San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
Ball Will Open
Circus at Dallas

DALLAS, Oct. 10.-There is no
doubt that Dallas society will turn
out en- masse for the various functions
of the all-college circus, to be held
October 1917, for Mrs. ]. c. Duke
has accepted the craftsmanship for
the Queens ball and coronation.
Mrs. Duke has watched the de-
butantes of Dallas bud and flower,
will come flocking, as well as the
debutantes-to-be, who are always en-
thusiastic for the new and exciting
things. Mrs. Duke will announce
her committees soon.
Thirty-eight colleges among those
who have been invited to participate
in the circus have responded with
the appointment of Duchesses. a
number of Dallas girls will be ap-
pointed to represent their colleges.
Even some of the debutantes- to-be, so
lately graduated from the halls of
learning, will turn back to school days
for the moment and represent their
colleges.
The two-day celebration will open
Friday evening, October 16, with a
grand ball at the Baker Hotel. The
Duchesses will promenade before the
judges-that committee to be compos-
ed Of men and women, with a keen
appreciation of beauty-and from
their numbers will be chosen the most
beautiful all-American college girl, to
reign as Queen of the circus. She
will be crowned as such by A. A.
jackson, president of the State Fair
of Texas. Music for the ball. which
will be n formal affair, will be fur
nished by Benson's original Victor
recording orchestra.
The circus organization is spend
ing several thousand dollars to
further beautify the hotel ballroom,
being decorated by the hotel at an ex-
pense Of about $4,000. The period
of the ballroom is that of the famous
French King Louis, and every at
tempt will be made to carry out that
period design wherever possible. A
new and attractive feature of the
ball will be perfumed atmosphere.
Dancers dressed in flower costumes
will carry huge atomizers with which
they will spray the rarest perfumes
of France throughout the ballroom
during the dance.
Saturday afternoon the Queen and
her court will occupy special boxes
at the football game between the Uni
versity of Texas and Auburn, Ala.
The circus will begin at the Fair
Park Stadium at s o'clock that even
ing and will be followed by the first
night football game ever staged in the
Southwest contest for the pigskin
between the Terrill school of this city
and the Rice Institute freshman team
| from Houston.
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Mrs. Arthur Morton entertained in
her home in Kings Highway Monday
with an elaborate afternoon tea as a
farewell compliment to Mrs. Charles
George who is soon TO leave to make
her home in Nashville, Tenn.
The rooms were beautifully deco
rated with roses, cosmos and morning
glories in various hues. The dining
room table was especially decorative
with its service of Dresden china and
masses of flowers.
The guests were received by Mrs.
George. Mrs. Wallace Rogers. Mrs.
Winchester Kelso Jr, Mrs. Herbert
Slayden Clarkson, Mrs. Quest C.
Couch and Mrs. Morton.
A feature of the refreshments was
the "tipsy pudding" which was served
by Mrs. b. l.. Naylor. Mrs. Eli
Hertzberg presided at the tea service
in the sun parlor and Mrs. Edward
Sachs, assisted by Miss Corrine Wor.
den and Miss Frances Corrigan served
in the dining room.
J There were over 100 guests nresent.