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


THE LIGHTING UP OF THE ACADEMY.
Like the world from chaos like star from inconsistent
nebue, the Prince OF Wales ball room rose from the
fragments odds and ends Of every conceivable sort and
variety which bewildered the viser to tho Academy Of
Music yesterday Afternoon, and appesred--perfecton
Late In the afternoon the disorder and confusion were in
cescr,eable Here and there peeped out bits Of tho
Academy turn this way and suits Of armo, tied hastily
up with cords reminded you Of recreant knights strung
up for treason and examples or tho effects Of evil
courses enter this room, and you seemed TO be In
dressing rotm with the toilet articles scattered 10 ad
mrable confusion look to Yards the stage and garden
scene all awry aud one sded appeared If It dc
signed 20 demonstrate the effect or suspension
o. the laws graya,on long Ines Of plaDks suggested
supper md Demonico sawdust aud shavings, benche,
and tools, hsnspgs and flowers, IN shirt sleeves
and men In overals, all we're mingled in chaos iude
scribabIs, and seemed that power abort Of magic
could from these elements the Aaddins palace which
the ball room was designed 10 be.
stil more COMPOUNDED grew tho confusion AZ the day
slowly waned and night settled upon the Academy throw
ing tho dark aud out Of the way passages into the
deussst shadow and giving TO the whole interior that
weird, unnatural, hall dreamy appearance which dense
foes give 10 the landscape Then flaming here and there
rather making the darkness Visible than lighting up the
room few gas jets blazed Still the confusion s.l the
noscs incident 10 rapid active work BY OF hurried
men Gradually the confusion became mingled With
something like order, and the hurry and hustle merged
into something like design Jet by e, the Thousands Of
lights which circle the famed out anf at precisely
six O'Clock the Academy lighted up and for The arst
time showed itself ~ the priace's bali room.
The decorations Of the have been described with
min ate particularly elsswhsre bat to describe the coup
me hail At Non n cir iight
and beauty, clear and well defined that at Toroato
WAS In the form Of . cross, presenting from any
standpoint dive'ging lines OF bright fame and
FAY flags; that at Cincinnati seemed ordinary
theatre brilliantly lighted and otherwise undecorated
cep by psrerres Of dowerscombine these three
in which the only grand balls given 10 the Prince before
this held and add TO them beauties which orr
gnai with the Academy and you form some tea 0,
the appearance Of the bali when lighted up.
The room completely empty. with the exception Of
few persons putting the finishing touches TO decora
tions which already appeared perfect. Before you
stretched the door to be lightly pressed by trip
pi5g feet. AT the farther extremity It's pure white re-
ieved by the crimson prosce mum above lis entrance
was . magnificent tent, which included the entire
stage, and beneath whish were the sofas for the
Prince and his suite. Towards The other eK
nen.y-m such palace Of light could be imagined to
have iiut-circs upon circle Of gas jets rose 70 the
ceiling and eliminated In brilliant SENT circle ofs.sr like
flames, shedding their pure, pale light from heish,
apparently mmessurable Tier after tier, relieved by ts
crimson seats and ornamentcd by ngaes IN plaster and
chandeliers OF gas jets swept tho eye downward again
the HooY and TO the beds and pots OF wers cleaning
softly from their green beds and speaking In their fra
grant, silent language their sweet welcomes. Boxes
rising with gilt pasters again attracted the gaze down
wards and pointed the rich frescoes which
cd the brilliant room. Sweeping around the
dress circle, by the beds Of flowers, past the
entrance 10 the Princes dressing room, guarded
by suits Of mall, stly erect ancient warriors
awaiting In stately discomfort the arrival Of their
Chief the eye turns 10 the tented sage and
looks back down the long vista of cool green rbos,
stretching 10 the shores Of quiet lake. which you
ook 70 distance lmitles, and seem 20 get way from
the brilliant and magnificent TO softer and
tranquil cayo has not painted " scene" bat
picture exquisite the perspective that the arbors
seem rather q continuation than decoration Of the
room and, like true pictures, leads you out Of yourself
Into the soene which IL depicts. The coup dGIf Mys
ads Of lights, bewildsring, siperb A vast exrAnsc
OF dancing aoor, desert like 10 Its color and
exsenti frame OF tiers, brilliantly light,
ed, rich In crimson, gold and white Bids Of
flowers the nnest and richest or decorations the lowers
which nature has exhausted herself 1, make OK
qusl,e. Ths the coup daa-lsh,, towers, color.
THE BALL ROOM FILLING
Gradually the Academy gained tho only aidlional at
traction which neeied,be attraction Of large richly
dressed crowd At bali past O'Clock the fret Of the
company began TO arrive, at asst sngy then IN groups
o. four, nve and six and At last continuous stream
black coats aud superb drecs A, ass the foor then tina
parquet,e the dress Circle the upper tiers the Iobbes
the dressing rooms, we're completely 6ied Tho drs,
rissls were the gentlemen Of tho Committee Of Arrange
meuts. Then came the bands, In uniform, who took
their places Ia The second tier Then tbs policemen. at
ast drawn up paioous and ,errar stationed along
the Hobbies and the several entrances where their
duties quietly but efficiently performed Then
the suests, wandering CURIOSITY aocnl tue vast
splce, following the crimson lnsd corridors wh tasr
decorations Of amora shields and suits o. srmor which
conducted 20 The simply but maSriasrsy furnished
dressing reseryed for the Prince slte or
the org supper room, with It's tain ranges or tables
kaded with tse ehf dTares Of ptinoaiconiraclcs Of
bis art, appealing alike 10 ths eye and The palate
behind sirch, 10 doabls ranks, snd dlstin.
Euehsd BY numbered badges, stood ibe ssrvsats.
Econ the crowd became too great the dressing
room, we're cled. the promcuaces let The supper
and eirced the building, the band struck 10 fayorlc
air, nlrisicn and conversation began.
TIRE AckpEsY PULLED.
The Academy, At ten O'Clock, was allied, and those wh,
arrived sier sank unrcs xded ato The throng like aln
drops toto the ocean TIE private boxes fa the
tiers were occupied BY those who preferred 70 overlook
The briant assemblsse which moved restlssy soossth
The Japanese tal crowded but there the crowd
divided nto actions by the various ro,ms bal here Ia
vas, collected The sis> Of New York society
Beneath the thousands OF rs.sh's the crowd surgsd
backwards and forwards, shifng aud changing like the
figures Kaleidoscope or he the ocean ripping beneath
gentle winds and bright sunshine There was no jam,
nor Sc Jam" expresses . fixed, immovsbs body OF per.
scus-ths vas rather thycoe, Gro vd-mobue, vAris.
bIe versatile, tickle quick, ehsngng 500 Of heads,
bot besides Of colos the light Hsshins back from
the ssyess and richest Of dresses, from pearly white
shoulders and brilliant complexion, fro. jewels irs
hued and rivaiine 10 brishsses the eyes which flashed
above them Toe full dress black ooats absorbed the
fuoun lght ana annaned tho hA,a Of lhnuaand