Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-18
THE JUNIOR PROMENADE

\ Beautiful and Brilliant Scene ar the l
 Second Regiment Armory Last Even.
 ing.
 It is over. Tho '99 promenade has been danced and is numbered with it's predeces- sors. Was there ever junior promenade that was not superior to any that had gone beforeg No, there never was; at least in the opinion of those present each year there never was. And last nights grand affair was no exception to the general rule. The Yale junior promenade is the great social event of the year not only to the men of Yale, but to society people in general here- abouts. It therefore calls forth 8 brilliant assemblage, and more brilliant one than that which graced the '89 promenade last evening has never been seen on such oeca- sions before. Those who attended last night for the first time were delighted and the reg ular attendants voted the youngest junior great success. Fully thousand people were at the armory last evening, and this large party were long time in coming. Meadow street was filled with carriages, the line waiting to reach the armory entrance to de-
 posit it's fair burden extending frequently to Church street. Entering the hall, magnlh-
 cent sight greeted the eye. Festoons of the
 
 immense drill hall. The bars and joists
 were trimmed with laurel and pine, while
 the bare walls were covered with an abun-
 dance of flags, banners and bunting. Mid way on either side was a stand, the one occupied by Lander's full orchestra ot New York, which discoursed the dance mu- sic, the other by the Wheeler 6 Wilson band of Bridgeport, which furnished music during the intermissions. Both were almost equally favored with gay dancers, however, for numbers and intermissions alike were danced by the happy revelers. But for the source from which the music came it would have been difficult for the casual observer to have determined which was the intermission and which the dance number. It was 8 marked improvement having the band stands lower, for the effects of the music were much more pleasing. The private box
 ss and seats surrounding an f..t.fnI7e the
 dancing hoGF Si,a were from all the fsSeeiG esing hung the trophies, the pride and glory of Yale, tokens of many hard won victory on field and river. Nearly over the stand oc- cupied by the Bridgeport musicians was a huge floral football inscribed Champions, 1S87." Directly across the hall above Landers artist were suspended two bats and a ball similarly inscribed. Two shells were sus- pended over the gay dancers, and above the center two large horns of plenty. The flags inscribed with the years athletic victories were displayed, and pride of all, the Mott Haven cup. The entire floor was covered with crash. What 6 pretty scene it was. The rich toilets of the ladies blending har- moniously their colors with those of the decorations; an ever changing scene as the gay participants whirled about in the may waltz. Youth and beauty will all ways present a pleasing picture, but when accompanied by such fine surroundings as that of last evening the effect is charming. aS,<1 ~ fno 6nl quently been the case, for comfort, and the excellent arrangements of the committee pro- vided one of the most enjoyable promenades that Yale has ever seen. As for lntermls- sion, there was none until the ball was half over, when came the refreshments and a much appreciated breathing spell. Hitherto it had been but continual whirl, for the greater portion of that giddy throng waltzed even the few square dances on the pro gramme. Mazzetti catered, and here the in novations of the committee were particular ly successful. The f'stags" had a table ali to themselves in the further gallery, while separate waiter was assigned
 to each box and section of reserved seats; The old objectionable crowding was avoided and the fleeing of walters reduced Go mini num- All night the revel continued and the retreating carriages mingled with the teams of the dealers in the lacteal fluid. The event was complete success, for which great credit is due to the gentlemen of the commit tee. They were: MT. Fl. s. Robinson of Hartford, chairman; MT. W. L. Armstrong of Cleveland, floor manager; Messrs. c. T. Brooks of Salem, O., Clifford Pinchot of New York, S. H. Fisher of Cincinnati, J. @. Rogers of Chicago, A. H. Mosle of New York, s. L..
 Smith of Cleveland and L. s. Welch of Hartford.
 A few among the many who had boxes were: Lynde Harrison and General Ford, J. B. Sargent, Mayor York, ex-Governor Eng fish, Edwin Rowe, Dr. G. T. Doolittle and MT. Pennell. Among the young ladies dancing were: Miss Nettie Barnum, Miss Al- lie Hendryx, Mrs. Colonel Bigelow, Miss An tie, Miss May Hendryx, Miss Allen, Mrs.
 Frank Way, Miss Katie Sperry, Miss Shep- ard, Mrs. Professor Townsend, Miss Jennie
 Pardee, Miss Yerk, Mrs. Stillson, Miss Lewis, Miss McGinnis, New York. Among those from abroad were: Mrs: W. H. H; Moore, Miss Moore, New
 York; Robert Maxwell. Rockville; Mrs. Willard Parker, Willard Parker, jr., New
 York; MT. and Mrs. Charles Dennis, Brook lyn; Mrs. Dubois, Miss Dubois, Miss Will Hams, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Miss Becks with, Plattsburgh, N; Y.; Mrs. Stew art, Mise Stewart, Plainfeld, N. Y.; Miss Johnston, New York; Mrs. Pope and party, Mrs A. A. Pope, Mrs. Mary A. Chisholm, Theodore Pope, Cleveland, O.; H: J. Hol- brook, Utica, N. Y.; 0. c. Paulding, New York; Mrs. John Lucas, Miss Pasey, Miss Lu- cas, Philadelphia; Penn; Mrs. D. T; Case Miss Ella Walker R. T. Franke, T. S. Mize, New York; George F. Miller, Utica, N Y,; Henry Ivason, New York city; Frank s. Tut tie, Brooklyn; Mrs. H. P. Harrington, Miss Harrington, Miss E. Harrington, New York; Miss Carey, Lexington, Massachusetts; Miss Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs W. H. Rockwell, New York city; Miss Rockwell, New York city; Miss A. l.. Rockwell, New York city; Mrs. J. s. Huntington, jr., Lyme, Conn. Miss Huntington, Lyme, Conn.,; Miss o. B. Boies, New York city; Miss Mamie Carey, Cleveland, O.; Miss E, B. Coffin,
 Cleveland, O.; Mrs. c. 0. Curtis, Cleveland,
 Bailey, Albany; Mrs. F. L. Howard, Hart ford; Miss Julia Howard, Hartford; Miss Bessie Burnell Hartford Miss Hattie Che- ney, Hartford; Miss Mary Shipman, Hart ford; Miss Cheney, South Manchester; E. R.
 Durant, Albany; J. M. Lent, Boston, Mass. i;
 Cooke, Hyde Park, Mass; Mrs. W. w. Skid dy, Stamford Miss Skiddy, Stamford; A. H. Whittemore, Cleveland, O.; Miss Jennie M. Powell, New York W. G. Fitch, Boston, Mass; Mrs. J. F. Smith, Miss Smith, Philadelphia; Miss Jen
 nings, New York; F. D. Williams, Provi- dence; James L. Briot, c; J, Ryder, MI. huu ME- h. h 1AOduAoy, 1A1bs HuI1A 44OdO- ley, George Briorth, e. W. Burchell, Wm. E. Barnett, New York; W. E. Camp, E. 0. North, H. B. Capp, F. A. Colley, Boston; M. J. Francisco, Rutland, Vt.; F. D. Par sons, Holyoke; Amos Sherman, Woonsocket, R. I.
 Among the gentlemen present well known in this city were; L. s. Snort Colonel Frank Bigelow, E. Pond, E. s. Osborn, MT. Bar bour, B. Mann, J. Klock, Frank Inger- soil, Frank Farquhar, Richard Franchot, Charles H. R. Miller, George P. Ingersoll,
 William Fisher, Jesse Damn, A. Day, A. c. Day, Seymour, G. A. Caldwell, w. Bull, W. Abell, B. A. Cheney, G. Carter, Edward Judson, John F. Easterbrook, H. R. Geoertches, O. F. Judson, Frank Kel- logg. MT. Tuttle, L. Bradner, R. R. Dickey, Clarence Andrew, c. B. Berger, Dr. Bradley, w. Bull, c. B. Berger, Frank Way, Hartford, B. R. Ward, Charles Wat rous, H. Foster, J. Carmalt, G. H. Davidson, W. Pardee, W. G. Thacher, George Wykes, jr., H. P. Ensign, L. w. Hall, s. Beers, O. F. Judson, J. Mason Hoppin, Dr. G. T. Doo- little, MT. Pennell, B. J. English, o. Wilson.