The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-05
THE YOUNG MEMS NEW YEAR
BALL

Inc New Years dance at YOnge'S
hall Monday evening was the crown
ing event of the gladdest, merriest
holiday season; indeed, it was proba-
bly, the largest and certainly one of
the most delightful dances ever given
by the young men Of Ocala.
The presence of so many beautiful
visiting girls, as well as the lovely
Ocala girls, who are famous for their
good looks and pretty dresses, and
the scores of splendid-looking young
men, and the splendid and exhilarat-
ing music furnished by five-piece or
chestra of excellent Ocala musicians,
combined to make the ball especially
enjoyable, and gave the lookers-on al
most as much pleasure as the dane
ers
The hall was very artistically dec
grated in holly and bamboo vines,
Christmas bells sand a very pretty ar
arrangement of tinsel paper, and red
and green tissue paper streamers, all
caught up in the center of the ceiling
with great branches of holly. In one
end of the room the words, "a Happy
New Year to You," done in tinsel let
ters, was pretty feature of the
Christmas and New Year decorative
scheme.
The music was both spirited and in.
spiring, and from nine-thirty to one
O'Clock there was little lull in the
dancing.
The ball opened with grand march
led by Mr.. and Mrs Muncaster.
A generous bowl of punch in the
hall was frequently visited by the
young people during the 5ntermis-
sions, and late in the evening sand
wiches We're served by Misses Blair
/ Woodrow, May Mcintosh and Virginia
Sistrunk. Sixteen dances and six ex-
iras were danced, and the New Years
| ball was one of the leading social
functions of the season, and one of
the most enjoyable.
Miss Katie Budd of Monticello was
one of the attractive visiting girls
present, and she was esnarmingly
5gowned in old rose crepe de chene.
| Miss Jean league OF Lady Lake, an
lother pretty visiting girl, wore red
icrepe de ckene.
| Miss Elizabeth Dunn of New York
City was very lovely in white chiffon,
trimned IN bands of blue and en-
broidered in gold beads.
Miss Mildred Hendricks was par
tEcularly attractive in dancing dress
Of white net with ball fringe trim
mings, and on her hair she wore a
dainty white lace and pink rosebud
party cap.
| Miss Dora Pelot of Owens, Fla,
wore a girlish dancing frock of pale
blue silk null, with silver fringe trim
mings.
Miss Josephine Williams of Ander-
son, S. c., was another pretty visiting
girl. She wore an attractive gown of
| light blue crepe de chene, fashioned.
with lace and fringe and hand-em-
broidered in pink
Miss Tommie Moody of Turkey
Creek, another very charming visitor
was extremely beautiful wearing al
gown of yellow chiffon over yellow
satin, with trimmings of gold lace, and
in her hair she wore pearl bandeau.
Miss Justina HUFF of New York was
as sweet and pretty as picture in
white net over shrimp pink satin, with
trimmings of pink roses.
Miss .Rebecca Day of Atlanta was
very sweet and pretty in beautiful
pink satin gown, with trimmings of
lace and fringe, and in her hair she
wore 4 pink velvet band and white
aigretSe.
Miss Emma Cannon of DeLand
wore 4 becoming costume of pink sat
in, with an overdress of white net
elabofately beaded with pearls.
Three pretty college girls attending
this dance were Misses Clifford Pyles,
Ethel Haycraft and Rosebud Robin
SON. The former wore dancing frock
NJ black net, and in her hair she wore
'-ed velvet band. Miss Haycraft was
uaty in white lace over pink silk,
: anu Gss Robinson in blue silk strip
t eu over blue satin. Both these
n ia.ee sweet young girls wore
i peal : in their coiffures.
a1 young people present at
" lne - IS ball were Misses He's
n lei w IN Dewey, Elizabeth
oh New earson, Matte Will
II. mans a rary Mary Burford, sa-
pr "a s Das.s' ruler MS. Alice Bullock,
A EuseA 1,ara IohnsI Atkinson, Lois
hll,S' Mars,,erite ~ Poy oyathleen Jack
oA son. a-,n,a 49,, robinson hope Robin