The record-union., 1893-04-27
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
Last Nights Ball in Honor of the
Native Sons.
Scenes of Beauty and Enjoyment in
the Legislative Halls-The EIe-
giant Souvenirs.

HaAI CohSOA
The ball at the Capitol will always
rank among the most notable events of
the kind that have ever taken place there.
While at some of the inaugural balls
there may have been larger attendance
the attractiveness of the surroundings
and accessories have never been ex-
celled.
The Senate and Assembly chambers
were beautifully and tastefully decorated.
The stations of the President of the Sen
ate and the Speaker, as well as the desks
of the clerks, were decorated with flowers
and plants till they became veritable fairy
bowers, with the members of the
orchestras playing the part of the
brownies, whose entertainments set peo-
pie to dancing in spite of themselves.
Drusinas and palms were in the corners
and at the ends and variety of flowers
and plants filled the space between and
gave an air of indescribable beauty to
the whole arrangement.
The guardian spirit of the bower was
the emblem of the order constructed of
flowers aud placed in the center of the
foreground.
From each lamp on the side hung a
rope of evergreen holding a hanging
basket, every alternate one being of
flowers, the others filed with ferns and
grasses artistically arranged.
The floors of both chambers were
covered with canvas and sprinkled with
q chemical powder (the invention of +. L.
Ray of this city, which rendered it as
slippery and easy to dance upon as a
Waxed floor.
The electric lights which were put in
last winter shed their luster on the scene
from the three large chandeliers in the
Assembly Chamber and the two in the
Senate Chamber, and when the sixty
nine lights in the ceiling were suddenly
turned on there was universal murmur
OF establishment and delight.
Neale's orchestra of ten pieces dis
coursed sweet music in the Assembly
chamber, and Fisch, Jones IL Watson's
orchestra of eight pieces put life in the
feet of the dancers in the Senate chamber.
THE BALL OPENS.
The grand march had been announced
to commence at $3.50 sharp, but large
bodies move slowly, and it was o'clock
before the music struck up and George
Clark and Frank L. johnson led the two
columns into the Assembly chamber. In
they streamed in what seemed never
ending chain, and it was not until 1876
couples had filed into the room that the
stream was stayed.
1t has always been matter of doubt
among Californians if there were any
homely women in the State, and last
nights party fully demonstrated the tact
that the Native Daughters of California
need not fear to stand the crucial test OF
oNr-gN slf., .Is
country.
The dresses, too, were elegant and va
ried, from the severity of simplicity to
the most elaborate of costumes.
Those who took part in the grand
march were only moiety of the num-
Der who danced, as many either did not
care to take part in it or else came too
late to appear in the line.
The galleries were crowded to their
utmost capacity with spectators, who
gazed with interest on the animated scene
below them, and many of whom were
finally tempted by the music and the
1orce Of example to leave their elevated
position and make their appearance on
the floor.
Lemonade, claret and ice water were
dispensed with prodigal liberality in both
the Sergeants-at-Arms' rooms to those
who became thirsty.
In the lower hall were two long tables
running from the rotunda to the State
Printers office and down by the Attor-
ney-GeneraPs office. AT these plates were
laid for seating one hundred and SEVENTH
four persons, and from 1920 those who
were so fortunate as to hold cards of in
vltation for the ball solaced themselves
and recuperated their strength for the
remainder of the programme by cultivat-
ing more intimate acquaintance with
the splendid collation. served under the
supervision of Caterer Johnson.
The joint committee had planned and
executed their arrangements for the COM
Tort and enjoyment of their visitors SO
thoroughly and systematically that there
was not hitch in the programme any,
where, and they deserved and were the
recipients of unstinted praise on all
hands.
George H. Clark was Floor Director in
the Assembly Chamber and Frank john
son in the Senate Chamber.
X. y. May had charge of the hatroom
on the Assembly side, and stated that at
no ball, inaugural or otherwise, had there
been as many hats placed in his care, and
1t was noticeable that the jam which usu-
ally occurs at the hatroom was absent.
1t was well along in the "wee sma'
hours ayont the twaP' before the dancers
ceased their dizzy whirl and retired to
dream OF past and future enjoyment.
The following are the names of the
ladies who were present: Bertha Ebert.
Abbie NJ. Atkinson, Mrs. C. A. Fischer
Mrs. J. w. Guthrie, Laura Tennant. Oak
land; Laura Cooper, Mabel Lyon, Miss
a. Laracy, city; Jennie Govan, Miriam
Govan, Mrs. T. l.. Thompson, Mrs. L. C.
Mckiernan, Mrs. Minnie Bolze, Miss
May Pritchard, Mrs. c. J. Ogler, Mrs. F.
W. Rohrer, Mrs. a. T. Ross, Mrs. Z. F.
Chase, Mrs. L. w. Nickel, Mrs. A. l..
Johnson, Mrs. A. L. Hart, Mrs. S. E.
Walker IOS Angeles. Mrs + y Coluan
Miss Tillie Heilbron, Mrs. II. o. Tubbs,
Mrs. F. j. Bidwell, Mrs. H. C. Wolf,
Miss May Z. Wolf, Mrs. T. b. Hall, Miss
Lillian Wallace, Mrs. c. S. Sutton, Millie
Gregory, Mrs. G. W. King. Nettie J.
Young, Miss NJ. Dwyer, Annie Harney,
Winifred Kennedy, Mrs. L. a. Petrie,
Mrs. +; J. Beal, Mrs. NJ. Menke,
cisco; Miss Belle Marckwaid, Miss
Callie Smith, Mrs. j. A. Moynihan,
Miss Flo Herzog, Mrs. G. p. Curtis, Miss
X. Menke, Miss Nj. Menke, Miss Aletha
Atkinson, Miss Nina Stalker, Miss Lulu
Stickney, Mrs. w. Meyers, Mrs. G.
Young, Mrs. c. w. Poole, Maudelene
Russell, Miss Julia Nicolaus, Miss Belle
Conn, Miss Hattie Bell, Miss Manda
Tithington, Miss Mollie Tithington, Mrs.
X. L. Greer, Miss Aggie Glenn, Miss
Rose Shaver, Mrs. w. w. Greer, Mrs.
William Carrager, Mrs. J. 2. Giamelli,
Miss Annie Nillmunder, Miss Manda
WiIlmunder, Miss NJ. b. johnson, Miss
+. G. McCreary, Mrs. Will Duden, Mrs.
Johnson, Mrs. Zuchenfeldt, Mrs. Lost,
Miss Crofton, Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. A.
HertZel, Mrs, NJ. Clark, Mrs. NJ. Fisher,
l.. Grey, Mrs. A. Estel, Mrs. J. Drink
all, Mrs. X. B. Johnson, Mrs. W. l..
Duden, Mrs. T. Duden, Miss Flosie Duden,
Miss &. ID. Manson, Miss Sophie Snow,
Mrs. Ema Gett, Miss Lucy Gett, Mrs.
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