The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-03
THE LYMAN GYMNASIUM
The Gym was Turned Into a Ball
Room and was Gay with Flags.
AN IDEAL BALL ROOM IT WAS.
One OF the Most Select and Representative
Affairs of the Season was the Brown
Ball Last Evening and 1t viii Long be
Remembered.

An account of the dedication of the
Lyman gymnasium at Brown Uni
versity has been given in the NEWS
but the crowning event prior to the use of
the gymnasium by the students was the
grand opening ball held there last night
The gymnasium was transformed into an
ideal ballroom, the apparatus being
moved from off the floor and n row of
seats being placed around for the con-
venience of the dancers There were beau
tiful and appropriate decorations in abun-
dance. At one end of the hall were flags,
brown streamers, and many Of the imple
ments of the gymnasium, such as foils,
Indian clubs, boxing gloves, etc, grouped
in tasteful manner and at the other end a
large American flag was draped.
The side of the gallery or running track
was decorated with groups OF dumb-bells,
Indian clubs, foils, fencing masks and
gloves and boxing gloves, the whole pre-
senting picture beautiful and at the
same time reminding one Of the signifi-
canoe of the event. The office, parlor,
testing room and reception room were
transformed by an abundance of potted
plants into beautiful bowers. The bowl
ing alley and visitors room were utilized
as supper rooms while the billiard room
was used as ladies' dressing room.
The floor of the gymnasium is as fine a
one for dancing as there is to be found in
the city and that is saying a good deal.
About $50 people were present and the
music of Reeves orchestra seemed to in
spire all
The ball committee was Frank Matte
son, '92, chairman; III. A. Dyer, a. A. b.
Chace, 1913, f.. B. Aldrich, 1913, H. III. Rice,
'92, +. NJ. Smith, '92, b. 5. Webb. '92, w.
II. Smith, '92, and +. L. Easton, '92. Each
member of the committee wore as a badge
a broad band of ribbon of the Brown
colors diagonally across the shirt 'front.'
the effect being very novel and striking.
The ball was under the patronage of the
following well-known ladies': Mrs. n. w
Aldrich, Mrs. +. Il. Andrews, Mrs. Arnold
b. Chace, Mrs. James Coats, Mrs. Elisha
Dyer, Mrs. Louis L. Foster, Mrs. William
Goddard, Mrs. Frederick Grinnell, Mrs. c.
w. X. Matteson, Mrs. j. G. Pegram, Mrs
Edward p Taft, Mrs. H. A. Waidron,
Mrs. Ellery Wilson, Mrs. Marshall Woods
Special mention should be made of two
numbers on the program, which were
special music composed for the OCCASION
namely the waltz Gymnasium" written
by G. NJ. Smith, Jr., 'S5, and the waltz
Marie" from the boating song" by
The following numbers comprised the
program
Waltz, Zone Thousand and One Mig s."
Strauss; polka, "Frandisi," Wohanka; waltz,
,"'L'Estudfantina," wadenfel; polka redowa,
sity," Reeves; polka, "Coachman," Farm
bach; waltz, La Gitana, Buccalossa schot-
tische, skirt dance, Faust Up to Date -
Dorothy" Reeves; waltz, Gymnasium" G.
NJ. Smith, Jr., 80; march, Commencement" !"
regular time; ll;2o, supper; gallop' cable
Planquette polka redowa, butterflies Ball"
Reeves; waltz, Marie" (boating song, Colby,
vi; lanciers, "Erminie," ,Jacobowski; waltz,
Arnstein; lanciers, "Old Brown" Reeves [:
waltz, Santiago" Corbin.
The refreshments were in competent
hands, Mr. Thomas Lyman and an efii-
cient corps of assistants serving in most
satisfactory way.
The costumes worn by the ladies were
very handsome in nearly every case. and
IL may be said that the representive beauty
and taste of the city was there last night.
In fact, the affair was so conducted that il
turned out TO be, as was intended, one of
the leading society events of the season.
A glance at the partial list of those pres
ent will serve TO verify this. Among them
were The Misses Pegram, Miss Read,
ter, Miss Henshaw, Miss Cushman, Miss
Sackett, Mrs. Waterman, the Misses
Sharpe, Miss Turner, Miss Grace Bar
naby, Miss Weaver. Miss Gof, Miss
Ballou, Miss Earle, Miss Knowles, Miss
Taft, Miss Dietrick, Miss Smith, His
Excellency Gov. Ladd, Hon. Nelson w.
Aldrich, Profs. Blake, jameson. Munro,
Langdon, Snow and Parker of the gymna-
stun, G.. w. II. Matteson, A. d. Chaplin,
Jr., Roger Young, Frank Sexton, Stephen
Hopkins, w. II. Earle, Jr., Mr.. Huntoon
and scores Of other well known society
people. The ball lasted till an early hour
this morning, and the gym may be said 10
he successfully opened as the exercises
will begin In regular work Immediately.
Many were the compliments paid the com
mittee for their successful management.