New-York tribune., 1912-02-09
DANCE FOR SUFFRAGE
Beauty and Fashion Grace Muir
ray Hill LyCeum.
MRS. BLATCH LEADS MARCH
First Ball Here in Aid of Votes
for Women Proves Big
Success.

No moro charming assemblage OF beauty
ami fashion ever graced the floors Of the
OLD Murray Hill Lyceum than glittered
there last night That is perfectly true,
even il II was a suffrage ball.
Yes, the first suffrage ball was q great
social success, and the Womens Political
Union. which got it mp. was beaming all
over when, in the small hours Of the morn
irg, the dancers began to go home.
Put the union did not beam half as much
a. did Simon Loeb and Miss Mildred NJ
Saumencht, who were adjudged the hand
soonest and best appearing couple in the
grand march.
The grand march was. Of course. the
event Of tn" evening. Headed by the presi-
dent Of tho union. Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Rlatch. in a purple gown with a train SO
long that her partner fell over It once
these suffrasists are so feminine the line
swept around and around the hail. gather
ing numbers as II went and doubling on
itself for lack Of room. And any one who
thinks that aspirants for the vote do not
know what's what in matters Of the toilet
on an occasion like this should have seen
that grand march
There were girls there with gowns Sc
decollete-welI. we'll; it is hest to draw a
veil. There were enough pufts there 10 NJ
out a hairdressers shop. There were juliet
caps, and pink hobble skirts. and blue hob
bic skirts. and ropes of pearls-well. any
how, they looked like pearls Yes, let ne
one think that the East Side girls dom
know how to dress when they turn out tc
darce for suffrage.
But what takes me-" said man who
stood watching the marchers. what takes
me is these fine looking older women.
For the older women, suffrage leaders
turned I'm and marched like gtrls-Mrs.
C. Townsend secretary Of the union: Mrs
John Winters Rrannan, who brought hel
husband. Or. Brannan. and MADE MN
march. too and scores OF others.
Miss Margaret Calhoun, Miss Elizabets
Burchenal, Of the girls branch Of the PUP
lie Schools Athletic League, and Mrs. Mar
garot Stanton Lawrence were the judges
Anxious eyes turned on them from the
marching hundreds. for didn't they hav'
I the power TO say who were the very hnes
appearing gent" and lady IN the room? Al
last the judges picked out six couples ano
desired them 10 parade once around th'
hall.
Scarlet as Holsters. they paraded. Then
slowly and solcmnly. the hand of the fore
most Judge, Miss Burchenal, indicated "
slender young man with a waxed black i'm
perial and lady in a sky blue dress. They
were Simon Loeb and Miss Saumenicht II
was a deliciousy terrible moment for Mr.
Loeb and his partner, 10 stand there while
hundreds looked on appauding, and Mrs
Lawrence hand them the prizcs-two silver
clocks Mr.. Loeb said afterward that II he
had known this was going 10 happen hc
never would have the courage TO come tc
that ball.
And tho worst Of il was that one Of the
judges rubbed 1t into him ny saying:
This clock will tell you when it's timt
10 march in our great suffrage parade. OF
May l."
"Oh. my" suffered Mr.. Loeb. and seiz
/ ing Miss Saumenicht in his arms III
! melted into the mazes Of the waltz tina
! was just beginning.
Speaking of the May parade, the on
GERS II the union. who are ever on theil
I lob. GOT in the course Of the ball more
than one thousand pledges to march n
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