Show The Genealogical Society Ball Described With Individual Impressions of the Mormons By Wanda A. November the Genealogical society held old-fashioned tall honor of the pioneers' of The costumes worn were from to one hundred years and many the accessories were as old as one hundred and fifty In the early part of the even-I before the dancing was in full I busied myself by interviewing the ladies whose were the most closely I associated with the historic of pioneer How They Susie daughter of who assisted in was clad in a quaint picturesque old-fashioned F. she bore a striking resemblance fj to her distinguished P whose portrait hung in an hon-f ored position on the wall of this Historic old built in Myra also a 1 daughter of Brigham was clad in a rich black silk that belonged to her She wore attractive pendant earrings with remarkable Maria Don a daughter of Brigham was becomingly gowned in a costume of over fifty years Zina another daughter of Brigham and whose mother was a Huntington of was resplendent in an old W. J. also a daughter of Brigham looked charming in an old-fashioned ruffled gown handsome and hair ornament of pioneer The gown and jewelry of John was of intense the gown was black velvet with an underskirt of light blue she wore a Madonna brooch and a ring with a garnet both one hundred and fifty years Italian bracelet girdled her which was over one hundred years G. B. Margetts wore a pioneer gown with a matrix belt one hundred and five years a brooch fifty years The of the gown were being silver in floral mounted on black in her hands she carried a fan sixty-five years and her bonnet and mitts were equally Lydia Alder wore a dress fashioned in pioneer style and a brooch which is a valuable C. D. wore a black peau de soie and pendant her hair was arranged appropriately and Prank Piatt's costume was of grey trimmed with black it was the first silk made in in about she wore an old Jasper cross and a most beautiful that would delightfully grace the head of a belle of fashion J. E. Talmage wore a pioneer with a beautiful lace shawl and Home wore a cream satin dress and pioneer Misa was gowned in pur- pie and wore earrings that were brought from California in also a magnificent mosaic George Bourne's costume was after the style of Margaret Bowman wore a polonaise Misses Ina and Emily Smith looked beautiful in white ruffled and with their hair arranged attractively in numerous puffs and A. W. looked queenly in her hoop-skirts and blond consisting of a mass of corkscrew Anna Hatch McAllister appeared in her mother's wedding who was Miss Until Nellie Penrose Whitney had on 1111 excellent copy of a pioneer gown with In addition to Etta she wore a brooch one hundred years Kimball Edwards wore a white wig with her which made it very Around shoulders of D. W. James was draped n hand silk embroidered shawl over one hundred years Milando Trait was arrayed after the fashion of tho gowns worn in that same build- in George D. Py-pcr wore a Persian shawl over one hundred years M. W. wife of a son of Lorenzo wore her mother's wedding which was a plain princess with John Rich also wore her mother's wedding Others who looked charming in old-fashioned costumes were Louise Jesse W. A. J. W. J. D. Anna Margaret Florence G. A. D. Aurelia Spencer who came from Nauvoo in who arrived in and John R. Winder and Milando who drove seven yoke of oxen across the looked dressed as they did a black flannel shirt with turn-down a tie made of a bandanna belt and flannel he declared that the fringed buckskin pants should have been worn to make the costume I had the pleasure of shaking hands with First Counselor John R. Winder he is eighty-eight years yet he glided through the olid-fashioned quadrille easily as the men of I talked to Job another venerable gentleman who drove across the plains from Nauvoo sixty-one years ago in a wagon which did not contain a having been hound together with pegs and strips of buffalo and the wheels had no I also met William who came from Nauvoo in Among the gentlemen who officiated were George D. George B. and L. R. The Old-Time One could well have likened this ball to those in the of Washington the only thing lacking were the white wigs and the graceful The profusion of pendant trains and polonaise compelled one's fancy to fly back over a vista of and although I am not reported to have been born at that I still feel that I was living and I fancy I can remember having participated in such revelry as has been so pleasantly renewed at this modern One dance was especially for those in pioneer their toes tapped and their heels' knocked to the tune of Dan the figures were called out in true old time and there were suspicions that some had rehearsed at home those complicated steps that were so gratifying to introduce at the magic call of A. W. was introduced as the Dolly and sang an old time song with so much humor that it provoked mirth from all the listeners she also recited the New Church Organ with excellent A quartette consisting of Whitney and Ensign sang and with much melody and gingerbread and buttermilk were served as The atmosphere of the corners was blue with Investigations proved that four were present who were born in nineteen came from there and eighty-one descendants from the Nauvoo A Word Being a newcomer in Salt Lake and being deeply interested in the Mormons and their was my good fortune to have this opportunity of coming in contact with While in New York City I made the acquaintance of several Mormon who enlightened me although I must confess that my previous attitude was by no means and perhaps could be likened to something like disinterestedness-I was prepared to meet a practical class of hut I was not prepared to see so many intelligent glowing with cheerfulness and affection which is always an evidence of right The women were gracious and with an entire lack of that subterfuge which characterizes too many of our social leaders of T the pleasure of meeting five daughters of Brigham all genteel and womanly Where were the evidences of coarseness and Absolutely Evidences of I do not believe in through a process and growth of reasoning I have accepted as a truth that the best and purest form of living is the union of one man and one Those whom I have met who condemn the Mormons have for their hobbies polygamy and the Mountain Meadows massacre to them the words and are As if the Mormons could not grow out of a belief in just as you and I have grown out of a belief in eternal The fact remains that when the Mormons exclusively inhabited prostitution and drunkenness did not and the committing of abortions was an unheard of Every woman was It took the re-fining influences of those that came for the purpose of the Mormons to introduce these putrid As to The Mormons have not been guilty of a but an Perhaps they have been guilty of being too perhaps they have bowed their heads and followed without sufficient questioning and relied a little too much on those whom considered their just p individuals of every creed and denomination are doing Instead of asking the answers of their and praying that they might be worthy to receive those messages which come from the Highest Source and carry so much of Light and Peace with they may have too much reliance upon the advice of their Ac for the Mountain Meadows I say Do not trust to the reports in any of the denominational as they may give only a one-sided and to hear one side of a story is to hear but half the Seek an unbiased such a one as Hubert Howe Bancroft gives his of From my present observations I find the Mormons a intelligent and self-sacrificing class of They are of an inquiring turn of seeking after the truth regardless of the direction from which it There are three articles of faith that I wish to since they embody principles that will do much toward giving the reader a true idea of the character of the Mormon We believe all that God has all that He does now and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own and allow all men the same let them worship or what they We believe in being and in doing good to all we may say that we follow the admonition of We believe all we hope all we have endured many and hope to he able to endure all If there is anything or of good report or we seek after these Salt Lake City has the most beautiful and picturesque location of any city I have visited in the United and I Would the Creator of All guide an immoral and ungodly people this magnificent garden spot to establish beautiful churches and industries and to prosper seemingly in every spiritual and material it is for you to Perhaps in my earnest desire to defend the I have gone a little to but wherever I have heard them the accuser has been an The world full of extremists and of religionists who declare that we must accept all or deny There has been no such thing as striking a which this instance we will designate How much you have been practiced and will he practiced in the sacred name of |