Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-21
THE SWEETS OF CHARITY.

Charity Hall at she Hyperion Last
 Night-A Beautiful Scene Graphicai-
 lY Plctured-ThOse Who Enjoyed she
 Evening I'm Boxes And Upon the
 Floor--Profts Greater Than Last
 Year-A Financial Success.
 What glamour of life and dream of bril- lianoy was that which last night burned in ever changing charm between the gaiety gar landed walls of the Hyperion, where the fires of mirth and pleasure scarce paled or faltered in sovereignty till the conquering grey lights of morn broke in upon the fading festivities. Then the weary throngs, which had moved in restless riot over the captivat- ing stage, where pictures of beauty continu- ally feasted the eye and rare strains of mel ody ravished the eager ear, forsook the seasons greatest social triumph and the annual charity ball was thing of past joy and fondiy cherished remembrance.
 But what seductive spirit fingered over every hour of the happy nights harmonies while they lastedi And what charm was that which rivited the gaze of the sober where swarmed the throng of pleasure lovers like moths about false, deceptive firel Nevertheless, there was pleasure there and the smiling votaries of fashion smiled still more happily as they glided over the smooth white stage in the merry mazes of the waltz or sat in charming tete-a-tete with some fair consort or companion. And the scene amid which all this bright picture of life was set was in itself most beautiful. The interior of the theater had been busily worked upon all day yesterday by decorators and before evening their labor had indeed turned the bare walls into @ spectacle of beauty. The men were in charge of Mo- Clunie, of Hartford. The stage was surround ed and looked like a heavily hung vault of harmonious drapery, gay festoons and heroic flags. The proscenium boxes were buried in huge American flags, caught in fsstoens in the center and gracefully draped at the sides. Over the boxes at the left was 8 largee portrait of Hon. James E. English, first president of the Hospital socie- ty, and over the right boxes, Lieutenant Governor S. E. Merwin, the present presi- dent, was arrsyed pictorially in martial uni- form. On either side of the boxes were hung handsome bannerettes, the stripes of which are fine watered silk, and the blue field is covered with silver stars. They were about five feet long and fringed with gilt. Each balcony support was also decorated with one of these bannerettes. The balcony front was covered with rich maroon, gold- fringed drapery, fsstooned in rosettes over the second gallery was obscured from view by similar drapery of peacock blue fringed with gold. The rear wall of the stage was buried in large American flag, and the side walls hidden from sight by double American flags. At the corners draped other flags and the stars and stripes. Over the stage streamers of red, white and blue and orange bunting hung from the cen- ter to the three walls below the scenery and flies of the stage, hiding them from view. Palms and potted plants were plentifully dis tributed in every niche at the foot of the proscenium arch at the corners and the par quet posts and boxes. These floral decora- tions were furnished by Dickerman.
 Hanging from the heavily draped center above was large crescent of gas jets, form- ing "charity" in frey letters. Around the rear and sides of the stage were twenty boxes draped with rich portieres and curtained. In most of these boxes, eight easy chairs were provided and were occupied by the fair par ticipants and spectators. The dancing floor extended from the extreme rear of the stage to the parquet circle and was covered with soft crash. Over the wide dancing arena hung seven electric light salmost hid in shades of various colors and from the bright throng below with peculiar effect. The musicians were stationed in the top gall lery. At the right was the Second regiment band, which hurled it's heroic harmonies in- terchangably with the softer strains of Bern stein's New York orchestra, seated at the left. Concert and dance music followed each other alternately, almost treading upon one anoth- CTS heels, and from 8 o'clock till the early hours of morn the whole theater was bathed in flood of melody.
 Even before 8 o'clock carriages from the windows of which now and then peered pret- ty faces and sparkling eyes. .delicately couched in soft white ermine or opera wraps, began to roll up Chapel street to the Hyperion en- trance, and before the street was 8 moving throng of vehicles, while the courtyard was densely crowded with mass of black car- riages. At the side entrance to the theater an electric light shed flood of radiance over the arriving carriages and illumined the pretty flushed faces of the fair ones who were soon to enjoy what they probably con- sidered as among the happiest moments of the season.
 At o'clock a stirring burst of melody opened the delicious intricacies of the prom enade concert and fairly set the initial of the evenings round of merriment. For an hour the throngs gathered between the gaily dec- orated walls listened to ravishing melodies, and in the meantime programmes were fully filled and everything prepared for the activity soon to follow.
 Those who listened in the boxes to the melodies of the concert and afterwards were pleasing spectators in the dance are here given: In box No. 1 were Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley and Mrs. Bulkeley of Hartford, Miss Houghten of San Francisco, Cal, Col Q staff and Captain s. o. Prentice, the Gov- ernor's secretary. Lieutenant Governor s. E. Merwin and family, with several ladies, were in box No. adjoining: At the left of the stage in box Mo-. 8 were MT. Wm. Neely, MT. and Mrs. ladies' Mayor Peck and family occupied box adjoining. Among those in the May or's box were Miss Della Peck, Miss Nellie o. Peck and Miss Hattie Corbin, of Georgia. In box 5 were Captain Benjamin E. Brown of the Grays, and wife, Mrs. s. K. Page, Miss were MT. and Mrs. F. H. Sperry. MT. and Mrs F. Hotchkiss, Miss E. Sperry, Miss H. O. Welles. In boxes and 8 were Major Frank T. Lee and wife, Mir. and Mrs. c. A. Smith of New York city, Miss A. Barnes of Southington, Miss A. Monson, MT. Edward aruener, Mrs: c. H; scran- Those in box g were Mir. and Mrs. E. Henry Barnes. MT. and Mrs. Joseph Porter, Miss Grace Porter, Miss Lillie Chaffee of Middle town, Miss Annie Punderford.
 In box q were MT. Max Adler and wife, Miss Bertha Herz, Mir. and Mrs. Henry Herz, Miss Fannie Meyers Miss Hattie Meyers.
 In box IS were MT. and Mrs. O. M. Shep. ard, Mr.andMrs. J. Atwater, MT. and Mrs. F. H. Benton, Miss I. Shepard, Mir. and Mrs. Fennessy of Springfield, Miss s. Atwater, Miss Linda Brooks of Brooksvale.
 In Judge A. deAbOn hODerLeOnB DO1 were Judge Robertson and wife, Prof. W. K. Townsend and wife, MT. and Mrs. E. Hayes Trowbridge.
 In General E. E. Bradley's box were Gem eral Bradley and wife, Mrs. Wilson Wadding- ham, Miss Emma Waddingham, Dr. N. Stoeckel of New York city and Miss Irene Stoeckel.
 In the box adjoining were Mrs. E. R. Sar- gent, MT. E. V. Reynolds with several ladies. Neighboring these were MT. and Mrs. John H. Platt, MT. and Mrs. F. A. Munson, MT. and Mrs. George E. Maltby and Mir. and Mrs. John I. Goodrich and Miss Julia Goodrich. Others noticed in boxes were Mrs. Edward Hotchkiss, Miss Kendall of Boston, Mass. i; MT. E. Mansfield and ladies, MT. and Mrs. Ell Whitney, jr., and Prof. H. w. Farnam and ladies.
 Without word of warning, after the con- cert was over, the air rssounded again with melody, and the bright throng precipi- tated itself headlopg into the dance. From this moment till morning it held on