Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-11
rnE eRAND K1nMkss.

Night-A Large and FashfonaDAe Assembiage ThronE the Union Armory-The Display Equals Antic- ipations-The Beautiful Scene on the Grand March-A Grand Array | of Character Costumes-The Euro pean and Flower Dances-The Booths Thronged with Visitors The Participants fin the Dances.
 The grand Kirmess given at Union armory under the auspices of the United Workers, in aid of the charitable and benevolent work in which the organization is engaged, opened very successfully and auspiciously last night By half-past o'clock the roads leading to ths armory were alive with private and public carriages and groups of people vending their way to the scene of the fesfiv- fties. The two hundred and thirty or more of ladies and gentlemen who were to appear in special character and representative costumes were at the armory at o'clock to prepare for their participation in the affair. By 8 o'clock, the hour of opening the entertain ment, the armory presented very brilliant scene, one never before surpassed in variety and beauty in the city. The galleries were filled with fashionably dressed ladies and their escorts, and the part of the floor devo- ted to the booths was alive with people in specting the booths and the great variety of beautiful articles on sale. All was life and activity in the rear part of the hall in the space devoted to dancing, which occupies about ons-third of the floor, the enclosure being railed off from the space devoted 10 the booths. At and about the booths the scene was gay in the extreme with the gaily- -costumed attendants busy in advancing the interests of the Kirmess.
 THE FLOWER DANCE.
 After several fine musical selections by the orchestra, composed of sixteen pieces under the direction of Mir. George Robinson, came the first grand event of the evening" the Flower dance, which was awaited with no little interest and expectation. In the dance the dress of each lady represented a particular flower, the skirts designating the petals, the bodice the calyx and the stems being shown in the wearers' heads. All the gentlemen in the dance represented hornets, all being attired alike in vests of orange col or striped in black, skull caps of black vel vet crossed in orange stripes and having rep ressntations of antennae projecting forth in imitation of the natural, while all had wings
  pumps, the other portions of their raiment being in keeping with the general design. The ladies participating in this dance and the particular flower represented by each with the ''hornets" lowering about them were as follows:
 1. Miss Wilcox, Marechal Mel rose Mir Sheffield
 3. Miss Dora Newton, pink rosebud, Mir. W. P. hsaPHR His, Martha White. yellow daisy. Mr. cowles.
 4. Miss Bessie White, forget-me not, Ar. Stew
 5. Miss Lottie Fisher, Tiger lily, Mr. E. Phelps.
 6. Miss Ida Jewett pansy MT R. Gsrdiner
 2. Miss Daisy Lawton, purple aSter, Mir. E. R. Sar
 8. Miss Kellogg. yellow chrysanthemum. MT. F.
 10. Miss Virginia Osborne white daisy, Mfr J. J.
 II. Miss Cromwell, blue chicory, Mir Grant.
 12. Miss Geraldine Low, poppy, Mir A. L. Moore
 The figures of the Flower dance were ss follows: The couples promenaded on to the floor, formed large circle which revolved to polka time, the dancers all using the polka step with fine effect. They then broke into a series of smaller circles which turned rapidly, the ladies passing to tEe right from one group of gentlemen to the other. Then another circle was formed which broke into promenade, bringing the couples into three straight lines across the dancing floor. The couples then waltzed in and out of each other and rapidly formed two lines, with arms extended, the lines on the side passing under the arms of the couples of the center line. Then another large circle was formed and the pretty polka step gone through, the large circle finally breaking in to three smaller ones, two of which went inside of the other, and rapidly turn ing in opposite directions produced bril= costumes, this being exceedingly admired by the great assembly present. By an ingenious device three circles were then thrown into one large one and basket figure formed and broken, leaving the ladies on one side of the hall and the gentlemen on the other. Forward and back moved the long linea then forward, and all waltzed. Forming large circle again and keeping time to the pretty polka music the couples broke into wheels, the ladies skipping from one wheel into the other, and broke. Then forming in a promenade they performed tarletan fig ure with fine effect, waltzing at the end of it.
 Again the large circle was formed and the couples, moving in polka time, broke into another promenade, which ended by half the couples forming an arbor with their tarle- tans under which the remaining couples passed. Again the couples formed the large circle, and skipped off the floor amid the iveliest demonstrations of applause, the whole dance having excited admiration no less for the beauty of the figures than the grace and beauty of the participants and their elegant and lovely array of costumes The figures of the dance were devised by Mr Henry Trowbridge, j1., the chairman of the promenade committee, and to his attentive supervision is due largely the fine effect of this beautiful pageant.
 THE EUROPEAN DANCE.
 This was also 8 very beautiful danee, ex- citing the admiration of all, and was very warmly applauded. It was admired for it's grace, artistic combination of movement, and of the two it was the most intricate and diff cult It was admirably executed. The following ladies and gentlemen participated, led by Mr. Harry H. Ensign (who had the manage ment) and Miss Vsadsr:
 MT. Harry H. Ensign and Miss veader. MT. F. F. Georger g I and Miss N. Phelps. Mr. 2; ". HemingHay and Miss PaFdee. Ar. E. A. Bates and Miss L. Bartlett, MT. F. E. Kellogg and Miss Treat. MT. W. w. CaprOn ana mlgS D. boFCiett, Mr. Helliar and Miss Punierford. Mr. Daniel Moore and Miss H. Phelps. Mp. Dudley Winston and Miss Lines. MF. Fhspass Van Buren and Miss Spery.
 Much credit is due to Professor Loomis for his invention of this dance and the supervis- ion of the drill for it's public rendition, and to MT. Ensign for his general charge of the affair in it's many details.
 HIGHLAND FLING-MSS MALTBY.
 One of the most charming episodes of the evening was the execution of the Highland fling by Miss Maltby, the little lady perform ir,cr crracaflll