The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-21
AT THE BACHELORS BALL.
Lighted Globes Tossed Over Tennis
Nets in Darkened Room.

society bachelors were society's hosI
- oherry 5. For the first time in wears
there was bachelors ball. and rarely
mas It been equaled for elegance -Tbesa
oachelors We're polite enough TO say thew
gave the ball to repay. in q very small
way DON'T you know their obligations
I to society.
Iney courteOusly pretended not TO know
that they owe society nothing. and TINT
, no dance, no ball could be comDIetelv
successful without their fne presence and
lnelr agile dancing legs.
However. the self-deDrecistfnp bacta-
Tors had ample reward for their 1IrsaI-
HshheSs when their guests. the ugrrOns
I the Young married women. the maids
me eeoutantes came from the damp. mis-
/ ~ night into the color and HglT 80
warmth and OdOr OF Sherrv's grand f1sI
room 7i-iiu "si'l
As they entered the ball room the mat
/ IOhs ana maids looked around them
approvingly and then told the baebeIors
able: - IL
This is. very pretty. You all deserve
nl I4lcn credit But tell me. what woman
advised you?'
ment. the ball room was esDeciali1~ 81
last night, with its rare tapestries. its
countless flowers, its novel electric Ifpbf-
lng and It's canopied boxes in the four
corners.
Carte blanche had been given to florists
/ ahd decorators and caterers The .deco-a-
/ IONS We're mainly confined TO the ball
room itself. A low raised platform a,-
leIueu around the room. and in the four
corners OF this large apartment wprD
boxes. somewhat resembling COW corners
Tor conversation These boxes vvara
crdped overhead with crimson cloth i'm
tent fashion and supported By gilt-edged
spears Large tapestries were hrsre- In
the balcony overlooking the hall yoo-,
floor Back Of the dais was q simulated
marble wall. and in the conservatory and
aoJolnlng rooms there We're large masses
OF cut flowers and pa ms ALTHOUGH H.
( scheme was simple, the result was very
rIcn IN eject, and it was considered a
( decided Improvement upon the set flower
designs which have long been 50 popu-
Tar. The guests were received bv the
room.
The bachelors carefully selected four
most charming married women as ua-
tronesses-Ars. John Jacob Aston Mrs.
Ogden Mills, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
and Mrs Clarence Mackay
Standing on a dias near the entrance
Z 10 the ball room. the four patronesses r.
/ eelEed the a. guests. The dais Eas fur
such as Marie Ant0inette might have
graced-
The beauty Of the four patronesses
never shone 10 greater advantage
Mrs Clarence ATackay's gown was one
I or the handsomest at the ball 1t was
( of white prime velvet. embroidered with
crystal SpanSleS and trimmed with rare
I old lace II was made with an immense
court train. also embroidered with sDan-
giles she wore her emerald and d5a-
Z mcnd breastnlate and other emerald or
( naments including a huge pendant ans
a diamond crown.
Mrs John Jacob AStOr was also hand
somely sOwned- Her princess dress vas
% cream colored net. embroidered vvith
pearls and silver spanEies and bands AZ
pearls and eTueralds. It was made over
nile green chiffon. and was trimmed with
blue hydrangeas.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt wore a mos
becoming gown of white satin t-in1n,s.F
with SDan9ied TITLES and with tulle hale
sleeves Mrs. Vanderbilt wore 4 larze
mauVe orchid in her bodice. A diamond
cOrcnet crowned her head.
It was late ball. the guests did not
arrive before Il O'Clock. MANY going from
the opera and from large dinner. parties
Shubert band Of twenty pieces and Ber-
ger HUn7arian band nf eighteen nieces
furnished the music There was informal
dancing until a. m. when suuDer was
served At small tables IN the na1rn room
After the cauHiOn a, second supper was
served at I in the morning. The follow
ing was the menu OF the first reusst.
Bouillnn- Terranin.
Canard anvasback. Tominv-
JambOn de Nf~9lnie Ia diahle Sala0e
C-alatine de Dinde
Chaudfroid Regence. Pate De FOia Gras.
Glaze Gateaux.
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