The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
THE JUNIOR PROMENADE
4 BRILLIANT EVENT IN THE ARM
 ORY LAST NIGHT.

BRILLIANT EVENT IN THE ARM
 ORY LAST NIGHT.
 The Scene Was One of Fairyland and
 the Women and Gowns Were Beauti-
 fuI-The Weeks Festivities Came to a
 Brilliant CIose-Occupants of the
 Boxes-ProminentP People Present.
 The junior promenade in the armory last night wound up a most successful weeks festivities, and as usual it was the most enjoyable and satisfactory promenade ever given by a junior class of Yale. It has been a custom to state that the ''junior promenade last night surpassed all previous ones in brilliancy and in the number of beautiful girls on the floor, and this time-worn an- nouncement may justly be used in sum- ming up the event last night It was certainly magnificent sight that greet ed the eye as one entered the armory doors. The bare old walls and beams in the big building had been covered with thousands of yards of pink and white cheesecloth, and in makeup the ball. room looked very similar to that of last year. the same style being followed throughout.
 The decorations were by Roster, of New York, and in all about 1000 yards of the cheesecloth were used. The cen- tral rib was of pink and white squares, the toned color being within the white, and each figure ran nearly the whole length of the hail. The iron beams nearly up to the roof and extending across the hall were hung with Vir- ginia smilax in a very tasty manner. The rods at either end of the ballroom were also hung with smilax. and no matter where the eye was cast one was bound to see beautiful potted plants, palms, or rubber plants, and beautifully furnished boxes. The boxes this year were somewhat smaller than last year, but they were all handsomely furnished, containing Morris chairs, sofas and nu- merous pillows, rugs, etc.
 Suspended over the middle of the floor, and trimmed with greens, was the shell that was rowed to victory in New London last June. This was the cause of much admiration by the Yale girl dnQ brought UdCh plSdoolll Another emblem in the shape of tro- phy was that of an immense football, fully six feet long and three feet in diameter. On the side facing the main entrance was "Y 28 H O. and on the other side that facing the boxes at the lower end of the ballroom, there was the following inscription: " 29, D. Such emblems and inscriptions Yale has not been able to string up at a prome- made for a number of years, and this fact alone made them all the more at- tractive
 Another point in the decorations that was favorably commented upon by all were the trimmings on the walls of the armory. They were hung with hand some lace curtains, with background of the same material and covers that the canopy was composed of. The cur tains were flanked by pink and white draperies, and between the curtains at various intervals were representations of famous paintings. The number in- cluded Marguerite" "The Morning Glory ''Parisian Girl" "The Love Let ter" ''The Bride" "The Fisher Grip and ten others The tapestries formed panels between the windows and were very tastefully draped It was the general opinion among the dancers last night that more beautiful ballroom was never danced in than that of last night Certain it was that the scene at junior promenade was never more beautiful.
 The gowns were magnificent and in- cuded all colors and shades. White, however, was the predominating color pink being a close second.
 The doors of the armory were thrown open at 7:30 o'clock and at that time there was a large crowd in waiting, eager to secure seat in the gallery from which to view the beautiful sight that was to come later. As early as o'clock every seat in the lower gallery was taken and scores were lined up against the walls, and the same was true of the gallery near the entrance.
 Among the first of the dancers at the armory was Chairman Rumsey, with Miss Coggswell, of Albany. Shortly af- ter the arrival of Mr. Rumsey, Floor Manager Day, with Miss Fayles, of In- and party, made their ap- 
 From then on the dancers and their
  way armoryward, the hacks rolling up in perfect stream to the armory door, By 9 o'clock nearly all who were com ing were in their places, or rather were l about the ballroom. The I concert by the band only helped to in- , spire the eager guests, and when the grand march was struck up the quiet ! of those present immediate T y told them that the promenade of 1901 |, was on. The march was short one, the line going about half way around he hall Then the first two-step issued rom the band-stand, and the line which | extended around the hall broke into fragments. Then 1t was that the prom ,, snade opened in all it's glory. From !
 CAMP AND FOOD.
 Get ting Close to Nature. \