Evening star., 1915-12-12

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Hotel was the setting The year before
Lincoln Hall, on Dearborn avenue, was
most artistically adorned for the oc-
casion.
The first assembly ball last Friday
evening at the Blackstone. in the crys-
Evolution Of the room, was
Chicago Charity Ball. snent sne ~ n tea
week for that portion of the gay
world that constitutes it's membership,
says the Chicago Tribune. The two
assemblies--one in December and one
in January-are the most formal social
functions of the season. They are the
contribution of Chicagos society men
to the winters program. They are
brilliant, chic. well organized, charm
ing affairs
The assemblies are the direct de-
scendants of the. South Side dancing
class. A more remote ancestor was the
Cinders. The latter was organized
soon after the Chicago fire of 1S71-as
It's name indicates-by a group of we'll
known north siders.
The company at first met for dancing
IN private houses, the big Rumsey
house. on the corner of Huron and Cass
streets, being n favorte rendezvous
AS the club grew larger it moved to
Marines Dance Hall, on Chicago ave-
nue. between State street and Dear
born avenue
Refreshments were of the simplest;
sandwiches, coffee. cake and lemonade
sufiiced in those days to satisfy hunger
and quench thirst. Later salad and ice
cream were added to the menu But
anything like the suppers of the pres
ent assemblies, with their French
dishes and the inevitable cocktails and
champagne would have seemed to the
gay set of the 10s like an unholy
Roman orgy.
The South Side Dancing class was
evolved five or six years later than the
Clnders by group of south siders
headed by Mrs. Writ Dexter-now of
These two women desired to induce
their respective husbands to relax from
the strenuous claims OF their daily
business life. and SO persuaded them to
take dancing lessons of the celebrated
French dance masters of that day, Mr.
and Mrs. Bournique. Others Joined
with the Pullmans and Dexters in the
pursuit of Terpsichore, and merry
class was the result
among among it's members were the Arthur
Cations the August n. Eddys. the N. X
Fairbanks. the Franklin MacVeaghs,
the John NJ. Clarks, the Leslie Carriers.
the Joseph Medills. the Edward Ishams,
the Robert Lincolns. Mrs Philip Sheri-
dan. Miss Martha Hill, John Crerar, Col.
Hunting-on Jsckson and Charles Full
lertor
Eefreshments here, too. were simple,
sandwiches. lemonade and doughnuts-
very delicious doughnuts.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hoyer of ST. Paul.
Mimi, celebrated their ffty-seventh
wed d ing an
Know How to Care niversary last
for Bridal Duds. ts5ninr menk by enter y t :
neighbors and Mrs. Hoyer's sister. Mrs
is. V. Millen, at dinner party at the
Hoyer home. The guests were received
by Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyer in the clothes
they wore at their wedding ffty-seven
years ago. and which have been worn
every wedding anniversary since the
wedding day. Mr.. Hoyer's suit was of
black broadcloth and finished with a
white satin fiowered vest. while Mrs,
Hoyers gown is of large checked
brown silk made very full and with a
basque effect.
Mrs. Hoyer is eighty-one years of
age and Mr.. Hoyer is seventy mine
years of age. They are most active,
and only two months ago while in
Colorado visiting DIR. and Mrs Sternes,
Mrs. Hoyer climbed to the top of the
Seven Falls in the. South Cheyenne
canyon. the feat including steps up the
, side Of the canyon for 800 feet
The 5000 Killarney roses used tc
] make the ballroom into a rose arbo,
| and the dining
A Debut Among Five room into a
Thousand Roses. the s 81 Ioni, a.
Club for the Pierce dinner dance Wed
nesday night all found their way to the
city hospital next DAY, says the Post.
Dispatch of that city.
The party was given by Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence b. Pierce in honor of their
daughter, Miss Katherine Pierce, and
is said to have been the most beauti-
full affair since the Twelfth Night
ball Mr. and Mrs. William c. Mcbride
gave for their daughter. Miss Kathleen
Mcbride, now Mrs. Lacey NJ. Love OF
Pasadena. Cal, on her debut year two
seasons ago in st. Louis.
| Wednesday evening the ballroom AT
the club was made into an arbor with
| the walls and ceiling trellised with
smilax and roses. and the broad stair
way leading to the ballroom was trans
formed into pergola of arches of rose
! vines.
| During dinner Miss Pierce presided
at table laid for ninety-three, the
| thirty debutantes present each having
a cavalier on either side. The table
was in the form of a heart built around
! a rose garden, and the guests were
seated on both sides of the board The
center was filled with rose trees. and
was a perfect setting for the debu-
tantes. In the corners of the room
were round tables for other guests
| 1t was one of the gayest dances
given so far this season, and lasted
until 3 o'clock.
| Miss Gladys Chandler, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Chandler of Omaha
| Neb., is con-
Going Long Way sidered lucky
1 to Get the News. Omaha girls She
had the good fortune to be asked tc
accompany Cadet Hal Britton of the
Army foot ball squad to the recent
Army and Navy game in New YorI
city, and in consequence was in on al
of the festivities given for the members