The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-20
WEST POINT ACADEMY.
The Cadets' Ball-The Last Parade OF
the Gradu ating Glass, Sc.
OUR WEST POINT CORRESPONDENTS.
ROEs Horn. WET POINT June 10, 1866.


the Gradua tfng Glass, Sc.
OUR WEST POINT CORRESPONDENCE.
Rox's Horn, WET POINT, June TO- 1866
CADETS
The nnal excitement attendant upon tho annual ex-
animation the cadet bali last night which took
place in the academic building This hotel poured
Its beauty and its chvary in the neighborhood Of half
past eight. Carriages from the vicinity brought up
charming freight Of beauty and fashion. Stages from
Cozzens' Hotel equally well loaded. The cadets
those who were to depart morning. and those who
reimbursement to realize the pleasures Of out
side life this occasion The graduate classindepen-
dent gentlemen now-dropped in with. ladies' on
their arms looking like of the world The
cadets OF the other classes, though full
OF life and fun looked the humble ruled cadet
still. Although the company numbered some three
hundred, and tho principal ball limited In
tent, there was neither crowding confusion Under
the able management Of the committee all went on
evenly and delightfully."-. The company danced in the
examination room hey danced In the corridors they
danced in the entrance hail. they danced in the fencing
room down stairs, which was reached by crossing the
gymnasium over inc tan carpeea noor' upon winch
trippcd fairy IKE feet, shod in kid and satin
Numerous army officers present, among
them several distinguished ones, such as Generals
Schoded, Gilmore, 7. w. Sherman Cullum Webb
and others. Several of the Visiting Board were
also there General Perrine Major Mills and Judge EN-
bury observed The latter gentleman Is known to be
intimate friend Of President johnson, and dit
prominent candidate for the Office of Naval Agent Gen
eral Cuum, srct disciplinarian though he Is in the
kindness of his heart permitted the cadets to connus
the ball until one O'Clock, permission Of which they
like all military bills Gray coats white pants,
brass buttons blue and gold epaulctes black
and white cravats fitted about In a abyrnthine
up stairs and down stairs to The Of three excellent
orchesrs culed from the post band The 'beauty and
fashion, Of New York was not largely represented
but observed among the most elegantly dressed
ladies Mrs j. j. Roosevelt and daughter Mrs. Embery,
Mrs Judge Russell and daughter the latter young lady
apparently besng 70 the cadets and army officers what
famous golden apple OF the God n Discord the
three goddesscs Of od-the challenge 'let the airest
take It being changed TO 'iet the bravcst take it."
Tho ladies Of 1.-THE post represented hy MRS Colo
mel Black Mrs Kellogg. Mrs Captain Davis, Mrs. Wat
son and many others who were Eat home' The
sion. II had the heaven born genius OF Jenkins
could describe the dresses OF those ladies and the nnu
merablc Others present but In the absence OF that gift
practced eye exquisite harmony Of costume, formed
panorama which did not tire after i've hours Of delight
When tue ball broke up the band proceeded to Eoe's
Hotel TO serenadc anybody who would be seenaded but
no one seeming 10 aspire 70 the particular honor the
screnadc given the Of half tired beauties and
cavaliers who crowded the piazza and the party broke
up In immense merriment
The last parade in which the graduating class par.ici
pated took place the infantry paln half past six.
Being soiemnity Of more than usual routine there was
immense concourse OF visitors lining the grassy
plot upon which. half In the shadow OF tho mountains
and half in the gorgeous sheen Of the departing gun, the
CaQcts Were uraWn up IN Win tue Danu On tho
right and Colonel Black majestic and s,atnesque, stood
with folded arms mmovable looking for the last time
upon the boys" whose education he had carefully
tended for the last four years. Numerous carriages
and stages we're on the avenues after deposit.
ing their freight the ground The band played
"Honc. Sweet Home" when the cadets 10 the
position Indicated by the order I'm piace-rest,"
and then marching down the Inc, gave "Auld Lang
Sync' with significance which touched every pre-
The lengthy orders Of the day read, the
ming gun forth thousand echoes the hills
and far the flags descended from the stalls all round the
lhp alv In w feyvrY nj
Colonel Black, who stood uncovered TO receive the fare
we'll lifted their has in saluiaon and the ties which
bound tho graduates OF 1865 10 West Point broken
To day dressed In citizens clothes, the young ncnsie-
parted for their homes amid the cheers Of their comrades
who had jus, assembled to dinner, and West Point shall
know them cadets
ARRIVAL ATTORNEY GENERAL
Attorney General Speed arrived here to-day, with his
son, who will enter the Academy as a cadet Fautc OF
nltcen guns rad In honor Of the AlorneN Gcncral