The New York herald., 1863-11-06
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1BB sVPfEh NOON.
eoyersi passage which lad been erected n . few
hours, sed from the Academy Of Music 10 Irving Hall,
where pemo.co had prepared supper. This passage
way was mos, beautifully decorated. Flags were hung
from the ceiling. while the sides draped white
muslin dotted with golden stars; flowers profusey
piled about and rich carpets covered the floors. Tho
steps ascending into the Hall were also richly
carpeted. The entrance was Beautifully decorated
Statues lights here arranged in the most
tasteful manner wbiie through the opened doors
the beautiful hail. brilliantly lighted and resplendent
with banners escutcAeOas and devices. FesooDs we're
hung around the gallery. On the walls shields bear
ing Tho OF Russia also each side Of the hall were
placed two Union shields Tho effect produced
really magnificent and rebounds to the credit Of Mr. arri
SON. the proprietor Of Irving Hail. under whose direction
these decorations made AZ an times the place
Is beautiful; il is spacious and highly ornamented with
freecoes but arranged last night IL Respondent
The coup de from the gallery was most effective Long
tables reached around the whole Of the immense hail.
These tables the charge Of Demonco set In the
Fruits, at this season, were
abundance while the bright crystals and bouquets wore
distributed about in the most elegant and tasteful man
ner On table fronting the entrance were placed
the pces nso,tcesn or grand confectionery.
In temples Of iane TO be seen Alexander H. and
President Lincoln On pedesas Of variegated were
OF Peter the Great and immortal Washing
ton There designs for fountains arches Of triumph,
Ehe rotunda Athens, cornucopas Of plenty, devices
rare and ingenious, oil sweetly worked In fact,
the table triumphant proof Of the ability OF our
great caterer and exceled all previous displays Of the
kind. for the qualities OF the vands and the wines
is Ieedess cay word Of praise. The name OF Del
monico is guarantee for excellence in those depart
ments.
But 10 get into this corridor difficult natter and
the appreciation OF its brilancy reserved for o
few. For the whole sway Of perEons present
were evidently determined. each his own
| account, not TO be too be late for supper
Those who took their positions in the line with
pass the supper room, remained stationary
minutes. Then the started and made pro
gress Of six Ten minutes more and the started
again and made six feet more, which the progress,
until finally unfortunate mortal gave il up in disgust,
or patience was crowned with It's usual glory and he
got in
Ouce in no perceived that, not only there too
many persons present, but tho persons present
were not the polite agreeable people
that might meet in the course OF summers
day or a winters night fact he Shoddy. We are,
as the public knows essentially democratic, and cherish
the idea that in the abstrac. one man is as good as
another-buti
When q grand ball gets with the announcement Of
ns purity and excusveness it awakens expecta
Upon entrance observed two detectives at
the door and tho fact suggestive. Evidently the
committee thought that some OF its members
might, 10 say the east, make misAhO, and
del beraton Of the opinsa that they
not only might mistake, but did We regard Il as
atent committee, that at one tne certain
members Of it debated the propriey Of turning out Ger
tain persons. Why didn't they do itP
We append the bill OF iare which was pr.ued Oh Bilk
flags, American and Russian