Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-25
IN EVENT TO HE REMEMBERED.

The Annual Reception at E4illhouse High School-Hall Decorattons- Pretty Costumes-some of Those
 Present.
 A notable event of the season for the young society people of this city came oH last evening with great eclat and circum- stance, in the shape of the reception given by the graduating class of the Hillhouse High school at High school hall. The floor was very much crowded, especially in the beginning of the evening. It was covered with an immense carpet of crash, which made it very pleasant for dancing. From the center of the ceiling branched an im- mense cabinet; t;Sof red, white and blue streamers in all directions. In each easement were suspended curtains of the French tricolor, and between them silk tar-spangled banners, with here and there an English Jack. Robinson's orchestra, which furnished the music, played under the same beautiful motto of white flowers, ''Non Nobis Solum," as that which Wednesday afternoon. The platform was SSs~~~ were furnished there for ladies who chose to watch the performance rather than dance. The walls, in the small spaces left uncovered by the banners, were hung with appropriate pictures and framed notices of by-gone classes.
 The grand march was led shortly after 8 by MT. Benjamin I. Spock and Miss Shares. The reception committee con- sisted of MT. Benjamin I. Spock, chair man; Misses Fleetwood, Johnston, Black and Smith, and Messrs. L. W. Ladd, L. s: Mills, F. N. Sperry and J. N. Farren, and the floor committee, H. J. Punderson, chairman: B. I. Spock, F. N. Sperry, J. N. Farren, H. D. Parmelee, B.. J.. Lee, l.. J: Mills, L. W. Ladd.
 The young ladies' dresses were very pretty and elegant. Here are few of them: Miss Josephine Webb, pink china silk with pink roses; Miss Alice Scranton, pink silk; Miss York, white muslin with blue; Miss Louise Fitch, white silk with lilies of the valley; Miss Alice Fitch, black silk; Miss Margaret Manson, grey crepe de chine; Miss Fife Smith, pink silk; Miss Brown, white silk; Miss Ella Welch, blue silk; Miss Stannard, pink silk; Miss Mary North, white tulle; Miss Fannie Holcomb, pink silk, silver GTluuluR, MISS MdLulo NTduc, pluk BLK, Miss Maude Maltby, white crepe de soie, with white roses; Miss Josephine Morse of Meriden, pink china silk with diamond ornaments: Miss Annie P. Hall, lemon colored faille franchise with silver trim mings; Miss Georgia Hardy, white dotted tulle over white silk.
 Beside those above mentioned were pres ent among many others, Misses Agnes Manson, May Bauman, Mamie Tor bett, Griswold, Minnie Scranton, Belle Bird, Ruth Beardsley, Florence Judson, Georgia Bradley, Peck, Della Peck, Emma Hayden, Edith Bishop, Chatterton, Genevieve Wells, Rofs, Helen Winchell, Pauline Latham, Grace North and Amy, Henry H. Guernsey and MT. James H. Guernsey; Dr. Charles vishno and wife; Superintendent V. G. Curtis; Professor Jepson and wife and daughter; MT. William H. Spock and wife, MT. Fellowes of Meri- den; Lawyer Fowler; Messrs. George Bau- man, Edward Everit, Thomas Hooker, Clarence Hooker, McNeil, Hotchkiss, Will jam L. Bradley, Arthur s. Bradley, Fred erick Post, William E. Beecher, H. H. Strong, T. F. Liefeld, Fred Easterbrook, Natheniel Fitch, Harwood, Chamberlain, Graves, James Smith, Manson, Uhl, Hol- comb, M. D. Rowe, Sanford, Carl Stahl, Allen, Robert T. Woods, Seymour Spier, H. H. Shephard, Fred Norman and Whit temore. A large number of college men were also present, principally from the junior class.
 The notable decorations at the class day and promenade were done by Dickerman and his able assistants and has been com mented upon by the local papers as being the best ever done It did him great credit for his enterprise and good taste as florist and for the fine array of decorative plants which he carries for such purposes and which New. Haven people are not slow to appreciate.
 The programs for the dance were very handsome and greatly admired, and though 66O of them were issued, 200 more have
 been ordered from MT. w. O. Mcintosh
 They are all hand painted by his daugh ter, Miss Mabel, who though only seven teen, is very proficient artist. The cover, were of the thickest French parchment, or the front of which were3 beautiful hand painted floral designs, the whole being { decided work of art.