The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-18
WASASCENE OF BEAUTY
The Ballroom at Hamilton Hall
Last Evening.
Attendance, However, Reached
Only About 1875.
Although Large Mum Der of Tickets
Were sold-Heat of the Evening
Kept Many Away.

With the possible exception of the
charity ball of last winter, a prettier
oaH was never arranged in Topeka
than the May ball at Hamilton hall last
night. The attendance was small,
however, probably owing to the late
ness of the season.
Mrs. Sutton has several times had
the decoration of Hamilton hall in
charge-the occasion of the floral ball
1ast year the military ball and the
Pure Food expOsitiOn-but she prOba-
ply never succeeded in producing quite
as pretty stage front as last night
The beauty of the decorations and the
disappointment at the small attendance
were the principal themes of conversa-.
ton at the ball.
A week ago Mrs Sutton decided to
arrange the stage of the hall as ar
den scene, with an oriental effect bv-
the use of Japanese lanterns iIIuminat-
ed by electric lights and this plan was
spIendidly carried out. The rear of
the stage was draped with Alabama
smilaX, and smilaX drapery hung from
the front of the stage far enough to
meet the tops of the finest palms from
the Topeka greenhouses. The canvasse1
moor OF the stage was Veritable gar
den between curtains OF green. Rus
tic seats, with tables of flowers, ana
surrounded by palms of every descrtp-
ton, offered delightful resting places
for the serving of refreshments.
At the front of the stage, directly be-
mind the smilax draDery, hung Japanes.
lanterns of varied construction Far
Their back, over the center of the stage.
hung another row of lanterns and
these were brilliantly Illuminated with
strong incandeScenU lights Rows of
lanterns also crossed and recrOssed the
hall, and above the stage and floor and
in every window of the hall were ar
ranged Japanese umbrellas of every
imaginable hue.
The east end of the hall was reserved
he O. md a If rara1r
and smilaX separated it from the rest
of the hall. From behind this fence
came the strains of the first waltz by
MarShalPS band shortly before
o'clock, and here the combined orches-
ira of Steinberg and Watson closed the
ball The first six numbers were played
by Marshalls band, the following eight
by the Mld-Conunent band and the re-
mainder by the com bined orchestra.
Those who danced at the ball last
night were the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Wear, Mrs. Frank
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Hankla,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. WoOlverton, Mrs.
Belle Hall Small, Mr.. and Mrs. T. S.
Slower, Mr.. and Mrs J. H. Wetherell,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Robinson, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. E. NiDps, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
KOuns, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. SeabrOOk.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Hillyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Rankin, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Baker and daughter Nellie, Mr.. and
Mrs. n. S. Wear, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Gundry. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Latham.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hayden, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Blood Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
c. N. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ho-
bart, Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Morton, Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Fellows, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. S. Sutton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Cros-
by, Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. DoOlittle, Mr..
and Mrs. H. o. Garvey, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. J. Parker of Newton, Mr.. and Mrs.
3. T. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Black
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Doran.
Miss Withers. Miss Smith and Miss
Temple Of Sedalia, Mo, Miss Margaret
Bear, Miss Edith Goddard, Miss Lou
Nicely of Leavenworth Miss Jones, Miss
Pearl Jones, Miss Mabel Martin, Miss
Mary Thompson, Miss Agnes Lee of
Kansas City, Miss Edna Morehouse,
Miss Pearl Powleson, Miss Glenna
Cross, Miss Julia Wikidal, Miss Mary
Moon, Miss Florence Stewart, Miss Ran
ney, Miss Edna Crane, Miss Martie
Whaley, Miss Bessie Hayden, Miss
Lois Tefft, Miss Myrtle JetmOre, Miss
Lee Redden, Miss Flora Mayo, Miss
Kellam.
Mr.. Erie Williams, Mr.. Austin Brady,
Mr. VIM. NJ Lyon, Mr.. Walter Gust
Mr., Ben CrisWeu, Mr.. Oscar WoOlver-
ton, Mr.. Eugene Hagan, Mr.. Ed Curry,
Mr.. Walter Burgess, Mr.. VIII Wtktdal,
Mr.. Harry Seabrook, Mr. Dean Low
Mr. VIII Alexander, Mr.. Julius Weld
ling Mr.. Chas. Barnes, Mr.. Chas. Eagle,
Mr. J. E Morgan, Mr.. Jack Newman,
Mr. Ed Mcbride, Mr.. Tom Clements,
Mr Joe Wilson, Mr.. Seth Chase, Mr.
Fred Gordon. Mr.. Chas. Webb, Mr.. Ed
ward Dennis Mr.. Warren Akers, Mr..
GLAND Durham, Mr.. Chas. Kleinhans,
Mr.. Chas. Lagerstrom.