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Show TIIK (IIAIUTV HALL, lor tba lltnrnt or the Draerct Hoi l I a I, a Ilrllllaat MnTcts. Thero wot a larga and merry gathering gather-ing at the Halt Lake Tin aire last night, on tun occMlon of the ball given for tho biielU of Ihe Descrft llotpltat. Tliiilnilldlni wat beautifully ilrool and decorated with ariegaled t tiling, llowcrt nnd ('hluisa taulernt. Tha lanterns, however, were not lighted aa It wa feared that lha linnet might be communicated tottiotcauery, Hicry thmg tunnel beautifully In the glare of the electric lights and the scam, waa one long to le rnnenita-red. Many prumlnrut people wi re ri-aent ami all apla-ared lu clijuy theuisvlrea Im mi nt ly, Hauilsomoliou'iuetsanil other aril. Hallo designs In dowers were suld Irutn elegant booths, by the young ladln. Althougn Messrs. Itradlng, Cramer, Dwycr and other llorlslt ha I con Irlluled largely ot tbiir grrenbuue and other plania, yit all were dlipos.il of. A nice utile sum will bo nalltej from the tslu of llowera alone. One huiidre I aud fourteen fiaunds of randy of excellent quality, made from Ulah sugar, waa alau sol I by the young ladles, lu pallid and half poelul boxes. A coiialderabeiUalilllyot splendid, ly flavored limouado wat Ulipeiin-il and the tale will strte to augment the prnceeel. The music, which wa furnished hy theCareleitorchislral 'hand from the rear of lha stage, flllml tha building with harmonious strains. Altogether thealTalr was a brilliant aoclil sjojau ail II promises to I so financially, Five hundriil tickets were Issued ami of that number II la thought about four hundred vrresolj. Much credit la due to the manngiini nt which lalaireel so lorg anil uiiceielDKly to make It what It It the graudesl event of In kind tills season. |