The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25


The procession Il sa;i that the Prince
will stay private residence EaE-iton, w., ant
80 bee will iuaugurst- the rule be may Occupy pr
vste residences, us give The Nc Yorkerr
e chance.
'0u~ Special " usbec Correspondence.
QUKREc, August IL, 1866
The Be 4-oo-Ho7 = Is Dec0r,Iet-fx Descrtptton-Tf-.
1ssr.s for tte Prin-sGeneral 4ppsas4nce Of the City,
TIE ldAiiydrs Ogdsrs, &C.
The grand bali to lie given in houor ef the arrival OF
she Prince Of Waes IN Qcebec will, you
sirssiy, cone OF ca Tuesday evening Meantime viii
give goa description Of the edfce which will be the
scene Of that splendid Il stands st Louis street.
and Known the Gssc Hail. II rises.o about height
ATTY feet Its depth hun ,red andwcnty feet aud
tie width ninety feet II is built Of gra2e, with four
heavy Corinhan pillars in 'front.' Before tne pillars rises
sreAed canopy Of evergreens and ross, which pro
trudes sufficiently the street TO allowable carriage OF
the Prince II Wales te drive under t. The grouni
underneath this canopy and up the rseps leading
10 the vestibu!e OF the building will be covered
with eearlet cloth, 20 that the Pc.nce may
step it rom his carriage. The space uRaerncalh it
will be illuminated brilliantly by fiery Brunswick
OF var coTed lights So much for the exterior OF the
Quebec Music Hall The vestbule IL apart
ment Immediately inside the entrance " the st ucture,
whi;h IL reached by fight OF ten steps 1t viii be bril-
l!anty Lighted with gsr, and every burner ~ill be
wreathed with and decorated with small sS Tag
display ing the snoo, 'sWelcome TO the Prince Of Was"
Its walls will be istooued with evercreens es sad
its eoor covered with continuation Of the scarlet coth
from tie entrance The ticket oacc to the left of the
restbu!e you enter lifted up for the Princes dess
.ag It is carpetsd with good Rnrsels carpet aud
papcred with the best gold aud white ground paper with
pasters and bordes in dark brown and gold The four
represented BY figures Of females OF equal
number The ceiling is plain white paint with simple
white cornce Of plaster Of Paris The dimensions OF the
about ten feet square. The furaiture consists of
three chairs snd lounge all Of walnut cushioned ia black
harcoth three oval mirrors, with superficial surface
Of about three square feet The mirrors will DO wreathea
with white and pink roses, and one OF them Will
stand 4 semi circular table, which contributes to the
general furniture Of the apartment. This table will be
draped with pink satin, shaded by white network. The
curtains Of the windows will be OF similar material
There will stand two vases of beautiful flowers ths
table, where there will also be ated soap, hair oil aud
all the little tribes OF this character cred necessary
for the complete furnishing OF this chamber The
will be lighted by nine candies In three candelabras GA
gentlemen's dressing room, which Is large and well APP
pointed Between both the folding doors which lead
TO the ball room. Its Dimensions are eighty feet deep,
sixty feet wide and forty feet high. The ceiling mostly
Of stained glass which produces very good Eject when
rejecting the light from the chandeliers There gal
lery which nearly ali around the BON, and is
ported by metallic pillars OF the Tuscan style. fn-
nit Of each of these pillars VIII be adorned with Small
flag bearing the likeness Of the Prime of Wales aud
wreath Of roses. There Is burner each yi them
and every burner IN the edhco will be 0rnamented
similarly 10 tn, Sc IN the yestibue aud bear the motto
Of welcome 70 the Prince OF Wales, That wherever
you turn that phrase VIII meet attention. The
is arileoeram with el!ptcal angles. The floor viii
carpctcd. Indeed all things, except the roses,
ready and correspondent describes What he has al
dy behed Ga the left u you you walk towards tho
prose- about half way up the ball ROOM an arched
in the wall OF the building which shall contain the
with roses. The whole gallery will BE- fesooued WITH
scopcd or ZIG Jagged chain OF artificial flowers aud
greens The proecenum NJ steps ascending 10 IL Will be
covered with scarlet ctth and cut Oh from The
immediately in the rear Of hy sliding dolrs II viii be
Of the dining the other the ladies' dress
Ing room on the gallery In the opposite en- OF the build
ing All these apar will be well farn shed aud the
dncipss 81 Epicurus will also be hand with their
many enjoyab for The physical man.
But the alcove behind the proscenium is interesting
room II is here the Prince Of Wales hts immediate
suite VII ,aie supper Mss small ,partment, about
except the table aud chairs aud sofa. aud
there is nothing parti;narly noticeable about any OF
these articles have already you description uf
the plate which shall be used this occasion wreaths
OF and white lilies will decorate the which
dressing room. The carpet thick Hru wcls will |
also be lighted by candles supported by gldcd Candida
bras Of three branches each in the truest arstocrac
custom. The seats OF the gallery have been newly
cushioned with scarlet velvet cushons and in Short
what II when DIST catered it less than fortnight
All the improvements DIES aaei aud sapefiu
tended by Mr. Baiairgc civil engineer, Of this city.
Thus DO I submit tho interior of the bail -FOUR
iscernment, has been previously done with ex.
terror The city Is half country now, many green /
boughs have been brought into during the last day
two, aud scattered and planted every you turn
placed IN q ont OF houses puoc buildings, made to
clotbe arches Of which halt dozen private have
made their appearance since my last reference 10 them
These boushs generally spruce r and Invariably
the gretaesi and raest gxgraat that be obtained
Indeed when you look around MT the country aud tue
city II hard 70 conjecture how the Prince of Wales will
escape being more less OF greenhorn himself before
he leaves Canada he had any Of the germ Of this pant
his constitution whatsoe yer on hts arrival Don't
blame him II he has any appearance OF verdaney on has
arrival in New York We expect to him IN Quebec
10 and, doubt, the telegraph will have an
nounced his entrance 10 the city before this communca.
iion reaches you
QCxREc, August 10, 1850
7Is Priac, a. pruh-En,huSioSm II he Nuiliuds-Tlr
7tri and Srrsol-7hs Crush and Cr1Hstas, &c. &c
All the clouds OF yesterday have vanished TO day, ami
the city gay aud lively under the influence Of clear
sky, bright sunshine aud temperature Of 20 degrees
Most OF the Tags suspended tho yesterday have
been removed, but there still many them left The
arches have been much refreshed by the rain Of yeser.
day and last nj ght and the may he said Of the
evergreen and floral decorations every part OF the city
The Prince q Wales remained quietly al tue Governor
Generals residence yesterday afternoon and today ex.
cept shen'he drove - church ia company With the