The Cake Walk

The Young Ladies Enjoyed One on W. Huron Street.

A cake walk participated in by young ladies only, was held at the residence of Mrs. Herman Hutzel, on W. Huron St., Wednesday. Every preparation had been made to keep the men out. The curtains were closely tacked down and a password was necessary to admission to the house. One window, however, was not fully screened and several of the neighbors took advantage of this window by means of a step ladder to get fleeting glimpses of the festivities within. The young ladies who acted the part of gentlemen in the cake walk were dressed as such in dress suits, carried gold headed canes and sported large diamond ornaments. The fun waxed fast and furious.. George Washington was present and was not to be outdone in the size of his diamonds, while his ebony countenance shown with all the luster which burnt cork could impart. It was voted a most successful cake walk and the fun enjoyed will long be a subject of pleasurable remembrance.