The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-12
In SWIRL And SWISH
They Dropped and SwOoped and Swaysd
in and Out and Around.
r MADE TITAN TIRED
II Was Enough to Turn His Dust to
Mud and the Tout Ensemble
Was the Biggest Thing
Butte Ever Saw.

From the Butte Miner. Dec. IL: Bril-
liant as steel-grey diamonds IN the
glare of a ships search hight was the
grand charity ball at the Auditorium
last night. 1t was an ultra social tri-
umph dazzling On the brilliancy OF
Butte's beautiful women. made mad
deniEg1y fascinating and supremely Sc
raphic by compare with their somore-
dressed gallants. The glogfes or worth
in all their in1mitable creations, re-
splendent with that richness which
only Partisan gown can convey, were
present, sprinkled through the vast as
semblage of twirling forms. encasing
shapes that would have made Titan
roll over in his sarcophagus and turn
his dust to mud with tears that ne nad
not lived on to see Butte. and last
might.
The programme consisted Of 20 fea-
lures, opening with a grand march at
.. m. The music was an impromptu
orchestra made necessary by a misun-
Outstanding with the Musicians union.
which resulted in w. c. Batchelder OF
the First National bank going TO the
rescue of Mrs. ]. c. c. Thornton ana
the other patronesses by constituting
| himself leader and first violin of an
orchestra composed of Miss Nellie
Fudge at the piano: James Broughton.
| Jr., second violin; Edward Pooley. hute;
c. ]. Price, cornet. George Broughton.
double bass, and George C. Leford
acted as promptor. The music was ex-
cellent and only the musicians who
failed to play as per agreement could
have known different.
The formal full dress was omnfpres-
emit, the ladies modestly but charming
ly vieing with each other for the at
tentions Of the knights in the conven-
| tlonal black, who lavished with nat
ural spontaneBty all the attentions that
the highest chivalry can command IN
man. The dances were revolutionary
and the two-step most in evidence. Al
IL o'clock a feature was introduced not
on the regular programme. being the
i Oxford and Detroit minuets danced by
| w. T. Duffin and Miss Nellie Maggie.
Joe CulEn and Miss Mamie Magic. Lee
on Thompson and Miss Statia Kane.
Sam Mayer and Miss Anna Ward. Fer
gus Kelley and Miss Katherine Finn
and Mansel Boyle and Miss Jennie Ma
gle. The feature was gracefully exc
cuted and gratefully received.
Then on went the dance and Joy IN
dts supremest measure was unconfined
The great Auditorium was just com
fortably filled so that the graceful evo-
buttons were in no way hampered. The
twirling forums in their swirl and swish
and rustic of silks from Dresden. Chi
ma, INDIA and France filled the adr witt
scented currents of sweetest perfumes
added to which were the rich odors OF
a vast profuslon of corsage roses and
other flowers. Voluptuous breasts
were undulating waves of cream,
white beneath blazons of gems of Orr
entail splendor, and from every vantag
point OF the tout ensemble of the di
vine fair sex scintillated the riches
gems that price could command. Wit
Chesterfieldian grace and Elizabethial
modesty the forms were spitted as
were on the same bodkin, and droope'
and swooped and swayed. in and ou
and around. darling here and there an
everywhere in the mazes of the soul
inspiring, Misunderstanding labyrin
THAN threadings of the waltzes. Sue
a scene of Supremacy fascinating AM
nation was never before witnessed Il
this city, and space forbids this morn
ing giving the full detail OF so much 4
preferred evidence. and a description Q
the costumes will be deferred until sun
day.
while words of gratitude are incline
to be somewhat idle mockery. yet
was so universally expressed that 10
much credit and social glory can nc
be bestowed upon Mrs. Thornton 70
J her tireless energy and indefatigabl
: labors to the end OF the mas
terful success she and he
aids achieved IN the charity bal
Socially vt was the event OF Butte. an
a very handsome return will be mad
financially for the benefit of the Chi
dren's Home, full particulars Of whic
will appear in Sundays Miner. tn
first carriage was only called when III
programme was finished and all wei
/ wheeled homeward together. the VII
tors of a memorable night of ecstat
: Joy and unalloyed pleasure. thanks
I: the patronesses, patrons, committed
Il and music.