The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-29
EASTER MONDAY
BALL PARTY FILLS
HIGH SCHOOL HALL
Attendance One of Largest in
Long Series
DAZZLING SHOW OF GOWNS
Brilliant C0lOrs in Costumes Add
TO Beauty Of Ball Rom
Scene

Bennington's big social event Of the
year the annual Easter Monday bali
Of the local council, Knights Of Colum
bus, vas held last evening ct high
school hall and more than held its
own in the long series inaugurated
10 years ago in Academy hall All OF
a hundred couples were in attendance
and eighty couples participated in the
grand march led by Grand Knight d.
Y. Murray and Mis- Alice Murray and
conducted by Joseph A. Evans.
The decorations, while not so elabo.
rate as thofe that characterized some
of the earlier entertainments by the
council were in excellent taste, CORES
bonding in detail to the color scheme
that has been in vogue for number
Of years. There was the usual lavish
use of purple and white crepe paper
and the customary lighting effects.
However, to win the dinstinctlon OF
unqualified success, a dance depends
net upon material things TIE floor
may be as smooth as glass, the decora-
tions may be gorgeous and the music
reach the very heights of excellence,
but unless the dancers are possessed
of the spirit of Terpsicore the essen
tial feature is lacking. The shade Of
the muse must have been present
with the knights, their aides ana
their guests last evening for a more
thoroughly joyous gathering has not
crowded high school since the build
ing was constructed
The dance was not only happy oc-
casion but it presented an exceptional
ly pretty spectacle. Perhaps the pres
ence Of more Of the vivid colors in
the gowns had something to do with
it-a dash Of fire red, a splash Of prim.
rose yellow and an occasional sombre
but striking black against the back
ground OF lighter shades of pink ana
bue.
Most OF the gowns were new; that
is if a little lady who has been a
regular attendant at the Easter Mon
day balls for number OF years, but
who last evening was a side line spec
tato- instead Of a participant was
correct in her conclusions And
surely it would be a brave man Who
would dispute such assert on from
such source But at that it is to be
doubted If the wearer Of latest
creation derived more downright fun
.out of the dance that the girl whose
dress was recognized as having made
its initial appearance at the Easter
Monday ball OF 1920 or even 1919.
Every rlbody had good time.
To use trite but expressive
.phrose. Hur py's augmented orches.
ira had the right DOPE Soon after
the grand march it inserted one of
those kaleidoscope numbers that
forced a temporary change of part
ners and brought the dancers in clos
Ter acquaintance than a half a dozen
ntroduct;ons by a reception commit
tee. The music in itself was a pleas
ing feature With more strings and
less brass, more real dance music and
less Jazz, it experienced difficulty IN
hold ne itself to the rule OF three
encores only for each number The
dancers repeatedly aGked for more
and some times almost refused to be
denied
The names of those who returned
cards were as follows; Mr. and Mrs.
J. j. Cunning, William b. Lunergan
and Miss Els Sigwarth. Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Hayes and Miss Mar.
garet Hayes, Mr.. and Mrs William b.
Shea. Patrick J Dunn and Mrs, liar.
old ] Hurley Mr.. and Mrs. John IL,
lneson, Robert Cummings and Miss
Pauline Cornell, Leo Luddy OF Albany
and Miss Anna T. Powers, Francis
Mcclure and Miss Frances Nash, Mr..
and Mrs. William =. Corbett d. L.
Delaney Of Lancaster. Pa, and Miss
Agnes Murphy Mr. and Mrs, Ira B.
| Hubbell, James r. Doyle and Miss
Ruth Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Shea jr.
John F. Cole and Miss Mary Collins
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Whitney, Mr.
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