Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-02
HIGH SCHOOL PARTY.

Chapter on that Word Informal"
| The annual High School party took place
| at the Assembly Chamber last evening, and
proyed ID be one of the most charming re-
unions of the fresh young beauties and grace
full youths of Sacramento, with q fair sprink-
ling of mature adult and elderly people.
Away down in the corner of the invitations, in
modest letters of slender face, there was
printed the single word Informal" 1t
meant great deal, and it resulted in great
deal more Heretofore, the High School par
ties, which are q kind of "send-off to the
graduating class, have been the dressiest OF
all dressy affairs. The costumes have rivaled
those of the most pretentious balls, and no
one dreamed of appearing there, unless
arrayed like Solomon il all his glory. Ordi-
nary mortals, to whom the dollar of our
daddies Is the size of a cart-wheel, generally
took to the gallery aud congratulated
themselves that half years salary was not
spread out over their backs. Then, too, the
full-dress party. when the hall was crowded,
was full of entanglements and pitfalls. The
sweeping trains always threatened to get
mixed up with masculine legs in manner
that made it task of the highest form of
agility to keep clear Of the swinging draperies.
Again, the young ladies-and the old ones,
too-were, on such occasions, so fearfully and
wonderfully gotten up that one scarce dared
touch them, and to dance with a belle in full
dress kept her partner in constant dread of
accidents and damages.
Now 1t so happens that some sensible peo-
Pile somewhere recently came to the conclu-
sion that, while full. dress parties are at any
time stiff, unwieldy and unenjoyable enough,
for young misses just out of school they are
decidedly not the thing" Hence the fashion
has come into vogue that High School
graduating exercises shall take place
by day. and the graduates shall APP
pear on such occasions in informal
attire, and that there shall be total
absence of the dress parade" style. The
same authority has decreed that the usual
school party following commencement exer-
cises shall be, as ITO dress, informal" which
and by all means don't go with too long trail
to your dress. The latter part of this fashion
has reached Sacramento, and it prevailed last
night. The result was more than pleasing.
The handsome girls and women of Sacra-
mento present were, with a half-dozen excep-
tions, in walking costumes some itch, some
very plain, all neat. all giving freedom to limb.
adding grace to body and poetry to motion
in the dance. There were no " fearful and
wonderful toilettes, no ''get-ups that en-
numbered the wearer, no entanglements Tor
the black-coated escorts, no danger OF ruin
ing elaborate costumes no fears of crushing
ones partner out of shape by touch, no inn
modest exposure of person, but in place the
handsomest of short and high dresses, some
in silk. some in satin gowns, some in print
and some in null and tarletan and these
costumes, which through the magic of that
little word informal placed the poorest
in worlds goods of all these school
girls upon a level with those most richly en-
dowed with gold were handsomer, more brill
liant and altogether aided in making up a
more charming picture, as one sazed from the
gallery upon the intermingling of the dancers
on the pure white of the floor Beneath, than
is possible to he produced by the fullest of
formal, and bless the man who invented it
for school parties, and that he did not keep
it, as well he might all to himself by patent
right.
1t was delightful party last night and the
array of young girls and young men has not
been surpassed in many a day here, and
thanks to informal, they enjoyed themselves,
and the old heads present were unanimous in
voting themselves as gratitied in being able
to look on. The committees were prompt,
ever present and courteous. The supper was
tasteful, plentiful and good. 1t was laid by
Fisher, the caterer, The dances were to the
music of Church, Jones & Beebe's full
orchestra, and were eighteen in number.
The hall committees were Reception Com
mittee-John l.. Hughes, Arthur Seymour,
Walter Greer, A. K. Grimm Floor Di-
rector-G. W. Stafford. Floor Managers-T
Z. J. Riley, Goodwin Mcneil. A. j. John
ston, J. NJ, KilSaritf, i. 3. Carroll, T. II.
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