The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-15

anu fpla Tor nHt nnA AiFN aNtuA
TO a ball This generation feels q "a
ErrSt effort 20 roll lta hose, slip on
one.pieco frock. run a comb thru
H. bohpcd haig aud ride % the ball
go . sixcyliuder cilBpsU
Bui 30 that Elstsned was not
diamond dust. a1monsacs Miss
Janet Moore. prominent olympia
pioneer and educator and past pres
dent o. the washington state Fed.
GRAFTON % Womens clubs
Practically an o; our parties
were beautiful agfaiai. stated Miss
Moore. II admire tho gir OF today.
with her freedom OF stride. her bob
bed hair and bohb@d skirts. but new
I criheless can't help thinking that
our old square dances, our Hwocp.ng
trains and our elaborate hhirdressea
were more graceful and beautiful /
than tho ma;terottaet attircs OF to
day
"pUT once In while tho pro
ID gram would fnn down. Gov.
7 sauircs. Of territorial days. decided
20 give a very elegant ball when
ne retired from office. Mrs. squires
sua a wealthy Eastern woman who
eourtcd the correct thing Ia all
size did. Came the evening Of the
ball. AIRS. squircs was at,lred 10
q Beautiful gown she had purchased
In washington city ard the people
Gathered from down the Sound and
Olympia for this mammoth social
function. Many Seattle folks were
there.
"sfrs squlrcs had employed two
tbakonl who fen confident OF their
catering abilities.
( Their catering-mueh to the
( humiliation Of Mrs. Squircs-
consisted Of drawing two huge
clothes baskets Of stale buns
I over the floor and roughly bid
ding every one 10 grab Therr
I was no silver With which To eat
the ice cream. Forks. knives
and very few spoons were
used. Perfect ladies were seen
I shoyeIing In their Ice cream
I with knives. Some Of the guests
7 I'VE were all seated on benches
I around the dance floor. threw
their stale buns down behind the
( benches.
4 remember. concluded Miss
l1fo.ore sthat two Young men from
seattle were taking under tho stair
way. one man quericd Having
good timer zine. answered the
other. only broke Off a tooth on
one OF those buns
TUE capital city newspaper. the
l. washington Standard. paid little
attention 10 the inaugural ball as
matter Of news.
I'VE had very few social items In
the paper stated Harry b. McEl-
ROW. whose father. Thornton T. Nc.
Elroy. founded the first newspaper In
this state. The Columbian. m Sep
tember. 1852.
This was because everyone at
tended these social affairs. 80 why
waste valuable news space on some
thing they had seen. They were
bungry for news OF the outside world
-dlspaiches from tho East"
WHILE the society editor Of 1926
w exhausted every known and
soms unknown adJeotives on the In
augrIral hall. on olympia reporter
IN 1890 chroniclcd the ball In the
.ollowlng style;
"rhe state ball. the first pub
lie entertainment given In the
Hotel Olympia last evening. was
fully up TO the character oi the
building and the enterprise OF
the people who erected IL. THO
occa sion was indeed grand
bousewarming. About 100 people
were present. comprising the
LEGISLATURE and visitors from all
parts Of the state.
Mn. II. o. Dunbar. wife Of the
lote Justice II. o. Dunbar OF tho
u,preme bench, smilingiy recalls
telt during tho Constitutional con-
y.n.lou---t,idqe Dunbar being
member Of that body --whep nho ana
ruJgo Dunbar were admohlshed by
I Tho master Of ceremonies.
"tve thought VIC we're lending inc
Grand march correctly" stated Mrs
fr,nbar "whon wo we're brought
lto a gharp halt by the master OF
i.-.,.,o,,fos AMI reminded that we