Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-10
INAUGURAL BALL At CAPITOL
LAST NIGHT A COMPLETE
SUCCESS.
DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM, PRETTY
GOWNS AND AN ENJOYABLE
SOCIAL FUNCTION.
All Details Of the Event Carefully
Looked After-ExceIIent Supper
Served by Ladies Of Catholic Church
Evening Much Enjoyed by All
Present.

The reception and eighth inaugural
| ball at the state capitol was one OF the
most brilliant affairs in the history OF
the state. For several preceding
| the event decorators and others have
been buys in decorating and trimming
the house chambers and various cor
ridors.
The house chamber having been
newly frescoed for this session, pre-
sents, with its added elaboration Of
special decorations of cOlOrs, a beauti-
full appearance. A e maple floor has
been laid requiring some 5000 feet of
lumber which had been prepared to
the acme of perfection in dancing
floors. This new floor was M of the
greatest added features to the inau-
gural ball of this year as in former
years the pleasure of the dance was
somewhat diminished by the having to
dance on canvass.
The reception began at $50 p. m.
and the receiving party. consisting of
the governor and state officers arrayed
themselves in the corridor at the first
ldluluS WHtIc lie SiCdt SoINOui 90 VI
people met them and passed on into
the further corridors and ball room.
During the reception the orchestra dis
coursed beautiful and inspiring music
in the corridor just without the ball
room. The cOncert was one of the
finest rendered in the city and lent to
the occasion an inspiring and pleasing
sense of the great art.
The Concert Program.
The concert program was as fol
lows:
Cuban independence. ........ March
Guilderoy Overture
Solo-Air Varie. Old Kentucky Home
Wallace Dunkerly, cornet.
Loves Reverie. ...... Concert Waltz
Swan Dance. Spanish Dance Caprice
The ball opened promptly at $50
with an inspiring march composed by
Professor Ira Gard. of the Capital City
orchestra, and dedicated to the chief
executive of the state under the title
of Governor Whites Inaugural
March,"
The governor and Mrs. White led
the grand march. followed by Lieuten-
ant Governor Bartlett and Mrs. Bart
lett and Colonel Peake. of the First
North Dakota militia, and Mrs. Peake.
of Valley City. preceding the military
and state officials. escorting Captain
Parke, of the Dist United States
infantry. and commander of Fort Lin
coin, Lieutenant McCaskey, of Fort
Lincoln, and citizen guests of the gov
ernor and his staff.
Tho 1~o.o-k1,, -
ranged musical treat and the Capital
City orchestra rendered the numbers
in a delightful manner and the or
ganization received great praise from
those participating in the ball. The
dance program was as follows:
1. Gov. Whites Inaugural March
Grand March,
2. Lancers, U. S. A.
3. Two Step. Twentieth Century
4. Quadrille. Clito Club.
5. Waltz, Mansion of Aching
Hearts.
s. Lancers. Operators.
7. Three Step. Trocadero.
s. w Quadrille, Lady Alice.
8. Two Step. A Dark Secret.
10. Lancers. Windsor Hits.
II. Waltz, When Knighthood Was
in Flower.
~. Quadrille. Winner.
Is. Two Step. Spares and Strikes.
IA. w Quadrille. Sunbeams.
Is. Three Step.
IS. Waltz, Oriental Roses.
The gallery and floor was n ARA!
of handsome faces and magnificent
costumes. An extended notice of thu
gowns displayed is not attempted ant
if any one is sighted it is not in
territorial. Among the gowns seer
upon the floor were many masterpiece.
of the dressmaker's art. happy crea
tons of silk. lace and jewels, amons
which were noticed:
Mrs. Governor White. cream pima cloth
over green liberty satin with medalions o
lace ana chiffon pendants.
Mrs. Charles +. White. Chicago. flowere,
satin with Venetian Roccoco lace an
chiffon.
Mrs. 5. Lee Hadley. indianapolis. blacl
silk grenadine over black ~taffeta with lett
ed passementerie and blue Panne velvet
Mrs. Senator Cox. Valley City. ligh
! blue silk ha,iste with ribbon and lace.
? Miss Carson. Valley City. white sill
grenadine over pink liberty satin will
chiffon and ribbon.
Miss midget. Valley City. ,urquois.
blue embroidered null with rose Pam
velvet aud Maiinc lace.
, Mrs. Chas. +. Mudget,. Valley City. blu,
!, ana white striped plinea cloth over whit,
~tlffeta. with cerise velvet and lace.
J Mrs. Amasa j. Peake. Valley City. whit
hherty satin -odice with Persian embroid
cry aud black net skirt over black tatfeta
Mrs. Representative Beck. of jamestown
foulard silk over black lace.
Mrs. Senator Bacon. of Grand Forks
black silk, heavy jet trimmings. dark re,
roses.
Miss Maude Petty. of Jamestown. blac
grenadinr with sIangles.
Mrs. L. c. Cooper. Grand Forks. blac
o point dc esprit over black ~taffeta.
Miss Helen Hamilton, Grand Fork,
white lace gown over white. purple violets
Mrs. Captain Park. Fort Lincoln. blac
lace over black. pearl necklace. la Franc
roses.
Miss Genevie Park. white muslin de sol,
Mrs. Representative Shie!s. Of LaMour,