, 1876-02-29
THE CHARITY BALL.
A Brilliant Affnfr at tho Pacific
1Iotel Lust Evening.
It was All for tho Benefit Of the
Woman's Hospital Of This
State.
Grand Gathering Of Society Peoples.
beautiful Women In beautiful
TDtiets.


dars for Tho moro sobor Aabilimtlta Of tho Lou
ten season. our society people determined soms
timo ago 10 uuiso In grand demonstration
which should ltly represent tho wealth and
fashion OF tho ctr. Tho llen was, au far az tho
leaders In tho movement wero concerned, To car
tho CLIMAX OF Tie social nenson With PARTY
which should surrass In elegance any previous
affair OF this winter, and iuplaut in
tho minds of soelcty-Rotrs m impression
OF pleasure that should be last'ng and that
should ronder the centennial wintor o marked
ono In tho annals Of society. OF course In caat-
Ing about for tho most suitable kind Of entor-
taintnent no lengthy consideration 1as noccs.
Aary, snco, az all TIN world knows. nothing eau
80 coll out aud interest tho people Of fashion 10
CHARITY nALt.
Experience has proven that Ia New York and
otl,er Eastern cltiss. Not ouly ID tho heart st,-
peaied to By reaaon Of tho ball being for chastabe
objccts but ~ 1t Is 10 the interest Of no patc,-
lar person or clique. all petty riyatlea and tcal-
ousies eau he easily laid aside. So charity bail
was decided upon, and. in dno COURSE Of events,
II came OIL fass ovening al tho Grand Pacific
Hotel.
Preparations on generous scale were made
BY the ladies' having tho affair in charge. The
Immediate object to bo financially benefited wAa
tho Woman's Hospital Of tho Etasa OF 1lllnoi1.
The aims Of this instisutiou and Its present
condition and management hayo boen fully set
forth Ia previous announcements. TIE ladies'
constituting tho board Of Dltoctrossos belong to
tho most substantial famiIios in the city, and
arc prominent monlbtts Of society. Tho Com
mitsee having in oharEo the Arrangement Of the
thlt consisted Of tho following Ntrs. j. II. Rees,
Mrs. Louis Wahl. MIS- Amos T. Hail, Mrs. J. T.
f.fE H.. n
Mrs.. L. A. He1rtck. Mira. VIM. chlsho,m. Mira.
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w. L. oias, hiss o. eaaih' a4,s -. - Ma'nSr' g.
Mrs. a. H. jsckson, Mrs. q. y. Bartlett, MrH. ".
ton, In eut eripR upop their .ask they we're cou-
tron,ed viii, ,n,nv d;f,cn,t;e, n WA aca;,,hlc
=. .%a .sa ~ .un' .a,ao. so .,a. - ron'a a..
10 naAo tuc party sciee'' ~ 1oa' II "oa1o lilly
show forth the ......
won7ntEsr CLASS or soclx1r,
and +. m, acs,,.hte N mi, AZ many tsctctn aa
49, .;s,a ~ 49,. ~ n, ia ....r,rr tas, ~.
roo a.1lu ~ o'os. IT, ~. NV ,s,.a". ~
mlrsbl5 they handled mo delicate question cnn
be cen by referring to the hat Of tt,oro In At
tendance aubioiued below. Mr, Jopo D, Drake,
t,o ,,-,r,,otor ~ tba r.l,4;ol hotol u.a . ui,l.
NV p1op1.s'o' III y. ~. ~, IA ~1..s "s
'''e co-"oe"es ""n 'oo eou'at'''s', n.o epatoo
no pnins CD Lila pa1t to make thu hftair ~ suo-
ceesthl ~ was ,usouded. Llnen cloths we're
spread over tho carpets Of the paslots and grand
corridor for tue accommodation OF shn dancers,
a%d R nnraesous dtens,'nR snu eoa1 fooh's eefs
1hvltasions 70 tue pumner Of boo we're issued.
and tho l,slco of admission Whe plaeea ~ Sory
reasonable bgufe: Az wns ns.n1ss, .
LARGE NuhpEn OF 7lcKE1s WEkE solp
whose putchasera had no., 40 intention Of being
present. lst tue majority Of sosaoty'peop!e
wero not Inclined to miss 81 sucn en- an orpoItuolty'
aud accordingly mhdo taeif atfangemehts
Probably no aocinl event las eyer occurred
IN the ely when "aa a., the subject OF suca y
anxious anticipation. The yonneef n!embera Of
soc'oiy, especially, vcro in Aattor of expects,
tion for several weeks before the ball aud
conversation III :ho draWing.foom "a neVGs "a ian.
Guished for want OF theme Tho calls thai
wore made upon Tho modlsto and no coaGattisl
wore npmoEous, and tho consultations req "'sh
thoao important sd]nncts we're loneshy aha
solemn. The much'ta'ked-of evening at last
came around.
~ accordance VIII tho p1eys!snt fashion o.
1t taas hnlf~pass o'clock boforo carr1agos IN any
number dreM up beturo tho ladioa entrance q
tho hotel: The evening was not oil that could
hN tF{b n FeuR n hAinH