The New York herald., 1866-02-01

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and heavy sseques the fortunate holders OF tickets
entered the pgeoincts ~ TIE ball prope and hav
Ing looked upwards 70 catch glimpse Of the ngel IN
mid air beiring heavsnward the hag Of our Union,
turned 70 the decorations Of the lower portion or the
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devices we're alike tWnsd WIN fssoons q red and white
@ rss. .dS sowsss suspssdsd Il n. % @sSsvsi breast
patos and modern trophies yeved she monosony OF the
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Of The regiment who rosa 70 tho higher ranks o. the
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were Brigadier General r. 8 Gansevcortt Colonel T. l.
SpsnIdns, Brgsdisr General EdwarA Jardine B.sadisr
man, man, Iisussnant occnsi r Mitchell BrgadIer General
Edward l. Molineux, Brigader General William Gurney
HsnSn, MAR ss.dsr General George T HcsSn %
Lieutenant Colonel George A. Bernard, Major General
Ac1andsr Smaller: Engineer A . n v;,,i Cumnnss United
Brsadier General N. >. Mclaughlin and Lleutenssi
The balusters e the second tier were twned win ever
green ch and hung ~ white and S0S d,ps M ,sssss
paed here and there, overshadowIng the snowy ground
q soldier o. hero Jones, Hsnsloid, Calm, King
1sc, van Rensseiass cisrEssn. Fofd Psrsons carey,
Hart, Hendrickson and Oley--thus ran tho smplo NJ
ssrity, tho names Il tho valiant - '-' = :"
On the third tier deep blue and COLA ana silver drapery
with white lettering and knaPsacks and flags wcro used
throngs below could look above and cisery the
cord OF bravery that bore the u Henry Cosar
Oosiar Heubcrer Dubois, Dcnsow Pats, socumb, VII.
leplate, DePoyster McIlvaine, Bc'knap and Shaw.
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Representations Of cupds ON the cve Of committing an
assault on sundry gigantic vases OF howera The pillars
OF the oil entwined with tributes OF nature in
every variety the effect OF the decorntous be, most
pleasing, without abundant display Of materials
raliing on the eye.
THE PRoscgSruM BOXES
The boxes were decorated with an unusually lavish
quantity or flowers laoe, drapery and flags Festoons
Of pink red white and blue ran around the bausers
entwincd the gided composite pillars and graced the
fronting or the 0ges, whe knight in fun mediaval
armor stood each side OF the stage Above two Of
beaks huge streamers with the national coors, and
Of evergreen that overung the occupants Of the
cuar pancngs, ten in number, bearing upon sombre
groundwork the names of those who fell during
The ~ % Ne ~ syse were
the assembled masses doing joyous hemage to the
deeds Of the living Those whose names stood forth on
Fort Theodore Russell and j. j. Trenor OF Co. A; Cap
tains II. H. Alden and Eugene Kelly; Colonel Noah |.
Farnhain Llsutenants sas A. Miller and Dc Van Post
ley and Sergeant g. /. Phipps. Of Co. B.; Lieutenant
Colonel Robert Med. Hart, Captains T. Hurst H g. Rad
clS Samuel @ Mullan and Lsaisnanis j. aa A. Baker
Maon, Captains E. A. Harrison and Samuel II. starr
and Lieutenant John T.. Mores, Of Co. D. Lieutenant
A Biddls G. W. BlsselI and @. W. lewis Lioutenants
W. H. Knksland and H. n Timolat andyergeant Augustus
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Laeutenans G. a smcdberg and Q. T. Van Duzer, OF Co
+; Lieutenant Colonel G. H. Stevens. Captains Fitz James
Lieutenant A. Bosert and privs,s william schenck'
Of co. g.: Adjutant L. o. Parmelee, Captain A. Mel
WI snS Captain w q AND ssss
Ferdred Drayson, Of Co. Il Adjutan Charles Gadsdcn
Major X Prentiss Captains J. H. Plume, HaA; sand,
sconic display and gigantic trophy at the The as
consisted Of magniaccnt painting q rors Federal HUI
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mcuts and spires standing forth on Ne horizon with
wondrous effect This the most decidedly artistic o. q!
the dccorations 10 10 be ascrbed 70 Mr. Hannibal W.
Caiyo scenic artist who ranks second IN mono In oxcc
ence and bency Of conception and execution Placed
| ground HEhkk comprised stand ofcclcrs and na
uons emlsns these bsng topped by miniature go'ds,
eagle be:sng heavsnward tho star spsngsd y banner
by cavalry ssbres laid across the bsyonets and entwnet
with eyergresns and rcd and white rosss; while hug
golden @ helmets died she space bctwoon SIX brazci
howlzers IN the foreground. On either SIDE Of Chi
each wing Of the stage, which wss csnoped by an i'm
cnso wts tent, and lighted BY many branched COLDER
chandeliers, suspended fom abovc BY spiracs OF golt
and conisur Dc The foremost portion Of tho stage
ths proscenum above, was adorned with m immens,
ccc Of drapcry painted expressly for the OCCASION ane
Tie national coal of arms and tho motto aPro Pafsa
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| rnE BRIDoE oy SMILES.
Passing through the right hand door Of the inner
thule the Masses feversh with Che pleasures Of tn
dance sought other than spiritual refreshments TO b
found within the precincts OF Irving Hall Thence car
peied stairway. Sordcrrd with marble vases, led %
wide passage way OF SURPRISING beauty OF decoration
The walls wsru white with golden stars and .hs sPpe
portions dnpcd with red white and blue SILK bor
dcrcd with golden fringe. Prom the canopy above wcr
suspended Chandeliers, and unnambcrcd cages where
| from canaries waibied their swcctcf songs ON che
side OF the passage way werc large photographs an
paintings OF statesmen and solaors six Of the most re
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the committee and placed In charge Of Mr. l. u Lewis
OF this ,ciiy These were counterfeit presentmenls
man, and were much admired Az the guests proceede
towards Irving Hall path OF superb crimson Brus
of which, were huge purple crimson and gold canasa
bra and vases brimming with tropical nowcrs, Will
every column and pillar was cnssnsa ned, .n the foas
The srchcd heads Of which double trophies Of ags
draped devices and unnambcred grlsnds q mos roses
dimensions and beauty Of decoration, was worthy th
| palace Of 40 Eastern king on gala night
| TnE srrrER ROOM.
The main feature OF the decorations was large whit
fouuta orcd In the centre OF the hail. the structur
| comprising q number OF snowy mcrmnids and chubb!
cupids with Inflated checks flooding with crysisilin
showers the mass OF shells and bouquets marbl
shelves below Vases Of floral tributes were placed
each Of the four corne, and chains Of cverucens an
roses formed network over the bA<in IN which dis
ported gold and silver nshos The archcd heads Of Oh
numerous windows encircng the upper tier drapc
with orange s,lk and bordered with bue field studde
with golden ssru while from the balusiers OF the te
were suspended strands Of evergreen aud alternate rt
of nower and Rdcd prisons vocal with the song
Of many birds In the back ground large doubi
trophies formed by shields and flags, white minor ds
of the kind encrricd the walls md The glare Of
thounand jsts OF nams gave briancy 10 The mcnc IN
supper table surrounded the hail. and laden with Oh
dccaccz Of tho season. and nanber of gigantic ornn
menfs due the good taste aud sklfn execution OF th
| acting confectoncr Mr. Fraser. Prominent among IN
\ ornament. was mature reproduction OF the Capi'c
a Washington Of exqusiseiy corect proportions, SUI
ment-ss suers, Of conrsc--mounsng susrd over IN