The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-02
CLOSING FETE.
A Panorama of Youth, Beauty and
Chlvalry at Turner Hall.
The Grand Ball Last Night Forms
a Fitting Climax for the
Saengerfest Festivities.
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The Seengerfest festivities reached
brilliant climax last night and were ap-
propriately concluded with a grand ball
and most elegant supper. Turner hail
was the place chosen for the browning
event of this great Texas-German fete,
and it was most happy selection. The
broad windows of the hall were thrown
open and the gentle breezes of the night
passed to and fro among the dancers
bearing upon its wings the incense
of the flowers of spring. The hall was
brilliantly illuminated with two large
chapdelie and innumerable sparkling
incapdesoent lights that dazzled and
twinkled as if with electric Joy, in sympa-
thy with the gay surroundings. The walls
were hung with flowers and ever
greens arranged in loops or caught up in
esrpentine form and hanging in graceful
folds against the white background. Flags
and banners of the various singing So
cieties dropped from the balustrade of
the galleries. The music was furnished
by the mammoth
sAENGERFEsT oRCHESTRA.
under the leadership OF Professor aerzog,
and there was revelation of sweet sym
phonies that seemed to float out upon
the air and impel as if with some magic
wand the graceful movements of the
dance. The lanciers, the waltz, the gal
lop, the schottische, the polka and the
Newport afforded ample field for those
who longed to worship at the foot of the
goddess Terpsichore and there were many
who thus paid their devotions at this
shrine. The hall is spacious one and
the ravishiug strains of some gentle waltz,
smooth gsllop or well-accentuated polka
always invoked into the dance as many
couples as the floor would accommodate.
And yet they were not all dancers Their e.
There were number who we're "lookers
on in Venice" Some too, preferred the
balmy open air of the garden, where
promenadibg or seated on some rustic
bench, the sweet sounds of the music came
gently like the recollection of some pleas
ant dream. The scene in the ball room
was brilliant one. A dazzling array of
| beautiful ladies in exquisite evening
toilettes-"The mould of form and mirror
of fashion"-greeted the eyes of the Wis
itor as they passed in panoramic review
THE FLASH OF DIAMONDS
and the rustic of silks, in com
pany with pair of bewitching
womsnly eyes border as near upon the
angelic as the imagination of the average
newspaper man can trench, and the scene
at Turner hall last night comes up to the
limit. Bewitching blondes and stately
brunettes seemed to vie with one another
for supremacy in grace of movement and
lovelines of form. Where there was so muct
beauty, and so many superb toilettes i
would be invidious to particularize and
individualize. The gay laughter of some
pretty coquette, the gentle whisperings o.
some chivalrous gallant, mingled with the
strains of concordant sound, and the scene
seemed like some enchanted wonderland
sThe gentlemen for the most part were
attired in their evening suits, and were as
gallant and handsome as the ladies were
graceful and beautiful.
THE SUPPER.
No more elegant or bountiful array Of
of good things could have been arranged
for ball supper than that which was
spread last night. Covers were laid fol
over two hundred people and every CUES