"At the 'Cadian Ball" is an 1892 short story written by American author Kate Chopin.
A distinctive feature of the short story is the use of local color.
[1] The 'Cadian Ball is a soirée for young Cajun people to find marriage suitors.
Calixta is the belle of the ball and describes the young men as boring and plain looking.
However, Calixta ends up with Bobinôt, a man she is not very attracted to, but someone she will settle for.