The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-20
BEAUTY WAS SUPREME
A Brilliant Scene Presented At the Second Regiment
 Armory Last Evening.
ALL THE WORLD WAS THERE
LARGEST ATTENDED PROMENADE EYER HELD BY YALE JUNIORS.

LARGEST ATTENDED PROMENADE Beautiful Decorations and Elegant Cos
 tumes-Fine Kaleidoscopic Effect Pro-
 duced by the Colors of the Costumes
 The Promenade Led by MT. Simmons
 and Miss Simmons of Brooklyn, N. Y.-
 Every State in the Union Represented
 Some of the Box Parties-Particularly
 Noticeable Costumes.
 The Second regiment armory last evening was the scene of the manoeu- vres of battalions of much different nature from those which usually march and countermarch within it's grim walls, but probably no more conquer ing array ever occupied any armory than the one there last night. The down in history, but many a man and many a girl will avow that the con- quests of history were not of more im- portance-to them.
 While Yale rarely dips her colors- and Yale men are noted for their pluck the prom girl conquers them with ease, as she fully demonstrated last evening. She was the presiding god dess of the occasion, and every Yale man present-senior, junior and sopho- more-reverently worshipped at her shrine.
 At S:30 last evening the guests be- gan to arrive, and from that time until 10 o'clock carriages were continually unloading their passengers at the door; and when at 9:30 the orchestra began the opening piece the crowd in the ar mory was the largest that has ever at tended Yale prom. At one time it seemed as If the large hall could not accommodate all who were coming, but in some way room was found for all When the dance began the floor was completely filled.
 From the galleries a scene of unpar- alleled brilliancy was presented on the floor Every color of the rainbow was found among the ladies' costumes, and these, whirled through the mazes of the dance, produced a kaleidoscopic effect of rare beauty. The pale blue over- head, flooded with the light of the arc lamps mellowed by dainty shades and the artistic blending of gold and white in the mural decoration, gave an en- semble to the scene and helped to make a picture which no pen or brush could adequately describe.
 Around the sides of the floor in the fifty-seven boxes were guests from every state in the Union and no inau- gural ball in Washington could attract a more representative gathering. In word, the. wealth and beauty of the land, or, at least, a good share of it, were there. Altogether the event was one of which New Haven may well be proud. Another matter of congratula- tion is that none of the girls present was prettier than those from New Ha- ven.
 At 9:30 the promenade began, led by Frank Hunter Simmons, a member of the committee and Miss Simmons, both of Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss Simmons, in white silk, with lavendar trimmings, and carrying English violets, was charming Fully one hundred and fifty couples participated in the opening dance while around the sides stags in large groups looked enviously on at their classmates who were so fortunate as to have a ''queen," as college par lance goes.
 Among the box parties were the fol- lowing: Tn No. 3, MT E. o. Jones, jr., '99, Mrs. Jones, Miss Jones of Colum- bus, O., MT. G. S. Wakefield '99 Mrs. Hanac 11d nLx, Nf Mass; in box 5, G. N. Wallace '98, c, W. Burnett 'ss, Miss Sergeant of Cleveland, O.. Miss Burnett of Cincin- natl, O., Miss Williams and Miss Wal lace of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Thomp- son, Mrs. Wallace and Mrs Lyman; in box No. G. H. B. Clark '98, A. Bunce '9S, A. Welch '99, E. B. Morris '99, Miss Clark, Miss Bunce, Miss Seyms of Hartford, the Misses Welch of New Haven, MT. and Mrs. Pierce N. Welch of New Haven. MT. c. H. Clark, Miss Root, Mrs. Seyms, Mrs. Bunce of Hartford; in box No. 92, Thomas Allen '9S Frank Male '9S, R. l. Nuthercut '97S, John B. Rose '99, Mrs LeVince of New York, Mrs. Booth, Miss Burns of Bridgeport, Mrs. Levin, Miss Levin of Flushing, l.. l., Mrs. Rose and Mrs. Barclay of Newburgh, N. Y. in No. 46 w. A. Hart '97, MT. Doud '97, MT. Fred Burgess '97, Mrs. C. E. Hart, Mrs Samuel Crane, Mrs. H. B. Burgess and Mrs. Stannard in box Mo- 47, D. Bar ney '97S., Miss Bill of New York, w. Wood '97S., Miss Mister of Philadel- phia, MT Satterf1eld '9S S., Miss Satter- field of Buffalo, MT. Howes '9S, Miss Howes of Stamford, H. s. Ingham SIS, Miss Vessels of Omaha, Neb., P. s. Woodruff '99, Miss Underwood of New York. In the '9S committee box were: Mrs E. M. Gallaudet, Miss Gallaudet of Washington, Mrs. Parker. Miss Lind ley, Miss Greer of New York. D. P. Rogers, Mrs. John Rogers, jr., Miss Rogers of New York, Mrs. Simmons, Miss Simmons, Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Jud son. Mrs. Ely, Morris Ely '9S of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The Prom. Decorations.
 The decorations wrought wonders in