New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-06

were then appointed each Of whom has labored assid
pousy render the affair in every way worthy Of N,
occasion.
Erccafire Committee
No. 81 WAl-si.. Room No. Isl.
Tnso ROSWELL se,Tetsry. ALEX ;. MAooxh
THOMAS 1LEsToN, LLBRIDaE 1. JERRY.
wv. Il. WEsB JAMES A kKRSoCHAS
D. AoReA> IAsks Ors
.IoRS y. JoNEs, ELLIOTT r. SHEPARD,
HENRY CLYws NN. h. CooFEK, j.,
D. T. nIRAuD FOSTER. A. " Cozrsxs,
J. W. NAAxEKuKY, A. W. bRADFoRD
X. h. MISTUKS. H., DANIEL kIAGsIsSp,
ARTHUR LKAkY, HKSAy @. STKDBISs,
r.. E. MORGAN, n,ARLEs A. DAVIS
JOHN \. Dix. VIZ. Il. BEsp
CHAs. 4. lALY. HENRY :. FEARING.
JAMES w. BEKENAS. A NAS HORNE STurvEsAsT
WAITS SHERMAN. WM. ID. MORGAN.
Ccssmlaee 10 Woii on ne Rus,ias 1da,,dL
6ro CPDYkE Chairman WATTS SHERMAN,
Wa. ii. AsrISwALL JAWS ". BzEKxAx
T. n MORGAN Chairman ALES. W, BRADYoRD,
TBosAs IlLEsToS, {. Are. DAVIS,
Cynie, On Iarisa,oa, and Ne~ Ms5ers Q, Gene,ai Con
JP.G FOSTER Celirn.aa. TnFoDoEr RoosEvrL1
JOIN D. JoSEs. ALE4ASDEK :. MAcosB,
ARTHUR LEAEY.
ConANiec 0. hy4ic ead Decorations.
DvS'I KINGS AND ChaiiLl-i. JAMES OTls,
JOHN ". HAngRsLEY NM. X. BEsp
Con- s.;see on M1,ie Gaa Daaee,.
ElDxipen \ GrnSr Chm vosrEr & B. MnrrRS j.
l. z. MoEGaS, VIZ. u. AoEeAs.
Cos1.i,:ee Ga ssQg.,.
coz1ANs, Chairman J. q. fosTtR
wv II. WEBB
Ccs.mifioe n. Polioe.
GsoRsK cPDYKE. chatham. Ns H. MgBB
rHO>. TILESTON Chairman.
TBEo ROOSEVELT, Secretary.
Ball giving, with New Yorks resources and expert
ence is 10 longer 70 be viewed experiment whose
success probeInacicai but exercised with
dignfed assurance Of the inevitably happy conclusion
Tie arrangements for the Russian soiree were pro
jecied with incompatible layshness and completeness
while the~sugres;ons Of good taste restricted boil
decorations ard appointments from the mere vulgar
profuseness Of ilregrlatod extravaganza. We do moi
remember ever having seen the Academy Of MUSIC
present more elegant interior than that which formed
the scene OF lsst nights festivities Our Merchant
Princes need 10 congratulate themselves upon tou
ensemble quite unrvslcd and rejecting eke credit OF
designers and artfeers.
THE BALLROOM.
The interior Of the Academy, like the surginl
crowd within it, had put on gala dress in homo
Of the OCCASION the obes freshly papered in oak an'
crimson panels were handsomely carpeted and fur
nished with inviting lounges ald home.ike sofas. Al
the extreme ends Of the maine hall large marble female
figures, uphoding lights were stationed the walls o
these compartments adorned with some OF Brady
photographs; among them the portraits Of Gems Meade
Mcclellan, Grant, Burnside, Dix Banks Sickels, Rose
Scott. Admirals Du Pont. Farraegt and PaudiDe
Baron stoeekel the Russian Minister, and fairly exc
duted grouping Of the officers Of the squadron The
guests Of the evening.
The center Of the hall was occupied by commanding
bust Of Washington obtained in Italy by Miss Charlotte
Cushman; either side Of the bust statues On III
one hand the Lotus Eater" the work Of a gine'
American sculptor Miss H. Stebbns owned and loane'
~ " IN he al "A belong
ing to Benz Nathan, esq. Bronze torch bearers kep
guard beside the main entrance the ballroom within
which were hung fine He.sized oil portraits Of th'
present Emperor Of Russia and his father handsome
historical engravngs also graced these walls. Marb'
,desos ng vases Of the late Autumnal flowers
mingled with exotic treasures cued from the conserya
tries where life Is always Spring" were scattered
.mrywhere The entrances and exits from the dancing
hal lined with pyramidical bouquets and beioI
tie private boxes flowers alternated with globes o
glarning gold fish.
Unaly there has been something in the manage
men, Of the stage portion Of the Academy when con
vert,d into ballroom that has detracted sighly ron
the hilliancy and harmony Of the coup doeA This j
attempted TO overcome. and with 80 much success
that was changed into the most attractive portion
The iouse The tent which the stage represented
looked out upon moonlg ght view of the Lake Of Como
sscen, painted especially for the occasion by Mnar'
Lewis Large shields Of the two nations represented
by the sssembly-he capped by the Russian crown
he otkr crowned by the Liberty Cap rested on eithe
side Of he tent and smaller shields formed the nucen
around which gathered groups ofthe arms OF dif
erenf ate' Abou, and above and amid these tokens
ir ana nrfe were scattered the gifts Of Flora. symbols
d Natus. Peace, aud Liberty
Over Tie stage from tent 10 dome was stretched {
pgannc ianiing upon canvass fifty feet long ant
thirty deep representing the Genius Of America por
Sayed forest maiden In her simple Indian costum,
lnng hands with the Genius Of Russia who wears IL,
comfortable furs Of her land As they reclne together
he Angel Of Peace hoyers near, bearing the olive
ganch; tie coat Of arms of Scw-York is betweer
hem. and The Whole is sarnonnted by the Russian
hicId.
Below the box circle, suspended a intervals were
sare Of rustic baskets whose esh ,erdsncy Of foliage
ealing vines and hanging flowers peined 10 breath,
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