The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-18
Accompanying the invitation were cards OF as nls..
COMPAlMEErAkY BALL
IN HONOR or
LORD AND LADY NAPIER.
JOS. c. a. KENNEDY.
Not Transferable.

Complimentary invitations issued oaly to-
Hon. J. G. Breoknridge Vice President Of tho United
Stats.
Hon j. L. Orr, Speaker Of the House Of Rsprsssuaa.
tives
hon. Lewis Cass, Secretary Of State,
Hon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury.
Hon John B. Floyd, Secretary Of War.
Hon. Isaac Toucey, Secretary OF the Navy.
Hon. Aaron v. Brown Postmaster General
lion. Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior.
Hon. Jeremiah Back, Attorney General.
The Count de Sartiges, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Psnpotentiary OF France
lie vlc,m.e jules rrcilhard, Secretary Of Legation.
Of Russia w. ~ w
Mr. Theodore Marius Roest Van Lmburg, Minister Resi-
Senior Don Gabriel Garcia Tassara, Euvoy Extraordi.
nary and Minister pIenipotentiary Of Spain.
Senior Don Carlos Vllaiba, Secretary OF Legation.
Baron Won Grabon Charge dAaires al intem Of Prus-
Rudolph S;hleden, Minister Resident of Bremen
The Chevacr Hulsemann, Minister Resident OF Austria
NJ De Raaslooa Charge d'Anaires Of Denmark
Baron Wellerstedt, Minister Resident of Sweden
The Chevaer Berthe TIL Charge d'Affaires Of SARDINIA
The Commander A. Ferrer Charge d'Anaires, ad date
Senior Don Gregorio Bsrandaran, Charge dAffares od
interim, OF Mexico.
The Chevalier A. p de Carvalho Borges, Charge dA.
aires, Qd ,nteyim, of Brazil.
Senior General Don Pedro Alcantara Herran Envoy Kr
raordnary ana Minister enpotentsry of New Granada
Senior Don Juan de Osma, Minister Resident Of Peru
Lord Napier received twenty complimentary tickets for
the use Of his Legation
The ball is held in the dining hall Of Wizards Hotel n
Is an immense room-three hundred feet long, by abor
thirty feet wide towards the end reaching width of v
feet The room is elegantly frescoed, and with profu.
son Of gorgeous chandeliers tasteful arrangement or
evegreens and flowers the rich dresses of the ladies' and
sprinkling OF army uniforms the coup dal was re-.
markaby striking. Onethird Of the room is pettioned
off, and here Gauer has exercised his genius Two long
tables are iao out and the supper announced eleven
O'Clock seems magcaly to continue plentiful as at first
notwithstanding the vigorous attacks which has boon
ho
the dear fair ones who throng the supper tables
could never manage TO make disappear such quantities
chicken salad ice creams oysters and Charlotte russo
boned turkey and champagne ham and macaroons. Bus
Gauers genius equal TO the emergency He knows by
experience that the appees Of Washington bellies arc
oby equalled by their charms and he herocally main.
tains his ground
The ball was opened at ten O'Clock. The room was
handsomely decorated with flags Of all nations. At tho
end Of the room full length portraits Of Victoria and Gen
era Washington wree suspended There was raised dais
at the end Of the ROOM where Lord Lady Napier 70
ceived their friends.
The ball was opened by Lord Napier and Madame Van
Limbaugh and Mr. Seward and Mrs. Conrad as their u.s.
d-ris Gen. Cass and Lady Napier entered the room
together Very few were present The band was very
poor.
The supper room was opened at eleven. Col Orr 40
companed Lady Napier into supper followed by Senator's
Mason, Gwn and Seward accompanied by ladies' Lord
Napier ACCOMPANIED Madame Sartipcs Count eartiuas
accompanied Mrs. Gwin.
The fts in full bast-weve hundred people present
should be stated that the committee of gentlemen at
New York who undertook carry the suggestions Of
the HERALD by getting up splendid ste in honor of Lord
Napers approaching departure decided within afew days
to abandon IT, at the request Of the committee of the Ma
Co. 800 d.-,oe..-..,.. - ~ W.. '.' p''ps'a'oa'
riousiy detrimental TO their well meant enternr,se ~
Washington Lord Napier was necessarily consulted on
nrsaaS q, this Asssarrr ,n.rn s sen as sincerely
the great metropolis Of the Union st he deemed n in
many respects az nexpedieht and therefore obore to en-
@ nuer , Inc New YORK com
sion was made known to Lord Napier few davs smcs
He returned the following graphic reply the person who
addressed him.
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edred he recein 81 vonr esr bc @ not
am under strong impression that the gentlemen who
YORK pr " 10 INV departure have Consulted mv
they have certainly co.. formed themselves to my wishes in net
am however not The less sensble of the honor bb ,hsv
had t aesgns sI ,or me; n, e. ,...,
original. Believe me- YOUR, very faithfully NAPIER
The new Minister Lord Lyons to leave England for
new O On inc ioa o. sns month IN the war steamer
tended that LORD Napier and suite will return in the
vessel The stirring echoes of the grand Napier ball at
m s WIZ not aed away before the ar
booming Of the sa1tes in the harbor of New York ''
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TUE r.p1rr o,rrsT,ow pnosnror ~. sa,
OF THE DIFFICULTIES ON THE sunJrcT- AN opvw'
INF FOR OFFICE REINFORCEMENT IN THE
ARMY, ETC., ETC.
"AshlSsioN' feo' ~, 1909.
no" oeneVea 'nS' solution Oh the tann
o"n'u''y VIII DC naa IN 'ne course OF Few days.
Jefferson DAVIS ana 'he party winch acts with
MN IN DOM enos Oh the capitol express q
desire TO act In liberal and staesmanlke manner and,
sinking mere personal preferences unite with the friends
of the administration in devsng an amendment Of the
tariff which shall meet the requirements of the govern
ment instead Of pursuing the demagogue cry of rerench
ment, which means nothing The compromise which win
be elected Will PROBABLY be revival Of the act Of 1916,
with the ree bst OF 1887 and Is calculated that this