Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-01
Daughters of Pioneers Make
Merry in Silks and Satins of
Their GrandmotherS.
OLD FASHIONED DINNER.
Ii Combines With Dancing TO Make the
Event One Never to be Forgot
ten by Those Present.

OF the 800 people who were present last
night in the historic old Lion House,
gowned in the family helrlooms OF half
century, came with any anticipation
of the brilliant proportions to which
the evenings entertainment would ex-
pand.
II is equally doubtful il anyone
went away without carrying vivid
picture of the social life of the older
generations that will remain for a long
time.
The occasion was the midwinter ball
of the Daughters OF the Pioneers. In
TO its making were fused the expert
ences of hundred years OF Mormon
social life. and as elderly matrons,
catching the infection OF the music,
stepped out on TO the dancing floor with
grey haired partners TO dance again
the Money Musk or Dan Tucker, with
which they were wooed and won by the
same partners so odd years ago. there
was sudden forgetting that out on the
street electric cars were passing and
down the hallway the telephone bell
was ringing. 1t for a moment was the
old days returned once more.
The matrons caught the sprightly
manner of their youth. and deftly
swung their expansive hoops with
graceful swishes out of the way OF
equally graceful men who had some
thing to show to wide-eyed maldens of
younger generation in the way of the
Il. iat, ctr
and the waltz can never know.
GOWNS OF GRANDMoTHERs.
The young men who have offered
thanks in silence that fashions have
changed and who have wondered how
fellow ever could have loved and wooed
one OF those maidens i'm the old time
fashion plates, found themselves unde-
ceived. In the wedding gowns Of their
srandmothers, with the immense golo
"breastpins" and brooches, some of
which came out OF Nauvoo and were
carried across the plains in some care
fully guarded ccinsr.eof the eInigrajlt
wagon the younger set looked irrssist-
ably beautiful. Ii some OF the young
sters do not ask the granlmamas to let
them keep on wearing just a few OF
the old fashioned bits of jewe.ry and
lace, 1t will not be because the articles
failed to do full duty in making Il prop
er setting for the natural beauty ana
grace OF the wearers last night.
Fashions do not die, but slumber. for
many ot the gowns last night that were
bequeathed by mothers TO their daugn-
ters to lie for years IN the garnet
trunks, came out for service LOOKING
almost in the fashion of the hour.
HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT.
The event was one of historical inn
portance from the fact that 1t brought
together people of many generations
whose lives have been given In the COM
mon eXpe fence of building up the west
There were present men and women
who wore the gold badges of the orig
inal pioneer band and children just
large enough TO enjoy n lively Virginia
reel who were born to grow up amid
the pleasant surroundings which TESTIFY
that tho labor of the older men IN tam
ing the desert had not been IN YAM.
Among the women were many VINO hsd
crossed the plains, and few whose ar
filiation with the Church go back al
most to tho era of its founding. Three
generations OF single families were in
evidence IN several cases, all belong
ing to the valley where the pioneers
staked their oxen to begin the struggle
that has resulted In the present city.
and the show of ancient gowns that
was made possible last night.
The Lion House, where the function
was held, was much changed from its
appearance OF deSde ago large
hardwood floor made dancing pleas
ure. Will. in the rear portion the ta-
bles OF the cooking school OF the l.. D.
s. u. We're conveniently arranged TO AZ
ford an ample and pleasant buffet din
ner. Almost everything that could be
imagined on a "homc cooked bill or
fare was spread out ON the tables, from
composition tea, brewed from Brig
ham Young's favorite prescription, TO
mlnce pies like mother used to make.
Only in this case II was often mother
who had actually made them.
The crowd was large and nlled every
room of the building as early as $3.50
O'clock People came ana went untl
alter 10 O'clock, when the dancing be-
gan with grand march by the ladies'
I'm costume After IL the younger set
took possession except IN certain corr
ners where the older matrons insisted
I'm dancing once again some faVorlte
formation of tho oldeu times
PRESIDENT SMITH HEADS MARCH
President smith led a grand march Of
all those present nj o'clock, and after
wards held an Informal reception IN the
larger parlor OF the lover floor From
a. "a iii the end OF the evening lltte
groups gathered IN the dining room,
enioyIng tho old fashioned molasses
cake. the pies, ana the pioneer tea thht
was brewed from something Whieh
never grew on tea trees,
10 Mrs. Susa Young Gates, president
NJ the society of the Daughters OF the
Pioneers. In due great credit Tor the
evenings success. she was heartlly,
supported BY q reception committee
consisting OF Ann y. Groeshack, Marion
EeatIe Whitney, Clarissa Young spcn-
cor Emma Whitney Pyper Mary Jones
Clawson, and Lou GroeshaoF McCuhe'
QUAINT BELLIES,
And on the bellies the quaint the
n,eer the charming. the picturesque
bellies Of a generation ana TWO genera
lions ago were there In such array
as 10 dazzle the eyes and nutter the
hearts OF beholders. Ghosts Of
century. half and quarter century aRo
dlsgorged their treasures, and adorn-
ed the figures OF maids and mairons
and II all those who partook OF by
gone scenes were there TO see none
could have found fault with the
grace and manner and beauty py
which they were represented. ora
silks. old lsces old jewelry 20 make
the mouth water and bring up llteral
pictures OF the olden time were there,
ana of tho many who held The gaze
of the throngs II is hard 10 single any
for the special palm.
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