Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-29
READY FOR THE BALL
ARRANGEMENTS PERFECTED FOR
THE BEAUTIFUL DANCE.
Tho Theatre 60 be Illumined with Hun
dreds of Electric Lights-Decorations
for the Bullding and Stage.

A meeting Of the Reception Committee
| of the Association ball was held yesterday
| at noon at the residence OF Mr.. John r.
Branch. No. west Franklin street. Mrs.
Branch occupied the chair. Final arrange
ments for the dance were made and every
thing is now ready for the ball. which will
be an occasion of SURPRISING brilliancy.
A decorator from Washington will be In
the city to-day, and with force OF hands
will commence the work OF ornamenting
the Theatre. The decorations Will consist
Principally of flags and streamers. such as
those used to beautify Belvidere Hall at
the germans during Christmas.
HUNDREDS OF IScAspEscENT LIGHTS.
The most beautiful feature OF the orna-
mentation of the Theatre will be the light
| ing of the building with electricity. Over
| 800 incandescent lights will be furnished
gratuitously by the Traylor Company and
will be scattered in clusters over the
stage will be set with flowers and palms
and covered with pure-white crashin order
TO facilitate dancing.
AWNINGS TO THE THEATRE DOOR.
Persons going TO the ball in evening dress
will be entirely protected from the weather,
as awnings Wilt be placed over the pave
! ment from the street to the doorway of the
Theatre. These will be loaned by Mr. w.
Dellie Sutherland.
The supper. which will take place at
Zimmermann's, will be magnificent one
and handsomely served. No one will be
admitted to the dining-hall without supper
coupons.
DEMAND FOR TICKETS GREAT.
The sale of tickets. which commenced
Monday, has been tremendous, and al
| though the committees having charge de-
| termined beforehand not to sell more
than would comfortably fill the house, the
crowd will be very large. Somewhere IN
the neighborhood of 1,S0O invitations were
| issued.
In less than an hour yesterday morning
three fourths Of the reserved seats for the
| dress-circle were sold.
The boxes will be auctioned of at noon
to-day at the store of Manly b. Ramos d
| Co. The bidding for these will be very
| spirited, and the committee will probably
| erect several additional ones.
| Baseler's Band, consisting OF twenty
| pieces. will furnish music for the occasion.
The costumes TO be worn by the ladies at
| the ball are said to be magnificent, and
many of them were made in New York.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
| The following ls q complete llst OF the
| Reception Committee, which has recently
been changed slightly: Mrs. John p.
Branch (chairman). Mrs. Philip Watkins
Mckinney, Mrs. Joseph X. Anderson, Mrs.
Archer Anderson, Mrs. NJ. l.. Branch, Mrs.
| A. s. Buford. Mrs. Russell Robinson, Mrs.
John X. Connally, Mrs. James II. Dooley,
Mrs. Alfred Il. Harris, Mrs. Edwin L. Hob
son, Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, Mrs. p. ii. Mayo.
Mrs. Edward Mayo. Mrs. Hunter Nc
Cure, Mrs. X. G. Morton, Mrs. BENJAMIN
H. Nash. Mrs. James b. Pace. Mrs. Richard
| G. Pegram, Mrs. George Ross. Mrs. +: A.
Saunders. Mrs. Frederick Il. Scott. Mrs.
Grey Skipwith, Mrs. Charles ii. Talbot,
Mrs. A. Randolph Tatum.
MANY VISITORS COMING.
Several large parties from Baltimore. New
York, Washington. and Atlanta will attend
the ball. Among the distinguished guests
will be Chief-Justice Miller and Hon. j. l..
NJ. Curry and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Fuller, of Cincinnati,
will also be present.
Mrs. John J. Samuels and her nieces.
Misses Marie and Josephine Hume, OF Nor:
folk, are stopping at the Exchange, and
will attend the ball.