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

and that shAkspercan adage retorted by rival wit and
beauty,
"All's well that ends wenr
And parsed the time during which the repairs pro-
crossing, IN conversation, promcnading and nirtations
and patiently awaited the time when dancing should be-
sin Only the patience and good humor Of the company
prevented this accident causing this grand ball. SO anx
iously expected and splenddly prepared from being
complete fGoo
THE FLORAL DISPLAY.
AN AVALANCHE OF FLOwBRs-BoUQUErs FOR THE
PRlNoI-THEIR LANGUAGE, FRAGRANCE AND
BEAUTY-KEw YORK GIVES POETS WELCOME.
The unprecedented noral display which Now York has
witnessed for the last two three days. In connection
with the Wait Of his Royal Hghuess has been such rs
warrant particular and special chronicle.
The pathway Of the Prince, since his arrival In New
York. has been literally strewn with flowers, and those
Of the most beautiful and costly which could be procured
Ut this season The private apartments at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel occupied BY his Royal Hghne@ and suite, in
addition to the elegant In which they are fur.
niahed redolent OF fresh flowers and radiant with
their beauty On the censre table In the private paror
ssands . very handsome pyramidal bouquet, composed
Of Roses Of various shades Of COLOR Tuberoscs Hello
tropes, Jasmns and few other kinds Opposite the
door OF the parlor large stand covering register
completely covered with rare and costly plants. We
the large leaed and varegated Begonias Of which there
were at eas, six vareties In general each flower had
several family relations thus for Instance there were At
least three varieties Of CAladums and two or three Of
Crotons Intertpersed among them nne spool
Of the JusticiA Caracasana Major, In bloom; tho
Dcnenbachia Picta, the CyrthAnthera Aagninca
aud others The stand upon which the towers
are placed B handsomely bordered with
deep fringe, over which trails The Dioscorea Dis
color. The ensemble Of this little floral display Is very hand
The corridors ornamcnted at regular Intervals
with Camelias and Orange trees bearing fruit and the
admirable manner In which everything u arranged Is
very credtable to Mr. Bridgman, whose duty 10 70 sup
ply flowers to the royal apartments.
The noral display at the Academy was truly magnia
cent Countless flower pots with their odorous freight
in endless variety ed great part OF the space known
the dress circle We cannot possibly cnumcrate all
the plants and flowers VIC saw There WAS . cosmopoi.
gathering Of the brightest aud beautiful from
all quarters OF the globe There corner Of the
earh-uness be the frozen regions Of the north that
had not I've representative In the clusters that shone
from the eighty hundred large, handsome
which ornsmented the prosceniu, independently Of tho
myriad OF flower POTS or a more homey kind. Our own
rontinent had Its representatives In the floral cnoavc
but the far greater number tho rich exocs OF
southern cline There tho beautiful Delphi
formosum, the easolus and the Saliva splendeos,
side by side with the Bgnonia from the antpodos and
the Astra Fortuna from the Hmaiayas; while, overtop
pirg ALL with s odd locking red and yellow COVER nod
ded the sugar loaf head Of the rtoma Uvsr from the far
and dufky regions or Southern Africa Every step, eve
ny glance brought and strange variety 10 the
eye BiEnonas in great and pleasing variety, min
ged with specimens OF the Antlrrhinum Majds,
Snap dragon, with its saout like, fragrant bios
som The GranadiIa or Passion Flower OF the west In
dice starry and vioe. rayed, and the sweet Ayssum
Naritmum or Old Easland. The number aud variety OF
Dahlas positively immense. Their native toll Of
Mexico grew such DAhlas those which lent their
magnificent sze and every charm Of rich and gsudy color
10 the scene, from the deep crimson beside which the
beautiful Enrna Coral Tree, was pale 10 the aintsst
yell,w tia, The variegacd little rhox Of Jour conti.
neat could possibly manage TO get up ruboroees
were also great abundance alike In their exquisite
fragrance and spoiless white me vast building aod
with tho odor Of this motley multitude Of flowers which Ia
quantity beauty ard variety has been equAed In
this city. Tho coat Of such . dzplay cannot be less
than three thousand dollars
Another feature 10 be noticed s what might boAni
cally term Class Bouquet, and beginning Al the proper
place. noticed three splendid bouquets centre
table OF the Princes dressing room Academy each
or which had large Camea Ia the CENTRE ad
ed by Of yoles, Tuberosas, White Roscbuds and
number Of other nowers arranged with great TASTE and
tcd with broad salin ribbon, having the Prince Of
Wales crest embroidered In sgd. Thee we're made up
at The establishment or Mr. Fitzpatrick who also fur
nhhed a number Of elegantly nIied vases
The rest Of the furniture OF the Princes apart
ments Al tho Academy was supplied by Mr.. Andrew
Raid Everything that could DO ornamcnsed had It's ap
pcndagc OF brilliant flowers from tho fora structure In
the parior, which stood magnificent centre piece
posed OF tho choicest cxoiios to the very whsands IN
the dressing rooms, which festooned Ia the
elegant manner with flowers Of every hue.
But nothing could surpass The bouquets which New
York florists got Up for the ladies who were 70
attend the ball Nearly all We were pro
pared BY Mr. Buchanan, Of Eleventh. street,
and we're TIE most exquisite We have ever seen.
The majority were but Of few ooors; ALL or nearly all
with large Camells in the centre, which flower
al this seasen; then few Tuberoscs, fringoa by
scarlet aower the feahery, violet Eopsiorum then
prbaTs circle Of white Rose Buds and tho Who'll, bound
In frame Of evergrecns finishing with deep fringe Of
white air somc had the Princes crest and others the
letters A worked in no There nothing gasdy
snowy about them; all simple though OF course
dntrug N design IRON the other; and u this
simplicity nrargtncnt that made the exquisite elegance
Of these touqueu apparent twas ncx, 10 impossible
10 arrive Ultimate Of the number furnished
70 private persobs busy the florists with their
orders al lay yesterday but No may safely ssy that
was very lsrse In fact, all The orders that
ceiysd could not be ed, and many The dsaprolnt
g. Mr. Buchsnan, besides supplying enormous guam
y o. flowers for the greater part Of the Academy cup
Piled about hundred bouquets, and Mr. Reid hun
dred and atty The rest Of florists may be fairly sup
posed 70 have done good busipcss and furnished their
quota The bouquets Coz, nom I've dollars up 70 ton
none lees than ave. and more than ten, NOT even
,hofe for the Princes table We state this for the cpc
cai berent Of such as are satisfied with nytbns
urtl tbty sIow exactly what u costs.
But We are not yet done with flowers. Wherever ne
follow his Roy Hghness mus, expect 70 be trpped
up by garland or stumble against monssrons v1e.
FOR instance, At Mayor Woods dvno yesterday, 'here
they srar hanging In graceful iestcons nom the
widow or, 10 the form Of . Coral pyramid shedding