The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-14
THE GRAND BALL At SARATOGA.
Our Saratoga Correspondence.
SARATOGA SPRINGs August II, 1895

SARATOGA SPRINGS, August II, 1896
THE LAReEsT AND GRAHDEsT
given Saratoga that at the Union Hotel last
evening The immense dining hall set apart for the
purpose, and at least five hundred persons participated
in the dancing The exhibition Of dress and jewels
magniAcently dne and the whrng eddes Of dancers
revoved around the room the coup deI from the music
stand that Of OF diamonds, pearls, crystals,
god Almy lace and rusting satin number of distin
guished guests present among them Generals Blair
and Bartlett and many Of the most famous in literature,
the Judiciary and the Legislature Messrs Charles and
w. W. Leland present throughout the evening, and
devoted themselves earnestly TO rendering the ball
pleasure every person in The room work which they
succeeded perfectly If the complete harmsny of the
affair and the encomiums since passed upon it any
criterion. Where many elegantly dressed ladies
assembled your reporters task in selecting few de
monstrative Of the brliancy Of the OCCASION easy
one
Ton ErTRs
Perhaps the handsomely dressed Mrs George
Gilbert, of New York, who pale green MORE
tique trimmed with point lace, richly ornamented with
pearls and diamonds
The judiciary represented by Mrs. Recorder HoF-
man. in pink MORE antique, with pearl ornaments and
Mrs Judge Russell in white satin, faced with lilac satin,
and trimmed with round point nounces, and wearing
pearl and diamond ornaments. Miss Sallie Russell
sred in very heavy pink silk, trimmed with point lace
and pink Her ornaments were crystals and gold.
Foreign parts were represented by Mrs Phpps, wife
Of Captain Phipps of the British legation who appeared
in a white silk trimmed with black lace; and by the
Misses Ageta Terry, Rosaia Navarro, T. Goienria and
The sunny South had fair delegate in Mrs. s Z.
Lanier Of Alabama, whose dress Of white Illusion was
elegantly set or by her ornaments a pearl
Mrs. Holt of New York, appeared in white satin
jupe, with pink moire antique overskirt.
Mrs Abernethy wore rich black velvet, with point
lace and ornaments OF diamonds and pearl Miss Aber
nethy wore white dress With blue trimmings
The Misses Perkins, Of Fort Washington, were charm
ingly atred in white and blue and pink and blue, with
head ornaments Of white wreatbs
Mrs Carman, Of Carmansvile, dressed n lilac MORE
antique, with point lace nounce in pleasant contrast
Mrs Major Leland wore a white brooaded dress with
lace mantle and diamond ornaments.
with gold ornaments.
Commodore vanderbilt's daughter, Miss Barker, wore
q white pulled illusion with black overdress.
Mrs. Cardenas yellow MORE antique with dia
mond ornaments. Her hair was diamond powdered
Miss Gourcora was very attractive In blue dress
with white lace overrress coin necklace and diamond
The Misses Gf5esbecr, Of Cincinnati, wore white illu
Miss Parkes, Of Brooklyn, appeared in black u,lle,
trimmed with white lama fringe
hrR Squires white silk with diamonds.
Miss Alexander, OF Baltimore, psetly dressed in
white trimmed with purple
Miss corliss wore beautiful blue silk and diamond
Mrs Word wore white illusion with diamonds
Mrs Emberson also appeared in white llusien Her
Ornaments were d1amOndA
Miss Catlin, Of Jersey City, white, trimmed with
bouquets OF wild flowers and diamond soltalres.
Miss stranahan was dressed ia white, trimmed VI
blue, and with blue sash and gold ornaments
Among the guests also Mrs Thomas Ruter, OF
Pttsburg Mrs. H. Bates, OF Harlem, and Mrs. Henry
I. Morgan Of New York.
ExPREssIvR PfcuRrs
The following figures will give you an idca Of the
crowd before yesterday the Union Hotel
entertained thousand four hundred sixty people,
who consumed one thousand two hundred and forty
pounds Of beefsteak exclusive OF other meats and four
hundred and ten quarts Of ice cream.