The New York herald., 1871-11-30
A LA RUSSIE.
The Grand Ball at the Acad
emy Last Night.
Brilliant Ovation to the Grand
Duke Alexis.
The Academy Of Music Thronged with
the LONELINESS and ManlineSs
Of the Metropolis.
Gay Toilets Fluttering Like Fields
Of Waving Flowers.
Rich Decorations and Ale
gorical Groups.
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What the Grand Duke Saw and Felt and
Whom lie Danced With.
6CENES ON THE SIDEWALK.
Over -Four. Thousand Per.
sons Present.
Gay Toilets Fluttering Like Fields
Of Waving Flowers.
Rich Decorations and Ale
gorical Groups.
What the Grand Duke Saw and Felt and
Whom lie Danced With.
eCENEs ON THE SIDEWALK.
Over Four. Thousand Per.
sons Present.

OVeT = OUT u hOueStAnu Il OI's
sons Present.
The grand pall to the Grand Duke Alexis Alexan.
drovltch at the Academy OF Music last night was an
event which, in the line Of the great Jees that the
citizens Of New York have rendered to per-
sonages representative OF foreign friendly
powers, will stand alone in the bril-.
lance OF It's surroundings, the gracious
nature OF its purpose the haut ton Of the guests,
and we may say, the Importance OF him to whom
II ls rendered as pledge OF the aarnestness OF the
feeling which prompts two nations to love and
respect each other in spite of the wde unalte,abe
demarcati0n between the two systems OF govern.
ment.
9 FULLY FOUR THOUSAND PERSONS
were present. and vigilance ano zealousness Gid
for once succeed In making it in It's personne,
worthy or the intention with which 1t was gotten
mp. Those who have heart in our simple
republicanism need not think that there
was the slightest pandering to mere name
and birth; is only another instance OF the dignity
with which America can stretch out Its hand to
grasp Its friend in war and its guest in peace.
There were the shadows Of two mighty futures over
the dazzling efulgence OF last night which
cannot ail to preach Its lesson. The one the future
OF the great nation which, by the sheer force of
win and widespread intelligence, has reared
the mighty fabric OF nation whose
glory will be In the happiness OF its
millions ana the good OF the human race. America,
the other, whose still nascent force is feeling the
measure OF its strength and will build on Its dreary
steppes the majesty OF name which will rule
over the older ones with the splendor and vim OF
syouth great In its growing grandeur.
thousand tongues have already compared the
bal OF last night with that given in honor OF the
Prince Of Wales, and those who have
seen the two agree In saying that last
nights exceled In brilance, as 1t does
IN meaning The glow OF light which hangs around
such festive is the incarnation Of the AMIGA
bility which the idea spirituazes. Let us descend
from the region Of comparison to relation OF what
look place there.
Outside tho Academy.
Long before the doors OF the Academy were
thrown open crowds began to gather in the vicinity
Of Irving place ana Fourteenth street, by half.
past eight O'Clock the police had their hands
full to preserve an open space at the
main entrance and at the side door on Fourteenth
street. However, Captain Thornes management OF
the outside arrangement proved In the end all
that could have been desired, and no
scenes Of disorder or confusion ensued dur.
ing the entire evening. 1t was IN vain
that the hundreds Of eager sightseers who had
assembled from all parts OF the city to get good
look at the Prince pushed and crowded and made
the west sidewalk OF Irving place for awhile almost
impossible in their efforts to get near the doorways
THE GORDON OF POLICE
that stretched from Fourteenth street. to Eighteenth
street proved barrier from which they had always
TO retire discounted. By nine O'Clock the crowd in
Irving place had growp to quite formidable
proportions, but the bitter cold In the end proved
entirely too much for the great majority and, much
hnir will thav IN n
long before the Prince had arrived.
THE CROWD IN WAITING.
. The scene in the immediate vicinity OF the Acad.
emy was quite an exciting one. The immense
calcium lights on the soutterly side OF the build
Ing literally Hooded tle surrounding streets
with light. AS for as the could reach
MP Irving place there was continuous line OF
carriages and as one after another stopped at the
Fourteenth street eatrance and deposited on the
sidewalk Its quoA Of beauty and fashion to
add TO the gay throng in the ballroom and
then whizzed away toward Fourth avenue,
= grand rush Of lhe crowd on the sidewalk was GER.
tain to take place in the direction OF the vehicle No
one seemed to know what kind Of a carriage the
Prince woue arrive In, aud speculation was rife as
TO whether he driver would be dressed In
COAT OF SILVER AND GOLD,
or would be nothing more than ordinary liveried
servant Indeed, 1t was quite amusing to
listen to tine remarks OF the 'knowing
onesn who pretended to be 80 thoroughly
posted about the Princes rctinue and everything
that related to him and his that they were ready
to vouch FOR even the color OF the drivers hair and
The 'style, q the "hubn OF the imperial carriage
wheel Bus talking about him and speculating
,e Ue0F Prns me- along while the cold ar GRADUALLY
grew mere and more biting, cutting the original
crowd see o ener maSe anv @ ao
many Of the throng VINO mad been on hand from
earE evening got discouraged and went away
snJfering and complaining there always remained
q crowd ~ large as ever-new comers from
she near -by places OF amusement and club houses
taking the place OF the discouraged ones as fast as
NV rue siGHTsEERs MAKE MISS.
II was now ten O'Clock, and the impatient throng
In Irving place began TO lose all patience, AMI poor
Captain Th0rne and HE good man Friday came In for
MAJ was as ante ~ ne
captain and his aid by this time looked as used up
by the cold as the ununiIormed gathering on every
side OF them, and were often seen 10 glance up 10
THE CROWDED WINDOWS
of the homes across the way with look OF envy as
shadows cast by the fires IN the hearths
within. Yet the captain knew Just when when
and and the s' crowd @ Of T s,ght.seers seemed to know
the Iact and kept their eyes liked upon MN until
ne had disappeared WITHIN the vestlbule. UNKNOWN
70 them, however he soon alter put In an appear
ance at the stockholders entrance, on Fourteenth
sfeet The fact is tnat the crowd were perfectly led
BY Sa, the Fourteenth street way, and the strategy
worked worked admlraoly. Tne stockholders entrance,
nnn ns,e ~ a lew picked men OF the ordinance Squad
ng oorm on uelnlled was gayly bedecked with bunt-
Ernr III hanuy Illuminated by means OF gas Jets.
s,nn @ me aciual doorway there reached TO the very
was rnxoa carpeted platform or pathway, which
xMcrtcon soeicu s anu closed III upon either side by
pv pv,,ue, 49,, mSway OF bunting TO speak, and right
swoou s'v uoo' way small Russian nag hung be-
sweeu tWo american flags, forming sort
o. HIspery over the doors. In the middle OF this
nanway y mere was hung from the canoped top a
%,onhe cnanueler, tne bright gas Jets from which
~ up inc interior oi the canopy and the sidewalk.