Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-31
WESTMINSTER CLUB BALL.
Much Talked-of Social Event a
Brilliant Success,

minister club occurred last Thursday
evening at Union hall, and was the
social event of the season. AS was ex-
pected, it was very dressy affair, all
the gentlemen being in full dress, and
the ladies being smartly gowned with
pretty creations of the costumers' art
The balcony was filled with spectators,
who came early to listen to the concert,
many of them staying till near the
close Of the dance. The music was by
Blaisdell's orchestra of Concord, N. H.,
| which is everywhere acknowledged to
be one of the finest concert orchestras
in New England. There We're seven
numbers on the concert program, as
| follows:
Overture, "Orpheus aux ENTERS" Offenbach
Caprice, 1.-The Butterfly Bendix
Idylle, Evening Breeze" Otto Langley
String Quintet.
Cornet Solo, "Air Varie," Lacome
Mr.. Nevers.
a Woodland Whispers, Czibulka
| b Spanish Dance Moskowski
Selection, Tabas CO. Chadwick
Several Of the numbers were encored,
though not fully in accord with the
merits of the music. One thing in
particular was quite noticeable, and
that was the apparent indifference
with which the audience listened to the
'Red, White and Blue" which Mr..
Nevers introduced into his cornet solo.
An English audience goes wild with
enthusiasm whenever "God Save the
Queen" is played, and almost any for
eign audience will rise and cheer when
their national air is played Bellows
Falls is not different from the rest of
this country but it is curious fact that
Americans, except at some military
gathering, listen to the national air
with about as much interest as they
would to dumb singer warbling the
''Dead March in Saul" behind the
scenes.
But that isn't telling about the dance.
After the concert the orchestra struck
up waltz and the floor was soon COW
cred with couples gliding around to the
slow rhythmic music. Spectators in
the balcony were all alert to catch
sight of Mrs. So-and-so or Miss This
and That, who it had been whispered
was to wear particularly handsome
costume. And it was worth the wait,
for it is a long time since the old
cracked ceiling of Union hall has looked
down upon such an assemblage of
handsome women and pretty dresses.
An effort was made by The TIMES to
secure a description of all the gowns,
and cards were printed for the ladies to
fill out with a correct account of their
costumes, the committee undertaking
the task Of seeing that each lady was
supplied with card. But sudden
desire to keep their names out of print
seemed to overpower the ladies, and
just an even dozen were kind enough
to comply with our request. To these
we return our thanks. For man to
attempt the description of a lady's
dress is next to impossible, and gener-
ally ends in ludicrous failure. Even
ladies sometimes disagree regarding
the dress of another. The following
are some of the handsomest of the cos
tunes, and represent those who tried
to assist us in reporting the affair:
Mrs Charles E. Howard, pink chiffon over
white silk diamonds.
Mrs. f. G. Pierce, pale green satin with
pearl trimming.
Mrs. Frederick III. Rabbit, yellow corded
silk with pearl trimming.
Mrs. Ned Wilson, black satin and black
chiffon, trimmed with spangled ribbon; dia-
mond ornaments; bouquet of Jaqueminot
roses.
: Mrs. George H. Babbitt, black brocade
satin trimmed with gold lace; diamonds
bouquet of pansies.
Mrs. Frank II. Brown, rose pink silk pink
feather FAM pink kid slippers and gloves.
Miss Annie F. Ballou, st. Adams, black
MORE silk skirt and fancy pink evening
waist.
Miss BESSIE Wills on, cream white henrietta
and bengaline silk, pearl ornaments; corsage
bouquet of cream roses.
Miss Anna E. Alexander, Saxtons River
empire gown of lace over white silk.
Miss Nettie George, pink brocade India
silk, point lace; carnations, gauze fan, pink
slippers.
Miss Carruthers, white brocade India silk
point du lac lace, violets, white gauZe fan.
Miss Florence Lane, sea green taffeta silk
with satin ribbon and chiffon; gloves and
: slippers to match; diamond ornaments; bou
quet of pink roses.
About IL O'Clock an intermission was
had and refreshments were served by
Caterer Williams of Leominster, Mass
Then dancing was resumed and about
1.30 o'clock the dance broke up.
The decorations were not profuse
/ but were tasty. The stage was drapeG
| with white with festoons of pink ant
E light green at the back and in front o
t the stage. Over the proscenium tn,
' name of the club was hung, green let
1 tiers on white background. The from
t of the balcony was pink over white
: The floor was covered with canvas.
e About IS couples participated in tn,
4 dance, which is about as many as tn
e hall comfortably accommodates. Tn
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