Our Society Editor \?l,s so dunif ounded by the display of
feminine beauty f style .,nu Tuce that he c )uld only crasp his
admiration,-and so v;e must f >re:;o a description o<ff the silks end
satins, the marabou and sv;an*s uovn trimmings, and Jther c >nc mil
itants of loveliness, but it is Sufficient t> s y th^t the m >vns
yf the Indies r/ere magnificent and /e venture to assert th t no
prettier display of evenin'; dresses, one! ballr •> >r.i ;; \ms has ever
been seen in this p.rt of the Territory* The shimmer of the silks
under the s jf t li hts, apainst the d. rk v;alls,- contr sted with
the )Iive drab of the s >ldtiers and the dark mufti of the male
civilians presented u picture of be, ury that will linger lone in
the recollections of the onlookers*
Thu even in opened with Grand I torch, led by the Command—
in: Officer, Major Lamport and Mrs. Ihapert, at the head od 65
couples,- to tne nusic if the Ft, Seward Military Band, dir**" :od
by pvt, Gletus Swick. The March w, s by the first cabaret number,
a splendedly readered tenor solo by pvt Grenon, After the second
dance,-a for trot the 'Co. •£• TFio",£ Corp. Morris, Pvts. Grenon
and Brewick. obil ;ed with a selection,. Then cane a Lloonli :ht
Mistletoe \hltz,-after v;hich Syt ^erry pr ovided the feature of the
evenin ; in his 'Spirit of the D-: nee", The next fox Trot was followed
by a selection by the "Ska way Pour",(Messrs, ASk,Judson Bod. ers.
Clyde Hod ;ers and McMilliun) who were forced to respond to several
Cc 11s for encores, Mr, Cleon .,3k of Ska. way then deliyhts the
• ;«..therin0 \;ith severe lbuv it one solos, ecc oaprnyih; himself on the
b-: njo* V/hile the d-. ncin ; ana the entertainment weie in pro. ress
the Ft, Seward Jaza waiters, Boss, Daniels, He rick, Br...dy, Ford,
Pierce ^nG J. chi n kept the cr owd convulsed by their ^ntics as they
served a bounteous lunch of shrinp cockt-.ils, sandwiches end coffee
c.nd ice crem.i#
.JTter a short intermission tne fun be-,an anew when
pvt* Dxwell arrayed ..s "Santa Glaus ’ arrived from Xlukwan on his
do : tewo to distribute Christm s Favors if ’audy paper c^ps,
v/hi sties, homes and ba-is of confetti* Proa that a orient on the party
was ^ bedl. ro of n )ise hilarity and fun* The din w. s terrific
nd every b&dy entered into the spirit of the occasi n stopping
only t sip ,-f ohe lar :e bowl of excellent punch that the comnettee
hud thju ;htfully provided for the cancers. The Ft* Sev/. rd-H-ines
Orchestra, conducted by pvt. Hwick with Hr* .rack Gestner as announcer
provided splended music for the dancin ; onu worked manfully untill
2 H* ''The Craetest Ever"' was the universal verdict ..nd we feel
content th, t we lived up to our promise to show our Haines .nd
Sit. ,w-.y friends, (who by the way, crowded the "pete" tj the number
of 60) Tliu.itot kes the Ft. Seward soldiers to put over the "party
of the season"* ,nd we’ll say ri ;ht now,-"th_.t may have been ;ood
we(re mijhty , ,iad th. t y ou enjoyed our Cu.b-.ret,- but
just w it until the bi;ct one! 11"