The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-13

fitted up expressly for the occasion, while towards the
other end, the stage, the usual arrangements or
Lights shope brilliantly during the day. lighting the
twenty carpenters who engaged planning tho foor
covering The whole Of the stage, psrque,te aud
other parts Of the building 70 is farhest extremity
ms part OF tho arrange ent was particularly liberal
the order being spare expense some idea Of ,ae
extent the additional lights will be derived when It Is
mentioned that throughout the building fewer than
eight hundred feet Of gas pipes laid for the
occasion and that three hundred additional gas burn
ers were placed the gas attes employed for that
speciai purpose In this part Of the decorations can
be considered profane recall those maeuiaccent ncs
=, the opening Of the Third Book Of great poeis
Hall holy light offspring Of heavens drst born,
Or Of the eternal costernal beam,
) May express thee unbamedp since God Ia light,
And never bat Ia unapproAcned iisnt
pwtlt FROM etcrnty-dwet then Ia Thee,
Bright efiucnce OF bright essence ineriate
Before the sun--
Before the heavens thou vert and NJ the voice
OF God, al with mantle ddst invest
The rising world OF waters, dark aud Deep
Thou nom the void and formless infinite
Bat what need is there veil further this subjects
10 describe It all in full ia simply impossible. Among
other decorations in the tent part OF the ball ROOM
beautiful allegorca painting in the csing Was part,cu
larry noticeable That, too, was done by Mr. Caoryo-
who, by the way 1t Is ja,t well to the artist
Of the New York Academy Of Music as well as Of the
Institution OF the same in the course Of cree
ton in Brooklyn.
Several photographers hand during ths day,
but they had ve'y little do In The way OF outside de-
lineations, and they not admited inside though
In expected that there win DO perfect rush Of the fra
ternity 10 morrow, Among them win be young and
rising artist Mr.. George stacey, Of No. ls3 Madison
street. siereoscopst, whose views of the Princes
&C Stion yesterday are likely 10 u. IKE sensation.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE
Was In Irving place, and re ais is not worth line OF
Description short piazza has been specially erected,
and II VAS decorated with few American and British
Gags and that about al that be said about It, II
was arranged that the and the General Committee
with their guests, should enter At this point.
THE ForRrEEsrn STREET ENTRANCE.
This was set apart for the entrance of the invited
guests decorated IN pretty much the came man
ner az the main entrance on lrving place. Az
already mentioned this entrance was sbrougha long los
pine building, overnching on The Sidewalk for several
feet,
TIE SUPPER ROOM.
This part OF the Arrangement was great triumph Tho
supper room was especially erected for the occasion
s el,usca the space OF ground between the AGA
deny and the Medical College Ia length Il
one hundred and forty four feet by twenty eight
feet in breadth. Connecting with the ball room
and the tapper room Ia passage facing on Fourteenth
street, one hundred and ffty four feet in
length twenty four feet In breadth This passage 10
foored with scarlet CLOTH other parts Of the
building same tho ball and supper Tho cloth
furnished for the occasion lye hundred yads and
specially dyed Tor the OCCASION at the order Of Aess
Patton Co there not sufficient quantity Of tAt
coored cloth In the city for the purpose Twenty bss
chandeliers, each containing six burners,
fvorn tha a hr{t nntd iapla Tha
building, which, though temporary constructed Ia
such would have beatted the character Of
more permanent edince. The arrangements for vents
iicn were perfect In the centre . tower, rising
some forty feet from the evel Of the street, while two
dormer windows placed at each end The entire
building draped In alternate sr Of pink and white
muslin, with large mirrors intervening. These were
twenty four In number and made splendid show. All
along the supper tables, from top TO bot
ton, ct which the assembled party took supper al =
laie period Of the evening. They were brilliant in
ali the appoint mcuts OF gold silver and china
ths upper end the Princes table, raised das,
,eui circular form at which the guest Of the evening
and bis Immediate suite placed. Back OF the table
\ wrrc three magninoon, mirrors, r.fectpg and flashing
the khts 10 beautiful The centre glass In par
tcuu was very lofty and magnificent The flooring OF
this carpcted In scarlet but In squares, Ia
the centre OF each oornuoops, with red border. Tas
bsd q very pleasing effect All around the room were
Rags arranged In graceful estsons Of the red white and
blue, embicmatic Of America and Great Britain.
| PROM rrK sALL ROOM TO THE SUFFER- ROOM
On leaving the ball for the supper ROOM passage
has 10 be trsverscd Of considerable length already
mcntncd but the entrance from The ouc to the other
placed number Of figures Of ancient knights In
NOR, supposed represent al the previous Princes Of
wales Among them the celebrated Black Prince who
I-a.-
and Greasy and entered London with kings his
prisoners, namely the King Of France and the King Of
Scotland. was strange thing, tina, temple Of de-
mecrscy 70 witness such things knights and princes
done up all the rsnoply Of the Middle Ages but must
be forgotten that tho guest IN whose hooor all those
deoora,ious gotten up, himself representative Of
precautionary ides tho very fact q his be.rg Prince
Of Wales. All around this ca.raocc hung up battle
ares tpess sheds and other implements suggest Of
age Of crusAdsrs Ia which the frncea
figured couspicuousiy.
TIE rnIScEs ows ROOM.
The Green Room specially fitted up for the Pruce
| On snpripg the eye struck by q masnnccnt oil
painting OF the Queen belonging 10 the s. Georges Soc ely
and which vas specially lint for the occasion Al the
bottom Of this srs. triumph Of ari vas the following
ksend,-
IL lat Spt, W ors ROAST,
Ia oxtY fKsN.
GA the LETT Of the painting q beautiful engraving
aibe euees, by Henry Graves Co and 10 TIE RICH,
tho coroua,on Of her Majesty The group surrounding
DE ibrone which the Queen has Just been seated
aims many good portraits, smorg whom the Iron Duke
cctspcuous Other beautiful eusrsvipss decorated ibe
calls, the whole Of which ~ the nrm.
,nooe other noticeable The decorations Of Ibis
rooo weru too very larye ard superb mirrors some
! ssEnioccni gold, silver, china and glassware,
sud sP'cndid bouquet q ceatre table, furnished
~ Nc Bnchassn. Auottcr large bouquet, by tho
SINE scot cuan q Of Ire room Ia fact 90
higbb geriuned this that ~ vas complete
evidences q sweets"
From the ocnue q The ce ,cnded magnificent
rbsrdeier az sncrmseeu candles contain,nx tx,r.v