Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-01-21
THE JUNIOR rnomENADE.

An immensely Large Crowd Present
The DecOratiOns-The Handsome
Gowns-Some Of Those Present.
What scene of brilliant gaiety was that
presented at the Meadow street armory last
highta It is needless to say that the Ju-
Nor promenade occurred at that time.
That event is over and how many are there
who regretted when the last strains of the
orchestra died away this morning, that the
delightful social event was ended. The
class of '92 may justly feel proud of the
contribution she has made to this list of
entertainments which have grown 60 dear,
not only to the immediate college world,
but to many scattered throughout the
country at large. Every Junior PRONE
made is success, but that means that the
present one is just ever SO little bit better
than the one of the year preceding. Every
year the promenade committee is some
what puzzled how to accomplish this feat,
but in some peculiar way or other they
seem to succeed.
The committee this year was composed
of Messrs. McClung, Bayne, Cheney,
Floyd Jones, HOLSTER, Hustled, 1vison,
Mutually and Paddock, and to their I'M
firing efforts much credit is due from
their classmates who, every one of them.
take just pride in the greatest social
event Of the college year. About half past
o'clock it was that the stream of carriages
began rolling up to the armory entrance to
deposit their loads, and the steady moving
procession was continued for at least two
hours. At times the line of carriages
waiting their turn extended back toward
Church street.
The promenade concert was scheduled
to begin promptly at 9 o'clock, but it was
fully half hour later before the grand
march started, led by Mr.. Hugh Bayne and
Miss Cheney Of South Manchester. What
sight it was to which the spectators
were treated, when, upon the sig
nal, all in the march separated
to glide off into the seductive
mazes of the waltz, with large
who attended It may safely be
said that the barn-ike appearance of
the armory was never so completely trans
formed at any time before, and for this re-
suit the credit is due to G. II. Roster, the
decorator from New York, and to Frank
S. Platt, the State street florist of this city.
The scene truly was one of fairyland,
constantly changing panorama of brilliant
as well as modulated effects. The electric
lights with shades of light pink and yellow
accomplished wonders in harmonizing sur
roundings by lending softening effect.
There was not a girl but appeared divine,
nor gown that did not seem most fitting
ly appropriate. Everything seemed to
istic perfection. The manner in which
the decorators managed to cover up those
bare walls and make that immense room
appear more like "my lady's borwer" was
a work of art to be proud of and one
which has never been heretofore so sue
cessfully accomplished. The ceiling
was entirely covered with long folds Of
white bunting, with every now and then a
strip of Yale blue, more than 1000 yards
in all, and the effect was particularly
pleasing. This, more than little, added
to the cosy feeling which one had from the
very moment of entering the place. That
noir" of decorators for many year, and
the problem seems now to have been sue
cessfully solved. The decorations on the
sides were also equally effective.
The twenty windows were hung with
madras curtains and with silk brocaded
curtains, gold and Nile green, surmounted
with wine colored silk drapery with an
Egyptian gold shield for an ornament in
the center, this on background of white
bunting.
Between the windows blue silk banners
athletic nature, representing poetry, har-
mony, painting, architecture, navigation,
engineering powers, sculpture, rowing, base
ball, football, etc.
Over these banners were placed enamel
| ed shields in the national colors, sur
mounted with silk American flags sur
mounted by brass eagles.
| The fronts of the balconies were hung
with garnet plush, with chenille hand en-.
broidery and silk draperies, with Ameri
can flags draped in shell work. On TIL
front of the plush were suits of mai
armor.
The rear of the wall toward Meadow
street was treated to back ground o.
large American flags, which caught up il
graceful folds formed a pleasing bacl
ground for the other decorations.
The music stands, one on either side Of
the center of the hall, presented rich ap
pearance. They were draped with heavy
hand embroidered silk garnet plush. The
tops of the railing were ornamented with
the blue silk Yale trophies, which are the
memorial of so many hard won victory
About the music stands on either side
were hung banks Of palms, arecas and 9th
er potted plants in tropical profusion.
In the center of the hall was hung from
the roof huge bell of flowers, composed
of cornation roses, poinsettias and in
scribed in large numbers were the numer
ais '92 in blue violets. The tongue of the
bell was also made up of blue violets. The
bell was fine, but from end to end and
nearly four feet across the bottom and
was suspended about eight feet from the
floor.
But what dearth of championship EN-
I L L i -.
On either side of the big bell there was
being the one which carried the victorious
crew of last year. The eight oars in each
were placed in graceful position and
twined with smilax.
Just in the center of the front of the
balcony at the lower end of the hall was
hung large blue banner with the letter
Y, and in front of this was suspended 9
pair of huge base ball bats, with ball OF
goodly dimensions underneath. There
was nothing to represent football cham
pionship, though technically Yale Won
the distinction last fall, but the COMMITTEES
decided not to take advantage Of a tech
nicality. Neither was there anything
there which looked like tennis racquet OF
the Mott Haven cup, which Yale lost last
year by SO marrow margin. But there
years gone bye, suspended about in pro-
fusion, and they formed not the least
pleasing part of the decorations to any one
present imbubcd with the smallest particle
| of enthusiasm for old Yale. There were
other decorations, other effects which per-
formed their share in rendering the whole
30 complete, but too many for individual
mention.
The floor was in prime condition for
dancing, especially after the first few
| numbers of the program had been COM
pleted. The same crash which has done
the same service for the past few years was
used.
The dance orders were unique and
will make a pleasing souvenir for the &C.
casion.
The gentlemen's programs were made
entirely of lavendar colored leather tied
with light blue cord and lined with white
silk. The front being ornamented with g
bronze shield, partly surrounded by ivy
leaves. In the upper left hand corner Of
this are the letters, $685." surrounding q
small spoon under which is large "Y.'
The ladies' orders were of cream colored
leather, tied with white cord and lined
with white ribbed silk. On the front was
a dark blue shield, around which were ivy
branches, spoon being in the middle
around which were worked the letters
"Yale, '92, and above and below small
slippers, the whole being done in guilt
They contained numbers for invent,
dances, with the same number of inter
missions, which count the same as dances
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