THE BACHELORS' BALL.

Evening Star, Issue 3463, 28 March 1874, Page 2

THE BACHELORS' BALL.

! •• y ’• • ’ To the Editor. ' f v : ° IR > It has been said that some 1 men are r bora great, some achieve greatness, and some, thrust upon them y ami ’with’ permission ,I. would, like to point’but Sah method of achieving it iff a small way. There aresomsyoung ‘‘gentlemen of position’’:Jin* this village (Heaven save the malrjk I) w )M fired with a gallaht apiHV, at yaricdkaeasonS . of the year, and with the assistance df’h Select few, get up a dance, to which are in-.. vited a number of people—|t6 use a Sheen*’? expression)--of “both sexes and .mixeil ages. So far, well } bhfc when th6se geh- ‘ clemen head .thsir cards of invitation as from, the “Bachelors of Dunedin," or, f‘ the Com* mittee of the Bachelors’ Assembly, ”1 think they assume a title scarcely correct,' and one calculated to would the feelings of 'othir? bachelors “ of their own set’ ’whatever that means—of equally good who hre for 1 the nonce shelved. It is noticed that when*' any heavier hop is required, or any bigger, greatness is to be achieved,' ind'the pockeW of, thebU bachelors are unable ! to stUnd tbl extraction bf the extra guinea, their Circle,it conveniently enlarged for the occasion, so at' to xnclude the pockets of thoso wboare ocoa* sionally shelved. The" result is ! pleasant enough no doUbt to the gallant fellows, and b,he greatness is achieved. 'But I wobldßak.'’ gest for future Bachelors’ Asstmblibs, khdfd' that this band ;of bjt)tbeai’V should take ; the usual steps to include bachelors.; who are inclined to,: join, pr that/', they should issue their invitations, m ferent form. There is a spice of snobbery >! about it, don’t you think?—l am, &&',A c > /* ■ T."-’"',. '• .Critic* * Dunedin, March 28. .