The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-05

nsrkRble viz tho First Secretary OF the Austrian EN-
oassy In bis splendid dress Hungarian magnste and
lhe Ambassador Of Greece, sssred charsesersncaiy
1Tecian tuSban and costume
After hour two spent In gazing, the eye trans
porter itself into another apartment, from whence mo
sounds Of the orchestra and she vague muymurs Of NE
sssemblyswere but family disnguhable. Comparative
o0scuTty regned in this hall egant,c dimensions, "
Which Me guests were 70 assemble ior supper Many
cabeofas OF less extent At The further end were 70
oe seen through the dmDess long hite Of tables,
at the corners OF which gigantic masses OF silver rejected
an uncertain light In silent activity the fooimen and
WATERS in iul livery, moved hiber and thiiber tho ms
r 0omos and mead cooks giving tho last touch 70
m'm sasIonomica productions A few lights ghmmered
10 ms vast cxptnse here and there, Ike SOLITARY stars
ou' bnuSnerable hgnts loaled the chandeliers and
ned 'he rNes ana inches OF the arcsies Contrasting, IN
an ihe whit@nets, with the branches that bore thom,
hey looked IKE pastls bursting forth from cayx Of
hover, or salhcu'ts frozen IN cave but yet ap
pearaDce OF flame gimmered q, their points muir
moriDg noise as OF OVERLOOKING waters was heard II was
lhe asse mbed guests approaching the The
Emperor sppeaied on the hresho AMI Inc change Vas
instantaneous II was aa magical command had gone
ioiu-tat tur subtle flame spread IRON taper 70
yer With the rapdiy OF ngbtniDg light burst forth In
inrtabt, aud th, immense hall was brilliantly Illuminated
as with neODosy sun. This Sudden trapkion from
pehumors 10 the dazzling brilance resemo
We read OF as Occurring IN fairy Land In our maitero
lect age every proogy, however, must be explained.
lhfeaes OF cotton stepped in an infammsbe liquid ran
rsm e' h aod these, gned G. various places caused
ne aane 70 spread nsianpAneousiy fbe same method Is
emPioyto IN kndug the tustres chus oh OF ~.
lasc, where the connecting threads over heads
OF the fat,bfui Ike SPIDERS 6as so common in
Parm ana LONDON IS net used In ill IN mating the Winter
PaacstieTe, pure tafers aone tolerated. II il
OILY ~ Russia where the so af geiy the
production 81 Hgn,.
The Empress, with several pcrs nases OF high disnc
on took her at the principal table erected dais
BEHIND bar gil1eo chair BURT forth IKE gganuc floral
Dt.woFs, an immense bouquet OF "hite caneiias and
ros,s Of the sgha1ed sY reilectng
against The surrounding white marble Twelve negroes
mposLf Stature, IRON the HBeet Attcan
apo dressed la Mameiuse, assembled aaG dtsenaea the
sIs OF the oas retrraog TecesiBg plates from the
ssrvans, and moving sh"nt with al agility aod grace
Do % expp
ofcss. OtL,no bayng forgorten bis DesGemona, played
MS part srcay al tins European east, and lent 70 IL
peculiar stamp OF pure Aslaiic character
The guests, IA the meantime, seaSed themselves pro-
niECuously Al he tablre ben god ana silver
s,rvces representing biological bgrres, agtssScal
groups OF flo ,eis, ornamental the c"ptfc caDfeiaofas
alter hating with pyramids o. hns ana sRprrb eperKnes
viewed from above Me spaiheg pass % crystals, pofce
am silver, owcTs SC snoHe 20 hetter "3ct thio seen
rom blow. double o. ,.DIa'e pusis, sparkling
With diamonds and ruyolcpcd lace moi noin sides OF
toe tables Discovering tcli cainc ~ no inv Isibe eye
~nicD es2ed nndislnstea on As region oil beautiful haas
50 brilliantly ADORNED wh flowers, isce feathers add
srscious
The Emperor we,t sloog toe Abes addressing no and
then ir~ words To tluar whom h especially Chose 70
Distinguish occasionally silyns dawn seep!ng bps
liz eAss OF cnamisgar, ncD rsug chow the DIS
tDctops ese where lletc peuses ~ iew moments
.iveys regarded especial
alter supper dgncing resumed, hut the night
afeafy tar nivsncedl was time 20 depart; tao dancing
merely ,pe,on OF what hsi go5e before Aai this
or rlerc Spectator - a. pasilcplar interest The
ledge which bad traversoo the SO stop o. small
Goor 10 the seet yng between The Winter Palace aud
lie Hermitage Ieappeaed, u!rectra IT, COURSE then the
Church o; 81, Isaac but bearing ~thin Il pese fur
cap, so cirpesciy enveloping is render the
ocuntepsLce upcishn guis able #
determined IL vie With the spsndors OF earth aurora
boeas sighted the skl with !t brilliant coors, aad IN 'te
ittu coruscarops extuerstsd the very with
,ts photporesceut IA iatuns