Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-26
A BRILLIANT EVENT
At the Residence of Mr..
and Mrs. |. w. Hellman.
MUSIC AND THE DANCE
Reign Supreme for a Period
Only Too Brief for the
Guests.

The principal society event Of the
season took place last evening at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. l. W.
Hellman, .on Main street corner OF
Fourth. The ivitations for this occa-
sion were issued week or ten days
ago, and since that time the ladies
who were fortunate enough to receive
invitations have been very busy in
making preparations. Early yester-
day. workmen and decorators were
busily engaged in making more at
tractiye the already beautiful resi-
dence and grounds of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hellman, and from the electric light
lines across the street two switches
were made and lights fixed at the
gate and at the entrance to the house.
Inside a picture battling description
presented itself. The hall, stairway
and spacious chambers were carpeted
with snowy canvass. The decorations
We're simple and unpretentious, yet
displayed an exquisite taste and art
istic skill seldom met with. Swung,
seemingly carelessly, across the top
of the doorway opening into
the drawing room was an orange
colored silk banner looped up
by white cords with q net drapery OF
silver beneath and in its meshes ON
one side of the door casing with
profusion of superb roses apparently
ready to drop to the floor, was caught,
as if by mere accident, wicker
flower basket. Both drawing and
music room were decorated with roses,
carnations, pinks and ferns. Many
handsome floral pieces were noted,
but that which attracted every
one and which was unanimously
pronounced beautiful piece of art
was the decoration OF the mantle.
Diagonaly drawn across the large plate
mirror was a glittering scarf of silver
gauze bound below by strand ofrose-
buds. In the triangular space above
was woven with silver threads web,
in perfect imitation OF that of spider,
all of which was duplicated in the
glass and produced an exceedingly
pleasing effect.
The dining room was also used for
dancing and was tastfully decorated
with flowers, festoons of scarlet gauze
and pink ropes. Two rooms on the
second floor, decorated simply with
trailing vines of English Ivy, were
used as supper rooms and the stair
way leading to them was adorned
with California palm leaves. The
decorative work was done by
and under the supervision
of Miss Mary Bates, late OF San
Francisco, and in all, as viewed un-
der the brilliant light, sparkling and
scintillating through the miriads OF
crystal pendants on the great chan
daliers it appeared like the effect Of
the touch OF fairy wand. Scarcely
had all these preparations been COM
pleted when the first carriage load OF
the invited arrived, and from
that time until after half past nine
o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Hellman were
kept busy in welcoming their guests.
Carriage after carriage in seemingly
ceaseless stream, dashed up to the
curb in front of the entrance and de-
posted its load of handsome la
dies and their escorts, and Main
street at this time presented
an unusually lively appearance.
From around every corner and as far
as the eye could reach on either side,
both north and south, the carriages
came and however much their ex-
terriers showed the effects of the
muddy streets, the silks, satins and
laces of the fair occupants were spot
less and unsullied as they emerged
therefrom and entered the portals.
The sound of music within and the
hum OF happy voices attracted many
a wayfarer, who stopped to catch
brief glimpse of the scene as the door
swung open to receive each new
conner. BY $3.50 O'Clock there was
gathered within all the youth and
beauty of Los Angeles, and a fairer
scene was never presented to the eyes
of mortal. Dancing commenced at
about that hour and continued until
nearly midnight, when the daintiest
OF refreshments were served. After
partaking thereof the dancing was
resumed and continued to the "wee
sma' hours" when the most pleasant
event of the year came to an end.