Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-15
JUNIOR PROMENADE.

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Elaborate Decorations which Prob
ably Cost 81, 0OO-The Gallery Over |
the Entrance to be Covered With /
Smilax.
The Yale junior promenade, which occurs |
next week, will be in the main like those
of proceeding years, only on more elabo-
rate scale. On Monday night the junior
german will be heldin Alumni hall; on
Tuesday night the elee and banjo clubs
give concert, and Immediately after that
the seniors have their german in Alumni
hall and the sophomores theirs in Warner
hall. The junior german will close at IL
o'clock, but the senior german will be kept
open until 1890 o'clock. On Wednesday
night there is the prom, and for this the
inner appearance of the armory is being
transformed with costly decorations.
The whole ceiling will be covered with
| an arch work of bunting and the sides
draped with the same material. Nothing
of the ceiling will appear except the tie
rods or Orders, which will be wound with
| evergreen. At the base of the arches, to
which the tie-rods are fastened, will be
| placed large palms cut off at the ground,
| which have been ordered for the occasion
| from Florida.
| On either side of the band stands, which
are along the sides of the building, half
way between the ends, palms and other
tropical plants will be grouped; those on
the back will be ten feet high, sloping by
gradations to only two feet in height In
front.
The rear gallery, which was formerly
| enclosed in bunting, is now covered only
| to the tie rods and is draped in front with
intertwining ropes Of evergreen which fall
into graceful loops. - u.
From the middle of the room a large
football will be suspended which will
either be three or six feet in diameter.
This will be composed of roses, carna-
tons, lilacs, hyacinths and English
violets.
As was done last year, large shell will
be suspended from the ceiling on each
side of the floral football and midway be-
tween it and the ends. These, too, will
be trimmed with smilax and other flowers.
The arc lights will be softened by paper OF
yellow and pink tints.
It is proposed to cover the gallery above
the entrance with smilax instead of ever
green's as heretofore. If this is done ii
will no doubt increase the expenses of the
prom $500 or more. In general the deco
rations, though similar to those of las
year, are more expensive. Roster of New
York will trim the walls with bunting, and
Frank S. Platt of 374 State street has, Oh
for many years previously, the fora
decorations in charge. He will also dec
crate for prom. week Alumni hall
for the class germans, and many clul
rooms and private houses. A catere
} from out of town has been secured
{ in previous years at an unnecessarily larg
, | expense, but this year Stewart, steward O
I l T~Su tn olr1 ha 70
2 freshments.
. The cost OF the prom. is paid mostly b.
1 the freshmen and junior classes. Tn
| freshmen buy many more tickets than the
can possibly use, feeling in their inexperi
| ence that it is necessary for them to sub
1 scribe heavily if they are to be Gin tn
1 SWIM at all. The other classes buy NOR
q sparingly.
The boxes, as has been stated, were auc
toned off the other evening at an averag
q price of $65, an unusually high price, bu
e the faculty will probably cause rebate t
Q be made on them, as they have done TO
: tho last few years. Some of the unfortu
d mates who waited until the last hoping t
9 find easier terms, were forced to pay be
It tween $50 and $50 prices, which mean
that many an unfortunate student who's
regard for the fair was in excess of hl
financial means, will have to patronize
"$3, 500 eating club" and go without h
3 spring suit this year. The seats for th
10 prom. were put on sale at the Coop. sto1
"a yesterday morning. They consist of abor
$50 chairs on the ground of tt
D. armory, their price being s1;;51
D. and no one man being allowed to bu
l. more than five. There are also reserve
:, seats in the gallery at 81 each. The au
ton of seats for the glee club concert wi
I'd take place to-day at 1:30p. m. In tn
d auction the bidding is for first choice
). boxes and seats.
a. The present prospect is that there wi
be no disturbance between the classes, sue
as has characterized past years. tt
faculty has threatened to do away with tt
70 prom. altogether unless order can be pr
III served, and the demonstrations from tt
is FRESHMAN gallery" will probably not tai
a. place this year. The junior german is
-. be held Tuesday evening Immediately aft
81 the glee club concert, and Mrs. Rockefelle
70 Mrs. Ivison and Mrs. Ford of New Yor]
y Mrs. Weightman of Philadelphia and Mr.
=. Farnam Of New Haven will be patronesse
"a The souvenir favors are from Gorham
oI Co. of New York, and consist of long silv
70 hat pins with twisted heads and "Yale 49,
O. on the top. The mems favors are oxidiz'
silver pencils.