East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-03-07
A Mormon Nall.

| lcnCS lOf tuc telpoiSnOIcdH ull' w hhOhi
disparaging the new halls that are rising
into being with astonishing alacrity, and
all of them devoted, or to be devoted, tc
the dance, it may be set down that So
cal Hall is rather more reserved than the
others in the city. The lessee must be
respectable and responsible, and only
those are invited. / suppose it is much
the same elsewhere also.-The arrange
ments once made, the following card was
issued:
SELECT ASSEMBLY
Mr-----and Ladies are respectfully invited to at
| tend Tic Mic party at the
SOCIAL HALL
On Thursday, Jao uary 10, ls6l
Dancing to commence at Il. M.
Tickets, ets,................ 81 SO per couple.
Each additional lady so cents,
MAxAGERs:
HENRY MAIBEN, JOHN RGLAwsoE
Tables and Hot Water in the Basement.
Great Salt Lake City, Jan, 7. 1861.
OF course, the guests Of the evening
are presented Hwith complimentary"
done up in the finest style OF typography.
Sevcnty-fve of these tickets are issued,
and are exnectcd to be every accepta-
hIe - and with that number of gentle.
men, and as you will observe, any amount
of ladies', the Hall gets early filled. Be-
inp proyerhia,ly late at getting to meet
;n1. I can only saw that | was pivea to
understand that the ball opened by one
oftbe Elders seriously pra wing for the
BLESSING of heaven to be with them in
their exercise and entertainment. After
which the music stlikes up, and off 90 the
saints in all .he olory of cotillons.
uu,, pua.,o,p ~ ,.o. .,,oro ,,;,h orl,, =
ii y ne = - 80 ~, s,nsi,,T ,L;,,, -,
l .,"a" p,.O', r. aaa ~ m "rnrrot,ahIo os 7
onticinateJ SAVING something of the "in.
stitntion." Brother Brigham" did not
seon as If he had mt ON his last touches
A. lis toilet lie was in plain steel gray:
INIT then Rrioham is the Nc Donald
wherever she Goes. and if clad in RAGS
wonld he none the less accountable to his
,,evotad ad,nirors The Governor and In.
div cntorrd at the moment the cotillons
wern ready TO commence: but the ex.
Govornor was in time TO command atten.
tion and very c,urteously. and evidently
with pleasure. introduced the Governor to
the assembly. His Excellency expressed
tho pleasure he felt in seeino the conpany
and retiring. her Ladvship was introduc-
cd with the same formlity. What a con-
trast toi Governor Cummings first entree
into tho Terr;toryl 7 have once or twice
listened to His ExcelIency's recital of the
excited and anything but pleasant SER
mons on the occasion of his appearance
among them in the Tabernacle. Three
short years, or less have worked wonders
upon the character of their relationship.
They understand each other better
Gov. Younp introduced Gov. Cum
ming 70 the ladv Yonno present. and fol-
lowing himself with Mrs. Cumming they
tool, the floor for the first cotillon. MIR.
Trumbo. an outsider. and his lady: your
correspondont and the lady of Brigham
Younr Jr.. completed the cotillon set.
The two Governors enjoyed the dance
hugely, and both displayed an intimate
acquaintance with the floor. Gov. Young
was as hearty and free with the youngest
in the ball room, and His Excellency, the
reigning Governor, went through it with
right good will Every respect and cour-
tesy was shown to Governor Cumming
and lady, by every person with whom
they had relationship, and they spent
the short time very agreeably. The
bland, honest countenance Of His Excel
lency was lit up with kindly feelings.
The Mormon dances are somewhat
different from those outside: some eyi.
dentlv heinz oomposed for the oonycn.
;encc Of oentlemen who have entered the
new or ,'natriarchal order.n Freouontlv
tbrouobont the eveninp. double cotii.
lions were danced, and also something
called the Scotch Reel, where a gentle
man dances the whole length of Inc hall