Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-30
A BRILLIANT BALL.
The urawninE society Event " tho season
at the Pickwick t.ast night.

Could the "muse Of many twlnkllng
feet" have looked Ia upon the merry
throng of reveiers at the pickwIck hotel
last night she would have realized that
her reign over young hearts was as su.
preme as II was when "Waltx aud the
Battle OF AusterlitE opened the bal, to.
gether,n she would have Viewed scene
Of beauty where music had dlsarmed the
mind OF baser things, and with
It's potent influence invested youth
and pleasure 10 their richest colors
Il way u gay sight, Woman's beauty
always a lay--was there, and the flushed
cheeks told an eloquent tale Of submis.
sion 10 pleasures power The beauty OF
blondes, brunes and brunettes inlermin.
/ gled aud lovely bushes were traced ON
every type of female leyeliness. Faces,
framed With wealth OF hairin oolors rang.
ing from the ravens wing to light, n
gold, Coated before the gaze OF those who
looked In upon the dance like the lnapir.
alton Of = dream.
the great social event OF the season,
and the lSet Of the dying year, had
brought together most of the brightest or
naments OF social life IN the city, aud tho
| elegant dining room, which has been the
scene OF numerous social trlumphs never
held a hapOier throng. Strange faces
claimed the reporters eye and he saw q
number who were not visible IN tho ka.
llVidoecopo of last seasons social
scenes, Then the fAmilIsr features
that frightened inany similar
events IN the past were rccognised and
time seemed TO have added additional
Echarms TO them, Toilets, marvellous IN
conception, color and variety, delighted
tho eyes OF those who turned for an
Instant from woman u hor dress
In the panorama OF faces were seen the
bellies OF many balls OF past seasons, az
lovely as ever and looking as though time
had thrown down his scythe and tarried
by the wayside with them 10 the golden
days OF youth, and 80 tho old knight OF
tho hour-glass lad, for youth, beauty and
animation were theirs.
Many OF the masculine jewellers wero
the old familiar stagers that have danced
season la aud season out 10 ihis city for
several years, and ago had apparently
limbered their limbs, for they were AZ
spfy and gay as youths Of sixteen. These
jOvial, good.ngturad MASCULINE ornaments
are the life OF every AFFAIR that they
appear IN, aud 40 thla ball
they were az lively as though they had
discovered the spring OF perennial youth
IN their advancing years II Is rather
tough on the "boysn but they, alas, must
soon give way 70 now generation,
representatives Of which were seen
scattered among the dancers last
night, Several OF them were seen
making desperBto efforts 10 i'm
press their resplendeut selves on
the appreciation OF iupressl0Dable
fcmninity, urged on no doubt by the
ghostly memories Of wasted efforts In the
long, long ago II IL 10 be hoped that
they succeeded, fnr they are app oaching
that period In life wheB their fascination
will be OF that peculiar kind that belongs
to "ruins that are romnntlcp
The ball waB rendered 10 the "marIied
folks by the yonng society men, and
"sweothearts snd wives snd Husbands
and boauxn mingled about equally n the
animated hoquet Of human nature that
whlrled the Joyous round OF Nights so
cial enjoyment. Mine Host Kennedy
was seen moving about looking 10 the
comfort OF bis guests, his locund face
wreathed In an extra smile.
II was CT late hour when the guests
dispersed and the dining-room had de.
serted look when the reporter peepcd ~
at 1880 d. M. The electric lights Kissed
harsh, knocking sound as though they
were cynically moralizlng over the effer'
yepcent folly ofyouth, The soul Of music
aud tke lnpiration u beauty had fed.
The greatest ball Of hc year had become
memory aud 81 was etill,
Among those present were Ms. and
Mrs. J. "a waller; Mr. and Mrs, Col,
Ketchum; Mr. and Mrs. William Lamp.
ton; MIR. nnd Mira H. Il. Fosdick; Mr..
and Mrs. John n Swaynei Mr.. and Mrs
I. N Rdgeii; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Mar
tin; Mr.. aud Mrs. Y. w. Bail; At. and
Mrs George Daehwood Mr. and Mrs. J
! II Martinoale; Mr. and Mrs W u. Ken-
nedy; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wllin2j NJ
aud Mrs C. Guy Reliiyi Mr. and Mis-
Robert McCart; hr. and Mrs. Z. D, Fox
SIR. and Mrs. w, y. Peak Mr.. and Mrs.
X VI YanZandt, u.
Miss Jessie Swagne, Memphis, Tenn;
Miss Fannie u Htcton, Sulphur Springs,
Tex Miss Lena Adams, Bryan, Iei
/ Miss R0xis Iasseil, Byap, Tex.i Miss
I Ona Porter, Lamar, a0.: Miss Grace
Darling, New foik; bliss Ryan, Murray,
/ Ky; MISS Graham, henderson, Tex,s
4 Misses Birdie hbdiil, Tommy Malone,
Gertrude Martin, Mamie Martin, Ida
Chase, AuIie Spefr, Blanche Hhrtsheld,
Laura scott. May Scobie, Libbie Pollock,
/ May Dickson.
ii. @. Schneider, y. J. Powell 4. 7.
/ Eanis, J y. Shelton, w ID. farris, II b.
/ Cooke, O Lynch, }. 4 Michel, WIN.
Easley, Irby DunkliD, q a. kryer. John
I Glnnochio, John Lotion, Jim hWeyne,
Mac Tsmpletop, W. X. fdrnRtcn, }. A..
Thomus, w. q. Bishop, q. NJ Kern, y.
stsnneld, Moran scoit, w. Is. Elliott, L.
Highly.