Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-28
PRsSIDENT GRANT AT LONG BRANCH
The Grand Ball On Monday Night

On monday Night.
The ball al the S,etson House, Long Branch.
in honor OF the President on Monday night,
was brilliant affair. A correspondent OF the
New York Nail say:
The ball room display red a gorgeous amount
OF bunting, ana The floor glIstened with WAX
IL ~ reported that q shoIt time before the ball
room was opened u Humoer Of gentlemen " hose
nam, We Will not men ton bribed the stern
door keeper. and for the space of half an hour
might have b.ep seen practising standing up
on the slippery floor. About o'clock thir IS
began 10 LOOK lively. Carriages arrived inces-
sanity, and the gllttering throng OF oeaury.
fashion, wealth, aud, better sui, Of distin-
eGished men, began 10 pour in. By -, the ball
Presidential party, consisting Of Gen. Grant,
ex-senator Tom Murphy, Mrs. Grant. ex Sec /.
retary Bore. Nellie Grant. Gen. Rider, Mrs.
Corbin, Sslgman. Mrs. Borie. Gen Com
stock, Gen. Ames. Miss Shefman. Beni. II.
Brew ster, Miss Borie, Geo w. ChiIds, Gen
sherman, Lewis Il. Brown, Gen Snerid A n an a
b. Briggs entered. aud after the march the
Presidents set OF Lsncers was formed. Gen
Sheridan and Miss sherman took their stations
at one OF the heads. aid General and Mrs Com
stock at the other. The side couples Consisted
Of President Grant and Miss Bore Iieu. she, :
man and Mrs. Grant,
Wh-n the dance was finished the Presideu;
mad TO go through the inevitable hand shaking
He danced several times after this during the
bail and seemed to enjoy himself highly. About
naif past three the carriages began 70 roll up TO
the portals OF the Stetson, ana one by one the
The President was attired IA a fun SUIT of
iaultless black, with white silk crayat ana
White kid gloves. As We have oefor. remarked,
he enjoyed the whole thing, but after supper,
with Gems. sherman and Sheridan, lsft the
festive scene 10 have n quiet smoke LATHE
"Phil was IN full uniform. He danced yiEor-
ousIy every time, and was admired BY ala the
pretty girls In the room. Gems. Sherman and
Comstock were in full uniform.
Mrs. Borie wore a mauve colored silk. cut
pompadour, with white lace aud diam onds
Her hair was powdered. Mrs. Grant wore =
wnlte satin dress, looped-up illusion oyarskIrt
Mrs Gen Comstock was attired in blue satin
oress with lace trimmings and diamonds
mrs u. A. Stetson Wore a black lace dress en-
droidered with wheat. Mss sherman ap-
mrs Marsden, OF Chicago, bore of the palm as
belle OF the evening. Among the distInguishsc
Gueste present Were Mrs. Pullman and her
twS daughters, Mrs. MAJOR Leland. Mrs. Hoey
Chauncey NJ Depew Gen LedIie. Charles n
Loew. Esq. Samuel N. Pike, Senior Brignoli,
Col Frank T.. Lowe, MAJ. Gen. Rufus Ingalls,
MAJ Gen. Ames, Gen. Comstock. Gen. Ewing
10y. wsrd, Gen. Porter, Senator Nor ton,
sir Jonn harrington, late Mayor Of Dublin;
Gov. RaLGoiph OF New Jersey, Attorney Gen
eTal brewster and Capt. Bra,ne.
"A correspondent OF the PhIladelphis Kngstrsr
SAYS
In the Dsl,room, directly over The char
where President Grant rested after rna firs,
dance, WAS bronze medsl pres antsd 10 Gen
Grant by ex-Secretary BoTie. The medal IS a
oas-relief OF Washington, Lincoln. and Grant
with the inscription s.Trumyiri Amer,capl-
Pater, E-7-Salvator, I-67-Custos. l,6s
After the first act Gov Randolph Ictrod ac-d 70
ne President the members OF MS personal sraff
AZ midnight ;he grand march announced
supper. ana % riyaled The ball in magnificepoe
The President who had rem aimed in the ball
room all the evening, led IN. compaEy IN the
march 10 The banquet.