Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-03
TWAS A GAY EVENT
An Elaborate Fancy Ball
Given
BY Mr.. AND MRS. WoNDERLy
Ia Thsu Cherry Street Rssltsnee-D-s-
erption Of the Exqaiss- Bah Room
Decorarons-Ths Gsssrs.
Given


the fancy dress ball given by Mr.. add
Mrs. Wonderly last evening IA their
Cherry street manson. From drawing
room to dancing ball the house Was .
sheen OF prisnatlc colors, aud the elao-
crateness of the costumes scarcely sur
passed the richness of the decorations.
The dancing hall, whlc1 u sltuated
on the third tfo0r, Was . symphony In
maize aud white. The walls and CELL
lngs of the entire hail were covered
with bunting and the pillars were en-
twined with t. The effect WAS aesthet-
leslly beautiful. Over the narrow
stairway that leads to the hall WAS
draDed a silk flag. The ceiling OF the
hall was covered with white bunting,
ending Ia rosettes of corn yellow, from
which were suspended Chinese lam
terms. Incandeseent lamps glittered
from the folds Of the cloth and dn.ied
INTO dim yellow the lights from tue
multl-c,lored lanterns. The walls were
covered with the maize ana white, the
corn yellow bars radlating from similar
eol0red rOseiIes like rays from yell
low sun. Around the nall were uphols-
tered settees, the covering matching
the mural decorations
A Conversation Corasr.
Over the south alcove was suspended
= bough OF misIletoe and between the
partly drawn curtains sooae Chinese
laalern. The curtains OF tne room were
corn yellow over . background OF white
lace. In an s.cove IN the southwest
corner OF tue hall was arranged "con-
versatlOn corner" White po:tieres par
TALLY concealed IL from the gaze of the
dancers. The nook was furnished IN
scarlet and white. In the west side of
the hali was a large alcove furnished
with dlvans aud easy chairs and COW
cred with rugs and robes. Here were
seated the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Won
derly-the more sedatc portion OF the
thr0ng who had long since oveItnrown
terpslcnor.al ambitions. and TO whom
fancy dress ball Was pleasure strictly
from Chinese stsndpoiut-seeiDg
somebody else do the dancing.
But the gem of the dancing hal! was
the room Tor ices- IL was an ice grotto.
The inside of the cavern WAS covered
with holly, hemlock and frosted pine
cones, beneath which spsrkled the
ITOsk anu ICE. a Uc ltts WcLt QlaNu
from a we'll apparently newed INTO the
ice. A polar bear presided, and dipped
lemon ices for the tired dancers. A
smaller offspring of bruln sat upon the
Ice and beat q pair OF cymbals - .
welcome TO the guests
Other Decorations.
Down stairs the decorations were
equally pretty. The dining room Was
decorated with holly. smllax and
roses. The center IF the table Was
miniature sea, out of which rose .
miniature iceberg. Wax tapers in sil-
yer candelbra shed a dim, cathedral
light over thestsble. The porueres be-
tween the dining room aud library
and the dining room and drawing
room were laced with smilax. Upon
the mantel and sdehoard were banks
OF American beauty roses
Miss MIRA Wonderly's private bou-
DOR Was ttted up "a dressing room
for the young women. At O'Clock
the guests began 20 arrive, and before
. the ball began. Wellenstein's orches-
ira furnished the music.
AT 10 O'Clock the dancers unmasked.
At IL supper was served IN the dining
room.
The Guests
President Mcleod. of the Philsdel-
phia S Reading road, and Mrs. Nc
i.eod. were expected 10 be present, but
were unable to attend The following
guests were present: