The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-25
ARM0RY BALL.
Fourth Regiments Big So
cial Event Held
Last Night.
DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE PRESENT
Brilliant Costumes and Won
derful Decorations Made a
Charming Picture.
Burned Out Generator Causes Some
InconYenience-Society People
Who We're There.

The Fourth Regiments ball of 1897 is a
thing of the past. Last night the bat
tlemented looking fortress on Bergen ave-
nue. known as the Arrnory contained with
in its walls a miscellaneous collection of
beautiful women, gallant soldiers n
civilians ranging in rank from Governor
]. w. Griggs down to the humblest little
boss with an association all to himself.
As the biggest thing in Jersey ,City's
social life, last nights gathering was
without any doubt an exceedingly bril-
liant event and would IA far eclipsed
preceding balls had it not been for the sim
pie crossing of two electric wires n
the burning out of a generator. This ac-
cident, which always occurs just precise
ly when no one wants 1T, for some time
occasioned no little inconvenience n
some alarm. But the prompt measures
taken by the officers in charge prevented
h in many places would ave gener-
ated into a panic.
1t was along towards midnight when
the ballroom hoor was crowded and the
lovely. strains from an orchestra perched
over the -patronesses' box enticed even
those to dance who had long given that
sort of thing up, when some of the cleo
trio lights in the ceiling began to dim.
why, there's smoke" exclaimed n
lady in a box near the entrance, directing
her husbands attention to the curl of
vapor issuing from the floor behind them.
The ladies instantly left the box IND the
husband started to investigate. In the
meantime one by one the clusters of arc
lights We're going out and a cloud like a
winters fog settled IN the hail and pro-
duced a tickling sensation in the throat
Instantly the officers on the Reception
Committee secured sufficient help and the
gas jets were lighted and the windows
and doors were thrown open to drive out
the smoke. The cold air swept in mi
the ladies sought their wraps and cloaks
and wondered which was the worse of the
two, being smoked out or frozen out. At
ter some time the trouble passed away
and "the band played on"
Usually when there IS a bali in the Ar
mory the guests don't begin to appear
until past min o'clock, but last night
there was a fairly large crowd at the
door fumbling for tickets before that
time. Bergen avenue was almost i'm
passable; crowds lined the sidewalks, and
If was with difficulty that Cantain Farrier
and "a $500 - saraa.s5s -
ana MS squad OF ponce made way LOT
the carriages which came rolling along
in a ree7,1ar nrocassion For tuo so,id
.r IN 49, go
excellent, and as fast as a carriage had
denosifed it's faro and fair burden IT'S
s,sSs .Natn
At the doors, and with dificulty kept back
mir5ng crowd oe wonaen uhoss cnssf a.
light. consisted in loudly criticizing the
costumes of the adies and tho uniforms
- ~ anse
ooh, Mrs Moriartv inst ,oot st that
for Heavens saker, exclaimed one lady
a lady with a most elaborate headpieee
resembling a shaving brush inverted,
.sNaw did vo, ever SOC tho lo;lys az tba+3.
astana 49, s4ana 80 ass,4as g.
olaHo packs sland pacA, shouted cap
ain Farrier. and Mrs. Moriarty and her
friend retired m15rm,,rinp at tha .;mner-
snca of thon ,ssha,,s aannarsn
nsao .aa,sa - p.s,,ssp
at the head of the main stairway. a won
derful1y beautifully sight met the eve. TO
cav +bat fra daaora +,ons wara to,,a1,, u ,
NN 49,
poof way - e1Press the exqulslte ana
highly artistic combinations of drapery.
Inc U g IRON cams supporting the
donea TOOL were DEITY concealed behind
q sYtt tiateTlal n allernate strlps OF gofu
SIN VILE tnnnees: Arouna tne gallerles the
sn4arvaIa y,;th $500 80 8 ny oausI up g
White and h1,,a cn d1le- 81 9 u 1iagI, NE , rea;
! sfriking cnntroS+ ~ IN ~ Il plJiaSgu
of the drapery The boxes on HE aoon = af
| the ballroom were draped IN sinrnle White
and here again the effect was charmiig
Away at the end of the room was the
p-atronesses' booth, a verfsable bower Of
beautiful Towering, plants, shrubs
and palms. Above that was the
orcnestra ainost hidden behind a may
aecoFalloq Of Delicate blue bunting No
veneer the lmpresslonable young people
ynisa saey enteaeo and saw the veritable
nI e fhat s inst s san en1nuslastically,
thing" = 'o "o 'oseiy tof any
" manlaaas with dieTifi sSFn nan a. a and net l,pnt-
fv yo11rr e-sr,s ssoor3ad bu papas a.l pref
witb hair $500 sf5yoT 49, ~ iiIce young men
hurried up the sasai P T 10 q the ne na, esosa
rooms Gfficers hssivsnea us;+y, T. H. 1850
in blocks Of I've ees and # w waeh s aaee came me
| you, General?'' aHow dve ID. co1nr.ea 81
and @iAa Al 4 rs shs yaa' G nafer, Hall0 IS fap nlsbt