The New York herald., 1863-11-06

ADMIT
BY tho private entrance (stage door,,
Fourteenth street.
To the Academy Of Music, upoa the occasion OF the
TIE
OFFICERS OF THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON,
On thursday evening, November S.

Most things In this posture the eve
VI the sssaut-DOn Juan.
Punctualy, In accordance with tho programme, the
doors Irving place thrown open at uine, and
Countless dainty damsels who had looked forward 70 tho
night with certain doubts whether no IL would ever
come realized that the great ball had begun to be fact
Inside tho door pleasant change in the Academy
pcrceptbe at tie very hrst step Instead OF the ord
nary barrenness Of the vestbue, had the comfortable
iness OF furniture about 1t; and instead OF the
usual bare Goor the foot fell softly carpet
and you turned TO tho right. delivered your ticket
passed up stairs, heavy cloth Of the rich Magenta
softened your football every step OF tho way and
when you landed the upper lobby 1t there also,
giving in the brilliant light, warm, rich glow 70 the
whole place
You were door OF the fosey whore lady
leaves her cloak and where the gentleman leaves tho
lady while passes the end or this lobby and
deposits his overcoat, cap NC No cap money to pay
charges by the hair dresserno charges at all. Re-
turned 20 the foyer the gentleman gances in on that
Scene OF very orderly onuson and sy quiet and
tally helps he lady get ready Moro help " not
cessary, there s plenty there, and help with needle
and thread too in of accidents Art is everywhere
and in all parts Of lie, and just and go 10
Italy to commune with the spifys OF antiquity in their
masterpieces women come and wait all night to put
stitch here tbere feel amply repaid by tho oppor
tinity to study the dresses
From the foyer descend not IS you camo but down
the stairs at The other side up south down
the north Not much OF idea, that, might say,
and yet, simple as the idea i, was very consdera
bio contribution 10 order and But go down the
stairs s Magenta coored cloth turn TO tho
let, and stand carpet, and in the lobby. Here
decorations worthy of attentive notice. First
OF all full in the centre opposite the middle balcony door
arranged that when that door open no seemed
bust OF Washington the property OF Miss Charlotte
Above thi numerous Jets Of gas arranged
AZ form "wreath radiant nre" about the head OF
the hero patriot To the right this exquisite
little statue by Miss Stebbius OF the "IOtos Enter with
dreamy looks that listen the ali OF
leaves, and for the
Music that gentlier tho spirit lies
Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes.
This loaned for the occasion by i.s owner
Mr.. Leonard W. Jerome On tho other side OF Pater
Parie a dainty little Diana in marble, the property
OF Mr. Benjamin Nathan apparently an Imagination Of the
Goddess, when surprised BY Acticon, she
Hall backward shrunk, and viewed him from aside,
Startled at first, and would have seized her bow
Opposite TO these were portraits OF Nicholas and the
present Emperor Alexander the property Of Mr. Thomas
Testou, and copied from portraits in tho imperial gallery
at Moscow.
In the passage ways that lead from this lobby down
ers, and the walls wlre ornamen.ed by numerous ans
photographs furnished by Brady. Prominent among
these was Brady admirable portrait Admiral LisoysK
and his equally BILE groIp the Almira and the
captains OF the fleet.
Portraits OF Adsnirals Pudding, Farragut Dupont and
Foote: Commodores Rnggod, Rogers, Porter, Rowan
and Perry, Generals Mcclellan, Banks, Dix, Wool,
Scott Hnleck, Sickles, Hooker Fremont Grant, III
,stoneman aud Kosocr ansaso furnished by Brady
ornamented no walls In oddtion TO these, which wero
Photographs Brady also furnished four splendid pictures
IN oil, portraits OF Meade, franklin, Kearny and Burn
| side
the lobby the left, two elegant little retiring
rooms open and further down lifted ur
quiet tc temple for the ecia delectaon of those
addicted 20 .the cup that cheers but not inebriaes
whether the said cup be filed with decocon OF tho
Arabian berry or shrub THIS those
excellent ideas that need only to be suggested and in
future ball will be perfect without this very agreeable
feature II would be impossible ovcrpraise tho quiet
taste with which this little place arranged or tho
ceileueo with when ts object was carried by uel
| monico.
Down the lobby 70 the rght-moro decorations, moro
little cosey rooms to get away to, and suddenly
stopped by n crimson curtain What IL beyondp wha,
holy ot hocs there into which must penetrated
What is ~ Does curtain conceal some deep rcrpsi.
lie razcf wo shall probably by and by. let us i'm
prove the time present by visit 10 tho ballroom aud
! a glance at that
We enter the central door between bronze men
who bear fambeans and each Of whom holds up h
nafnbeau bravely, and looks resoute as he meant ,S
| sec IL out wo pass down tho two three sieps thai
arc there, tho noor. and within that ricf
circle Of sofcned light drawn by the limo OF tho boxes
To the right and left ao places OF exit marked by very
beautiful OF flowers, and In 'front.' shutting al
tho paraphernaa OF tho theatre, and softcning III,
abrupt break the clroo OF the auditorium nccos
| sariiy makes, as IL reaches tho limo Of tho stage
was an immense hall, closed In At tho farthcl
end by a facade, beyond which was seen, from
an interior, a delicate landscape Abovo and a
either side this hall tapcstried in white tho whit.
tapestry appearing fall in graceful folds crmi
at the floor In golden fringe On either side, at tn,
centre suspended shields which bore tho herald,
devices respectively o Russia the United States IN,
plaunes OF these whc walls further broken by
shclds, painted with limitations of ancient weapons
war. In the angles at the extremity of this white
hal, we're doors which led to the committee rooms and
the hall was lighted by immense chandeliers
But, as the top Of this hail high the roo
OF The Academy, drop curtain vas suspended 50
a. 10 cover entirely the space bc,ucen ON th.
curtain vas very hne plcce ot sccuie art
painted oy nr. Anard Lewis a represented
an aesorcS hgore Of Peace standing in the vestibus
temple, beneath the Russian csge with the genius ol
Russia and the genius oi nj her ,ect Joining
hands over The emblem Of New York city. I'm slthc,
side were Tie tags of u. two ns,,out
seen from The han ~s have described tho ausi,or,om
d tho academy presented the rost fresh aud br,an,
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