Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-04
FROM DILLON.

Who We're There and Some Of the
Costumes Worn on the Occasion.
DlLDoN, NJ. T., December 3O.-[Corres.
pondence of The Miner. ]-Conspicuous
among the events of the week in Dillon, and
beside which all minor events sink into in
significance. is the Masonic ball, which took
place at the new opera house on the night
of St. Johns Day. Never in the annals OF
Beaverhead County has there been such a
gathering OF wealth, beauty and fashion as
that memorable occasion called forth. The
fondest anticipations we're more than real
lied, as the ball room with it's chaste and
appropriate decorations was reached, and
the entrancing strains OF Burt's orchestra
f1oated out upon the frosty air. One hum
dred and twenty seven tickets were sold
and one hundred and four couples partici-
pated in the grand march which, led by Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Lowell, presented brilliant
spectacle, while at one time twenty-six sets
of merry dancers occupied the floor.
Among those present we noticed the fol-
loving: Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Poindexter, Jr.,
Mr.. Phil Poindexter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Carter, Mr.. and Mrs. } E. Morse, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Barbour, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Burfeind, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hill. MIR. and
Mrs. Vim. Layne. Mr.. and Mrs. James Es-
tes, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Scolley, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Bessette, Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Fyh-
rie, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Halliday, Judge
Conger, Mrs. Conger, Miss Daisy Conger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Cornell, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
F. Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. George Dart, Mr..
and Mrs. Al Crater, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. NJ.
O'Connor, Mr.. and Mrs j. I. Goe, Mr..
Dave Rheinhardt. Among the gentlemen
all
Poindextsr Jr.. Good, Paul, Newcomer,
Knapp, Judges McDoused. Callahan. Kline,
Huber, DR.. Norris, Eliel, Davidson. Kauf
man, O'Hern. White. McLen, Haines, Hart
man, Jones, Caldwell. Wilkinson, Jewell,
York, Gushing, DAVIS, Swartz, Wing, Born
stein, G. w, Crowell and Robert Lewis,
Bureigh, Mr.. r. B. NuckolIs and wife, Mr..
Charles Hirschman and wife, Mr.. d. T.
Chapman and wife, Mr.. Thomas Douglass
and wife, Mr.. r. g. Moore and wife, Mr.. F.
j. Hopkins and wife, Mr.. George French
and wife, Mr.. Mclaughlin and wife. Mr..
Mckay and wife. Mr.. M J. McCune and
wife, Mr.. ]. T. Dingey and wife, }. Cusick
aud wife, T. W. Poindexter and wife, w. r.
Ohio Kiemm and wife, Mrs. DIR. Newton. c.
L. Thomson and wife, w. P. Andregs and
wife, j. Weightman and wife. H. Hartman
and wife, w. M. Oliver and wife. The
Misses Bennett, Cummings, Carter, Ennis,
Adams, Rich, Huber. Bowen, O'Brien,
Williamson, Grit and Johnson.
We chronicle only q few of the costumes
displayed On the occasion, Mrs. Henry
Burfend, golden brown brocade velvet,
heavily trimmed with bronze passenen-
teries.
Mrs. Chapman, elegant costume OF
white satin and lace, ornaments. blush
roses.
Mrs. R. Halliday. prune colored silk,
pearl and gold ornaments.
Mrs. j. T. Goe, elaborate costume OF
white lace draped over pink.
Miss jamie Carter. hite, decorated with
black velvet ribbons.
Mrs. L. Z. Fyhrie, elegant black silk.
Miss Retta Cummings, black velvet drap-
cries OF pink nuns yelling and pink rib
bons.
Miss Jessie Cummings, black velvet, blue
nuns yelling, draperies and ribbons.
Mrs. J. C. Scolly, black silk with lace gar
nitures; ornaments, diamonds.
Miss Mary Eanis, white, with velvet trim
mings.
Mrs. George French, silver gray silk
with dra peries Of sea green.
Mrs. Phil Lowell, brown cashmere, decor
ated with bronze ornaments.
lace costume.
Mesdames Carter, Dart, Grader, Rhine
hart and Mclaughlin. rich black silk cos
tunes.
Miss Florence Adams, dark silk, pink
ribbons and hite roses as ornaments.
Miss Daisy Conger, white with SAITH cor
sage red watered silk sash ribbons.
Many other costumes are deserving OF
mention, did not space forbid. The supper
was given by Mrs. Eastman at the Corinne
Hotel, and from her long experience in the
art she has proved herself capable OF sue
cessfully filling the aching void felt by the
average party -goer as the wee sma' hours
creep on.
At the regular convoeation OF Occident
Lodge No. s, December 20, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing term:
A. S. Rife, P. c.; T. NJ. O'Connor. c: c.; ".
P. Layne. V. c.; James Myers, Prelate; J.
A. Nickum, K. OF r. and s.; w. J. Croweli,
NJ. of F.; C. Hirschman, NJ. Of E.; NJ. Mack
lin, NJ. at A.; J. Cashmere, Trustee. 1t
was decided to celebrate the twenty-fourth
OF the order by a ball, to be
given at the Opera House February 2.