The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

THE BAL POUDRE LAST EVENING The notably brilliant event of Fhs week took place last evening when lVV of the society contingency enjoyed the Bal Poudre which was . beautiful suc- cess under the management of the young matrons and young ladies Wno had spent every energy to perfect the
 The The haiI over the Commercial apd Industrial Association rooms was elap- orately decorated and brilliantly light ed for the occasion. The stage where the splendid band was stationed, was banked in palms and each chandelier was hung In lavish quantity Of Southern snhilax.
 The grand march, led by Captain de Campi, assisted by Miss Lil Tlnsley. with Mir. T. Sidney Frazer of Union Springs, began at 10 o'clock and through all It's beautiful military intrl- cacies was marched by the light of waxen tapers. :. The soft light thrown on the quaint olden time costumes, the powdered hair, the paint and patches enhanced the scene for time untti at it's conclusion the electric illumination was on and tho ball began.
 As the ladies for the time were play ing the parts of Lords of Creation. and kept up the role and requested dances ali evening.
 There were many real veteran oldaD time toilettes. Among them: Mrs. E. A. de Funiak's took precedence by right of respect due to age and his- toric interest She wore a quaint cos- tune that was once part of the wardrobe of her great-grandnother, Mrs. Quinby. Over a rich cream satin ''petticoat" fell pannters of silk bro- caded in pink rosebuds, pearl gtrdle and old lace bertha completed the old time picturesque toilette that went well with the powdered hair.
 Mrs. Margaret White wore a dress AR h0t. lxwkx 4 as rashioned with Hull skirt and short ir- Sant bodice and 4s. made of heavy silk of alternate strips of blue and roses. Miss Coralette Metcalfe wore the we'd ding gown of her grandmother, the late Mrs. James Farley. and with 1t Q miniature of her greAt-grandfather pr; Hoxeys The gown is oGN white panniers of silk muselin and lace and bertha of point lace.
 The others participating were: Mir. and Mrs. Schley of Augusta, Ca, Mrs. Schley wore handsome toilette of pink satin yelled with pink velvet Mir. and Mrs. Robert Strlngfellow, MT. and Mrs. Horace Stringfellow, Mir. and Mrs. Henry Bartlett, Mfr. and Mrs. Charles Tsasisy a MT: 1 and Mrs. .,I5, Halls Mir. and Mrs. Jack Thorington. MT. and Mrs. |. W. Walker, Mir. and Mrs. J. I. Mckinney, Mir. and Mrs. E. A. DeFuniak, Mir. and Mrs. Louis B. Far r. and Mrs. Robert GOldthwaite, Mr. and Mrs. Hardwiek Ruth, Mir. and Mrs. Lesley Gilbert, Mrs. Margaret White, Miss Coraiette Metcalfe with Mir. Will liam Chandler, Miss Lucille Lahey with Mr. Joseph Holt, Miss Bessie Thoring. ton with Mir. Temple SeIbles, Miss Bes- sic Dunham with Mir. Ed Burton, Miss Mamie Coleman with Mir. Charles Gun. ter, Miss Marion Smith with Mir. Joe Billing, Miss Eleanor Weems with Mir George, Mentz. Miss Kate NettIes with MT. Robert Meyer, Miss Baker with AGr. Henry Mourning, Miss Moore wSth Mr. Artlelgh Jordan, Miss Fannie Chandler with NIT. T. C. Locke. Miss Mary Kirk patrick with Mir. Jake Faunce, Mrs. Sarah Webb De Campi with Mir. Hoff- man of Atlanta, Miss LiIl TinEley with Mr. T. s. Frazer of Union Springs, Miss Helen Scott with Dr. Charles Pollard, Miss Annie Lowe with Mir. Walker Wills, Miss Rebecca Pollard with Cap tain Kavanaugh, Miss Lily Pelzer with Hr Mr.. Dave whetstone' Nils Ethel Miss Fine May Wagner with MT. Stuart Mckenzie. Miss Donald Seafs of Birmingham with Mir. Temple Boiling, Miss Sadie Elliott of Birmingham with Mr. Ben Noble, Miss Louise Marks with MT. Emmett Eeibels, Miss Jennie Sistrunk with Mir. Massie Anderson, Miss Alice OConnen with MT. John West, Miss Caroline Hannon with Mir Frank Harvey Miller. Miss May Oates with Judge T. C, Mcclellan, Miss Will lie Browning Haralson with Mir Allen Northington, Miss Claflin with Mir Clifford Lanier, Miss Lucille Wilkinson with Mir. Izlar. Miss Marie Alexander with Mir. Weatherly Carter, Miss Maude Burke with Mir. Merrill Moore, Miss