The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-09
BRILLIANCY At
CHARITY BALL
Scene of Light and Color at
Society Event at the Salt
Lake Theatre.
COSTUMES MANY AND FINE
GOOD AMOUNT WILL BE Melted
FOR HOSPITAL.
COSTUMES MANY AND FINE

FOR HOSPITAL.
The dreamy. catchy strains Of an en-,
trancins waltz floated out over the tops
OF the. palm plants. the hum Of conversa-
tloa ceased, dozen couples whirled out
en- the shining floor and with a score fol-
lowing, the swelling music mingled with
the laughter of the dancers and n tbou-
sand nights sending shimmering rays OF
beauty over the gowns of the women
Wc-S
The Salt Lake theatre in All its cx-
istence has probably never witnessed AZ
briillant q scene rs that prescribed be-
meath the prOscenium and balcony arches
OF its vast auditorium last night
society had said that this years char
ltN ball must be the event of the seasc r.
and society fulfilled its promise by t;lrn-
ing out en- masse' FOR the occasion Re
Splendent in new gowns feminine Salt.
Lake. attended by hSlf q thousand i'm
( macuiately clad men. filled the crst-
while ballroom of the theatre TO overflow
ing Formal as to dress. but d laughing
| fOrgiving torn trains and the men tram.
/ pied feet IL the gOOd-time spirit Os the,
I occasion
/ Society was on exhibition and made the
most OF its opportupities.
Stage Presents Strange Sight.
The dancing floor of the theatre had
! been installed for the ball bring the
dancers to the level of the stage and the
front rows of the dress circle
The stage set with an ancient CastsI
ballroom scene. where or other nightsi
men and women portray the society of a.
mimic world. for once held real society,"
Back under the fly gallery of the stage
1 the suspended show drops hidden by the
decorations. where nightly cOatless.
/ GREATNESS men rush here and there set
ting the scenes or some play, were placedi
| the supper tables.
The program started at 9 O'Clock sbarp.s
The first two balconies were filled with
| spectators. the majority of them women.
| though scattered through the back rows
could be found a man or two who,
wrapped uD in his OVercOat. smiled in
diligently down on the scene Of light and!
color below.
Gowns Are EnVied.
Not so with the women For them
every gown that whirled and swished
about the ballroom floor held a power
! of admiration and envy and they inspect
ed. admired or criticised to their hearts
content
The theatre was splendidIv lighted and
in every corner of the stage, the punch
bowls with their white aDroned attend
ants uncOnsciously lent a distinctive as
pect TO the picture. A half dozen Salt
Lake clergymen mingled with the dane
erS. giving cordial hand 20 right and left
The grand march was started promptly
S. Spalding and Mrs. William Igieheart.
Kenneth c. Kerr and Mrs. w Mont
Ferry and Governor John g. Cutler and
Mrs George Y. Wallace led the march
and nearly 200 couples filed about the
ballroom. doubling and turning in one
long stream of gIistening shoulders. beau
tiful frOckS and white fronted shirts.
Scores of couples went up into the balcO-
MES 20 watch the march. The stalls and
boxes presented splendid sight as they
filled and refilled during the evening"
with occupants.
Kenneth C Kerr was floor manager
and was assisted by George n Lawrence,
". II. Sherman, James Salisbury. NJ. s.
Hanauer, Ernst Bamberger DR.. Keller,
L. 5. A, and John S. Critchlow-
Decorations of Theatre
The national colors predominated in all,
the decorations which We're in charge Of
Mrs. Ellsworth Daggett, Mrs n H
Kriebel and Mrs. w. w. Armstrong, and
while quantities of palms and rubber
plants were used the lower floor, flags
hung from every balcony and surmounted,
the higher prOScenium boxes in CAV
groups Two immense flags stretched
across the south end of the main floor
behind the station of the orchestra, andi
banks of palms almost completely cOveredi
the first balcony and tiers of them eS-i
tended up TO the ceiling Bunting was.
feStOoned around all the pillars and tied
in bow knots above them, while streamersi
of the bunting waved above the other
stalls and boxes.
In the two lower boxes punch bowls
Il.
and Mrs. c. r. Pearsan presided. as
sisted by Miss Louise Putnam, Miss Ger
trude McGrath, Miss Minnie Wingate
and Miss Laura Sherman.
COuches and divans were arranged in
every corner and rugs covered the cor
ners arranged in the scenes, while over
the entire floor was stretched a huge CAM
vas making a splendid dancing floor.
Supper at North End.
The supper was served in the north end
Of the main floor where an artistic ar
rangement OF scenes was made. Hero
twelve long tables were laid and without
rush or hurry the hundreds were served
Not only all day long did the supper COM
mittee labor, but late into the night they
served. waiting on the tables themselves
and wearing the appropriate badge For
Sweet Charity The supper was in
charge of Mrs. Samuel Paul and Mrs. Ed
win Kimball. who are famous housewives.
and assisting them was an able body OF
women. among whom were Mrs. J. T.
G. Hall Mrs. G. Verbryck. Mrs Fisher
Harris, Mrs. J. r Grant, Mrs NJ
Pfoutz. Mrs. A. T.. Moon, Mrs. J. E
Mcmahon. Mrs. a. J. GOrham. Mrs A
S. Martin. Mrs. Sol Siegel. Mrs. William
Bird. Mrs f. V. Silver Mrs. Josiah Cop
ley and Mrs. r. w Fisher
Begin to Leave at Midnight.
With supper over for the majority OF
the dancers the evening drew rapidly to
a close. Midnight had scarcely passed
when the carriage caller ar the end of the
awning-cOvered carpet way in front of
the theatre began calling his numbers.
and by o'clock the last pair of prancing
grays had dashed up. the last waiting
party of dancers stepped in and with the
sharp closing click of the carriage door
the second annual charity ball OF the
Ladies' Hospital Aid society of Salt Lake
was over-a splendid success financially
and pronounced the most perfectly ap-
pointed and we'll carried out society event
Salt Lake has known in years
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