St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-18
A Glitteping Social Success
Scored by the Annual
Charity Ball.
st. Paul'S Four Hundred Hon
OPS the Event With Its
Presence.
Ravishing Toilettes Empha-
size the Beauty Of the La
dies Present.
The Roster Of the Occasion
and the Events Of the
Swell Affair.

Swell Affair.
When being charitable means that
one visits Misunderstanding peO-
pie, or works among the poor, or DELHI
erately refrainS from saying mean
things about ones neighbors, there are
shame that it should be so-Only a
few OF US who practice charity as a
virtue. But when being charitable
means that one wears ones newest
gown, smiles ones company smile and
dances all night with the best dancers
one knows, there is not one of us
whose soul is not filled with divine
charity. And so charity balls, while al
ways the most elaborate affairs the sea-
son brings, are invariably great sue
cesSes. Last nights charity ball was
by far the most successful one ever
given in st. Paul. There We're wonder
fully few people present who are not
entitled 10 DE enumerated among the
400, and the eLtire bail went like clock
work, barring the miShap of one young
man who left his supper ticket in his
OyercOat. and had to desert the young
woman with him at the door of the sup
per room while he went after it.
The dressing rooms were we'll
managed. the music and supper
were irreproachable and the ball room,
in charge of MessrS. Paget. Tighe.
Sturgis, Thomas Scott. Patterson,
Boyle, Read, w. j. Drlscoll, Morton, n.
Dunn, W. y. Armstrong, l.. 5.
Miller, f. L. Iselin, DR.. b.
Foster and w. Ii. Wright. was never
better managed. The hotel cafe was
fnr nv
was formed TO the stairs leading up to
the dressing rooms and the banquet hall
with screens. The supper room was on
| the third floor, and each of the daintily
! appointed tables was dressed with
| chrysanthemumS and maidenhair ferns.
! The same decorations with garlandS of
| SmilaX were repeated in Che dressing of
| the gallery where the musicians sat.
The ball at its height was wonderfully
] pretty to see. There were between five
! and six hundred guests, and the dancing
| floor was crowded. Pretty gowns, a
great many new, debutdntes galore
| and, what was more encouraging, mum.
berS of young men, many of whom are
! just budding into dancing men. Wall
flowers were few. and no small credit
belongs 20 the patronesses who lend theil
aid to the success of the ball. The list
of patrOnesses includes:
Mesdames Newport. Bend. George Skinner
ST., E. W. Peet c. A. Severance, Viewer
hauser, Fulton, Adams, 7. l.. Schumacher
Squires, Ames. Flagg. Lewis. Carson. Wins
| low, j. }. Hill, Seimes Furness, Graves
| Dorr Flandrau, Fitzgerald. Metcalf, Bum
/ G. p. Moves, Peabody. Jilson, Rice
H. X. Bigelow Thomas Scott, MacVeagh
Cutler, Driscoll, j. l.. Merriam, P. II. Kelly
Prince, Bass. Cary, II. Thompson. Upham, J
| Wright Auerbach, HutchisOn. OUpenheIm
| ID. p. Noyes. Stickney, Livingston, Shep
| ard. Nichols, Abbott, Mason, II. Jersey
L. Baker, IL. NJ. Rice, Robertson, A. II
| Lindeke. Brooks. Morton, MoufOrt, Wharton
Day, Lamborn. \. Maclaren. Lightner, Off
Ger, Timberake, Spauding, Banning. r. A
Smith. Mcintyre, Seymour. Driscoll. Earring
ton. Smyth Wheelock, Winter, Senkler, Bar
mum, Alden, Miss Howe.
The Ravisiling TOiIetLes.
To describe even large part of tn,
fascinating gowns worn would be tasl
for Worth, but few of the wOmei
present were dressed as follows:
Mrs. w. r: Merriam-Gown of Nile gree
faile; the petticoat was garnshed with tull
and Jet and edged with black pOppies; COZ
sage decoliete; coronet of pearls and dia
mOnds.
Mrs. Squires-Mauve satin and crepe
trimmed with gilt passementerie.
Mifs Beaupre-Black net and lace owe
maizecoi ored silk: decollete and sleeveless
Miss Margaret Smythe-Black crepe an
gilt trimmings.
Mrs. f. b. ClarSe-WhiGe satin ell traine
Berthe about decollete bodice of point Il
! l'cigIlle; flouace about pettieoat garnishc
with pansies, ostrich plumes and orchids
pansies and orchids on left shoulder; dis
monds and pearls.
| Mrs Gitillan-Black silk. with pale blu
striIes: plastron of pale blIe crepe.
Miss Mabel Horne-White crepe, decollete
! and elbow sleeves.
Mrs Hoxsie-Black velvet, point lace an
| diamonds.
Mrs. Forepaugh-Black lace and yello,
MORE with black and gold brOeade.
Miss Observation-Disclosures striped gauze
pink anc heliotrope ribbons.
Miss Timberlake-White crepe with gol
passementerie.
Mrs Flandrau-Pearl gray silk; sleeves G
white gauze; ostrich feathers about the dee
| Ollete neck.
Mrs Kellogg-PaIest gray crepe de chin
with silver fringe and seed pearls, with ru
feS OF embroidered chiffon.
Mrs. Castle-Tobacco-b rown silk. trimme
with passementerie.
Miss Wagoner-Costume of light red WOO
Miss Laura Cook-Pink silk and chiffoI
with elbow-length gloves of gray.
Miss Eddy, of Merriam Park-Pale yello'
silk.
Mrs. Cox-Blaok silk and jet.
Miss Minna WanZer-Red China silk, q,
Miss Margaret Hull-Yellow silk. wit
basque of blonde lace, and ruffle OF the SAN
about the decollete neck; short puffe
sleeves.
Mrs. Hodge-Black lace over white silk. e
traine pearls.
Miss Gantier-White satin petticoat veile
with lace.
Miss Day-Pale green crepe en- traine. an
trimmed with violets; decollete bodice. edge
| at the neck with crepe ruffie; puffed sleeve
caught up with violets.
Miss Kellar-White satin and white br
cade en- frame; berthe of chiffon; gilt sill
: | pers.
Mrs. Rhodes, of Hastings-White moil
yelled with Spanish lace.
Mrs. Auerbach--White satin. girdle al
trimmings of gold passemenlerie decolle
bodice edged with lace; pulled short sleeve
| petticoat en- traine.
, ! Miss FlOy ROdman-Pale pink creme on
, satin, uimmed with velvet ribbon.
Miss Blaisdell-Lavender crepe de chin
white gimp trimming; decOllete and sleev
| less.
, Miss Bend-Trained gown of yellow sat
, brocade and tulle; pulled sleeves of tull
|, and putting of tulle about the top of the 10
| corSage.
+ Mrs Stephens-Embroidere crepe in pa
gray with pale yellow flowers.
Miss Mary Giltllan-Iellow crepe wit
Miss GiIfIlan-White crepe with MORE ri
bons
Miss Young-Bordeaux red silk, embroi
cred in gilt: amber necklace.
, Mrs. Arthur Rogers-Black silk, trjmmC
with pale blue.
Mrs. Summers-Paris gown. gray brow
; faiile, with gilt guipure over pale green.
Mrs. Bass-White brocade, with stripe
crepe and Duchesse lace.
Miss Bird. of BOSt0G-Gray gauZe over 81
trimmed with violets: violets in hair
L Mrs. Bramhall-White faile, trimmed wi
lace and mOire
. Miss Hicks-Satin-stTiped crepe, trinm
with silver passementerie.