Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-08
THE OL0NlAL BALL.
Graceful Women in Rich Cos
tunes Dance the Minuet.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY NOTICES
Some Very Interesting Livestock News Was
Picked Up Yesterday Despite The Eusroy
Killing Cod Of The Dsy--LooaI
Matters Of Interest.

The long anticipated society event.
the colonial bali, given under the aus.
pieces Of the Texas Worlds Fair Exhibit
association Of Fort Worth. was given at
the hendricks building last evening.
was what its projectors desigIed IL to be-.
the browning social event Of this season
The 22d Of February. Woahingtony
birthday anniversary, had been chosen
az first as tue time for this bull hut that
day falling In Lent this year, the time
was anticipated aud the night of Feb.
Ith substituted therefor
The room im which the dancing was
done was on the second floor uf the build.
ing. the iloor was in perfect condition
for the pleasures OF the dance, the chill
blasts Of sleet and ick northern winds
without bad no influence on the genial
beat withiu the music was excellent i'm
melody and rythm, and under the compe.
tent management of the ladies who had
this grand aiiuir ia charge all went mer.
iily Oh from the opening Grand March
to the closing Home. Sweet Home"
Patriotism was thu guiding motive i'm
ne decoration of the dance bah, for in
diitly twined iestoona, or gracefully drop
PED effects, nothing could Dc seen hut
the embIcmatc red, white aud bluc. or
the flag Of these United States of Anrri-
ca. Tie result WAS good. for il was
warm. bright ana harmonious
The Attendance when the adverse at
mospherlc Influences are taken into CON
siderntiou. was very good aud it Is TO
be- counted by the hundreds, hut the floors
were 50 spacious there was never any
oygrcrowdiug of the dancers
The great interest conferred I'm the min
net, danced with Nie uuernly grace of
the early times whore the graudfathcr,
and gruudnothcrs of this generation
moved through this intricate dance as
though oil were born TO the purple. The
training had been given by those who
knew TO those who were ant scholars,
who moved not with the precision of ma
chimes. but the ease Of absolute knowl-
edge and the novel and varied figures
aud the stately grace of the
step Tent charm 10 the
minuet that so pleased the spectators.
that when the dalce had ended the de-
mond Tor It's repetition could not boz qui-
cted until it was. I'm pant. danced again
SOME COSTUMES.
Tho costumes Of the ladies' who danced
the minuct that opened the ball. were all
strictly aud absolutely correct, mado
after costumes that had been. in some
instances, preserved Ia families hut all
modelled after correct patterns. and the
fair damsels really looked as 81 they had
lived in Ne oltcu time, had slept as did
the enchanted princess for an hundred
years, and then awakened to grace this
occasion with their presence with all
their fresh beauty preserved
Miss Anderson wore white satin
pctticoat, pale blue oycrdrcss. Watteau
back aud painters
Miss Wilson'S costume was n rose pink
crcpon, Vatican style; diamond oruu.
mcnts.
Miss Wynne wore yellow satin petti.
coat with hrQcaded oycrdress aud a Dor.
tina Of rare old lace: diamond ornament.
Miss Whitlu's costume was hand.
some yellow silk petticoat with white