Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1879 — A Brilliant Party and a Happy Time. [ARTICLE]

A Brilliant Party and a Happy Time.

Society wonM seemtobeou the jsri Wra the year, there has been as unprecedented ■amber of pi is seal, iffhirs is tqWu, an* as a rpselt the fluttering of oar belles and beenx, rriUd with the Hint of sffnfMg, are becoming considerably “toned down.’’ The latest was the reoeptie* ||>vri| at the residence of Marion L. Spitler, on Irat Monday evening, for Mlaeae Bard and ftdditrf Chebanae, • lUinois, who hive been visiting his daughter, Miss ( NeUihk;- ftp the last few day*. .The affair wee emiahdtiv eMis Ik every reepect and "• donbtipee obeyed by a 11... Sorely Hebe reigned supreme. The attractions, beside wealthjgsd bounty, consisted of dancing, music, lee oako, Mad that wetoonuo smile whUs is a nas* adopted by Marion Lyeargns an<f his genial wife for captivating guiltless hearts. The dicing woe indulged in by the young folks entirely, under several £fant oaks, illuminated by the lurid glare of U doaen leak year's , lanterns, and wqs carried'on until 2 a. tn., while the older oi4 present ooeupied themselves cracking jokes, eating ckke aqd ice eream, and listening to the harm onions voice of RenaeslUer prima donna. The visitors also edified the assembled guests with some highly entertaining music. Miss Nellie, the charming little hostess, never looked more fascinating in her ljfe, end flitted about from one roam to anpther, ministering to the wants of guests, with th# lightness, gracefulness and snrveilanoe of the Hesperidm; and the black, piercing eyes, and “form divinely felr” of Mias Bard, e n 4 ths pleasant fees and , “attractive air” of Miss Root, ertd&red them both to all who had the pleasure of their acquaintance; truly they were . ... j “Beautiful as sWeet t And young as beautiAti I And gay ss young 1 And innoeept as gay I '* Mr. Will Spitler and Mr. Alford, es Illinois, also enlivened the occasion with their presence. The dresses worn were unusually attractive, elegant, costly, and among. the rest may be particularly mentioned those displayed by Misses Bard and Root, Miss Nellie Spitler^Miss..Peacock, of Tennessee, Mrs. Z. Dwiggins and Mrs. L. Hopkins, of this place, and Mrs. Day of Illinois. The party vras a success in every particular and all present will join with us in saying that MarionLycurgus ßpitler, Esq., is an expert major homo: A.