The New York herald., 1871-01-06
THE BIG BALL.
THE Msal-cuSSES IN THEIR CORY.
Immense crovds-unparaile.ed MagniAceree--
Art and Nature Blending in Harm-ny-
Music OF Braren Tubes azd Natural
wrb,crs Ringing On the Air

dressed ladies' ana vepIenfh ~ thft hhs"ea
and struggled 10 enter the Academy OF Music
Struggle IA the word. And yet was All
good natured. The ladies' IN ieir gorgeous dresses
and toilets, tne &, ntemen IN full evening ercss
drifted along or struggled 10 keep together, Wine
the ain OF coaches hnryng 10 he door and hurting
away, OF policemen ordering the coachicsw -
sDRIyR UT, DRIVE rf"
or sget along lively, now." mingled win the strains
OF music as they cane foafng through the OPENED.
doors and the wartlings OF thousands OF birds made
the scene never TO be forgotten. From carr y
evening 20 early morn the string Of visitors q IN.
tinued There was no cessation till long AFTER mid.
night 1t was a glorious sight, grand sprslacle.
as each lady entered she was presented wiEi fne
bouquet, and at nine O'Clock exactly The ball
opeaed The Academy was nllcd with deI'J Jxhred ana
expec!ant .ests In grand box sa, A. rAe ..lios,.r
pe.ite. him wYs the jolly Edyara Kearn,s
and family: over nim we're Judge aGaryin
the boxes around. ana the entire building was
the crowds, without marinur Or dissatisfaction or
disagree ement struggled along. When the hour
wand, and Immediately. from two hundred instru-
ments the STIRRING STRAINS Of
burst upon the thronU.
| Tne Floor Cooimittee with the gay and indefati-
ga1e CHARLES iiaa st the h; head and tne unique
! the door. Tne crowds soon followed and almostin
q moment
| A SCENE OF uNRrvALIEp sPLENDoR
| burst, upon the view. II anything were want
| ing TO demonstrate the popularity OF the
| Ameltcus Grub previous to last evening IL
cannot now be needed Year after year
tnelr reunions have attracted the arent'on OF tue
1a2hlon3ole world; but II can be safely SAID that at
no 'lme and III no place has any club received such
an undonbfed rec' c'gnton OF its merited popularity.
any means calculated on such jam. The Academy
/ OF Music was devoted to the dancing, although 10
/ 1.tngfrU n
| get along across through the covered passage
way to
| where garden of delight greeted them. In the
HERALD OF Tuesday last full description Of the de-
| corations was gwen but no written description can
sum e; no imagination can fully picture he unique
beauty, the natnral grandeur and exquisite tase
the buildings (Academy and Irving Ham
was handsomely carpeted and divided by
lne walls at e,tner sde hung handsome
| paintings of scenes around the club House at
American nag was s.Garveyedn Irving Hall was
mass OF flowers and Jets OF perfume. The hofal
perismed waters, the thousands of canary birds,
the brilliant lights, the gold and silver fsn dart NO
tam IN the noIal temple, beautiful statuary and
| vases formed picture when may be imperiectly
| imagined but cannot be described
WHO WAS AT THE BALL
4 IL would be difficult say. VINO OF any note was
not at Ia oai II might ee more easy to state Gov:
, the Senate and Assembly; delegation from the
| Philadelphia and Baltimore Common Councils were
on han1, and all VINO cared anything for society
were on hand. Tne members or the Club In their
elegant Cinb evening dress lossei quite recherce.
The servants were dressed like lords. Knee breeches
swallow tail coats OF ine blue clotn with hafmoon
hats under their arms, bag wigs their heads and
further The Boss'' was delighted. Kearney,
Miller and John vanderbeck Ia supper COM
| mtee) had all they wanted do. Juioes Shaui-
! ley and scott, and Sheriff Brennan tas police
| mltteel, had llttle or nothing TO do despite the
| Jam. Charles Hall Eugene DurDin and the Others
| O w.
! nan, Jr., and McGreggor and j. Mcb. David
Wanea to o AZ n stood eaG oef M psy sy
! tive Irving and his sta1 lynX-eyed as usual looking
fof con,rahsnd charact RS. 10 them the absence OF
bad people may be aScribed and to the untiring
| errons OF the members OF the club may ne credited
| the unparalleled success of the entire affair.
The ball was kept up till early morn, and although
! everybody was well squeezed, yet everybody was
delighted, and the Amer.cus Club ball OF 1871 will
| not soon be forgotten.
Another Account.
| Midnight pealed a gay and brilliant scene
| at the Irving Place Opera House. IL has been
, many year since bah given In this city that
could at all be compared with last nights festival Of
the Tigers" More amiable jolly or freehearted
animals are not TO be found In the Jardin des
| Plantes or the Museum up town. And they cer-
tainiy gave ample evidence last night OF their abii-
| ity In getting up bah Of the most colossal
dimensions. There was only fault IN 1t,
and that an unavoidable one All the world
:! and his vie went there and as a natural conse.
luence there was scarcely room breathe anywhere
i and when midnight came dancing was out Of the
question. No adequate description be given OF the
magnifcence of the decorations and arrangements
i Tne most striking feature Irving Hail. which
was literally hidden with evergreens and flowers to
sucn an extent that one could imagine himself in
some rural retreat away from tae heat and dust
OF the Academy. When the moor became crowded
with promenaders and living tide sweIed around
\ the central temple the coup d'na was one not soon
/ TO be forgotten.
THE BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE,
entirely constructed OF flowers and everrreeps
reared It's slender, graceful co.umns over twenty
| feet supporting a gorgeous roof in the midst,
tbe centre Which iaase cbonaeer ana ra IN
us rays upon the swift glancng goldfish below.
Through the dark leaves OF the columns peeped vio-
lets roses heliotropes cornelas and tuneroses The
sides OF the han represented groves. and completely
concealed The walls. logne water fountains
/ PLAYED at every corner Of the hail Hundreds of
| birds carollea among the evergreens and mingled
their melody with the strains OF the orchestra placed
IN the gallery above. irving Hall might be likened
/ 10 the Vale Of Cashmere.
And what wilderness of nowergi
hns .ssse e.. II R4"s e. e III IG% as an Tsaf as bowers
The miogled spoil scattered here.
Passing from lryl z Hall to the Academy by
| temporary bridge. hung with rare paintings and
plent ully decorated with MOVERS aud evergreens.
the foyer a colossal photograph by Gurneg Of the
prcsid.n ng spirit OF the Jete-Willlam NJ. Tweed It
stands Twelve feet nigh, and Is probably the largest
photograph ever made in this city. AT the back OF
| t6e stage was Dne view OF
INDIAN HARB0R,
where she TiReSs wont To disport themselves
during the summer A similar painting by Brett.
lonr' graced the walls OF Irving Hail. Singing
buds were where ana seemed TO enter INTO the
| spirit 0f the scene well as tne Tigers
Among hose present were ali the chlef represen-
iatives or me poStcal judicial musical, literary
d3anag!c ang legal professions. Governor Hoffman
and lis STAN the Boss" with All his Countless
satellites; cOmrnissl oners Of every description.
TAmp nv Na.i and all Its rarnlfica,Ons ana 1he
hosl o lesser ghts that sparkle in tae political ir
mament. were there.
The toilets Of The ladies', although there was little
chance ol display IN SUCH lam, were r1ch Ia the
extreme aud IL some cases, very novel and elegant
Powdered tresses ,and stimulating jewels CLEANED
above rustling SILK, aud lHght eyes formed a nrma.
meut Of thelr own 4 msg niicent orchestra, under
toe direction OF G. :. GaaLsllla gave the following
programme:-
Irtrrr. C4sdric Schotisch.
Susanie Deux Temps Lancers.