Telegram-herald., 1890-04-20
THE SOCIETYCOLUNy
Custer Guard Reception ana p.u
Thursday Essalnr
PERSONALITIES or rHE IaBLElrr
cuass ssa sseisties rz.ls fs.., -.
90 clsss the season Ia = fissi.. -
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t11srary Clsk.


ing, far exceeded n many fespeos. an,
balls ever before given by l.em. -.
mans Hail wss never deoosases !.
more artistic aud pleasing msn..
The Stage Was p&rtlculsrls n,.,,.
being oraped N the National e..l,..
Scattered here and there were p,c,n,..
Of GOV. Luce. Gen. l. c. snth a.,
McGurrin. Col. C@lklns. Capt Knex
and others, the front Of the stage .,e.n.
hedged with rows Of ferns, pala.. ~.
gonlias and other tropical planlz. ii
the center front was fountain. sna
the sparkling waters sang 10 the mas.e
OF the orchestra, which occupied III.
entire stage. From tie ceiling were aus.
pended huge apanese parasols aud unon
these were hung gay~colored Japanssa
lanterns alternating with broad bands
OF bunting, which were drsped grsns-
fully across the hall. Ia the galiels.
broad arches Of red. white and blos
were tastefully arranged, and the gal-
iery railing was festooned with ilberty4
| coiors. Beneath the boxes were arrange
ten paflor boxes each oarpeted wilA
turkish rugs and provided with FULL
length per glass. chsirs, etc. A refresh
meni booth occupied the northeast cor.
ner Of the nall from which ICES v.'rc
served. Messrs. NanBaskirk Cilherf.
son, Garfield and P.xieY constituted the
decorating committee, aud the haanfv
OF the occasion was dur q their tffori<.
Too much can not be said 10 praise az
the music, which consisted Of an or
chestra ol twenty-five pieces under The
direction Of Mr. Fred A Wufxhurc-
At $50 O'Clock, ln response 10 the
bugie call, q SQUAD fam custer
guard entered IN f0ll dress Uniforms.
helmets, plumes and white kid gloves.
Then followed tho prettiesl exhih.tion
OF military tactics ever Witnessed Ia ti4,<
city. They executed ali the t2r!oi1o
manual OF arms, company movements
with perfect precision and beanfi{1<|
unanimity. Frequent applause erfe1<,ll 3
their efforts, winch were so smooth Thar 8
the word effort seems aialost mis-.
placed. Governor and Mrs. Luce and
daughter, Gen. ID. b. Anger and Ms
Anger. attended by Colonel Ncf;orysn
Colonel Williams and Others. a .,esVed 8
the guests ia their box ou the south
side of the hall. The grand march
was led by Capt. J. =. Knox and Miss
Bertha Belknap, followed by Lieut.. IA.
j. Bennett and Miss sophie bacon.
Governor and Mira. Luce, General
Anger and Miss Jessie Anger, Col.
W. 7. AcGur1n and Mis- RYAN.
Maj. c. IL. Rose aud Mlm Luce.
Maj. Hake and Miss Lizzie Jones. Col.
+. Nj. Williams and wife, and Others.
The ball was opened by the Enid waltz.
composed by Mr.. Fred Wnrxbgre.
There were twenty numbers on TIE pro-
gram which, however, wak abbreviated
somewhat. The Russian schOffiscbe.
composed by Mr.. Wurzburg for this
particular occasion, was the seventh
number on the program aud was le-
celFed with much pleasure. Al III 80.
u 80 and 80 Caterer Swetland served
an elegant supper ~ the lecture room.
which was appropriately decorated FOR
the occasion. The dresses Of the ladies'
were unusually fresh, pretty and be-
coming, many apparently having been
made Tor the occasion. Ihe brilliant
uniform OF the guards mingled
with the sheen OF elk and the
sparkle OF gems created 30 effective
sceLe Of beauty. Among the pretty
gowns snc their wesrsrs the society re.
porter noted the following.
Mira Gov. Lnce, black velvet. with
court tran, front panel 81 gold and
white embroidered satin. with high
rolling collar Of the same.
Miss Anger. black lace, pink roses.
Mass Luce, peach blossom six and
lace.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Williams. punk satin,
More ribbon corssge, bonquet Of roses.
Miss Leteii 2, white China six, white
lace, More ribbon.
Miss Minnie White, white lace over
pink silk.
Miss Campbell, black f.lk. black net
oyerdress, black ostrich feather fan,
black pom-pon.s
Miss DAVIS, cream white slk, jscque
roses.
Mrs. r B. Vinegar, white six, mcr.
met roses.
Miss Belle Chamberlain. old rose
china silk and black velvet
Miss Ewing, oid rose six. BLACK vel
vet trimmings, black mits
Miss jose Harmon. white china six.
decoDete bodice bilso with lace, sleeve
less.
Miss sksldIng. black SIX net, RED
roses, red pom -pon bodice, V-shaped.
a 80 Bsrtbs BeiknRp. Grnciau robe ef
white china silk, natural flowers.
Miss sophie Bacon, pink cashmere,
black velvet, corsage, bouquet Of plnk
roses.
Mrs L. B. Stanton. gobslin blue more
ak. point lace, corsage bguqUot 81
cream roses
Aiss Grace stanton, white China SIX
with nuns veliing, white Toses
Miss Pearl targeant. fame coiorsd
net over six.
Miss Nellie Graves, pale blue cash.
mere with white feather trimming.
Miss Addie MnRner. 81 hew York.
pink creps du ciune. bisck ostrnh
feather Ian.
ItNiss Kent, q Kalamazoo. ..old roe
China sIE
Mis- Lulu Evits. dove ooiored cash
mere, wink crepe.
Mss Kate sersrens, Chins SILK, nstu-
rs fowers
Niss Anus Ashley, white sssarasre,
white roses.
Miss s.sson, pink tulle over pink siIk,
pink roses
His Bsrths Dudley. uhiss six sDd
tule
Miss Loufss schsrses. peie rreer cash
mere. tim med VITA NtLte elk. cotssos
Z iououef ~ pink ard vcfte rosef.
Miss jennie ecfssrsct. fsreclsu COS.
tune old rose ~ irt. ofsrdress 81 pais
greer cze0rie-f, Wfite Fe4ce
Mw bEten, ~ ST. Thefuas. on.
dgre-colore4 and cream cstornere.
nsturai Eovers
Mrs. @. ". Geo. f~erharf. cream rer-
( nr re- srid cream alrsf slk deesllstts.
1 lesfi 0rusfBerts.