The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-22
A GRAND BALL.
Twentieth Century to Be Usher
ed LIN With Celebration.
It VIII Be Held in the Topeka
Auditorium.
NATIONAL COSTUMES
Every Decade VIII Be Shown at
the Dance.
Elaborate Plans VIII Be Carried
Out for the Event.
NATIONAL COSTUMES

The idea of giving century ball In the
new Auditorium on the night of December
31st is certainly a very happy one- 1t Is
fitting that the occasion should be prop
erly celebrated and certainly no more
pleasing entertainment could be devised.
The opportunities for display in the matter
of dress will be very great and the occa-
sion would be the one of a life time. It
can be and ought to be. made the great
est social event in the history of Topeka
All it requires is the united action OF the
society people and there ought to be no
difficulty in harmonizing all the society
elements for such an occasion and such
The Century BAH will be the society
function all over the world and as Topeka
never takes a back seat preliminary ar
rangements ought to begin now: many
people would undoubtedly come from adj
Joining towns and cities. There Is abund-
ant room in the Auditorium for the dan
to dance but would go to witness the
brilliant spectacle
presented is enthusiastic in supporting the
plan. This will undoubtedly be the only
time that people who are living now Will
have an opportunity of attending func-
ton of this kind.
Kansas CITY IS making preparations LOT
a century ball to be given in the conyen-
ton hall The plan in Kansas City is to
have the dress in vogue at the beginning
of each century portrayed by some OF the
dancers. Beginning with the time when
present. will, 1T is proposed, be represented
by eight couples dressed in the style of
The topeka ball will undoubtedly be
carried out lines similar to these. Ow-
in the Auditorium is limited when com
pared to that of the Kansas City conven-
ton hall probably not so many couples
will be used to portray the dress Of each
E. H. Crosby said to State Journal
reporter this morning: Il have no doubt
would meet with the success it deserves.
10 ff1nd a seats n
the auditorium certainly needs TO be
added to and know of no better way to
do it than in giving a function of this
4Nearly all the seats could be removed
from the hall and the remaining ones
be lined around the outside the room or
placed tete-a-tete here and there. No one
but the gallery seats could be sold for a
small sum so that the friends of the
scene And it will undoubtedly present
pretty picture.
ated and a great many more incandescent
globes put in for the evening. Another
to put shades of various colored tints on
the globes which would shed a mellow
eoT Entc f oxee 5 5he enc insure the
success of an undertaking of this kind It
men Of the various dancing clubs Of. the
city, to take hold of the affair and help
''The young men who are in active con-
troll of the dancing clubs and who have
had the experience could help wonderfully
in arranging the plans and details of the
ball and in interesting the dancing public
to help.
pointed by the Commercial club will IN
doubtedly have charge of the matter, but
this committee is waiting the action of
the Auditorium committee before going
ahead in the matter. However, what
ever is to be done should be started soon,
there only remains about ten weeks, in
which to prepare
The question naturally would arise
How are to find the illIlStra TORS for
the various styles of dress during this
period of timer This is a matter easily
solved All public libraries contain books
felating to this subject and files of maga-
zines containing articles on the subject.
book. THE Costumes of All Nations, An
Client and Modern" which contains colored
Illustrations, which may be found to be
quite valuable in giving hints how to
make and what colors to use in getting
up the costumes.
Major Anderson. of the Commercial
club, is heartily IN favor of the project.
He said: while I am too old to dance
I enjoy watching others. / perhaps en-
joyed dancing as much any one TO
either watch or participate in a dance
like this one is proposed to be would be
a pleasure. 1t will also be an oppOrtun-
ity which comes only to few. We will
not live to see another century ball I
hope to see the various dancing clubs OF
the city harmonic in helping to make
this function a grand success financially
as well as socially"