The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-11

after the style of the time of Louis XIV.
The others who took their places in this
quadrille were Mrs Lee Taylor, Mrs.
Craig Wadsworth, Miss Gerry, Mr..
Confer Hitchcock, Miss Lena Morton,
Mr. 3. B. Van Allen, Miss Madeline Cut
ting Mrs Stuyvesant Fish.
As their partners waited for the open
ing bars of music the scene was the
most beautiful of the night Far be
yond these characters of action on eth
er side were the rich laces, the glitter
ing gems and all that went to make up
the historically represented persOnages
of the ball. the whole background made
by the natural flowers, the lights and
the ferns.
In this way 1.-The salute" was danced:
Mrs Fish and Mr.. Van Cortland took
their positions behind Mrs. Bradley
Martin and Mr.. Aston; Miss Gerry and
Mrs. Warren walk up to a position in
front of Mrs. Bradley Martin and Mr..
Aston. They are followed by Mr. Martin
and Mr.. Stewart. Then the side couples
approached in a similar way, four at
time, leaving an aisle in the center. MT
Astor and Mrs. Bradley Martin prone
uading down the aisle, the other dane
ers bowling, then followed. in twos, then
all returning to their original positions
AS when 200 years ago, when the
ouadrille d honneur was danced at court
where the king and queen took part in
if they were accorded due and proper
honor so last night Mrs. Bradley Mar
tin and Mr.. Aston were given that honor
as king and queen of the night.
In the old days, too, the crown prin-
cess and princes stood beside king and
queen at the head of the quadrille, so.
in this set these places were given to
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish and Mr.. Robert
Van Cortland. After the first measure
followed the figure" and the honor,
both of which were more elaborate.
The second quadrille which had been
organized by Mrs. F. L. Bayles, was
danced by Mrs. ogden Mills, Mrs. John
Jacob Aston Mrs. Cornelius N. Wander
ice
Morton Miss Van Rensselaer,, Messrs.
Alfonso de Navarro, H D. Robins and
Worthington Whitehouse.
The cotillion, which was led by Mr..
Elisha Dyer, Jr., was the event which
had been looked forward to by the
younger guests, and there were nearly
200 couples in it. Mr.. Dyer appeared as
Francois I, in a rich costume, consist
ing of a cloak of royal purple, velvet
lined, with violet satin and embroidered
with gold.
While there were light refreshments
served throughout the evening, it was
not until after 1 O'Clock, at the conclu-
sion of Mrs. BrOnSon'S quadrille, that
the main supper began. This was serv-
ed a small tables in the winter garden,
but this place would not have been
recognized by those familiar with it.
More than 100 tables had all passed
through the hands of the florist and
were so hidden by his art as to have
lost all resemblance to bits of furni-
ture.
American beauty roses and white Ii
laos wer banked so high that the guests
seemed to eat from the top of the flower
bed Beyond the tables and between
the guests, so as almost to hide them
from each other were decorations of
spring howers-tulips, Ilacs and rare
blossoms-to make the place a bower
of beauty and fragrance The costumes
of the 800 or more guests were exquisite
in the extreme and made a picture of
rare beauty.