Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-11
THE JUNIOR PROMENADE.

THE JUNIOR PROMENADE. A Brilliant Social Event at CarlI's
 Handsome Decorations, Beautiful
 Ladies and Elegant Dresses Make
 a Scene of Splendor.
 After very disagreeable day in which both rain, sunshine and snow played part, the stars shone most auspiciously to light all who formed part of last evenings brilliant audience at the junior promenade concert at Carll's Opera House. The day had depressed the ardor of some, but it was evident that it had in no wise dampened the ardor of many, for under starlight and gaslight one of those elegant companies assembled that bear wit ness to an occasion of unusual merit. The Opera House was very handsomely decor ated The dance floor reached from the rear of the vast stage to the parquet circle. Over the stage and nearly in the centre of it, from large circular gas burner, hung very large football measuring about four feet in length, covered with evergreen, bearing in large let ters made of white pinks the word "Cham- pion" and having suspended from it three footballs representing the colleges in the tournament, Princeton, Harvard and Yale. Near it was gas jet composed of the words "Yale'' and s"S6." Near the front of the stage the shell, with it's eight oars in place and decorated with the flags won at New London last June, was suspended. The stage was otherwise very attractively dressed with evergreens and festooning. From the second gallery to the top of the stage were suspended several reaches of figured tarlatan forming canopy. The boxes were very tastily dressed and the class flags and individual flags attracted the eye both because of their neatness and the num- ber The pillars and walls of the first gal lery were hung with various regalla which tended to brighten their appearance and flags festooned in the distance added a new charm and completed the effect Each gallery was richly trimmed. The gas burners were all decked with evergreen.
 The music for the occasion was furnished by Mir. J. NJ. Lander and his orchestra from New York and was delightful. The refresh ments were furnished by MT. P. Maresi, also of New York, and superintended by his gen tlemanly assistant, MT. H. l.. Ughetta, whose watchful and jealous care of all pres ent added greatly to their comfort and pleas ure. He was assisted by twenty four wait CTS, twelve of whom were from the New York house. The menu was as follows; chicken patties, salmon sauce tortOrri- tongue on jelly chicken lobster salad boned turkey, sand scrptions bisqnits fortorri bisquits giace tuthti frutti, charlotte r1lsse wine jelly an madep wine glace, coffee and cream.
 The tables were very attractively decorated by center pieces of flowers and notices, pyramids and beehives and Charlotte Swiss. Tie collation. was unusually savory and appetizing and here the committee scored another success. The committee was composed of the following gentlemen: q
 Floor Manager-Mr. E. c. Cambert. Committee T. Darling, chairman; E. Arkellt A. CowleS, IT, A. Colgate, F. R. Cooley, T. M. Day, jr, w.. r. Knapp, S. Phelps.
 The first box was occupied by the commit tee; the second by MT. Sheffield Phelps, 'S6; third, E.. c. Lambert, '85; fourth, c. L. Hyde, '86; fifth, T. B. Stewart, '65; sixth, Dr. Chapman; seventh, O. R. Britton, $. S.
 The evening was one that will ever be re- membered with pleasure by all who attend ed, and must be source of pride to the class under whose auspices it was given and the gentlemen who formed the committee of arrangements. Among the many ladies present whose handsome dresses attracted attention were the following:
 Mrs. E. Hayes Trowbridge, jr., black Spanish lace
 Miss Quincy, New York white silk and lace
 Miss Wales, Boston, black satin and velvet
 Miss EsteIa Loomis, blue satin, plush trimmings
 Miss Louise southworth, pink silk, lace trim mings diamonds.
 
 Miss Lucy Hotchkiss. pink silk, satin back, low monds
 Mrs. c. H. Russell, Hartford rose red satin, en traine, cut pompadour, sleeveless, oriental lace.
 Mrs F. O. Futile, heliotrope, brocade satin, orien- tai lace, flowers and diamonds.
 spotted tulle overdress low neck, short sleeves,
 Miss Carrie Lamb, pink satin, corsage bou- quet
 MrC French lace, cut pompadour. and sleeveless, dia-
 Mrs Linsley, light blue nuns yelling, chenille Miss Florence. Graham, pink satin, chenille Miss Virginia Osborn, gold satin, magenta velvet
 Miss Daisy Lawton Hartford, white muslin skirt, white satin bodice, low neck, short sleeves trimmed
 Mam'selfe Vincenz, black and silver, low neck
 Miss Lucy Trowbridge pink silk lace low neck short sleeves, large hand bouquet of roses
 Miss Fanny Trowbridge, white taretan, velvet border, low neck. short sleeves.
 Miss Nellie Mason, white silk, embroidered with white rosebuds and chenille fringe.
 Miss Hart, of New e York, formerly of this city, white silk grenadne, lace and lovely pearl orna- ments, magnificent hand bouquet
 Miss Gamble, Norwich Town. one of the acknowl- edged favorites, striped satin.-
 Miss Gertie Perry, lavender silk and lace. Miss Jessie Corbett white ottoman silk, trimmed with brocaded silk and lace, diamonds
 Miss Wilson, Fair Haven, pink silk low neck, Miss Tllie PowleS, Orange, N. J., pale green silk, dark green bodice. diamonds.
 Miss Annie Gardiner, Ansonia, white satin, dia- mondS.
 Miss Van Buren, New York, pink satin, cut low, diamonds, bouquet yellow lilies Miss Melvin, peacock blue silk, lace, low neck and diamonds.
 Miss Jessie Parker, pink silk, lace, pearls Miss Smith, Nyack on the Hudson white silk, lace, diamonds corsage boquet of Jacqueminots Miss Houghtaling, Brooklyn, garnet silk, beauti- ful diamonds Miss Jennie Gaylord Boston, black velvet, lace,