Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-27
FOR CHARITY.
LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

AAOlEO DENEVODENI OOClEI
Au Interesting Catholic Fair in
Progress at ArmOry Hall.
The Booths.
"And the greatest of these is charity. >
This applies not only to the three Graces
but also to the social events of the
season in Los Angeles. Once year the
good ladies who have the interest of the
various charitable institutions of the city
at heart, and who have also an appreci-
alton of the advantages of social enjoy.
ment, gather together and decree that
there shall be charity ball. This GUS
tom, inaugurated number of years ago
has come to be regular arrangement in
all the great cities throughout the Union.
The charity ball is unique in the fact
that it is thoroughly democratic. AL.
most every class which is respectable is
represented. Rich and prominent peo-
pie 60 because it is the proper thing to
do, and after they are once there they
enjoy themselves quite as thoroughly as
those who do not have to bear the in
cubus of quite 80 much dignity. Social
pushers go because here they can sec
people to whose houses they would like
to be admitted, and can feel on q perfect
equality with them. Religious and
specially proper people 60 because it is
for sweet charity's sake; and frivolous
people 60 because there is good music
and satisfactory foor-two concomit-
ants for them of unlimited pleasure.
Thus the charity ball is always a sue.
cess, and, as rule, fulfills the two mis-
sions for which it comes into existence,
affording pleasure to those who attend,
and providing help throughout the year
to the institutions which deserve we'll
% The .I Charity % %baii at the Turnverein
Hall last night, far from being an excep-
ton to the rule, was one of the most sue
ceseful ever given in the city. The sale
of tickets was large. No society young
man dared to go abroad with the confes-
sion that he was not down on the list for
the good cause. 1t was of no avail to
plead prior engagements-no engage
ment held good against the purchase Of
a ticket. The number who we're pres
ent, therefore, was no indication of the
size of the subscription list. Neverthe-
less, the attendance was large. The
floor was comfortably filed, and
from the galleries. considerable crowd of
those who wished to lend their presence,
but were not inclined to dance, looked
down upon the throng below.
The list of patronesses was guarantee
of the social status of the affair. Il in
cluded such names as Mrs. Van Nuys,
Ross, Mrs. J. Slauson, Mrs. Bradbury,
MRS. G. Goodwin, Mrs. Chas. Ellis
Nine. BARONESS de Rogniat, Mrs. DR..
De szigethy, Mrs. A. Glassell. Mrs. DR..
Mcfarland, Mrs. Banning, Mrs. F.
Crank. Most of these ladies were pres
ent last evening. Among those who
assisted in the management of the affair
were Mrs. G. Ducommon, Mrs. Harris
Newmark, Mrs. M. Kremer, Mrs. s.
Hellman and Mrs. H. Mcclellan.
The management of the dancing was
lett in the hands of one Of the most pop
ular society men in Los Angeles, who
has officiated in the same capacity for a
number of years, and whose indefati-
gable energy and consummate tact and
skill is certainly deserving of the thanks
of those who were interested in the sue
cess OF the affair, DR.. William Le Moyne
Wills. The programme announces the
names Of number of assistants, but as
they for the most part failed to material
ize, the work was left for him to dc
alone. Nevertheless, everything worked
smoothly, the dances followed one an
other at the proper intervals, sets we're
made up rapidly for quadrilles, and
nothing during the evening happened to
Jar on the harmony of the occasion.
There were about 100 couples on the
floor, the gentlemen all in the sterec.
,yped evening dress, and the ladies many
of them in brilliant toilets. Among Il {
dancers were Miss Millie We'll, Iighl
pink silk crepe; Mrs. 7. NJ. Alton, cream
colored gros grain silk; Mrs. DR.. D.
Szigethy, cream colored silk with blach
lace overdress; Mrs. Goodwin, greer
satin; Miss Jennie Dickinson, black lace
with pink roses Miss Florence De Puy
black lace with scarlet flowers; Mis-
Mamie Meyer, lavender silk; Miss Belle
Del Vale, pale pink satin and white lace
Miss Lulu Lazard, cream colored num-
yelling and silk; Miss Kremer, num-
yelling, cream colored silk with lace
Mrs. Meyberg, green and gold; Mrs. s
Hellman, black lace and diamonds; Mrs
DR.. Kur.z, black silk, Mrs. Agnes Wilson
pale pink satin and lace, Mrs. McClel
Ian, Nile green velvet and silk, Miss Ma.
Mcclellan, white silk with beaded orna
ments, Miss Wills, salnon colored silk
Miss Eva Kremer, pale pink satin, Mis-
Seamars, card nal silk and lace, MIS-. {
Cook, pink faille Franchise, Mrs. Foster
peacock blue silk with train, Miss Ros
Lazard, white china silk, Miss Met
Grand, black silk with lace; Mis-
Heinch. tr;sm colored silk and dotte
tulle, Miss Millie Kurz, Nile gree
crepe, and q great many others jus
as elegantly attired and just as prett
whose names, unfortunately the reporte
does not happen to remember.
Among those in the gallery, some q
whom occasionally made their way t
the floor, were noticed the followin
gentlemen, accompanied in each case b,
their wives: VIM. Pridham. DIR. Kurtz
Max Meyberg, Moritz Meyberg, Charlie
Forman, J. w. Mckinley, DR.. II.
Wing, Charles Prayer, E. L. Stern, G. J
Ellis, L. T. Garnsey, Eugene Germain
J. Loeb, Ed. Preuss, Joseph Wolfskill
g. Seligman, M. H: Newmark, Be
Stern, Messrs. Wsldeck, levin, Lazard
jacob, Harris, Miner, Russell, Kuger
man, Mcneil, Mrs. L G. Goodwin, Mn
Chevalier and her daughters, Mrs. Mi
ner, Mrs. Shoemaker and many others
/ Among the youg men onthe floor wer
noticed Messrs. Polk, Montgomery, Pa