The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-16
OUR LETTER BOX.
LoTHAIR.s SECOND fNsTALLnrENT.
CoIsvA LIS, May I2, 1873.

LoTHAIE's SECOND rNsTALLmENr
CORVALLIS, May i2, 1873.
Editor Democrat:
Since our last we have been under
going great changes and excitements;
our once dull town has thrown off the
shackles that so long held 1t down,
and once more throws its head aloft
and cries, ''now behold me In all my
glory" As we have q great many
items to send you we will take them in
rotation, and the most prominent first.
THAT BALL.
The great social event of the season
was grand ball given on last Thurs
day night by Messrs. Millner and Fox,
at Fishers Hall. The affair has been
on the qui eire for some time and over
two hundred invited guests have been
in an uneasy flutter of excitement and
expectation in consequence. The fash
ionable dressmakers have been driven
to the very verge of distraction for
weeks past, and fond papas have ex-
pended in dressmakers bills all the
honest earnings of the last few months.
The arrangements for receiving the
guests were very complete and carried
out in manner which avoided all con-
fusion or mistake. The porch leading
to the hall was covered with canvass,
through which colored walters in black
dress coats and knee breeches, acom-
panied the guests to the dressing rooms
in the second story. The decorations
were very elaborate and beautiful. The
hall was filed with large bouquets Of
flowers of the rarest description. One
large basket of flowers donated by
"Lothair." attracted especial atten-
tion, as it had his photograph attached
these, were noticeable fine collection
of statuary and paintings, among otli-
ers being q life size painting of Prof y.
W. r., done up in a splendid style by
that prince of painters, Jimmie O'Flyn
of the schooner E2nord, also minor
gems of art from the pencil and brush
of our best artists. The veranda at the
west end of hall was lit up and used as
promenade. The flowers being in full
bloom, it presented most pleasing ap.
pearance.
REFRESHMENTS.
The supper room, n very large one,
south of the dancing hall, profusely
decorated with flowers, with long
table in the center loaded with the
costiiest specimens of the caterers art.
Silver aud glass ware covered the table
10 such an extent that it was perfectly
dazzling to the eyes. The viands were
served by white walters in evening
dress. To the right of the supper room
was the side board or "punch room,"
in which lemonades, ices, queen-char-
lottes and other beverages were served
to an excess. Above this was the
smoking room for gentlemen, provided
with the finest cigars in unlimited
quantities.
THE DANCING.
The music furnished for the dancing
was superb, and the scene in the dam
cling hall was very animated. The
programme was plain, with the mono
grants OF Messrs. NJ. and F., and pro-
vided twenty dances, seven more
however, were improvised. The only
uncomfortable feature of the delightful
scene was the crowd.
THE TOILETS.
Miss r., a beautiful and graceful
| blonde, looked charming in n heavy
| robe of green satin very eiaborately
trimmed; decolette hair a la Jantdsie;
ornaments-pearl. Miss Mex, bru-
nett, wore a dress OF "Reseda' sill,
with fiounces of chantilly lace looped
with Spring leaves and foliage; hair in
curls; ornaments-diamo Miss T.,
a charming brunette, wore a black silk
en- trdine, high corsage. Miss X, a
chantaine, attracted host of dancers;
attired in white silk elaborately
puffed with tulle and trimmed with
! Will low cor
sage; hair fiaunty. Miss II, (of Harris.
/ burg, beautiful brunette, attracted
much attention and looked sweet in
scarlet silk en- trdine; hair q la Pompn-
dour. Misses McCs., brunettes, wore
canary satin en- trdine, elaborateIy
| pulled and plated and studded with
artificial flowers; hair in curls. There
were many other ladies present in ele-
CANT attire, but we will let them pass
for want of space.
/ Among the most prominent gentle-
men we noticed the following: Otto
Fox--tiressed in paper collar and hi.
brother Lee in gold headed cane. j.
NJ. Garrison, one of the shining light.
of the Methodist church, seemed per-
fectiy carried away, and our silent
1 prayer went up-.'So mote it BEL
The managers were attired in brilliant
costumes, the entire clothing establish
ments of the town having been called
into requisition. At the close of the
dance Prof. II. took the musicians
stand and recited the "Dying Gladia-
tor" amidst immense applause and
showers of bouquets.
/ LoTHAIR.
lNOTE.-The remainder of this in.
teresting communication is crowded
out, but will appear in our next.-Ed
Dem.1
ScooPED UP.-Our Albany Base
Ballists are very hospitable = they
won't let anybody outdo them in thai
line; SO when the Monmouth boys
came over here last Saturday to play
a match game they kindly permitted
the Monmouthers to getaway with then
by the handsome score of IS to 35. Oul
boys would have been still more liber