Ice Cream Ball

by Phelicity

CLAW City Gazette July 5 Ice Cream Ball a Melting Success ~by Phelicity Marie Dauphine, Social Reporter The Annual Ice Cream Ball was held last night in the Crystal Ballroom of CLAW City's Castle Hotel. It was the fifth annual event in recognition of National Ice Cream Month. The atmosphere was cool and elegant in the Ballroom, and the decor leaned toward stunning towers and glaciers of ice cream. The pale green Leaning Tower of Pistachio drew the most comments, because the top was dripping onto the white Viennese lace tablecloth. This was taken care of when a volunteer group of leading citizens was quickly formed to eat the top of the tower. The "cream" of CLAW City society was out in full force for the Ball. Suzette, a longhaired white French cat, arrived in an original pink chiffon ruffled gown by Vera Catang festooned with strawberries, with her feathery plume of a tail for a train and a sparkling strawberry tiara on her head. Her elegance was only diminished by the disappearance of the strawberries from her gown as she ate them. She was escorted by Sir Theodore, a most jowly and elegant British Blue in maroon velvet waistcoat and tophat, sporting his monocle. Pooh-bah, our short, round Silver Persian lady of great reknown, was wearing cream satin with vanilla beans trim and a picture hat shaped like a banana. Her friend Pittysing, a tall, willowy Balinese, wore a sumptuous silver lame' trimmed with white feathers and cookie bits. She removed her tall white feather headdress early in the evening when it caught fire from brushing against the chandelier. Prince Vladimar, a Russian Blue, resplendent in coffee colored linen and a bow tie of walnut halves, was their attentive escort. Miss Cleo, recent debutante of Egyptian Mau persuasion, was stunningly outfitted in royal blue pau d'soi with tiers of marshmellows and almonds. Her hat was a huge toasted marshmellow. Cleo was the most popular dance partner for the taller gentlemen, and her hat grew somewhat smaller as the evening wore on. All the guests enjoyed the many ice cream varieties, but most pronounced the new Catnip Sherbet as the best of all. The only discordant note occurred when the Catnip Sherbet was gone and the spiked punch bowl was empty. Some of the guests then began to ... how shall I report this? ... cast covetous eyes upon the edible parts of some of the ladies' gowns. The Ball was, all in all, a huge success. There is some discussion of having another one next week. Watch this paper for further news.