The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-20
THE BALL.
What the Modest Herald" Com
missioner Learned and What
He Saw.


The fancy dress ball given al
Jennings Hall last evening, was 6
success; a success without any quail.
tess'o3. Il is sale to say that there
has never been a character ball in
which ths exhibition was eoualed in the
taste displayed in TIE selection of
costumes, or in the elegance with
which they have been gotten up,
especially as to the ladies, a msjOrity
OF the gentlemen being in evening
dress. There were just enough pre-
sent and there was such perfect free
dom aad case that one could not help
bot have an enjoyable time. II the
old bachelors in town had put their
faces inside toe ballroom door, the
many pretty faces, lovely costumes
and charming forms, would have
created such peculiar and unusual
sensation In that region where the
heart Is supposed to be located, as
Would have forced them to march in
and pay the homage that all properly
constituted lords of creation are ever
anxious 10 yield TO worth and beauty.
The HERALD commissioner took the
characters until bewildsred, when he
was compelled to desist; if, therefore,
any are omitted, il must be attributed
to their superlative loveliness.
Hiss George ClaWson, as ''Spring,"
vas as bright and welcome as spring
itself; Miss Maggie DwYer, Flower
Girl" distributed her sweet scented
fsvors like Neapolitan maiden; Miss
Ada Dryer, was the modest "Water
Lily" Miss Sarah Ellerbeck, "Ohild
of the Regiment" made one sigh for
wars and a return of the days of
Vivandieres; Miss Nettie Sharp could
not but look "Evangeline;" Miss
Lulu Ellerbeck, brought back the
bllssful days of nursery rhymes, with
her character of Little Bo Peep"
Mrs. Julia Burton was a veritable |
"Swiss Maid" Miss Edith Clawson
presented lovely version of charm
ing Autumn" Miss Priscilla Jen-
aings dressed MARY Stuart" accur.
ately and looked the lovely queen;
Miss Jote Beatie and Miss Emily
Wells az "GTofe" and "Giroha, +"
were beyond description; Miss Mary
Clark, the pretty French Peasant"
Mrs. Cummings gave beautiful repre-
sentation of Rosalind, from "As You
Like IT." Mrs. Mamie Clawson, dres-
sed the Bohemian Girl" Miss NJ.
Beatie was the most desirable Sum
mer" ever seen in this locality; Mrs.
II. NJ. Wells could not have looked
better than she did az the "White ]
Num-" Mrs. Phoebe Clawson pre-
scented the modern and proverbial
School Girl" Miss Minerva Rich
ards represented the most universal
puzzle-"Sweet 49," Mrs. leila Muir. :
ray was dressed as the "Pop Corn
Girl" Miss Tessa Kimball, "Poca-
hontas;" Miss Fanny Little, the sweet '
Lilly of the Valley" Mrs. J. NJ. L
Benedict, the modest 'Swiss Savoy t
ard" the irrepressible Hrs. Smith was [
The grand puzzle-"14. Is, 49," and S
every one seemed remarkably inter
ssted in the puzzle; Mrs. Nettis Smell =
was the image of Little Buttercup," !;
and did some tall mixing up; Miss N.
Burns could not have been improved '
~ the retired "Cinderella;" Mrs. -"
Nettie Gunner was the modern +
Dolly Varden;" Miss Deilie Young
Folly" to the life; Miss L
Ida Young and Miss Minnie KimbalI r
,lvalled each other as modest peas C
,nts;" Miss S. Reading, French S
Miss Watson, Scotch Peas q
anti" Mrs. Nellie Hardy, Jockey" Il
Miss L. Reading, Dancing Girl" q
md many ladies who assumed no
,haracter.Eat all for the excellent =.
.eason that they could have added r
tC their attractiveness.
Among the gentlemen, G. s. =
Burton took mixture Of "High- Il
snder" and desperaIo-he bad the %
Scotch dress, win dagger in the \
place where the desperado would
lave had boot leg; L. A. Cum U
nings was a genuine "Salem Scud- 9
ler," with a mustachio OF silken .
dimensions; II. L. a. Culmer repre- y
ented a "Cadet"-black mustache, y
.tc.; Dr.. ]. M. Benedict gave an q
elegant representation of the philo-
ophic 'Iago;" Fred Clawsou, "Cul- [
I'D Officer"-red mustache VIII
dawson, Hamlet :" Dr.. F. D. n
Benedict, "Surgeon OF the Army"
4. P. KimbalPs "Falstaff" was per. S
ection; E. II. Murphy. 'Pythias;" .
/. x. Ferguson, Lord DundWeary;;" y
/. L. Perkes, gu. S. Regimental ;"
v. Burton, French Noblemau,"
ime, Louis XIV; Jos. Jennings,
General Lee" A. Felt, Jack of
Jlubs;" e. H. Felt, "Uriah Heap"
Henry Smell. Find Out," from bis
riend w. Collins; Sci. Clawson.
'Spaniard;" B. Kimball, General ,
Iuster;;" A. s. Kendall, "Ohzier;" n 4
REQ A. Richards, Escua2ius;" F. D. y
"McCornick & Co, bank
re-" 6. T. Felt, prospective "Guar-
Ian" ofthe Child of the Regiment" N
ohm Burns, "Belle of the Utes;" a. .
iould, a "Heathen Chinee," and :,
nature could not have improved on B
!; Sidney Clawson, an ethereal to
Dutch Fairy" ana Walt. Clawson, v
he beatifc "Euphemia" from "Hob- 81
'ies," and others who went as moth
ng in particular, but very important
in general. L
It was a grand success. y