The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
The Inaugural Ball in State
Capital a Most Brilliant
Event.
over 500 Of STATES
BEsI PEOPLE PRESENT
Those on the Receiving Line With Gov.
vernon and Mrs. Burke Grand
Forks Was Representative Of
Ladies and Gentlemen Present and
Some Of the Gowns Described.
ny George Davis.


by George Davis.
Bismarck, Jan. 14.-It was indeed
: the seeming happy realization of a
dream when the eye looked out over
the beauty and loveliness Of the in
augural ball. It was the gathering Of
the beauty and the chivalry of the
state. From every corner had come
the crowd which was to make the So
-cial event which marked the inaugura-
ton Of the new state administration,
the greatest ii the history Of the state.
The immense hail Of the house Of re-
presents tlves lHs the capitol had been
converted Into d yeritable bower of
Eden wherein was assembled the fair
women e3s smiles ars tis d 'spaif fklfns
dew dropsaof tie morning 1alIidscape
.of politics where .ti6e rising sun calls
to battle and toS strife. . Tie SarsSS 81
state and the struggle Of pohtics were
forgotten in the season Of mirth and
revelry and for once there was the
happy blending Of all that is best in
life The inclement weather without
did not interfere with the brilliancy
of the scene within. From $3.50 to
$3.50 a reception was held ip the gov
ernor's chambers at tho capitol and
during this hour the receiving line
witnessed constant passing stream
of ladies and gentlemen, the proud
residents Of one Of the greatest states
In the union, where the northern
breezes have given to women wealth
of beauty unknown to other lands and
to men that noble and energetic chival-
ry which rivals that of the olden
knights. Indeed the gathering more
represented the imaginative picture of
agathering in the feudal halls of the
middle ages where was gathered
knights and earls and mobiles and
where kings were wont to come; where
lady, princess and queen whose lovely
brows bore diamond studded crowns,
received the homage of men. of high
degree, than 1t did gathering in the
beautiful capitol, which stands where
less than three score years ago the
Indian wooed and loved and fought.
The magic touch of the artist had
transformed the chamber from the
staid and sober, though rich and luxur-
tous, hall where the battles Of men
and principles ara fought, into a
scene that was indeed truly grand
I,o& .1ar inc, q ,c
pen or an artists brush. It was in
deed scene of beauty. When the
grand march was begun the eye look
ed out over scene of delightful love-
illness. A part of this were the lad
les whose gowns were the rivals of
the finest productions of a Worth.
Diamonds whose possession queen
might envy flashed and sparkled on
many fair, and graceful throat. The
merry laughter of these fair ones
blended in pleasing harmony with the
music of the orchestra, and the rythm
of the dance lifted the soul into the
realms of the aesthetic paradise
where all is delightful repose and
happiness. Contrasted with the love-
liness of the gowns of the ladies and
adding to the beauty and richness of
the latter by. contrast, were the more
somber frocks of the gentlemen. 1t
were indeed in appearance more the
gathering of the titled men and women
of kingdom to do homage to prince
newly ascended the throne than the
gathering of the people of state to
usher to office governor who only
few weeks ago was one of these people.
But such 1t was, and 1t will live long
in the memory of those who witnessed
it because of the brilliancy of the
event and the splendid gathering of
the representative men and women of
the state who composed 1t.
The reception committee conducted
the guests to Mayor Webb who intro
duced them to the Governor and his
party. In the receiving line were:
Governor and Mrs. Burke, Ex-Gover- I.
nor and Mrs. Sarles, Ex-Gover-
nor and Mrs. White, Judge and Mrs.
Fisk, Auditor H. L. Holmes and wife,
Secretary of State Blaisdell and
mother, Supt of Public Instruction
Stockwell and wife, Commissioner Of
Agriculture Gilbreath and wife, At
torney General McCue and wife, Com
missioner of Insurance Cooper and
wife.
The ladies receiving were beautiful
ly gowned as follows:
Mrs. Burke-Princess gown of white
chiffon cloth over white chiffon and
taffeta, with trimmings of real
princess lace.
Mrs. e. Y. Salres-Pink lowered silk.
mud, with pearls.
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