Arizona republican., 1919-02-01
ATTENDING A BALL
 IN THE FAR NORTH
(Alaska Citizen. ]

Ralph H. was looking quite pug Zled. l followed his gaze and saw him glance first at one pretty cheechaco girl, then at another (there were fOur) and asked him Why" T feel as though 1 were in a Turkish harem," he replied. "AH those Turks with their red fezzes and those girls with their veils"
 agreed with him that the toggery did lend an Oriental flavor to the gath ering, but I wondered why the girls didn't keep to the regular Turkish girl style and wear the Veils higher up on the face, exposining the eyes only. But there they stayed-the veils-soft and cloudlike, around their threats and shoulders. It was very odd and pretty, and like a number of others, 1 kept wondering what stunt they were go ing to do, until H- remarked that he guessed the girls had adopted a new style of wearing veils, and John c asked Margery c what new wrinkle that stuff around the necks was" Then, as the remarks of these two Shriners proed that the girls were not arranyed in preparation any stunt" I realized we were glimpsing the latest Outside style in eening
  the same color Oh, no; all different, with the new neck "fixings' matching. Mary McC- wore green silk; Cath erine W black chiffon; Ervilla McC-- pink silk, and Ruth W blue silk.
 H- and I were resting after our first (and last) waltz. Gle always feels he must dance the first waltz with me when we go to a ball, whether he wants to or notD But as l was say ing, we were resting, and after having a couple of my remarks go unanswered l looked at him and found him gazing as though hypnotiZed at the other end of the room. Who is that pretty chee- chaco girl in white with the silver band around her forehead?" he asked. Just then a one step started, and in a mo- ment the pretty ''cheechaco' girl float cd by in front of us, and she proved tc be our sweet 'sourdough" friend Frances W.
 was wishing I could do the one -steI as Jimmie M and pretty Peggy C. circled past us (and, by the way I never saw Peggy looking prettier She has always been a favorite of min' and she always looks good to me, bu m this occasion she had on q stunning black chiffon velvet gown trimme' with purple and black sequins), but decided I would let well enough alone However. it happened that present. Jimmie M came for the dance promised, which turned out to be one step. and told him we would hay to two-step it. But he remarked sim ply. as we glided off to the music. Yo can one-step," and | did.
 After a winters absence on the out side. Evelyn M, looking perfectl stunning in old rose chiffon velvet an ablaze with diamonds, made her ap pearance. And when I looked at tn doctor found that the 'chechacO girls didn't have a monoply on ne' fashion fads. for he was wearing black and white watch guard. An soon I discovered that he was only on of three wearing the new device, tn other two being Harry St. C. an Arthur W
 I wish I could tell you about all tn lovely gowns worn Friday night bl that would mean practically a descrir tion of every gown worn. and I wa having such Q delightful time couldn jot them all down. Even the clock wa having a time" of it's oWn, havin turned completely upside down. Bl from all comments it would seem ths tho Shriners' ball Friday night was success second to none ever given fairbanks from any point of view.