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VOL. XI, No. 16.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH FOURTEENTH, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
UNCLE CY AT THE COTILLION
BewWskered Native is an Uninvited Gnest
at Carolina Dance.
Hfovelty and Surprise Provide Evening:
XiOng to le Remembered for Par
tlclpants and Onlooker.
A.SILY the season's most
brilliant social aft'air was
the Cotillion arranged by
The Carolina young peo
ple, participants and
onlookers taxing the
music hall to its extreme capacity.
Novelty and surprise in figures and end
less merrymaking throughout the eve
ning combined in making the occasion
one long to be pleasantly remembered,
and beautiful gowns, attractive favors
and effective decorations gave the floor
color as fascinating as a Venetian gar
den. Long before the hour set for the
opening march the hall was filled, and
until midnight the " Mardi Gras " spirit
reigned supreme, culminating in a con
fetti and serpentine battle. .
The opening number was the usual
march and introduction circle, followed
by a waltz, led by Mr. James W. Cooper
and Mrs. E. E. liinehart, Jr., following
which came a two-step favor figure with
aigrettes for the women and boutonnieres
for the men.
A potato race and two-step followed,
the young women transferring tubers
across the hall by aid of table spoons,
the skillful ones being permitted to make
a selection from the young men lined up
at the head of the hall, the two unfort
unate " left overs " being obliged to
dance together ; the third number being
a favor figure two-step with fans for the
women and decorations for the men.
At this point the unexpected happened,
a bewhiskered native, in monster hat,
apparently attracted by the music, wan
dering into the hall and carefully in
specting decorations and guests until
asked to retire by the ushers. An alter
cation followed, but just as force was
about to be used the stranger discovered
an acquaintance in one of the favor
booths who vouched for his character,
and later on regretted it, for the music
had got into " Uncle Cy's " veins and
dance he must. Realizing that remon
stration was useless, the young woman
consented and about the hall " Uncle
Cy " struggled, finally stopping in the
centre amid loud applause of those in
the crowd who were rather glad he had
not been roughly expelled. Low the
veteran bowed in acknowledgement, as
he did so removing his broad-brimmed
hat, with which came the whiskers, and
when the light once more struck his face
it was none other than the familiar feat
ures of Mr. John E. Porter that greeted
the eye.
There was an audible gasp from the
assemblage and a moment later, uproar
ous applause as a bell boy hurried across
the hall with a monster cake for u Uncle
Cy ' which was duly presented to his
obliging partner (Mrs. Herbert L. Jill
son.) Four-in-hand races were next in order,
young women driving four young men,
or the same number of youpg women, in
a mad race about the hall, assisted by
energetic grooms, a dash of color being
given by jockey caps, reins and whips
bright colored summer hats for the wo
men and opera hats for the men, which
gave the dancers a strange appearance ;
the women's headgear more or less be
coming, the men's rakish and "won't go
home till morning" in the extreme;
always seeming more ludicrous at the
second glance.
The familiar curtain figure in which
unknown finger tips were grasped across
the top of a curtain, followed; two
halves and all of the participants being
taken out in turn.
The next number was the "Barn
Dance'' schott.ische, followed by a waltz
in which partners were badly mixed by
'Paul Jones'' and other changes, a Port
land fancy being followed by the closing
favor figure with confetti for the women
and serpentine for the men. At the sig-
THE VILLAGE BASEBALL TEAM.
Upper Row Walsh, Young, Eastman, Slattery.
Lower Row Fitzgerald (Capt.,) Lynch, Morris, Howard, Gale, Ellis (Mgr.)
ribbons of blue and white, and red and
white. Blue and red ribbon badges for
the young women were the race prizes,
the "steeds' dancing a two-step together,
and the "whips", throwing discretion
to the winds, joining in with their
"grooms'" ; the figure being repeated un
til all of the dancers had eDjoyed it.
An intermission, during which punch
was served, was followed by a favor fig
ure with gaily colored parasols for the
women and noisy animal rattles for the
men, Mr. Cooper leading a cleverly
worked out march, which was roundly
applauded.
Next in line was an amusing candle
race for the men, who were forced to sit,
tailor fashion, on cushions, light a candle
at a signal, carry it across the hall and
back, lighted ; the first to accomplish the
feat winning a waltz, the slow ones be
ing obliged to dance together.
A two-step favor figure followed, with
nal the "battle" began and it raged mer
rily until the strains of "Home, Sweet
Home" called partners together for the
closing waltz.
Following dancing, supper was served
in the dining room, good feeling finding
general expression; "Good Night,
Ladies" being sung reluctantly an hour
later.
The hall decorations were in pink and
white, with favor booths upon either side
of-the stage as the central feature, the
scheme being carried out in pink and
white lamp shades; Mrs. F. T. Ileflelfin
ger, Mrs. (J. M. Wells and Mis. Allan E.
Lard having details in charge.
At the favor booths were Mrs. Allen
E. Lard of Washington, and Mrs. Her
bert L. Jillson of Worcester, and Miss
Catherine Shanley of Newark, and Miss
Dunne of Boston. The patronesses were
Mrs. Leonard Tufts of Boston, Mrs.
Concluded on page 12)
THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY
Widely Representative Field of Prominent
Golfers Already Assured.
frog-ram Includes Men's, Women's
and Open Events and Will
Fill In Two Weeks.
HUS early the eighth
annual United North and
South Amateur Cham
pionship golf tourna
ment assures a record
breaking entry list and
a widely representative field of promi
nent participants. No less than three
former champions : George C. Dutton of
Boston (1901), Warren K. Wood of Chi
cago (190G), and Allan E. Lard of Wash
ington (1907), are already here prepared
to battle for this year's honors, with the
possibility of two more entries in T. Ster
ling Beckwith of Cleveland, winner in
1903, and Dr. L. Lee Harban of Wash
ington, the 1905 champion, as well as a
strong field of players who have figured
prominently in past events.
THE PROGRAM.
The event will open with an eighteen
hole qualification round Monday, March
30, with a gold medal for the best score,
six divisions of sixteen each qualifying
for the Championship, President's, Sec
retary's, Treasurer's, Captain's and Club
eups, which will be awarded to the win
ners of the match play rounds. There
will also be sterling cups to the division
runners-up and the winners of the con
solation divisions, made up of those who
lose in the first round of match play, as
well as special divisions for the overflow
field; both eighteen-hole courses being
brought into use to provide for the mon
ster field. Thirty-six hole finals will
prevail in all divisions.
THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
The week will end with the annual
Open Championship, open to both pro
fesssionals and amateurs, in which the
prizes will be the Open Championship
gold medal and one hundred dollars;
fifty, and twenty-five dollars ; amateurs
winning to receive plate; the event,
thirty-six holes medal play.
THE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Championship tournament will be
preceded by the annual Women's Cham
pionship, one division qualifying, a gold
medal being offered for the best score,
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