The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-13
THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK
THEIR BALL LAST NIGHT WAS 4
 MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS.
The Most Brilliant Ever Given by the CIub-fIyperion Filled with an En- thusiastic Gathering That Danced
 Until 4.so o'clock This Morning-some

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 Ii The Knights of St Patrick's twenti- eth annual reception and ball in the Hyperion last night was one of the most brilliant affairs ever given by the club and one of the most brilliant ever given under the roof of the Hyperion. The theater transformed as 1t was into a ball room, was fairyland in beauty, and the trimmings of green and white, set off with soft red and pink lights, made it indeed a beautiful sight to look upon. Then, again, there were count less palms placed here and there and these, together with the daintily dec orated boxes, formed a picture of re- markable beauty and brilliancy. The handsome women and the magniflcence of their gowns were also points not to be overlooked in a description of the scene, for these points were very con- spicuous and notable.
 
 room, strung in canopy fashion, were the prevailing colors, green and white, and these were set off with handsome American flags. The balconies were all done in the same colors, and hanging from the different boxes were flags and shields. Scores of tall palms were banked on the sides of the stationary boxes and at the stage corners of the ball room. The dancing floor was snow white with crash and was an excellent one for dancing.
 Twelve temporary boxes were built at the rear and at the left-hand side of the stage, much after the style of those at a Yale junior promenade, and they were trimmed with great taste. Sofas easy chairs and numbers of cushions and rugs were used in the trimming of tho boxes and made them very comforta- ble for the occupants. Suspended in a double line over the boxes were about one hundred electric lights covered with soft red stuff that threw pretty light on the scene below. and the dozen arc lights over the dancing floor were cov- cred with pink chsesecloth, they, too, adding a pretty light under which the dancers whirled.
 The plans of the committee to have the ball of last night surpass anything ever given by the club were certainly 1 carried out, not only in the decorating ] but in the music and the gen. eral pleasure of their guests as well.
 Everything was carried out in most | elabora te manner, and the ocoas sion will | be long remembered by those who were | fortunate to attend. By S:30 o'clock | there was not seat to be had in either the orchestra circle or the dress circle, and this was an hour and half before the grand march opened. The onlook- CTS were enthusiastic in praise of the affair, and d large majority remained until the ball came to close, at 4:30 | o'clock this morning. Many of the spec -ators were obliged to stand during the lime they were in the theater, and their interest in the dance did not seem to cease in the least. Many of New Ha- yen's prominent people were noticed among the audience, which was a thor ,ughly representative one and the largL sst that ever looked on a Knights of St, oatrick's ball.
 The grand march started at promptly 0 o'clock and was led by the president if the club, Daniel Colwell, and he had or his partner, Miss Colwell. They were followed by IA couples and after marching two or three times around
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