
Lucy Tayloe. of Washington; Mr. A. FL
BahnsoD. of Winston. with Miss Mary
Robinson, of Elizabeth City: Mr. Holt
Haywood, of Haw River, with Miss
Mary Graves, of New York: Mr.. Rob-
ert Calder of Wilmington. with Miss
Margaret Alexander. of Chapel Hill;
Jr., of Goldsboro, with Miss
Josephine Bowen, of Jackson;
Mr.. Hubert Haywood, of Raleigh,
with Miss Mary Henderson. of Sails
bury: Mr.. w. T. Gore, of Va, with,
Miss Carrie Webster, of Dallas. Texas:
Mr.. Vanno Gudger. of Asheville: with
Miss Nora Thompson, of Baltimore:
Mr.. Allan Morrison. of Asheville. with
Miss Margaret Hanes. of Winston: Mr..
HI. M. Emerson, of Wilmington, with
Miss Norcott Broadfoot. of Fayette-
Vile: Mr.. F. S. Hassell. of WILLIAMSON,
with Miss Mary Lee Woodland. of Will
son; Mr.. j. B. Pemberton, of Fayette-
vile. with Miss Susie Bynum, of Lin
colnton: Mr.. Foy Robertson, of Chapel
Hill. with Miss Sadie Rollins. of Ashe-
Vile; Mr. Archie Dalton. of Green's
boro, with Miss Neil Battle. of Mont
gomery. Ala.
The gentlemen without ladies We're
Messrs William MacNider, Raleigh;
A. M. Carr New York; Claiborne Carr
Durham: L. G.. Rountree, New York;
F. I. Sutton, Kinston; w. f. Cole,
Rockingham; James M. Davis, Sails
bury; H. M. London, Pittsboro;
Thomas Worth. Asheboro: A. w. Hay
wood. Haw River; w. c. Curtis,
Southport; w. S. Bernard. Chapel Hill;
H. B. Gudger, Asheville; r. b. Rey-
nolds Winston-Salem.
The chaperones were Mrs. r. D.
Gilmer, Raleigh: Hon. and Mrs.
Charles r. Thomas, New Bern; Hon.