Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-09
THE SEASON OPENS.

THE SEASON OPENS.
 The Season,s Festivities Open Last
 Evening in Warner Hall With .
 Brilliant Reception Given by the
 United w0rkers-A Complete Suc-
 cess.
 The social events of the season had | very brilliant opening last evening by the | reception and promenade concert given by the United Workers in the new Warner hall There was not one present who ever attended the assemblies but felt genuine pleasure in the new dancing Quarters, with everything about to add to the pleas. ure of the event Soon after o'clock the carriages began to roll up and leave their occupants. The reception was held about half-past 8, and until the dancing started the guests collected and promenaded about the hall, listening to the weird strains of the Hungarian band of New York. As it was the first event of the season every one seemed in the best of spirits and enjoyed every moment of the time. There were about 800 present, composed of New Haven's best society and also many from abroad. As the event included also the dance that is usually given for the inter- collegiate tennis players, many of these were present as well as liberal sprinking of Yale men.
 The dancing began shortly after nine o'clock with waltz for which the orches- tra played Gypsy Baron, by Strauss. The floor was soon covered with danc- CTS and it required the ingenuity of veteran to steer clear of collision. unison to the music, then come the invit- ing refreshments that Radcliffe had of fered in the shape of salads, ices, etc. The second part of the dancing program was not completed until about 2:30 o'clock and comparatively few of the guests had left. Much of the success of the affair was due to the energy of Mrs. A. Heaton Robertson.
 The patronesses were: Mrs. William F. Blake, Mrs. John B. Robertson, Mrs. Will liam F. Trowbridge, Mrs. William W. Far nam, Mrs. Godfrey Dunscomb, Mrs. John K. Beach, Mrs. o. M. Ingersoll, jr., Mrs. H. F. Nichols, Mrs. G. B. Morgan, Mrs. A. Heaton Robertson. E.
 The floor committee was: J. Mason. Hoppin, J. Edward Heaton, A. J. Parker, jr., Russell Sargent, F. Thornton Hunt.
 WARNER HALL COMPLETED. Complete Description of This New
 and Beautiful Hall-Bu1lt on His
 tOrical Grounds.
 Notwithstanding the strikes and various unforeseen obstacles, the opening day at Warner hall finally arrived last evening and New Haven can congratulate herself of fho Hyaoot rnnct pletely furnished and nest unique amuse- ment halls in the country. Ground for the edifce was broken in January last and the work progressed steadily during the mild winter and early spring. The corner stone was laid March 10th. In the copper box which was placed inside the stone were copies of the city press, city directory and various historical papers and coins. The building covers the rear of the lot adjoining the Hyperion and op- posite Yale university and is 40 feet by 110 feet in size and two stories in height l The material of which the building is built is pallet brick and East Haven rock | stone. The architect was D. R. Brown of l this city. The contractors were George M. Grant for the mason work and Mo Queen and Smith for carpenter and joiner work. The plumbing work was done by Buckley and Rourke Bros, steam heating | by the New Haven Steam Heating com | pany and the paiuting bv B. F. Crockett.
 The first floor is devoted to restaurant purposes, with two large kitchens, pan tries and storerooms. The kitchen has ! Branhall & Dean hotel ranges, and hard coal and charcoal broilers Dumb walters | 1rsk s~s, to the banquet hall and gallery above. The dining room is finished in white and gold has large French plate mirrors and mantel with open fireplace and tables to seat 15( persons. Several private dining rooms also open from the main dining room. The
 basement is devoted to storage purposes
 Ample flights of stairs from each
 end and side lead to the assembly room
 above, which is capable of seating some
 seven hundred persons. The hall prope.
 is 90 by 37 feet and 20 feet in height, witl
 37 by 15 feet At the opposite end is tn
 stage, IF feet square, between four dress
 ing rooms, each of which is 9 by 16 feet
 and musicians gallery by F feet. Tn,
 hall is amply lighted on all sides by lsrg'
 windows, with upper rows of diamond
 shaped windows of Venetian glass whicf
 open on pivots for ventilation. The woo6
 work is all of the finest quarteret
 oak, finished in natural color, witt
 dressing rooms of ash with antiqu,
 finish. The ceiling is of ash witl ! square, from which depend three O
 Frink's refectors, and the side walls als'
 have double-armed gas brackets. Incan
 descent electric lights will also be used fo lightingpurposes. The floor has been mad
 in the most approved manner, with tw'
 lining floors and four layers of deafeninl
 paper, the upper floor being made of 1,
 inch maple of narrow lengths planet
 smooth, filled and finished for dancing
 purposes. On the west side of the hall, a
 the center, is an immense quartered cal
 mantel of elaborate and novel design, spe
 cially gotten up by Architect Brown ant
 this city, who did most of tn
 carved work at the Waddingham mansion
 The mantel is about eighteen feet wide an the same in height; has upholstered settee at each side, while eight-inch column
 twelve feet in height support. the massiv
 colonial top. Between the columns ar two bevelIed glass mirrors, each over seve sect long. Below the mirrors is a larg , open fireplace encased in Tennessee mal ble, while heavy bronze andirons suppor
 a gas log, which gives cheerful appear l
 handsomely fitted up with carpets an rugs. The plumbing and toilet accommo
 dations are complete and furnished in tn ; most complete sanitary manner. The stag curtain is from the New Haven Windoy Shade Go. and the portieres from Cramptol
 & Heaton. The floor of the hall is seate with cane seat and new specially designe'
 folding chairs The building has bee
 erected by MT. Henry A. Warner at cos
 of over ,OO0, and is erected on pol
 tion of his late fathers homestead, an what was also of somewhat histories grounds, having been Washington's head quarters in this city, and contained tn
 oldest house of revolutionary times. Tn
 entire premises have been leased by Mrs E. A. Radcliffe for term of years, wh with her son, F. J. Radcliffe, will carry O a tirst-class restaurant on the first fool and rent the hall for banquets, assemblies | etc.
 Fourth Ward Republican,.
 The voters of the Fourth ward are cal
 nestly invited to attend a meeting to b | held at IA Columhua ayenue Caldwell