The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-28
LAST NIenr,s nANQUEr.
The EpJoyabfeaha Venerable Reception
at the state HonsR.


The complimentary ball Of last evening
was succeSS-an assertion that will brook
no contradiction. As before announced, II
was given Ia the ball OF the House Of Dele.
gates. But what transformation Every
sign OF the toilsome work that has, for the
past ten weeks, marked the place, save It was
the desks OF the speaker aud clerk, had dis
appeared aud, in It's stead were all the appur.
tenanCeS OF the ball room.
GliLtering chandeliers lit up scene thai
was brilliant and gay and lent additional
charms TO the beauties present. All the
books, papes-everythtng in fact was gone
as II by magic, and In its place the smooth
and level surface Of linen that was simply
irresistible 10 the dancer Those having The
ball room in charge did nobly and their 70.
greet that no time had been afforded for de.
coration was overwhelmed by the cOngratula.
ti0ps that poured In on thenI
By some II was thought the ball would
not prove success, but by II o'clock all such
thoughts had vanished. Wheeling people
were determined to compliment tue Legls.
lature aud State officials and to that end
turned out In large numbers, His ex.
cellency Gov. Jackson and the various heads
OF executive departments, their dapper
clerks, the presiding officers Of the two bodies
and large majority Of the members Of both
houses were present. including many lovely
ladies from abroad now visiting in the CITY,
To give o list OF those present would be an
hercuieau undertaking; suffice il to say that
Wheeling fully sustained her reputation for
fair and lovely women and gallant men,
Alto O'Clock the hall was comfortabiysifi.
ed with well made up company, Al this
time Colonel Robert White, ex.Attorney
General called for order, aud on behalf Of
the citigGn1 ezt2HaSt.A cordial welcome TO
the strangers. The Colonel made yery neat
little speech that was well received, and thc
company proceeded TO enjoy itself as he had
advised should be done. When the ball was
at its height the scene was one that might
have captiVated any One-the rustic Of dress.
es, the blaze OF gas Jets, the musical ripple OF
Laughter and conversation, the sweet sound
Of music, to which flying feet kept time, was
all In accord with the occasion.
Owing TO the inClemency Of the weather
the toilets, while unusually neat and attrac.
tive, were not so elegant rs they otherW ise
would have been. a large number Of the
ladies appeared in walking costumes or demi.
toilets, the neatness and simplicity OF which
was very tasty and charming, Anew gentle.
men appeared in full dress, but the majority
were clad In business SUITS although the
graceful frock was frequently seen.
The dancing was started ut 10 O'Clock, and
from the half dozen couple that first took the
floor the number swelled until the smooth
linen was comfortably covered, the COMPANY
being large enough to allow all TO dance and
yet not crowd to suilocatiOn.
The Operation orchestra, led BY Prof,
Louis Naas occupied the clerks desk and
furnished the strains Of sweet music for
the enhancing waltz and graceful tancers:
the music waSall new and played in excellent
time. twas highly compIimcnted.
The supper was spread in the, Supreme
Court chamber by Rolf. Ladies with their
escorts were served frs, and were well served,
too; the tables looked very tempting and
those who were fortunate TO reach the first
table Jared well. But for those who were at
the sec0nd-alas! time enough was not al.
lowed for the walters to clear things away
and the crowd came in on rush; the wait.
eEs got ratified, and although order was final.
y attained, 1t was too late to do good.
Dancing was kept up until late hour
To sum up the afair, It was on the whole a
big success as compliment 10 the
members Of. the Legislature who leave
us to-day; they will doubtless carry
away pleasant recollections OF an affair
of this nature. The number Of ladies pres.
ent, it must be acknowledged, was not rs
large as had been looked for, .and
those OF the sterncr sex were large.
y in the majority; those who had not ladies
however, enjoyed themselves hugely in the
library, where u committee OF we'll known
citizens looked after their welfare, PerhAns
the company was not as select as il might
have been, but 1t was representative one
and the ball and reception onsthe whole was
one the OriginHtorS and committee men NAV
congratulate themselves upon.