The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-22
THE PROMENADE. A Brilliant Conclusion of the Yale Junior
 Festivities.
MORE DANCING THAN USUAL
OYER 800 COUPLES WERE ON THE
 FLOOR.

Pretty Girls and Beautiful Gowns G.
 to Make the Scene One of the Pretties
 That Has Ever Taken Place Here
 The New Color Suhems-The Occupan n t.
 of the Boxes--some of the Hamdsom,
 Gowns.
 The promenade of the junior class o-
 Yale was held in the Second regimen
 armory last night, and the committed
 that managed the affair this veal
 showed itself capable of making the
 great Yale function fully as successful
 if not more so, than any other of its
 predecessors. The number of beautiful
 girls and beautiful gowns in the ar
 mory last night was greater than at
 many junior promenades, and for this
 reason the scene was one of remark
 able beauty. It was one of the most
 largely attended affairs of its kind ever
 held here, there being fully 800
 couples on the floor, and these facts
 combined with the beauty and tasteful
 ness of the decorations of the ball
 room will go to make the 1903 men fa-
 nous in this line, and it will be very
 hard for the following junior classes to
 eclipse the efforts of the committee,
 which consisted of the following: Al bert R. Lamb. chairman; c. J. Ham, lin, floor manager; J. B. Thomas, ir., H. A. Hummer, J. R. Robinson, J. w. Reynolds, F. w. Wilhelmi, c. R. Auch- incloss, and c. L. DuVal
 The armory itself presented a beau tiful picture to the guests of the even ing as they came in through the Mead oW street entrance. It was decorated and furnished along the same general lines as at other promenades, but the color scheme this year was different Yale blue and soft yellow making a combination that could hardly be inn proved upon. The decora tons were as usual by Roster of New York, and the NdS tHC IcllilOuo icCOIdlOi Hlltu up ll6 bare and bleak armory was a perfect triumph of the art that has made him famous. The ceiling was divided by valance of ruff1ed blue and it was studed at intervals with blue bi- centennial pennants, that were so prevalent at the big celebra tion here in October Each of these long pointed flags bore a white "Y'' and added greatly to the scene. making it seem more ''Yale lilSe' than at former occa- sions in the armory The end walls both above and below the galleries were trimmed in yellow and gold These galleries were packed to their long before the grand march started. The big wide walls of the ar mory were hidden with another bi-cen- tennial scheme. It was that of the Venetian trellis with the hanging vines, the whole supported by golden colums on pedestals with golden caps. The trellis bore tracery of Alabama smi- lax. caught to the framing in a care less manner, representing the natural vine.
 Over the little round windows of the armory were lace curtains, and at reg ular intervals between the columns and curtains were heavy Yale blue por- tiers. The musicians stands as usual were in the middle, at either side of the armory, and they, too, were taste fully decorated. They were hung with heavy folds of Yale blue with an upper rrieze of the soft yellow drapery and 1t the lower edge the tracery of smi- ax was followed out
 Directly over the middle of the ball l 'oom was suspended the shell in which l he Yale crew of last year roWed to vic l .ory on the waters of the Thames at l New London, and it was the center of | III eyes some time during the evening" | The oars were in place, and they with l he shell were nearly buried under | milax and greens.
 The boxes this year were done com ,Ietely in a golden yellow as a back round for the many different colored furnishings in them, and it was hard 0 pick out any that were prettier than he rest. Last, but not least, for their low was soft and beautiful, the many lectric lights in the armory were cov- red with the yellow paper and helped
 great deal to make the scene what l was. AS to the moral decorations, hey were in full charge of J. Alexan- CT McClunie of Hartford, whose taste n placing the hundreds of palms about he ball room was never equalled in l bis city The two band stands were i eavily banked with palms and at 1any other places about the ball room ere magnificent palms, which lent reat beauty to the whole effect
 People came from miles around, and 1any hours before the doors were pened, in order to obtain a seat in ne rear gallery which was open to all aving the necessary tickets. None of 1e seats were reserved. In the gal ny near the entrance the 1S0 seats ere reserved, but notwithstanding this 1ey were ali occupied at o'clock, an our before the grand march was ,heduled to start,
 The dancers began to arrive about clock and from that time until 10 clock there was a steady stream of acks rolling up to the Meadow street :, ntrance. The grand march was led by
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