The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-02
NEW YEARS BALL
 4 SOCIETY EVENT
MANY HANDSOMELY GoWNED LADIES FROM VARIOUS CITIES
 ADD TO ITS BEAUTY.
Largest and Finest Gathering in His. tory of the Arlington, the
 Guests Say.

The New Years ball at the Arling- ton hotel was one glad gorgeous rev. ei.
 Society-Hot Springs society and lYisittng society alike-paid handsome homage to the new year.
 There was the Dowager. the ma tnon in the full panoply of power, the debutante and her sister bells of other years, as well as the man ot affairs, Who 1t is hard to drag out. {. the family man, frankly proud of his beautiful daughter or handsome son, the college youth, snd all brought to- gether with "A Happy New Year. on their lips and in their hearts the joy of living.
 It was great, pretty sight--a tre. mendously imposing one, figuring that society has had such busy innag. Still the New Years ball decisively eclipsing the bah Christmas night. The Arlington is where there Is al- ways sometbing doing Christmas Eve Manager Joe w Corringtcn playeo Santa Claus in the handsome main rarlor and the beles and beaux, ana matrons and men, afforded him as delightful an audience as if the little performance was arranged for chil- dren only
 Then. there came the truly brilliant ball Christmas night--the ball that was praised as picture by the big. important men of New York, Wash ington, Philadelphia Boston. Chioago, St. Louis, Kansas City and other big, important cities. Next, the reg uiar Tuesday night Assembly, q strictly formal affair. Then, the reg nlar Saturday night informal dance Nor was that all in advance of the great New Years ball Society that is big pereentage of it, insisted upon seeing the old year rung out and th1 new year rung in and on the stroke of F the Arlingtons grill was packed by the hotel folks and the most en- thusiastic of the citys' social set Tastefully decorated was the grit and crowded were all the tables. Pre- cisely at F all the lights were turned out, and with tine tolling of the be witching hour. over and across q hidden track of wire, banked m flowers, creeped old 1911. Tbe old boy, a pretty good old boy, too. was bid q fond good-by Then, int view came 1912 The cheering that fol lowed was as if pandemonium had ] broken loose. The new friend was l royalty welcomed, in the, extreme, first by cheers snd then by song. Nor did that pacify the Arlingtonans The grill remained crowded by the mer- ry-makers until the wee sma' hours and most merry time was had.
 The great ball New Years nigh, was expected to suffer as result of the extremely busy week. But 1t did not. The dancers bobbed up smiling aot wearied bit, to all outward ap- pearances A host of new beautiful gowns were on display. It was Christmas night all over again-an- other picture of absolute grandeur.
 It was great sight, worth all the effort and the enccniums layished up on It.
 It is hard to single out the best dressed women in the gayly decor ated ball room Dozens of them wore gowns of particular beauty However, t is but fair to state that Mrs. Dan- iel McClinoh of Philadelphia; Mrs. Dr Robert B Dimon of Hot Springs, and her mother. Mrs Amelia Albrecht of Massillon O.; Mrs Philo N. French of Pittsburg, Pa Mrs Frank Til of Brooklyn. N Y; Mrs. Ed sad Ter of Hot Springs; Mrs Fred Curtis of Hot Springs; Miss LaQuincy Scene of Little Rock; Mrs R. W. English of Dcnyer Col. and Mrs. E J Ben edict of San Francisco. wore the cost Hest and prettiest gowns
 Mrs McClinch was especially beau tifully. gowned in blue and cream satinG trimmed in gold lace over drape end pink satin roses, Mrs Curtis was attlred in a striking pret- ty gown of white silk with lace tun- ic. Mrs sadler wore beautifm gown of black and silver braidins Mrs Dimon wore coral pink satin, trimmed Ii white lace with white tunic Mrs. Albreoht was attlred Tn royal purple satin with handsome Buresseis lace. Mrs French wore handsome gown of blue satin trim med with white lace Miss Beene was in white sata with white and pearl lace tunic.
 Miss Frances Logan of Washington D r Mre NJ 1T T. Evans nf 4ot