Show In relation to this the writer witnessed an incident at the drum corps ball which did him good A young man in swallow swalow tailed coat board fence collar immaculate shirt bosom and decollette vest evidently oneof the swells had thrown down a beau tiful silk handkerchief on the floor t hold his place When the announcement of the dance was made a good and sensible look ing quietly dressed young man with a tastily dressed partner came that way look ing for a place He saw the vacant place in the set and immediately took possession Some young gentleman in the set showed him the handkerchief and explained that he was trespassing on forbidden ground The young man looked at the beautiful handkerchief handker-chief a minute then quietly putting his foot under it he gave it a kick that sent the fabric some twenty feet away After the dance had progressed some time the owner of tho handkerchief came up dragging his cartner He looked around and at last saw L hide handkerchief s some distance away un der the feet of the dancers He picked it up and returned to his seat where he made profuse apologies to his partner |