The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-13
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TIE DECORATIONS OF THE ACADEMY OF
MTSIC.

TIE DECORATIONS OF THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC.
II sas generally understood that the reporters would
be admitted al six O'Clock into the Academy Of Music,
In accordance with the following notice.
rHK sALL IN HONOR OF THE Prince or WALES.
of'Ix o. rHs sscs net. w No sriss , ,sssrr
Ax-on application 70 Mr. Palmer, st the Academy OF
Music Friday sex atsi O'Clock O. Tho rcpossera
VERY respectfully, ". B. FIELD, Secretary.
In aocordsrce with this arrangement the rcporsers ~
isrded and the foiwpg the result q the observations
a. far - the HnAip Is concerned
Outside there scarcely any speclsi,es 70 strike
the eye In Fourteenth street there Ia passage way o.
hundred AMI any four feet In length AMI twenty
feet breadth which encrosces the sidewalk u the
extent Of some six or feet Beyond this, aud ;
British and American Tag here and there, there were
no special decorations The HKAD reporter, however,
u specially Indebted 70 Mr. Jonas ~ Miller, of No. %
Elizabeth street. information be able 10 s,ve
this subject. 10 him, and not 70 Mr. KiDgsand or Mr..
Palmer be attributed tho facilities given 70 the
Hxrttp reporters In what 10 90 follow.
THE RAIL- ROOM.
THIS ihcsnt apartment comprises tho paYqae,c
the Academy, and embraces the sagc w. arranged
isst night, oee hundred and thirty eve feet In
| length By sixty eight feet tn breadth. The cod
towards the stage "a arranged In . scmicIrcula form
rhiie towards the other end rlsced three superb
coOebcs The central Is sr the Prince hi Dse ~he
those either side for his su,e Foowipg the
general laes original agreed o. the decorations are
uotsl throus boot the ball rom, remnsing>ue n their
tropical character ., these beautiful sss rom xliSa
O flowers
That never viii IN other climate srow,
Ny early visitation aud my last
FROM The nrst opening bud, sna gave y, namcs,
Who Dos ,la rsr ye 70 The sun, or rssk
Your tribes, AID wafer from IA ambrosis fount
The Icloshg from Mss iArGon, vas csaaiiy appro.
pris,e-
Br'ng flowers 20 cro~n iha cop aud iate
Britg nnsers tbe bride II near;
Bring flowers - sto,no the cspt'ves cell,
BrnF tosers 20 etrew the Der.
Ia ioolirs aroasd the RON and vowiag tbs plnnts
from ~ countries tropical aud rorthera, the following
usasge Of Mary Hewitt seemed 10 30 peculiarly sppro
prisies--
God rnisht have made the earth bring forth
Eaoush for great aud fmsll,
The oaL tree aud the ceda tree,
without flower Al al.
lie night have made srcurh--encusa
For every wsr, Of ours;
For luxury msocine and toll,
Aud Jet have made no Goscrs,
Outward lie requires them not:
Then wherefore haze they BIRTH
To nipster delight TO man,
To beauty the earth.
II ~smtc,t men. 70 whisper hopc,
wherecr he faith 10 DIN;
For vho<c cartih for The flowers
VIII much mere care for Him.
M, the best sentiment Of all 70 be expressed
Park Bsnjamtnp phby nnes-
Flowers are loves ruest language
A. The end Of The ballroom, opposite 70 the ssagv,
addition vss made Of several feet In length, dcas up
eli the glory Of pink ard vhlss. At the extreme end
bcaufui segcr,csi oil painting worthy Of notice u
vas designed and executed By Mr.. II. " oSbvyo. Tue
central nsure represents rcsce. On the Ian Colombia
srresrs n the ssrb Of female Indian under the exs
q The American Gag On her right nsurc Of Bri,an
MA With the traditional shield lion and unicp jsss.
she " shskirs hands with Columbia Below se the
arms o. New York city Above the planes Of the Prince
walee The wbc'e, = hsrdiy peedfu 70 say repre-
the ns oSrs,ak between The Ualied states and
crea, Britain.
he lighting Q, this rart q the budrs particularly
worthy o. notice especially IN "a ne~ part, rrprsscu,