The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-15
THE INAUGURAL BALL.
The White Canvassed Floor Of
Representative Hall
COVERED WITH DANGERS LAST NIGHT.

Delightfully."- democratic indeed was the
inaugural ball last evening. There we're
no drawn lines. The poor danced with
the rich, the lowly with the highly and
in some instances it even beat that Amid
the swaying of the fans, the dreamy hum
of conversation. and the rustic OF the
silks and cheesecloths. there was common
Joy and delightful equality for once, as
is meet at Republican festivity.
Representative hall, lighted with both
gas and electricity, decorated with grow
ing vegetation of the kind that costs,
reeking with the fragrance OF craDapple
blossom and eau de cologne, tinkIIng
with the music of the band, crowded
with very many well-dressed women
waltzing over the white spread floor, was
sight of beauty to delight the soul.
People who had 50. 80 that they wanted
to put up to be in 1t for once IN their
lives. enioved It. People who had the
800 and wanted to keep it contented
themselves with the reception in the SEN
ate chamber earlier in the evening or
stayed at home.
From the east door of the state house
70 the door of the senate cham Der there
was a terrific jam. You went up the
stairs a step at a time, and were mighty
glad when you got there. 1t took a gooo
fifteen minutes to make the ascent, but
the people were good natured and
wished all for a chance to shake
hands with the state officials and their
ladies.
In the senate the reception was happi-
ly managed
The crowd at the ball room was not so
great The grand march began at 10
o'clock. and MarshalPs band played the
"Washingtou Post" in its best spirit
Gov. Morrill, and his wife were to have
led it, but ]. l.. King suddenly discov-
cred himself at the head and went on
with it.
There had been dancing earlier in the
evening, and the young people wers we'll
warmed up to it, as gentleman from
the west remarked.
There was a great many pretty toilets
beautiful ones. In this particular
there were two classes-folks who had
had their inaugural ball costume in pre-
paration for the past two months, and
people who wore their old clothes. The
latter were the happier; but the others
were the Shower.
The management of the ball invites
congratulation on one feature of it in par
ticuiar: The dances were plain, ones
that all could dance None of the intri-
cate dances were on the programme and
the gentlemen from out of town who
were afraid of their feet felt fully reas-
sured and at home when they saw how
it had been arranged
The majority of the gentlemen wore
full dress. There were many Prince
Alberts though and some getaways.
There were a few square cuts" but nc
spring bottom" trousers; it wasn't that
bad.
A great many of the society people,,were
there determined to see what a public
ball "feels like" Nearly all of the mem.
bers of the legislature were there also
and there were other people
The railroad set was present and J. j.
Frey and Edward Wilder and Jerry
Black and B. I. Lewis had their best
clothes and their most charming smile
with them.
Mr.. Frey danced all the dances and his
graceful contour was visible everywhere
Mr.. Wilder was not far behind him with
his willowy syiph-like figure and Mr
Lewis had a pleasant time around the
edges Much depended on Mr.. Black
and it did not depend in vain.
Chief Justice Horton put his judicial
dignity in his pocket and gave himseli
up to the wild deliriOus delight of the
inaugural ball He is a graceful dancer
is Judge Horton.
George w. Reed was there aud danced
some-only some.
The gaunt, majestic frame of Secre
tary Bristow lowered with a towering
tower. and disturbed the upper strata oil
atmosphere as he waltzed with a pretty
girl in yellow
J. K. Cubbison lost no opportunities.
He was in every dance, and the young
ladies said he was a very good partner
j. K Hudson preferred to make him
self agreeable as conversationalist
Mr. Troutman, either, could not be in
duced to dance.
Senator O'Bryan of Wichita was in hi
happiest mood and danced d little.
Speaker Lobdell wore his most gra
cious smile and danced also.
Congressman Calderhead was presen
but did not dance.
1t was a delightful evening for the
ladies and they enjoyed it. Lots of then
who did not dance much sat about the
big hall and said things about those tina
did: just as often pleasant as unpleasant
which is saying much
They were all anxious to dance will
the greatest men possible and one cir
IN black threw a bomb into crowd O
her girl friends by eXclaiming that sh,
had danced first with Dir. LobdelI. |
was triumph for her but it cost he
some friendships
Handsome, lovely" Chester l. Lon.
was in demand and there was many Al
ache in a feminine heart because b
wasn't there.
One girl was disconsolate. She ha
announced her intention early in tn
evening of not dancing unless Mr.. Lon
asked her. She watched for him in vair
and there was a heavy tug at her hear
but her warm poetic nature found relic
in the following:
''Ah, sadly stand and study the throng;
All. sad indeed IS the drift of my song;
All. woe is me. Oh. say is il wrong
Ii l am so sad when for Chester L Iong?0
THE RECEPTION AND COSTUME
Some Brilliant TOIIettes Worn by til
Ladies Last Evening.
People who started last evening to th
governors reception, found that it too
them one hour to go from the east doc
of the statehouse TO the door of the ser