Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28
HOW SWlETIS CHARITY
When Wealth and Beauty Both
conspirs
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th2 sitt QA prophecy AID un1sIstahu
al mysteries and al knowledge, and
thouSh have al faith. - that could
Remove mountains, sad have not char
ily, am nothing
The elite OF GraEt Rapids carefully
read tie thirteenth chapter OF First
Cor.nth ans ana than turned Out Ell
nsssss 10 the ebaTlsy bail last nlght. IL
wzs one OF tie most beautiful and elab-
osate Affairs ever held IN the city.
Hastman'S Hall VAS thing of beauty.
Tie .sAls nsd all been removed from
the main body Of sAe house. and can
vas, stretched unt.l there Was not a
wilnkle to DC seen. covered the floor.
Under the galleries. mnumersbse
russ were lad. wnile soft. up
h. lstersd chairs ami dlvxns were
scattered conveniently about, places
where soft Doth.ngs might he wais-
pertd utO sl..ing ears. Ferns and
iroplcaI plants lea. additional beauty
L. roofn already bSauuiul. All the
staEe fxinYs had been removed, anu
tile stage aeWly cArpeted. Plants anu
tropical ferns we're scattered about Ill
prctusioa. Near the iTons OF the stage
sae partly hidden by bank cI ferns,
WuIzourS's taed olscourscd the
choicest treasures of modern dance
muse. Al tie left and IN frcnt of the
stage. large booth had been fitted up
10 I s1ense ees 10 Tie throng OF dancers.
Arrival af the Guests.
About half-past oight carriages began
20 arrive II the FOUNTAIN street en-
fror ne 70 n tas4 hss
unt3l ten, constant stream OF guests
poured III through TIE corridors. At
The lett of the corridor Was the ladies'
dress ng room. and at the end Was the
room IN which each gentleman COM
pleted his toilet. Zach gentleman and
his lady as they emerged from their
dressing rooms passed To the stage,
whore they met tao reception commit
tee, composed of the Hon. Edwin +.
Uhl, Mrs. Uhl, DIR. G.. X. Johnson, Mrs.
Johnson, DIR. Charles Shepard, Mrs.
Shepard, Mrs. Parker, and Mr.. +. A.
Gornam.
From the stage the merry dancers
passed TO the main floor. Here was
gathered all the beauty, wealth and
chivalry OF the Valley Cty. Assembled
in the name of sweet charity, greatest
of the three, under whose benign pa
Honage flourish two of the noblest in
stitutions of Grand Rapids and of the
state OF Michigan. Ii Was of
course the affair Of the season
and the toilets vera in keeping
with the occas on. Never before were
90 many claw-hsmmer coats seen to-
gether IN Grand Rapids. Nearly every
man IN the room wore white kids, and
the conventional swallow-tail. Grand
Rapids ladies have reputation for the
beauty OF their toilets and for personal
beauty, and their reputation for both
was well sustained last night. 1t is
doubtful If 60 many really beautiful
women were ever seen together before
IN the Valley CITY In fact 1t 10 doubt
ful IL there was q woman on the fioor
Who did not seem tesutIful. From
the sIlver-hsired matron who came
only to chsperon hsr daughter. lut in
whose breast ssill h obbed the quick.
enlDg memories O. similar occasions
now in the DIM forever. 10 the blushing
debutante whose joyous heart iiutlered
at the strains of tntrancing waltz muse
and whose "soft eyes locked love To
ewes that spske agaln'-all were har-
moniously beautiful.
The Dancing Begins.
At $50 the first number was called,
and over huudi ei couples glided
through the graceful steps of the
"Lsneiers." From tba. time until
three of tomorrow's hours had crept
into the dswning OF today. the merry
throng kept time TO the strains of the
yoluptucus music. Everybody danced
everybody who could dance id hosts
who couldn't. The mere fact that one
was not an accomplished dancer was
10 mar 10 the enjoyment OF the occa-
SION. Those who could dance remsm-
herea that 10 was = charity ball, and
strsightwsy were chsrltsbly disposed.
After luncheon the crowd was trilic
less dense. buI II was late in the even
ing before tae floor was sufficiently
cleared Tor dancing easily.
The galleries were VIII fllsd-much
better than ever before. Many OF the
prominent c.tirens Of the city who are
not in sny way soc4-ty men dropped N
duuug the course OF the evening and
viewed the merry throng Tae boxes
were al occupied. The lower one on
the right VAS occupied by Dir. and Mrs.
W = Hull aud Detroit friends. the
upper one bv MIR. and Mrs. NJ. J. Clark
OF Toe left. Mr.. aud Mrs.. u. II Waters
and guests bad the Iower box. Or. aud
Mrs. shepard Rad the upper box Mrs.
r. p Futler purchased box. but gen
eFou%ly donsted II bsek to the commit
ts- n be sold sssn.
The eanslng program was a. fol-
lows
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