The morning call., 1893-02-27


captured like distinction from the gentle
men. Originality Of character and force Of
acting were equally com ined in the splen-
did display of energy which Mr.. }. C..
Badilla infused into his creation Of a Sioux
brave, which easily Outdistaneed other char
acters on the floor.
Quaint, comcal and 1uisscal. and by no
means easily recognized was Mrs. O'Brien
as the colleen from Killarney, whose
sparkling wit and flashing eye soon won
the distinction c he best-sustalned char
aeter. Miss c. d. Ewell was certainly en-
titled 10 the most original costume. Con-
siderable time must have been devoted to
its manufacture. In style it was an exact
imitation Of those worn by court ladies In
the XVI century, and which appeared at a
distance 20 be made OF some costly material,
but on closer inspection proved to be a
number OF THE CALLS Sunday edition
skllifully worked over a durable substance.
the small print being selected as a body,
trimmed with the large type used for the
name and embroidered with the headings
OF the various news items in which the
paper abOunds.
"A fealn1a of the enterialrment was the
dancing Of the 'minuet de la C9ur" by
eight lutte tots in the costume of Louis ~,
and mention must also be made of the ex-
ceilent performances of Miss Fanny Ripley
in her character dance Of the Irish Wash
erwoman."
The music was directed by Mr.. II. Hy-
man. WHO gave great satisfaction ia all
present by introducing a budget of modern
airs, all of which were we'll rendered.
The minuet set was made Mp as follows:
Misses Florrle Coule, Alice Hitchcock, Liz
liam Rhodes and Pearl Fenton; Masters
Lolo O'Brien, Milton Wilder, Theo Wilder
and n. Cahili. The little folks were well
rebearsed in their work and went through
the usual fine figures without hitch.
The Union-square Club.
Pioneer Hall presented a brilliant spec
tacle last Friday evening on the occasion of
the February ball of the Union-square Club.
The attendance was the best OF the season,
which fact proved very gratifying to the
popular secretary. Mr.. w. NJ. Lacey, who
had the honor Of leading the grand march.
and for his companion chose a leading
fayorite in pretty Miss Laura Vagts. During
the march some very interesting and novel
movements were introduced with fine effect,
the number present being nearly 200. The
costumes Of the ladies were particularly at
tractlye. and the ballroom scene was one of
the most brilliant OF the year. Miss Vagts,
always charming and graceful, was ee-
gaptly attTed in a very becoming salmon
pink silk dress, cut semi-decolete, with
large putfed sleeves. and trimmings OF lace
and silk ribbons. She wore long Silken
gloves and carried handsome feather fan
of the some color as her dress.
Mrs. PaSquale Of Oakland looked charm
ing in her bridal dress OF rich white silk
Handsome Miss j. Heydenfeldt wore
beautiful empire robe of light bengaline, with
large pulled sleeves, and trimmed with rich
gold lace. During the evening the LADY
very kindly entertained the company with
some charming songs, and her beautiful
soprano voice was heard at its best in her
artistic rendition Of Loves proving" by
Lohr.
Mrs. r. Fenkhausen as usual attracted a
great deal OF attention: her charming per-
sonality makes her a fayorite with all who
meet her. She wore lovely costume Of
pink figured silk, wi Ii long silk-ribbon
streamers down the back, and elegantly
trimmed with rich lace. Her ornaments
were diamonds
Miss Emile Sieberst, another of society's
favorites, enjoyed the evening thoroughly,
and as her programme is always filed be-
fore the grand march is completed late
corners have no chance to dance with
her. She was dressed in pretty costume
OF pink silk, with handsome lace trimmings,
and waist Of pearls and passementerie
embroidery.
Miss Alice Crowell wore an elegant pale
blue crepe dress with lace trimmings and
white silk steamers.
Mrs. Kelton. the wife of the president,
was elegantly attired in beautiful black
lace dress. and looked very distingnee.
Miss Addie NJ. Mahan graced the bail
with her presence, and although she was
only there as spectator she could not resist
the pleadings Of the sterner sex and was
soon lost in the throng of gay waivers and
stayed until the final medley. Refresh
ments were served in the hallway. and the
lemonade and punch tables were vigorously
attacked between the dances. Many soci-
ETY. swells were present, the latest asprants
to society honors being one OF the party.
Mr.. w. nj. Lacey was indefatigabl as floor
manager, and had the heaviest duties OF
the entire season on his shoulders. How
ever, he was equal TO the OCCASION, and
with the able assistance of Messrs A. j. de
Lamare. +. G. Cooper. E. G. Carrera and
Il. ;. Nicholson came through the ordeal
with flying colUrs. Messrs. Charles Vagts,
w. II. HalIet.,. K. o. R;esser and Hugh
Swift were on the reception committee.
Composed as 1t is of society professional
and business men the Union square Club of
One Hundred is one of the best, if not the
best, organization Of its kind in the city.
st. Andrews Society.
A most enjoyable entertainment was
given by the above society in Scottish Hall
last Monday evening, Mr. McLaren pre-
siding.
After an overtuae by Gregcs' orchestra,
entitled "A Nicht WI Burns" Mr.. William
Dick sang flock Tamson's Smiddy," hu-
morous ditty, which was greatly appreci-
ated by the audience,
Miss Beatrice Bennett sang "The King of
Ny Heart Is Coming" in very pleasing
manner. and was followed by Maxwell l..
Grove in that pretty melody, MARY OF
Argyle" A duet by the Misses May and
L. Connors, entitled 1.-THE Little UTchins."
evoked a hearty round OF applause, which
was responded to with musical sketch of
the infeliciiies OF married life. Findsy
Macgregor discOursed sweet music on the
French fiddle, and sang several comic Ital-
Ian songs. Mrs. Mills gave an excellent
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