The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-24

GOVERNORS.


TO have been recipients OF invitations to
the Bal Poudre, given at the Gayoso lilo.
tel last night by the Tennessee Club, never
witnessed more brilliart scene.
The hotel never inclosed within its walls
gayer assemblage Of people.
Every entrance, corridor, nook and cor
ner OF the large building, from the carriage
stoop on Shelby street TO tho recess in
which champagne punch flowed freely,
showed unmislakablc evidences Of artistic
taste in the decorations and arrangement.
The corridors leading TO the ballroom
and parlors were lighted literally, aud
from the ceilings We're suspended some
fifty brass bird cages, each containing a
canary, which
CHnrED AND sASo
with the strains OF music OF tho two
orchestras, and fell fast asleep when the
music ceased.
The great dining hall OF the hotel was
used as the ballroom. The orchestra OF
twenty musicians which furnished the
music for the dancers, occupied ample space
behind an ornamental screen OF palms
and eyergreens banked high. The mono
gram 1T. O." was beautifully wrought In
the center Of this screen In bright pink
roses, and carnations, which contrasted
strikingly with the dark green back
ground. In each window OF this great
room were placed choice plants, through
which the
SOFT, fREsu WINDS SWEET
and cooled the heated ballroom.
The iloor OF the ballroom was never In
more perfect polish aud the glad exclama-
tons from the dancers betrayed their evil
dent pleasure. A pretty dancing pro-
gram Of fourteen members was arranged
and was carried by each and cvcry dancer,
but the large crowd aud the cagerness OF
the dancers prevented engagements from
being carried out. From the heat OF the
ballroom the dancers escaped 10 the
largo and beautiful reception room
which, with It's magnificent floral decora-
tons, seemed some royal apartment OF the
old world. The fresh and artistic frcscoing
but recently completed, was In itself a
thing Of beauty, and this was brought into
brilliant relief by the mullitudinous ar
rangements OF exotics. The central arches
separating the ballroom and the reception
room were artis,ically draped with iestoons
Of eyergreensan roses, and formed beau.
tiiul frame for
THE BRILLIANT scRSE.
On the south side Of the parlor was n
handsome pyramid Of palms and lilies, in
which was set bright pillow OF white car
nations and roses. II was a beautiful ar
mngement and called forth expressions OF
admiration. The large manicl In this
room was also banked high with cut flow.
ers aud gcraniums, while the fireplace was
filed with proiusion OF palms. In the
double parlors ON the west OF the building
similar lavish decorations were displayed.
Great pillows OF white carnations, pink
roses aud azalcas adorned the mantels aud
set amid masses OF fresh and graceful
terms In fac, the display Of flowers must
have taxed the resources OF the largest
conseryatories, and the tasteful arrange
ments ovinccd artistic talent which few
can share with Henry Moore, tho floral
caterer on this occasion. No pains wcrc
spared in transforming this prosaic hotel
into a veritablo palace, and the gay and
brilliant crowd still further enhanced the
! illusion.
During the pause between dances an
imported orchestra OF twenty men, sta
toned in the west corridor, kept the air
laden with the choicest music.