Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-13
rHs wAsHIseros GUARDS BALI.
A Success q Social Standpoint Pre-
ceded by Inspection.

Al Success From q Social Standpoint Pre-
ceded by Inspection.
The Washington Guards gave their an
nual ball at Renshaw Hall Friday eve.
and it was q great success, socially speak
ing. There were 120 couples in the grand
| march and the room was . gay scene with
the streamers OF bunting overhead and
the bright costumes Of the ladies, to which
a subdued dash OF color was added by the
grey costumes OF the guards. The com.
pany laid themselves out to surpass their
effort last year and they certainly had all
the accessories that lent eclat to the
assemblage. The stairway leading to the
hall was handsomely draped in the
national colors which were also displayed
in tasteful festoons about tho doorway.
Renshaw Hall itself never looked better
with the bright national bunting stretching
in streamers from the corners to the center
OF the ceiling, a tasteful display OF flags at
the orchestra stand. and shields placed on
the walls with the name of the company on
them in gold lettering.
It was intended to begin the programme
with a drill and inspection. The inspect.
ing officer was Colonel Douglass who shonld
have arrived by the Montana Central from
Helena at $50 and been at the hall by
9, but some delay occurred and it was
nearer 10 before he arrived. The ball had
been begun but was interrupted to permit
t~heinspection and drill to take place. There
were t~hirty.fve rank and file with
the officers present. These were put
through company drill and the manual OF
arms, the latter being very good. The in
spection of arms and accoutrement fol-
lowed with a result satisfactory to TIE In
specting officer. There was hardly room
enough to drill in double rank in the hall.
The drill and inspection occu-
pied twenty minutes. There was
a large attendance OF ladies and
gentlemen to see this who left when it was
over. But enough remained to make the
ball a big success, and to form q very
pretty picture to the eye to witness. Even.
ing dress prevailed among the gentlemen,
and many ladies were in full evening dress
also, but the happiest effect was produced
in the variety OF c~oloring among the cos
The memory Of the enjoyable
passed at the ball OF the Guards
last g doubtless had the effect to draw
people to this.
The result financially to the company
cannot fail to be most satisfactory, and
will make an agreeable addition to their
treasury, although it should be stated that
hey spared no expense last night to make
heir ball the social success it a The
music rendered by Van Orton's orchestra |
vas excellent there being eight pieces with
lrums. 1t was late in the morning before
he gay throng could tear themselves away
rom a scene OF such exhilarating pleasure.
R%oBINsoN's SOCIAL.
A very pleasant evening was spent at
Turner Hall last night by those who at
ended the opening social OF Professor
sobinson's dancing class. An orchestra
Il four pieces furnished excellent music and
he hall was well filled. The ladies pre-.
,onderated in numbers last night, but
" vertheless everyone enjoyed her or him
elf fully and the party broke up at a sea-
enable hour before midnight. The class
,ilI meet in future twice a week.