The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-09
TACOMA SOCIETY.

The Charity Ball at tho TacOma Social
success-Other Events.
TACOMA, Feb. Show quiet and dull
everything seems and everybody feels after
the event Of q season is over. for rs such
was the charity ball, held last Tuesday
evening at the Tacoma hotel. looked upon
by the society lovers OF this city. After
this dance several other attractions were
held out, and much time was occupied in
preparations for several social events TO
take place this week, still every one felt
sorry that the ball was over. and that
whole year must pass before similar event
will take place. From . financial stand
point. it cannot be said that this ball was
success. as the expenses left no profit. and
the relief association and the Fanny Pad
dock hospital are not one whit richer than
before. But from . social standpoint, IL
was q grand success, everyone declaring
that il was the most delightful affair OF the
kind ever held in this city. The large par
lor and the reading room were tastefully
and beautifully decorated with evergreens,
ivy and smilax, turning the everyday
rooms into bower OF green which added
much TO the glamour and beauty Of the
scene About 9 O'Clock the guests began
TO arrive, and although not crowded, the
parlors were comfortably filled by 10, when
the strains OF the first waltz foated
dreamily through the rooms, and the dane
ing commenced Qusdrille followed waltz,
and polka followed quadrille with very little
intermission until abou. IL 30 when supper
was served In the large diningroom. After
this dancing was resumed until o'clock,
when the strains of Home, Sweet Home"
were waited through the rooms remind
ing everyone that it was time to separ-
ate" All through the evening the pariors
presented scene of beauty not soon to be
forgotten, the music was unusually good.
even tempting those who generally did not
care to enter into such frivolity. 20 join the
groups of merry dancers The ladies
looked particularly charming, their beeom-
ing and attractive costumes lending variety
60 the fairy-like scene. and rendering it all
the more entrancing. The patronesses were
Mrs. George Browne, Mrs. Frank Allyn,
Mrs. A. II. Bull. Mrs. w. /. Laniell. Mrs.
q. L. Holmes, Mrs Fred f. Lacey, Mrs
Nelson Bennett Mrs. Otis Sprague,
Mrs. L. ID. Campbell, Mrs. W. II. Calkins.
Mrs. III. X. Moore and others. Among
those present were: Mrs. q. W. Grigrs.
Mrs. Nelson Bennett. Mrs. W. /. Lanaeli,
Mrs. ]. {. BEockenbrough. Mrs. Allen c.
Mason. Mrs. Ii. n Moore. Mrs. George
Browne, Mrs. Frederick Motses, Mrs +.
". Law. Mrs. r. V. Barto, Mrs. 6uilford
OF Olympia, Mrs. Walter j. Thompson.
Mrs. Louis Campbell. Mrs. Percy Dickin-
son. Mrs. Z. H. Boynson. Mrs. J. = Stew
ems. Mrs. Deney. Mrs. A. $. Forbes. Mrs.
:. 5. Brooks. Mrs. NJ. h. Coifnan OF Che
halls. Mrs. EFhrger. Mrs. kellogg. Mrs.
Edgar Holbrook OF Fairhaven Mrs :. G.
Slaughter. Mrs. George Balch. Mrs. @. l.
Holmes. Mrs Fred Presburg. Mrs. Arm
sgrcng Of Olympia. Mrs. Frank
Allyn. Mrs. ID. b. Ogden. Mrs.
r. O. Abbott, Mrs. Henry Drum.
Miss Liliiass Robertson. Miss Hall, Miss
pesickson. Miss GsFigss. Miss pagmar Tis-
dale. Miss Helan Woodruff. Miss seymour.
Miss Lucy Calkins. Miss Tucker, Miss
Jessie Seymour, Miss Efsinger. Miss Har-
rel. Miss Fulton. Miss Kershaw. Miss
Isaraae shaw. Miss Ada Sutton. Miss Nell
lie shaw. Miss b. A. Norton. Miss Landes.
Miss Ferriss. Mr.. Fred Bull, Mr.. Briggs,
Mr.. n. Il. Ogden. Mr.. C. w.6riggs. Mr.. Sel-
son Bennstt,. Mr.. q. l. Holmes. Mr.
Frederick Mostes. Mr. Frank Allyn. Mr.. c.
$ Reeves. Mr.. II. :. Nissan Mr.. Dewey.
Mr. ". /. landeii. Mr.. A. c. Mason.
Mr.. wAeelwrighi. Mr. Harry sharpe.