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Show A SUPERB NEW BALL ROOM Waa Opened Lost flight In Knterprlalitg Jirlgliam City. The gorgeous new ball room in the Opera House was opened last night. This hall will be a lasting credit to the City and the enterprising enter-prising backers of the Opera House building. The room is large and capacious, with a smooth floor of knotless Oregon fir, walls nicely papered and painted, the windows tastefully tasteful-ly hung with elegant lace curtains. The large cloak room is no unimportant unim-portant feature of the building. The- hot-air system for warmth and the gas for light are also of inestimable service. When the gas is turned on the hall is beautifully beauti-fully illuminated. The rich colors of the skillfully pannellcd wall and ceiling stand out in dazzling splendor. The hall is a beauty, surpassed in comfort, capacity and elegance by few, if any, in the Territory. The opening ball at the Opera House last night passed ofi' very enjoy ably. There were over SO couples present, mostly young people. The beauty and the chivalry chiv-alry of the town were out. The hall was warm and comfortable, the well-waxed floor in superb condition and the gas lights threw a rapturous raptu-rous haze over the throng. The evening was a memorable one. |