Here on the Forum- someone mentioned that Andrew & Abbie had gone to a ball...
That it was something they read in the Archive.
Here is a link to the news account they may have been referring to.
It only says Andrew Borden and it may not be our Andrew J. Borden, and it's merely a snippet... Just FYI
http://lizzieandrewborden.com/Archive70 ... isodes.htm
I "Found" The Grand Ball...
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Here’s a scrap of evidence that at least one morning she woke up ‘After the Ball Is Over’.
Military Ball
A Notable Gathering of Society People
Costumes of the Ladies --- Persons in Attendance
Much that has been said about the success of the social events under the auspices of Company M must be said over again. Tuesday night the annual military ball was held in Music hall and it was a very gay affair. The committee of arrangements had done everything to make the occasion of the high standard attained by previous events of a like kind, and it succeeded very well. The committee consisted of Capt. S.L. Braley, Lieut. J.D. Munroe, Lieut. David Fuller, Sgt. W.F. Borden, Corp. Durfee, Privs. Abbott, Davol, Harrison, McCoy and Sanford. The platform was decorated with palms and other tropicals, and festoons of similar hung over the windows. . . .
. . . There were 54 couples in the march, and the brightly glittering gold braid of the officers and the spick and span uniforms of the soldiers contrasted very beautifully with the lighter stuffs worn by the ladies, and made a spectacle from the gallery very pleasing. Not one half of the dancers present took part in the march, as there were probably 125 couples on the floor at one time or another during the evening. the programme, a very recently printed folder from the press of J.D. Munroe, contained 16 numbers in all as follows: march, waltz, quadrille, polka, quadrille, military schottische, Saratoga lanciers, medley quadrille, gilde polka, waltz, quadrille, lanciers, waltz quadrille, polka, waltz and medley quadrille. Besides these, there were several encores and extras which kept up the dancing until considerably after midnight. . . .
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All the ladies present were tastefully dressed, but there were not a dozen who were in full evening dress. Possibly the most noticable costume was one of baby blue tulle worn by Miss Hattie Jackson of Boston who, with Miss Kittie Abbott of Boston, was under the chaperonage of Mrs. Dr. J.H. Abbott. Miss Jackson's dress was cut dancing length, with sleeveless corsage, decollette, with a garniture of pink roses. She wore a sash of pink surah; pearl necklace and aigret of pink roses. . . .
. . . Among the people present not previously mentioned were Dr. C.C. Terry and wife, A.B. Bruneau, Nathan Davol, Miss Annie Luther, Miss McKenney, C.S. Merrill, John Ainsworth, Miss M. Freeborn, Charles Campbell, Miss Ida Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Whitehead, William Crossley, Miss Crossley, Miss Hattie Harrision, Miss Ella Smith, James McKeop, James McDermott, Miss Annie Horsfield, James Bruck, John Hughes, the Misses McLeod, Walter Burgess, John Booth, Laura McQuitty, Miss L. Stevenson, Thomas Pitt, Miss Mamie Nicholson, Will Nicholson, Miss Bella Connell, Miss Nellie Collins, John F. Allen, Miss M. O'Mears, Mrs. N.O. Adams, Charles Anderson, Mrs. J. Colemen, Mrs. S. Munroe, John Gormely and wife, R.E. McGuire, Miss M. O'Gara, James Smith, Miss Lizzie Borden, and W.H. Hargrave.
Date: January 15, 1890
Source: Fall River Daily Herald (The above is excerpted from a transcription provided by Bruce Laurie, Department of History, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.)
Military Ball
A Notable Gathering of Society People
Costumes of the Ladies --- Persons in Attendance
Much that has been said about the success of the social events under the auspices of Company M must be said over again. Tuesday night the annual military ball was held in Music hall and it was a very gay affair. The committee of arrangements had done everything to make the occasion of the high standard attained by previous events of a like kind, and it succeeded very well. The committee consisted of Capt. S.L. Braley, Lieut. J.D. Munroe, Lieut. David Fuller, Sgt. W.F. Borden, Corp. Durfee, Privs. Abbott, Davol, Harrison, McCoy and Sanford. The platform was decorated with palms and other tropicals, and festoons of similar hung over the windows. . . .
. . . There were 54 couples in the march, and the brightly glittering gold braid of the officers and the spick and span uniforms of the soldiers contrasted very beautifully with the lighter stuffs worn by the ladies, and made a spectacle from the gallery very pleasing. Not one half of the dancers present took part in the march, as there were probably 125 couples on the floor at one time or another during the evening. the programme, a very recently printed folder from the press of J.D. Munroe, contained 16 numbers in all as follows: march, waltz, quadrille, polka, quadrille, military schottische, Saratoga lanciers, medley quadrille, gilde polka, waltz, quadrille, lanciers, waltz quadrille, polka, waltz and medley quadrille. Besides these, there were several encores and extras which kept up the dancing until considerably after midnight. . . .
. . .
All the ladies present were tastefully dressed, but there were not a dozen who were in full evening dress. Possibly the most noticable costume was one of baby blue tulle worn by Miss Hattie Jackson of Boston who, with Miss Kittie Abbott of Boston, was under the chaperonage of Mrs. Dr. J.H. Abbott. Miss Jackson's dress was cut dancing length, with sleeveless corsage, decollette, with a garniture of pink roses. She wore a sash of pink surah; pearl necklace and aigret of pink roses. . . .
. . . Among the people present not previously mentioned were Dr. C.C. Terry and wife, A.B. Bruneau, Nathan Davol, Miss Annie Luther, Miss McKenney, C.S. Merrill, John Ainsworth, Miss M. Freeborn, Charles Campbell, Miss Ida Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Whitehead, William Crossley, Miss Crossley, Miss Hattie Harrision, Miss Ella Smith, James McKeop, James McDermott, Miss Annie Horsfield, James Bruck, John Hughes, the Misses McLeod, Walter Burgess, John Booth, Laura McQuitty, Miss L. Stevenson, Thomas Pitt, Miss Mamie Nicholson, Will Nicholson, Miss Bella Connell, Miss Nellie Collins, John F. Allen, Miss M. O'Mears, Mrs. N.O. Adams, Charles Anderson, Mrs. J. Colemen, Mrs. S. Munroe, John Gormely and wife, R.E. McGuire, Miss M. O'Gara, James Smith, Miss Lizzie Borden, and W.H. Hargrave.
Date: January 15, 1890
Source: Fall River Daily Herald (The above is excerpted from a transcription provided by Bruce Laurie, Department of History, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.)