The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-26
AT THE ~PROPYLAEUM.
The Most Successful and Brilliant
Ball Ever Given There.


Ball Ever Given There.
The most brilliant and successful ball yet
given by the Propylaeum Association was
given last evening. Everything united to
make it all that could be desired. There
was an attendance of nearly three hundred
and the appointments and costumes were
elaborate, so that the scene presented was
beautiful in the extreme. The guests were
received by Mrs. e. CT. Wiley, Mrs. Addi-
son Bybee, Mrs. V. T. Malott, Mrs. COrt-
land Van Camp, Mrs. E. c.. Atkins, Mrs.
G.. s.. Denny and Mrs. Morris Defrees in
the west parlor. which was arrange as a
handsome drawing room. Mrs. Wiley wore
a rich black satin brocade, with point lace.
Mrs. Bybee wore a black brocade, with
white lace and crimson chiffon trimmings.
Mrs. Malott wore a heliotrope brocade, with
Duchesse lace. Mrs. Van Camp wore a
white and French-striped silk, with a low
corsage OF white organdie and valenclennes
lace. Mrs. Denny wore an elegant crimson
satin, with Duchesse lace and pearl garni-
ture. Mrs. Atkins wore a French blue
satin, with jetted net and gold trimmings.
Mrs. Defrees wore a white satin brocade,
combined with apple green chiffon.
The guests Immediately went to the as
sembly hall, where white prevailed in the
decoration. The floor was covered with
white and the entire ceiling was canopied
with : streamers Of white, which were
caught at the edge of the wall with gar
lands of cedar. The stage and broad steps
leading to it had the same snowy covering,
and the draperies at the window were of
white, with green. There were rows of tall
palms across the front of the stage and
bordering the steps, and the mantel was
filled with the green of fern and palm. The
floor managers were identified by a court
ribbon of American Beauty shade across
the front, which was very effective. The
men who managed the dances were Mr.. f.
II. Wiley, Mr.. Page Chapman, Mr.. Robert
Martindale, Mr.. E. f. Gates, Mr.. Charles
Willard, Mr.. N. b. Harrington. Mr.. Au-
gustus Coburn, Mr.. George NJ. Hume, Mr..
C. E.. Coffin, Mr.. Wallace Krag and DR..
Frank Allen. The programme of dances
was in Venetian form and was suspended
on the east wall. The orchestra was on the
stage, half hidden by the palms. Nearly
all of the ladies' gowns were decollete and
there were bushel of American Beauty
roses carried, some with stems a yard long
and tied with great broad Streamers. The
girls were almost concealed with some of
the bouquets. There were numerous buds
out, with their dainty organdie gowns, all
of white. Among the beautiful gowns were
those of Miss Warren, of Terre Haute, who
had a lavender satin, exquisitely fashioned
and trimmed with fine lace; Mrs. John G.
Dean, pink silk, covered with white dotted
thin g~renadine and net garniture of mink;
Mrs. F. g. Darlington, black satin, with
an escuriel lace waist oyer white satin, and
candle, with white satin ribbons and Amer
lean Beauty roses; Mrs. George G.. Tanner,
light-green silk, with draperies of ecru or
candle and embroidered ruffies of the same.
with full corsage of pink chiffon; Miss
Brooke Griffin, bridesmaid pink silk. with
pink organdie and satin ribbons; Miss Mary
Griffin, white organdie, with light-green
ribbons; Miss Rose Holmes, white organ
die; Miss Rowena New, light-blue satin
and silk stripe, with white lace and Ameri-
can Beauty roses; Mrs. II. Bates. jr., white
organdie over light-blue silk, with Valen-
ciennes insertions; Mrs. h. A. Hendrick-
embroidered chiffon; Miss Katherine Por-
ter, black brocade skirt. with black net
and jet corsage and ight-blue ribbons; Miss
Eleanor Porter, white organdie; Mrs. A. ID.
Thomas, a French striped silk, with green
velvet and pd~ssementerie; Mrs. George w.
Stout, pink silk, with pink and white en-
broidered chiffon: Miss Rorison. of Detroit.
light-blue MORE antique, with Valenciennes
lace; Miss Arda Rorison. pink tulle over
maid pink organdie over pink silk, with
corsage of pink and white-striped satin:
Mrs. A. F.. Kleinschmidt, white japanese
crepe, with orange velvet and poppies: Mrs.
w. ]. Mckee, green satin. with front of
French pink brocade and light-blue chiffon;
Miss Florence Malott, white silk
n pink and green passementerie
with butterfly shoulder bows; Miss Daisy
Halott. white silk. with garniture of Ouch
esse lace over light pink silk; Miss May
Armstrong. black satin. with jet and steel
passementerie and Brussels net mousque-
taire sleeves; Miss Newcomer, dotted or
candle over corn colored silk: Mrs. b. d.
Walcott. black and green-striped satin,
with light blue chiffon corsage trimming;
Miss Georgia McDermott, OF Cincinnati.
rose-pink silk skirt. with a striped corsage
of rose. white and brown. with duchesse
lace; Miss Augusta Lyon, white crepe, with
white embroidered grenadine corsage and
ner, white satin and white brocade, with
duchesse lace: Miss Ethel Fletcher, of
Milwaukee. pink lavender brocade with Law
ender velvet bows and neck garniture of
purple v~ariegated pansies; Mrs. Albert
Fletcher. of Milwaukee. black satin and
white lace applique; Miss Jennie Hill. of
Chicago. light green satin with white SPAN
gjed net draperieS and lavender chiffon on
the corsage: Miss June Jaouith, OF Cincin-
natl, black brocade skirt with decollete cor
sage of light pink silk draped with black
net and trimmed with jet; Mrs. James b.
Curtis. light pink silk. and Mrs. Johnson;
her guest. black brocaded ~grenadine and
colored brocade trimmed with yellow vel
vet and lace; Miss Blanche Brown. white
Crgandie; Mrs. o. =. Jameson. black and
white narrow-striped silk. with Dresden
bouquets in brocade: Mrs. w. d. Owen
bridesmaid pink brocade with pink ostrich
tips: Mrs. ]. y. Hurry, white satin and
ltLAAh
embroidered chiffon and pearls; Mrs. Gerry
NJ. Sanborn. pansy silk with draperies of
black lace and steel trimming: Mrs. Her
man Sayles. white satin with emerald vel
vet: Mrs. L. @. Deschler. white brocade
with yellow velvet and white and yellow
chrysanthemums both for skirt and cor
sage trimming; Miss Edith Bingham. pink
silk with mousselaine de sole; Mrs. Walter
Millikan. of Boston. white MORE antique
with girdle of gold and Jewels and bolero of
embroidered velvet; Miss K~nippenberg,
light green figured organdie and Valen-
ciennes lace: Miss Mary Davis. pink bro
cade: Miss Katherine Winter. white organ
die and Nalencicnnes lace over light blue
silk: Mrs. Claude Griffith. white organdie
over white satin with ~violets; Mrs. w. III.
Coleman, rose silk with flounces of point
lace; Mrs. George Voris, French figured It's
sue over black silk; Other guests were
Judge and Mrs. j. III. Baker. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles T.. Sayles. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Martindale, Mr.: and Mrs. w: a.. Rhodes.
Miss Rhodes, Mr.. w. r. Willien OF Terre
Haute. Miss Juliet Bryan. Mr.. Hugh Bry-
an, Mr.. John K. Dean. Mr.. Garrett Ryan
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Grafton Johnson of
Greenwood. Miss Pearl Haynes of Rich
mond, Miss Stevens OF Chicago.
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