New-York tribune., 1871-11-30
THE GRAND DUKE.
yrcrprION ..Hp GIL At THE ACADEMY OF
Nj SIC.

." ,be lines. ,lngl,inc mCmhCyN Ot the Rrccr'ioh
.,,u,ttee c ,uld have desired The a'''nn'h'" was
i.rr. and brilliant, the decorations were m"Su"'' INV
h. musc MAS excellent, aud in fact there was scarce
,,,no win which f,ilt could 10 iound. There was |
,,nch 10 Inc done Ia tt way of preparation cN'u ' -
Last moment, aid 3; TAs tnot until a'''r ''",N
that the work e; putting tn" dceor''""' "
p,soe was completed The last echo OF 'nr "'
Ismmers had Dar,l. died away wneh '"' n''' VI Wv
.uests arrived. Although the Decorations "'t" "'
lily nrc,arc1 the We c complete in every particular
r., t,nt ai thr h "A oe tle dancing floor was ma''e'
ot spendrr AMI u ca' - maS'i" c.Ur' NV
Urhts rl,ccd at a., top of this eh Illuminate" lou"
.nin ,ho hacl ~ u, and mad' the hall appear like !
,sry wallace Tia. :. of the i"c ~'do were f""''u III
.,iion q. In ~ ST. aad fH'rcd IN color" 'o mar
.,,,,,e Win tc,. l.. which was hung with f"stoons
or r,s.s ra HATING 1n central r'n'' VITA very Pr"S
~ effect G.tIrl rillrs added To the richness
,ho scene V.i,r tie tent was an artistic
,,ac, IN front oi vl.ch were numerous pots CON
,,,p.trrl vers BAci Of The terrace wasa scene |
,sc,,,nc ,nooa II loGds visible through an opening
Among trees e. !c striking features Of tho detora-
tons was the lar, c,ricll painting over the tent
Allowing The ecajA, q Aw rica and the genius OF Russia
easpinS hands. rle .ius of America was represented
iy fcin.c le e"t 81 ~ national Co"rS ana co@'uhcu
Ike Co,.e>, oi Iihcrty, while the Russian genius was
s.alc Hrc in n .aI pp0rcl Al the gl' of this paint
isg was banner GcIii an aleGoricai picture o IreS-
cent Lincoln freeing TIE saves. while dt the left OF the
large painting vas auoiler banner upon which was ue-
..i tNt J. '>Sd I.o,l "Nt lHc At'I'' AM
Amor .oam and Rus. nhipnal c'lor@ "cre ~ course
,,ron,pepy Il. .,,t m The decorations. IT, boxes
werc trimmed N'ii f's>. AMI on tHc 'front.' q" 'he ""r
occupied ny tie and pikc WAS small hut splendid
annci shoTin- l" t' 'i'ic-hcaicl eagle of kusNia
oyr.,! pa. . y nGius nearly across the side
vak On t' l"'.c.. j. q. sdr II th" Academy was
mel with ~" 'c .I ,.c-S of America nnd Russia.
nj the ,i e. tIc A, al, NY we're nri!,idui!
,.uninatc! with c;,n Ini tght-.
n to,o,h jlr -i,' ocs.n 10 arrive. and during 'he
t<t.oa. -. ,~,ldiaualy Gr.vns upi front
the So r,Ly At j.. ocIocA. tnc,n'eror Of the nuil
ing presented ,r,o. ., NOS, magnificent that
-. .v., ,,., v.,,,...l +, III. ,.;v r1,c brilliantly
,.m,o,,.o Ic,r,,,,.ns aud elccau,Iy dressed ladc,
nmanci 10 cn....c. aud bcwndcr the Spectator. All
w..,,,.u..v..v,. ,i,c n,r,,ol ol the Grandb bake.
a, loso oc.o,1. "a, irl,iiM HIs4r,>. 4pr,n,cd, arI
Vas rccci:cd rs ',- ri Do,,H and I. ". StoI.iton.
who cd him to ~ DoA tl,, rln! ieanwinc play
'ns RUSSIAN m am ~a, .ra ,lI.. n,fInan also arrived
At the s,lue ami &C. "a ucd ia. box win thc Grand
p he
Among NE We. l.,". gentlemen who were present
wi'It!, aides cic t.,I.~',n.oic, Blnari Mcktcyrr.
AL rlilrm: J2d.c, Barnard. Bedford. Hilton and
Iny; Prof. :. + e. n,roe, W. II. Asrnwai, Lloyd As
pnw"ll. a. T. StcH.rr. i''nry cirw~. l. W. otouGhi"n
= Macy, TDon", A-tIAy. J'iN"n Jarvis. Isaac shr'
o. -. I. L. H4lr.!i, = g.. Siaer james Lee, James NJ
E.pwn.C /. DOt4" Howard Potter, stewart brown.
b''ii 'ois Pm ovens, i"hcrt L. hchEc'F' L. Gay
'I' re'cl lor'!i'Id 1" C"i'trhdo' "eo' "" Lahe' A.
& hinr. john D''o ""Ht l. T. De'ho'u 'ohn II. Nhcr
Wool, JOHN ~ 49, ''''" ''"i' III s"' - a. i'''''
sci, A.C k."- '..H' Ft-''a L"nicI, L. D. Morgan, Et
a. nd II,,.t;S l. - Eari0y l.. T. Gerry. and T.. &.
slnar
The GrlNl Duke .l"'d The ball ~ III O'CLOCK win
MI. Gov II r,D'' B.. .'nc ChArUy ana Gov HON
,nan co,p;.s IL SET 1nc loJ"!ng =" IS the order OF
Jau.lnc:
P,lo,ais, d. Il. T." .u--Juli.n
D. iehnc'rrs, H., 80 - ''h'A5
'; Na;1' w. "" g. >, 49,. 49, u r,,,,,
4 fJla,tIl e. : .uli.n.. .--Iunlca.
..
q id,ri 49, '.' - 'i''''""'
'i.:,u i',i I.ir, = 'ha'nplc1c-!.u'n'.
Ru->iiu-- -En' - e.. L',,"ia!t IL "Ai~N.-"u'
=, re. re. -,
~ Vsl.e-Drnt,"h,I H,Izcu-S'rauss
L. QIaei. tt i.i"r Ar A,N i-DcN.
~ ~ Isn:,rrn-t iarl rt dt liirrmri e = wireqni
=, , Va,Ht ~, r. '''--i it h,.'r'
H. TGSa I''."A. -L.,,' e. Banquet Pan "
- Viet-TAo1f !"' ..f one ,Sl'--->ir7'-+.
"'"' '''' i"i,
Ioe Gran" p'he ''.I"'d ~ H' o'N a'''' INC hr>'
@u@'" anu ara H'' ic'I" |" ~ "''' '"i'i 'Ho 'pi'"'
~u'o" DE- "''''" IL VI - n""'" i"'Sc t"o
dA'l'cH" ! -. al "",| t1r Dane t'oh l"l' peioic
supper
The trrano em'nt 'r tho supper which was served NJ
1 = N, we've very complete. The Grand Dukes taoe
occupied TIE pace "i honor at the he"d Oi 'hc 'oo"'
"r1 u" Other tables fllcd AL the remaining
aVaiIa1s space la the supper hai' ooi"
ps"'e SCI Of the finest table linen han n'ch
Pirch'sel for the OCCASION ana new service Vi eir
OF elaborate anl unique pattern was rroviueo, i".
iado Wa tsiefuly arranged WIN "o'u'iot Va
CHOICE I'D natural hoWers Inc orlahon'" '
'''nhy aNI otner uehens vi 'no ~ N. -,
two temples OF the Car Aiexahder' t"o n,onu" "
Washnsfon. with cnplds ana american naSo o ;, ur
Two inrei'i vases vi On,' 1850 ', ,.,,,on ,,,,
sa''i"n eagles am n"ssi W. % nH
American 'aSies an" nas' " o ~ nov ,r y, y, 1
war m"de o, Nonsa' anu ri.n a. ,1,n ,e,ter. nr
p'n M ant ,rc,,,doa cvcrv choice and ,enrting