The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-02-20
HEARTS, +.
Were Trumps at
LeapYear Bal #
n hriillant Affair Was the Matrons
and Maids Function Friday Even
ing, When the Weaker'' Sex
Ran Things to Their Own
h...4 Sweet Satisfaction,

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= Whether styled social function or
social affair, the Leap-Year ball at
the X, of P. hall Friday evening last
i IS unanimously voted the ."'best
ever in-its class and there "a SIM
liar unanimity Of opinion on the part
, OF the male guests that all their own
efforts along this line in the past
| have been vain.
The Matrons and Maids, as they
styled themselves, planned and man
| aged the entire affair. They made and
| unmade the wallfowers as they~ar
ranged the other decorations, and
acted as escorts and requested dances
with "A nonchalance which caused
mere man." blinded with envy, to
| remark to his neighbor that they
had evidently been rehearslng the
part.
| line decorations were suggestive Of
leap-year and in themselves were at
tractive enough. to make the bache-
lors present willing victims to any
leap-year proposals. Whether any
such proposals were made or not has
| not been told, but it is only likely
that such events. characteristic of
{ the remainer Of the evenings enter
tainment,- might occur.
Hearts were trumps in the decora-
tive scheme. Of course, they ware
paper. and cloth hearts, but that does
not signify that they we're not as
warm and palpitating as those in a
Laura Jean Libby romance, and
| there is certainly no denying the
fact that they had the right color
| Ropes of hearts were festooned be-
tween the chandeliers and from the
chandeliers TO the center of the CELL
! ing, from WHICH point there hung a
cluster. The dance programs fur
ther carried out the scheme in that
they were heart shaped and pictured
Cupid in the act of firing his fatal
dart at the doomed man as he tripped
the Il eht FAINT tic Sssssitt hssa. degigning
kmad. The stage was banked with
I palms, ferns and other potted plants,
all but concealing the orches and
furnishing beautiful background to
the brilliant scene.
| About nine the carriages began to
roff up and from that hour till ten
| there was a constant stream, from
each'of which the lady first alighted,
| then extended her hand to assist her
"company,' who in many instances
| had to be gently but firmly restrain
ed from exercising the functions
which in other years had been ei-
clusively his own.
On arriving within the hall the
man had it demonstrated to him
again oW-Very insignificant he was
upon that occasion. He found his
fellow victims seated along the
| walls and meeEly granting the favor
Of this waltz, two-step or schottisCho
to the lady who might chance to re-
quest it, and "Ain't it aWfeil, Mabel -
unable to restrain his pleasure when
he found his card filled.
The grand march, led by Miss Gill
nfer and Mr.. Napier, was beautiful
in it's intricacies and afforded the
spectators, Of whom the number was
very small, an excellent opportunity
to review the latest creations Of the
mcdistc's art Many handsome
gowns were worn; so many in fact
that the Advocate representative
found it impossible to carry out the
intention to describe the most beau
tiful, finally concluding to be on the
safe side by saying that each equal
ly surpassed the other and was the
most beautiful.
After half the program Of twenty
dances had been completed, COLA
ton, comprising dainty chicken and
lettuce sandwiches ahd> ices, was
served. Punch was to be had
throughout the evening. The night
was far spent when the last strains
Of Home, Sweet Home announced
to the tired, but happy assemblage
the end Of a most enjoyable evening.
Those present were:
MeSdames A. M. Alexander, r. II.
Thomas, Frank Johnson, S. W.
Starks, b. f. Starks, w. II. Walker,
J. M. Campbell, G.. G. Campbell, y
3. Bush, f. NJ. Francis, Millard
Ulen, r. S. Penn j. w Viney. J. A.
Crichlow, NJ. NJ. billiard, D. B.'But-
Ter, M. e. Clark. +. II. Huskins, Ed
ward Hoffman. A. A. Deltonney,
IThOmaS whitaker, \. y. lrlpleIt,
Chas. Stephenson, ]. II. Taylor, J.
RI. Hazlewood, w. o. Terry, II. f.
Wa1don, G. II. James.
Misses Ada Il. Burke, Ida NJ.
! King, Sallie Taylor, Della Williams
Cornelja Davis, Sara f. Williams,
Amy Hutchinson, Lucinda Williams,
Mary NJ. lfale, Estele James, Vir-
ginia Rose, Virginia Gilmer, Clora
Bdtler, Irene Mccoy, Moss ". Clay
+ Lillian Taylor, Lydia Rose, Rho9a
Wilson, Maud Viney, Esther Fulks
! Maggie e. Lewis.
! Messrs G. l.. Cuzzens, r. G. Nut
ter, s. NJ. Davis, Chas. Stephenson
Rudolph Green, G. Il. James, Chas
IS. Alexander, f. H, Hus<ins, A. A,
= DeHonney, II. Roy James, p. p,