Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-28


SI''r'al Co'rs.po"de'.ce IF IL, v. y Doiiy 7Tm,.
PAr-. Monday. Feb ~ 1886
rnE GErNT wA-H>cToN sALL ~ PARIS.
i''-' year Tie celebration ia houOr OF Washingtous
Barn Di, N'- undertaken b' the Committee Manage
mont ~itl many mi sving' the result Aneeedrn
riITts '' the hal been assuring They did
not kn"" preci ily in What hight t. authorities would
vie" 'he e"r'p'i-e "" tar they Wouli lr it their pat
ronAg-. or whether their cunntrycn would give il
the required support II experiment ou un,rird
srou"d there WAS re,lly precedent since no other
nation j. in tile habit Of celebrating ia P,ri- in auy other
than private manner any O its national anniversaries
hut the name OF Washington ind perhaps reputation
"i the people who werr 60 be- the hosts the occa-ou
ano'ded Ia cerisin extent guarantee Of its success
Further, it managed by Committee OF gentlemen
who had been, for the part long residents OF Paris
whose names were known and -ho knew from experience
how Ia surmount many OF the difficulties they would have
To encounter 1t slfconsttute Committee but il
constituted upon the basis that each member should
consider his purse pledged Tor any deficiencies that light
exist at the end VI TIA" Jsts. The t,c success 30
complete that the most sAngne we're astonhed Il,
~a- Hs event of the season.
The anniversary Of this year organized in the same
Nay a, that OF last year. Many Of the gentlemen
served Oh it, Committee Of Management but it ecip.-
~ every particular it, predecessor The success OF the
hrs' reelected it, influence tue aud increased
IT. AttraetINene--. The Annual Washington Ball has
come OF the Institutions OF the cou1try If it was
not repeated year. Paris society would be isappoin
ted there would b. want unsati>fej will enieavor
TO tell YOU what this hall wa aud why it has gained suc
/ Importance.
In the hr,t place Frenchmeu are glad to find .pot u
| neutral ground Oh which all factions can meet The
name OF W Wa-h gton dsaIms political preudces and Bo
tapartist- Legiumi-t- and Republicans alike respond with
pleasure call which honor To this great name
Bes ides there ,tl exists certain degree of romano.
around the American which eJcites the curiosity
Europeans The Americans are knos to be prnceiy II,
theF hoety-the never do things by halves and their
women have hNcI reputation for beauty. But above
all There i curiosity to people whose whole hi.
tory Is wonder to old Europe whose progress and ac
com?sinentS an incomprehensble Thus it was that
out O the tre" hundred aud ity OF the
ed men o France invited-statesmen writers warriors
and hnancier--scarcely dozen failed to attend.
Ihe new Hotel drlouVrf selected this wear for the
anniversary, aud better selection could not have been
made The immense dining saloon and toyer with their
deeply paneed gilt and rescOed vail aud ceilings their
ample 5gfs aud admirable genents circulation
Iuhed completely the requirements OF such occasinn
The elaborate flush te did not permit much dec
oatiOu bat the ie~ howers that were empoyed for hi.
purpose were OF the choicest kind the bottom of the
grand Hail. opposite the entrance placed the potrt
OF ashnEtou, surrounded hy the American and French
tag and immediately under the portrait was again placed
The unfortunate pendant OF last First iu war
IN peas- and first in the hearts h. tslloe-countryusn
w ashlngtons night the portrait Of LAFAYETTE; Oh the
eit that oi Franklin At the other extremity OF the room
ana over the door oi entrance, exactly facing Washington
was suspended Healy- fine picture Of Gen Pierce ian
origial and on each side copies Of Wnterhaer'.
pictures OF the Emperor aud Empress of France The
America aud France surrounded
tutr hut Tue committee did not venture upon
"heu the company a assembled the scene was re-
msrSa6le The freshly yfuished wall. and ceilings. the
brightness of the and the elegance of the ,o,,.
made the general effect brilliant and dazzling
The iolio~ng the Of the Committee OF Man
| Agement:
! OF Legation; Mr.. j. Wilber v Y; Private Secretary
! American Minister; Hon. Duncan McRay v {; United
States Consul at Paris; Hessr r. p Corbin Va Chairman
OF Committee; John Nunroe, Paris Banker; B. n Hut
ton y. y; c. +. Moult"u y. Y; W : Caldwell Cincin.
na' Charles SteNAt, y. q: A Loubat; ir Paris; g. T
MehArds' Paris John A Post y. Y; John Ridgway
| fhladelphia y. Berry Paris. A. q. VanzaudL y j.
Charles Green, Psiis; Alfsd Montgomery, " o. T. V
| Chile, jr. Boston. X. B,rney Paris
The ticket OF nvtArni read as follows THE Minister
OF the hlted states aud the Committee beg - 70 do
them the honor OF attending Ball gi-en by their
i'!"en Friday Feb - in enumeration Of the auuiver-
| saly Of Washingtou's b thday" &c.
The number in attend was about eight hundred -
o these there were ou S3 suLseribefs--20a American
gentlemen. and ll9 American ladies. The number OF ill.,
vrd guests were Sd7 The balance oi the company was
nlhe up nom tickets ought 10y subscribers aud present
ed 10 friends, not Americans THE number of Ameri-
"s TINS year IA Pans = much less than last year and
does not reach hve hundred all told)
Among the members Of the Peace Conference present
the following:
Lord Clarendon, England; Lord Cowley England Count
Buol Austria Baron de Hubnvr Austria; Count de Cayour
Sardinia; Marquis Pes dc Nlamarna Sardinia.
Neither OF the Russian, French Turkish members Of
the conference were present Count Orof for the Rus.
sian Plenpotentares wrote lengthy note Of excus. ul
OF KIND feeling IN which he stated that the Court OF
Russia still ia mourning they we're not allowed TO ac
eep invitations to tsts beyond the ciyities which their
position ~ special Ambassadors required The French
anu turkish Ambassadors accepted the invitations but
we're detained the last 10y the labor necessary
tor the approaching Conference large proportion Of
the pcrSo'Hei OF the Special Embassies were in att.n
husbands
The Count de Hatzfeldt and Baron Mapteufrl who will
represent Prussia II e j. admitted Conference were
present The Countess Of Hazivld accompanied her hus
band.
The other Embassies nearly all represented by their
principal members. w. Ightsnvelt Minister Of Holland
Col Barman: Oh rye Of Switzerland NJ de Lurcev Charge
OF Costa Rca; Count de Fraun Secretary OF Austrian M
CATION and his beautiful daughter; Baron dAttenfe Aus.
uian Legation; Count de hOttke Minister of Denmark
Eirman Rog'r, Minister Of Belgium. Phocion Rodue
Charge OF Greece; Agob Ehcnd represented Turkish L..
g'uotf Baron De sohNciser Minister Of Baden; Count
Sdrges, Preach Minister az Washiu gton Baron de Wend
land Minister of Hiyarn Baron Scebach Minister ofSa1.
ony Bson Pc Stenbruch, Charge Hanover; Baron de
Waeehte Minister Of Wurtcmburg; Count Runipd Minis.
ter OF the Free Cities OF Germany Count Piper Seer
terry Of legation for SSsden aud NORWAY OIlren M.x
can Consul General Cheyaer Mauui. Iisbos Minister
Of Brazi VI. Victor Stean Minister OF Honduras aud San
salvador NJ Marco DcpOnt, Consul General OF Peru and
Chilli Gcn. Martin Minister Of Guatemala. Pedro Mon
cayo Charge Of Ecuador Admiral Encaada Minister of
Chill. VI Olozago Minister OF Spain. VI Cadcron De Ia
Barca, former Spanish Minister TO the Cued State.
OF the Lsiayru Family: Count Remusat Viscourt
Paul de Remusat sud Pierre H. Remusat v Edmund la
ayette and the Counties. Remu-at
O the ~ Gr.tssc and Roohtmbe1u families Count Ds
Grtsse, Count Chastciguc. Admiral Count TEstssnc
OBccrs Of the Tuleric, " Fouid. Minister Of Stat.
and of the House Of the Emperor; Duke he Has.ano
Grand Chamberlain o. hi. Mticsty Duke de Camhac,s
Grand Master o Ceremonies Rton &c Chaanbourg M,s
Yer Of Ccrcmouc., Marquis de Toulongcon Aide Camp
of h, Majesty etc etc
The hntncid World represented 10y Baron James
dr Rott-cld, the head of this great house " Emile
Pcirre the brothers Fouli VI Hotungeur and others
The Army by Generals Canrobett Bosquet Mel 81
Jean Augely. F1rev aud others nf the French Army
Gcn Hcrsra Mevico Gen Sun. Martin Bu,n o. Avrs
Piucc Henri Kill Reuse of Pru.sia Captain Beni,r
lnitei states fopo graphical = glects Jerome Nspoo
hon Bonapartr lBauore Lieut. S,veuta Dr. ,on. etc
etc
The Navy hy Admiral Sr Edmund Lyons. Admiral Sir |
Flretsooi liilow Admiral Cecil Count Wachtmei.tre
icuteuart OF swedish Marines Mr. Commodore stewart
and SON.
Among The long list Of distinguished gentlemen. ~bo.e
uanr- have not vet hreu mentioned I will uui, etuup
rate irs Nau are rpunrIl, known fp tl- puIi.
Boron lh bupin Michcl-'hcvtIcr. Count De Moruy I
Hon w Spfing Rice. Hon. spencer plrsoubv NiIsrs I
L----- --.------------ - -