The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-17

The Chicago correspondent or Fhe
ST Paul Daily News writes: My eyes
have been dazzled by the most gor-
geous costume ball ever pulled OH
in America Never | believe, has
American society Haunted its wealth
in such magnificence. The chosen
sons and daughters of Chicago were
there, and lots of sons and daugh-
tiers from other cities were also there
to help swell the dazzling display Oh
riches.
1t was the charity ball. All the
priceless Jewels and costly silks and
music and lights and champagne
were for the benefit of the poor,
will tell you about the ball, and
what the poor got out of it.
It was an ARABIAN Nights" BAH.
and most of the women hailed the
chance of wearing trousers with de-
light.
Women in Furs and velvets.
From hundreds of luxurious limon'
sIhes aliglrted women enseioped IN
| the velyets and furs of the modern
western world These were quickly
dotted TO disclose the opulence and
magnficence OF the Orient as 1t Is
dreamed by the modern Chicago
multi-millionaires.
Under the brilliancy Of hundreds
of yellow shaded electric lights, and
caught here and there in the beams
of -four spotligllts which continually
circled the room, the sparkle OF
jewels was binding.
Mrs. Joseph e. Coleman. one OF
| the executives of the affair, wore a
wonderful costume that looked as
though it were all made of pearls.
The loose fitting tunic shimmered
with them and she carried feather
| fan set in an Oriental handle mount
ed with pearls. Her headdress was
composed of bird of paradise with
huge pearl carmuffs and pear-shaped
pendants, and about her neck were
| three magnificent ropes OF most
costly jewels.
| Mrs Kellogg Fairbank wore
blazing costume of black satin heaT-
| lily embroidered with gold, the coat
being made of cloth of gold covered
with blue chiffon. Flame cOlored
lions were embroidered upon the
trousers of black satin, and on her
head was an almost priceless orien-
| tai crown of many hued gems. A
waving bird of paradise brushed her
shoulders and jeweled sandals adorn-
ed her feet
Her Entire Collection.
Mrs. Harold Mccormick wore her
entire collection of diamonds and
emeralds, which is the finest in this
country, her dark hair being ablaze
with diamonds forming magnifi-
cent tiara and on her feet were gor-
geous jeweled sandals. One string
of Mrs McCormick's pierced dia-
monds and emeralds was worth
quarter of a million dollars. "a
All the other women were attired
in the same magnifcence, or as
nearly as they could approach it. ~
And did they dance the Tango?
They certainly did and all the
other ragtime dances that society
has stolen from the tenderloin, and
adopted with so much zest.
After the grand march the Corn.
Jesse de Cismeros, who was borne in
upon litter by members of the Chi
cago Grand Opera company, rose
from her rose-strewn couch and sang
the aria from Samson and Delilah,"
One society leader remarked that
The Jewels alone in this parade cost
81 100000, and besides the great
glare of diamonds there were vast
quantities of rubies, emeralds, sap
phires and pearls.
Women wore rings upon every fin.
ger as well as the thumb, and one
or two had huge rubies or emeralds
on the backs of their hands.
/ They wore anklets Of gem stud
ded gold. and almost every waist,
whether large or slender, was girded