Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-01
BRILLIANT BALL
At LION HOUSE.
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 he Forgot
ten by Those Present

1t is doubtful If more than n very few
of the 500 people who were present last
night in the historic old Lion House,
gowned in the family heirlooms OF half
century, came with any anticipation
of the brilliant proportions to which
the evenings entertainment would ex-
pand.
1t is equally doubtful II anyone
went away without carrying a vivid
picture of the social life of the older
generations that win remain for a long
time.
The occasion was the midwnter 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 matrous,
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 a sudden forgetting that out on the
street electric cars We're passing and
down the hallway the telephone bell
was ringing. It 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 maidens of
d younger generation in the way OF the
graceful dancing which the two-step
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 a
fellow ever could have loved and wooed
one OF those maidens In the old time
fashion plates, found themselves unde-
ceived In the wedding gowns OF their
grandmothers, with the Immense gold
'breastpins" and brooches, some OF
which came out OF Nauvoo and were
carried across the plains III some care
fully guayded coInsr&ofs the erntgrant
wagon, the younger set looked irrssist-
ably beautiful IL some OF the young
sters do not ask the grandmamas to let
them keep on wearing just few OF
the old fashioned bits of jewe.ry and
lace. ii will not be because the articles
failed TO do full duty In making prop
er setting for the natural beauty and
grace of the wearers last night.
Fashions do not die. but slumber Tor
many of the gowns last night that were
beQueathed by mothers to their daush-
ters TO lie for years IN the garrett
trunks, came out for service looking
almost in the fashion of the hour.
HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT.
The event was one OF historical i'm
portance from the fact that II brought
together people of many generations
whose lives have been given in the COM
mon expe ence 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 10 enjoy a lively Virginia
reel who were born 10 grow up amid
the pleasant surroundings which TESTIFY
that the labor OF the older men IN tam
ing the desert had not been in vain.
Among the women were many who had
crossed the plains, and a few whose af-
filiation with the Church go back al
most to the 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
tndt mas resulted III inc ~ wy
and the show of ancient gowns that
was made possible last night.
The Lion House. where the function
was held, was much changed from It's
appearance OF a DECIDE ago. large
hardwood floor made dancing a pleas
ure, Will. in the rear portion the ia
bles OF the cooking school OF the J.. u.
S. u. were conveniently arranged TO af-
ford an ample and pleasant buffet din
ner Almost everything that could be
imagined on 'home cooked" bill OF
fare was spread out ON the tables, from
composition tea, brewed from Brig
ham Youngs favorite prescription. 10
mince pies like mother used TO make.
Only in this case It was often mother
who had actually made them.
The crowd was large and flled every
room Of the building as early as $40
o'clock. People came and went until
alter 10 o'clock, when the dancing be-
gan with a grand march by the ladies'
IN costume. After II the younger set
took possession except IN certain cor
ners whore the Older mntrons insisted
IN dancing once again some fhVorlte
formation of the olden times
PRESIDENT SMITH HEADS MARCH
President Smith led a grand march of
all those present az s o'clock, and after
wards held an Informal reception ~ the
larger parlor OF tho lower floor. From
$3.50 TIL the end Of the evening lttlo
groups gathered In the dining room,
enjoying the old fashioned molasses
cake. the pies, and the pioneer tea that
was brewed from something which
never grew on tea trees.
10 Mrs Susa Young Gates, president
az the society of the Daughters of the
pioneers. Is due great credit for the
evenings success, She was heartily
supported by reception committee
consistlng of Ann u, Gioesback, Marion
Beatle whitney, Clarlssa Young spcn-
Ger. Emma whitney Pyper, Mary Jones
Ciawson, and Lou Groesbaek MoCuhe'
QUAINT BELLIES
And Oh, the bellies! the quaint the
queer. the charming. the picturesque
bellies Of generation and two genera
lions ago were there In such array
ms 10 dazzle the eyes and iiutter the
hearts Of behOlders Chests OF
century, half and quarter century ago !
disRorged their treasures, and adorn-
ed The figures Of maids and matrons |
and II al those who partook of by |
gone scenes we're there TO see none
could have found fault with me |
grace and manner and beauty ny |
which they were represented Ola |
silks. old laoes. old jewelry 70 make |
the mouth water and bring NJ literal
pictures OF the olden time were there
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