The record-union., 1893-12-28
THE CALIFORNIA. 5"
Opening Party of the New Society
Club Last Night.
Gorgeous Decorations and RayishinR
Music Lend Enchantment
to the Scene.

The event of the season was the open
| ing party of the new club, 1.-THE Califor-
nia," last night at Turner Hall.
| Canvas had been laid from the street
up the stairs and in the anterooms, and
the hall was also canvased. Never. per-
haps, has the hall been so beautifully
decorated as last night. and it looked as ii
some of the fairies had strayed from the
Clunie and set up bower of their own.
! The general effect of the room was pale
green and yellow, interspersed with the
deeper green of the plants and fronds.
Running all around the hall were
festoons of evergreens entwined with
holly berries. The musicians were so
thoroughly embowered in ferns, palms
and potted plants that it gave all the eff
feet of an unseen orchestra, and when
twelve pieces under the leadership OF
Charles Neale struck up their opening
selection the effect was ravishing and en-
chanting.
From the center of the ceiling hung an
inverted Japanese umbrella IL all the
glory of gilt and tinsel. Radiating from
this to the sides and corners of the room
were alternate streamers of pale green and
in perfect harmony.
On the sides of the room, in each space
between the windows, were candelabra
surrounded by evergreen and holly
wreaths, with background of fern
palms arranged like fan, and at inter
walls piano lamps were arranged, adding
the mild refulgence of their rays to
illumine the scene.
All along the sides and ends of the
RI -icE hos, ba oct
fad-constructed specially for the Occa-
sion by Bruner Brothers, who did the
decorating of the room, and silently and
seductively inviting the dancers to enjoy
the luxury OF resting upon them after
their wild whirl Of pleasure.
The windows were draped at the top
with satin damask of different colors,
hung in straight folds, while lower down
were silk curtains of pale yellow. In
| each corner of the room were ferns, palms
| and potted plants.
The orchestra played as Introductory
music a grand parade march by Ellen
berg; Comic Opera Potpourri Overture" f"
by Conrad, and "The Messengers Re-
turn" by Coopie.
At 9:20 the grand march struck up and
1.-The lamps shone on fair women and
brave men," as couple after couple en-
tered the hall and went through the evo-
|
Following each number on the dancing
programme was played selection en-
bracing gems from ''Maritana," ''Robin
Hood, :" "Iannhauser' and other operas,
! as well as compositions by various mas
ters. 1t was evident that the assem bly,
found enjoyment in music for their ears
as we'll as their heels, and proved a most
| grateful innovation.
The club is composed of the prominent
society people Of the city, and promises to
be the source of some very agreeable par
ties through the winter. The officers are
NJ. j. Dillman, President; Ii. G. Smith,
Vice-President; VIM. Beckman, Treas
urer, and II. f. Yardley, Secretary.
The Executive Committee are E. w.
Hale, George II. Clark, L. S. Upson. H.
G. Wood, Dana Perkins, Jr., G. w. Nc
Killip and Martin Beaseley.
George II. Clark is Floor Director and
Colonel E. r. Hamilton, A. A. Van Voor-
hies, w. r. Ormsby, F. B. Adams, C. W.
McKillip and Fl. c. Wood were the Floor
Committee.