The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-23

ballroom copces, win ever remain a mystery to
your CORE .poDde1G. presume all the mgthoiogeai
fancles THAT were present At that memorable ana go-
rlous call ut Isnaila persisted ike All other piea'
suTes, wnich had been aud are now no more.
CARRIAGES a. lsinailia LNereA rIoers IN inc
Egyptian Istninus at two O'Clock in the morning
Yes tGere were, before the arrassed and cuftained
from the elIulgent lights wtnn The equipageS trun-
died round, outriders lasned their horses. galants
sprang on their Arab steeds ladies' buried themselves
Ia Their IEullbs and runs and one by one the nvlteu
were evanlshiDg into space honorcd by strains OF
v0luptuOu5 music which stole on their ears from
hail Il score OF military bands with drum and FIFE
announcing their departure with whole regiments
of infantry ana aBcefs presenting arms as taeY le,
But thescene without the palace, as witnessed as
we marched past the troops aud wheeled Into ave-
nue. Eugenle was one never 10 beiorgotten though u
taousand years Of life were voucns;ued TO US; Ior
the da2Zlng, Streaming balls OF light that ran up
each stay ana snroud and yard, and folded each hull
In fire OF all the sixty SHIPS that lay anchored IN akc
Tnnsah; Tor the Million lights that nlcSered and
flashed around unon every hOnset0p. and along
every street, and before and aDOve every tent, Gre
ated sight that the pen halts in mute asfon-
lslmeEt at the mere memory or IT. Presently inc
fireworks began their belching OF rebails, and the
very heavens seemed renuing asnnder, dropping
their stars. The war ships, hitherto silent IN 1ugn
wrapped IN bands OF naae, and the yachts OF the
NIceroy and the crowned heads. though dressed IN
hight, now spuried their fiery jets, and the rushing
aad thundefola reports above became 1ncessant.
Now anu then pyfe az iame was shot up when
Illuminated the surrounding scene ana paled The
ners Columns on the lake WHICH, bursting INTO one
glorious ioo1 OF hgnt, int the night INTO day for an
instant, then tine night reasserled Itself ana the
myrlads OF lights came out as distinctly az before.
Scrolls of fire leaped from darkcned nuIis, rocket
Kissed ltseil upward tongue or flame dafteu W
one pace a fiery meteor nprose from another and
these were followed by tremendous Cracking OUT
burst Of voicanic IRE, accompanied by suipnurous
Clouds OF blush SMOKE and bursts OF licry enoers,
which resolved Itself into an imperial crown sur
mounted by tue crescent and palace Illuminated,
winch. barning out, was suddenly followed by an
eraptiye discharge OF 1000 rockets, which rose
almost simultaneously. twnlng and wreathng
themselves untll tue whole formed one enormous
fiery bouquet, and the Viceroys illumtnations were
over
cut az we beuook ourselves into our boat to 20
aboard became enveloped IN IRE. Rockets sill
nissed rom the war-slDs, blue-lshts flashed from
each masthead, winch were succeeded by some Of
saffron coored. then white, and again blue. As each
ship unfolued Itself as we proceeded The sccae was
unrvalied. IL seemed as II the whole fleet had been
traced 10 ire. nasts rose into fiery columns stroudS
seemed turned INTO lines OF IRE, stays developed
themselves into bands OF light. IOOtrOpes appeared
ike flaming iestoons While the hus Oi the vessels
were Deted threshold By fire. From aboard our snip
Isnaia appeared as II II were on lire, Tor, being
bullt sandy slope which stretched from the
waters edge to ridge. which was about 100 feet
above the lake, every ighbL ecame visible.
The spectacle OF this brilliant liuminauon was In
deed startlingly grand, and however difiult to
rgnJly describe 1t, the scene that night must live
lndallloly Ia the memory OF all VINO saw II.