Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-05-14
TERPSECORHEAA CLUB
Banquet and Hop Sets 4
Precedence for Society.
Handsome and Refined Men,
Beautiful and Cultured W0-
mon and Nice Weather,
Make the Event a
Memorial One.

| On last Monday eAening, Cycle
Hall, corner of 9th aud Locust sts.,
was the scene of much beauty and
refinement, for there Des Moines
elite had met for the purpose OF
celebrating the First Anniversary
Entertainment given by the Es-
meralda Terpsecorhean Club.
The Hall was beautifully dec:
grated, sweet music by Prof. kro-
mer's orchestra, one of very best
Des Moines affords, hundreds Of
beautiful women and handsome
men, all blended together, made
the evening one to be long and
pleasantly remembered by those
who happened to be luckey enough
t oreceive one Of the clubs hand
some invitations.
At 10 o'clock sharp, one hun
dred couples, headed by Mr.. Ii.
Shelley and Mrs. Lewis Washing
ton, lined up the Grand March.
| At the first strains of the music
each couple moved off AS if they
bad been rehearsing this march
for a month. 1t WAS a magnificent
sight.
The entire club was present in
full dress and made an excellent
appearance and deserves much
credit tor the manner in which
this entertainment was conducted.
The costumes of the ladies were
beautiful and the different variety
Of flowers intermingled with the
bright coiored dresses, gave the
hall the appearance of a flower
garden.
Among the $50 ladies present,
We noticed many familiar faces,
and among them were: u.
Misses beatrice hicklin. blue Urgandie
and chiffon, flowers; leila Davis, white
silk, pearl and lace trimmings, flowers,
Estella Burnaugh. french organdie. amer
beauty roses and diamonds; Anna Yorcun
Of Leavenworth Kansas, Lavender organ.
die and flowers; Geneva Green OF Newton
Iowa, Pink organdie, white swan over
dress and II ,wers; Ada Lewis. green or
candle. lace and flowers; Susie Mash.
yellow satin and black lace; Jennie Ramsy
black satin and flowers: Alice Robinson
cream colored organdic, roses and rubics !;
Nellie V. Ferguson. lowered silk dia-
monds and violets Fannie Harding cream
oolorcd silk, lace and flowers; Sarah Por-
ter, french organdie and flowers; Agnes
Roy. light green silk chiffon, lace and flow
ers Maple Morton. pink silk, roses; Selma
Stanton, Pink organdie and violets; Eva
Robertson. iiowereA organdie over green
silk, diamonds aud psusies; Eldora Green
OF Newton, Iowa. pale blue silk, pearls
and vio!ets; Martha Tinsley, white silk
waist. blue silk skirt, flowers and dia'
m0nds.
Mesdames Samuel Burnaugh, blue silk
waist, black satin skirt, french lace and
diamonds, Maud Morton, pale blue or
candle, flowers and diamonds; V, Mar
shall, blue and pink organdie and chiffon
diamonds and pearls; l.. Washington,
cream colorcd silk, rubies and flowers; K.
A. Wilburn, lowered organize, french
lace and flowers; O. Crockett, black satin
and flowers, Isaac CurlIey, white silk
pearl lace vlole,s; Mrs, T., ElliSton, Vie
tsrla, lace and flowers.
| Among the gentlemen present
we noticed:
Messrs &. J. Wilson, p. 4. Richmond,
c. A. Stewart, j. II. Jet, J. H. Rogers,
", NJ. Franklin. Jessie Mosolcy, Theodore
williams, Of Chicago. J. Fl. Tucker; OF
Omaha, W. II. Frazier, II. NJ. McEalls,
James woods. J. W. Thompson, Douglass
Miller, Frank Johnson, Geo. Woods, Geo.
Hodges, LOWS Washington, Henry Shee-
ly, J. +, Snipes 4. ID. Johnson, and Isaac
Curtley.
Never in the history Of Des
Moines 5s~s.l gatherings have
such a numper Of society leaders
been in attendance at same enter
tainment before.
After sumptuous banquet at 1
o'clock, dancing was again cons
menced and kept up until the "wec
small" hours of morning. Many
were the words Of congratulation
and encouragement poured into
the ears of the club members by
those present for having spent one
OF the most enjoyable evenings in
their memory.
The affair was grand success
and we bcspeak tor this club Of
gentlemen \ bright and useful
| social future.
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