The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-16


company of Major Tobias, the prime mover of
the whole concern, we noticed Mrs. Knteker-
booker and Mrs. Camblos, two New \ ork ladies,
remarkable for their beauty and for their becom-
ing dress.
The decorations of the hall were gotten up in
fine style. Red, white, and blue bunting was
draped around the room, and between each
window the coats -of-arms of the various States
were placed. These were also grouped over
the outside of the entrance door, which was also
otherwise ornameHted. The shield directly over
the doorway, under which every married and
unmarried person present had to pass bore the
coat-of-arms of the State of Utah. which sngu-
lar arrangement produced some startling
thoughts 10 the ladies and gedtlemen who
viewed it.
There were numerous fine dresses in attend.
ance. The ladies wearing them are nameless,
for various reasons, as are also the different
styles OF costume, from inability to furnish them
with name. There was one costume which
consisted mostly of an almighty train tapering
beautifully down to a fine point at a remote dis
tauce from the wearer, and cut a Ia peacock
generally. Ruffies lounces, and furbelows
formed the body aud substance of the dress,
which was constructed of some light material,
and of feathers weight.
Another costume included a scarlet silken
train as heavy in substance as the other was
light. The effect of its bright colorng was
something startling, aud its length was mex
pressible The distance in lneal measurement
covered by this arrangement at any one given
time was stepped off and found to be in the
neigbborhood of thirty feet, as near as it could
| be estimated. This costume was noticed going
around the room in eccentric circles at various
times, pro- ducing peculiar phenomenon.
Various other trains of great length-excur-
sion trains they may be called-were noticed
but their beauties were not displayed to the
public eye in such profusion. When dancing
they were generally draped in graceful folds
over the arm of the partner, and when standing
or sitting were deposited in heaps on one side of
the wearer, go as to give the unwary wayfarer
chance to pass in safety. Like certain orna-
mental fowl before mentioned, the ornamental
| portion was only displayed when the wearer
! had ONE special reason for so doing.
But the majority of the dresses were remark
able only for their propriety and transformations
| elegance. The ladies certainly displayed the
! greatest of taste, and the gentlemen certainly
thanked them for it, in look if not in word.
During the evening considerable trouble was
experienced, with the gaslight, which grew
| DINNER and DINNER as the evening wore on
| The gas of this hotel is furnished, not from a
| private apparatus, but from the town works,
| which not in tourishing condition, and
| which sometimes run short at very inopportune
! moments. 10 help remedy the defect in the
| ballroom, the residents of the island and the
propretors of the various hotels turned off their
| own gas jets, except where they were absolutely
| necessary, in order that there might be enough
| TO make fair show where it was most needed.
But the precautions were all OF no avail At about
! hall. past eleven o'clock, after several death
| Aickers, the light went entirely out, and but for
| a few cau6les which were the music plat
form the room would have been in total dark.
| ness. AS it was, the effect was to send many o
| the guests home. In q few minutes, various
individuals facetiously called the light brigade
made their appearance with lighted candles il
each hand, and thus the room was made inhabit
aLle until q sufficient quantity of gas had col
| lected in the reservoirs to allow the jets to be
! relighted. A goodly number of participants
remained to enjoy the festivities until their con
! cusion.
At Twelve o'clock the banquet was served
which was fine affair and gave great satisfac
tion. The dancing was continued until nearly
four o'clock, up to which time various parties
of the 7th and others were heard, by those
who desired to sleep peacefully after the fatgues
of tne day, proceeding noisily to their homes
making the early morning hideous with thei
superabundant good humor. which every one
however was ready to pardon.
The regiment leave the island this morning
for New York at nine o'clock taking with then
the best feelings for all who have taken part il
the reception, and the best wishes and congra.
tulatiops of their friends.