The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-12
CRESCENT AND CROSS BALL.
4 MOST BRILLIANT sPRCTiCLE IN TIE
ACADEMY or Music.
Tn, Fashion or the Metropolis Turning Out
En- Mnsse Tho Music, The Dances. the
Decorations, the supper, and the Guests

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| Tn, Fashion OF the Metropolis Turning Out
| En Mnsse Tho Music, The Dances. the
| Decorations, the supper, and the Guests,
The Crescent and Cross bail at the Acad-
, cmy Of Music. last night. began late. II was
| five minutes past . o'clock before the doors
were opened and the sain-slippcrcd bellies
who arrived before that time had TO trail their
long trains over the dusty sidewalks TO a sido
entrance. Inside tho great auditorium was de-
sorted until nearly 10. Far up the stage gilt
tered the cmblcms Of the conflicting faiths
formed of gGs icis. The crescent. too.
seemed to have fallen below the cross.
~ II waning under the effects Of Osman
Pashn's surrender. On the borders of the
dancing platform were great Jars Of rich and
rHrc flowers. Pinned to the drsp curtain was
the cross md crescent nglin in rcd ON white
ground. lIerc ended %" d", orniiuna. except that
al thr ha * was an elevated dnis with u broad
rod ribbon at the mend Of tho steps of ncecss.
on which quests sat later in the evening. There
wero no gucsti there yet. however \ few seats
only In The parquri cir'lr. and one or two of the
boxes. were occupied. while the sound uf the
-pceuaiors selling tickets at reduced rates
ombincd to give promise that tic ball was
allure.
Half an hour made a grcnt change. Az 10:io
Iandcr's band. which hnd been alternating
with Gr.iu,la's III paying rather melancholy
marches. gave warming 10 take places for
tho first quadrille. without any preliminary
promenading. two double sets were formed on
the floor, and the bali In the Sc, Of honor Of the
evening were Mrs. Il. VI. Vail President of tho
society. and james Parker. Mrs. Vanderbilt and
Ward NcAl!ls.er. Mrs. Robin. and W. X. Van
dcrbilt. Mrs Crugcr and Arthur Leary. Miss
lznnga and Mr.. Brooks. Miss Kcrnochan and
Mr.. Travis. Miss Strong and Mr.. Redgcr. Miss
Bro,zc and Mr.. Thorn
feature of the second set was one gentle
mans flnging his crushed hat to q seat at the
side. j opened in the parabolic course Il took
through tn nirrollel III on to the floor and re-
VOWED in cIr.l"s almost ia time to the music
IN IN 'tiisr Aai aan nFrly similar experience on
While the 1undrillo was in progress pcrsons
Hooked INTO the room through every entrance
cNi 'nd,.l t. Grnmer,y PARK. When nirauss's
NV Vienna was played for thc second dame,
ihefe wHs f.enSral rush Tor th" PLATFORM and
lnNihg euup' s-tro hall Na- ~ full ild" and all
: - ui r. r.iur. ci i"d. 4 RGir,. f"lowtd the
waltz nnt ih n toih wore repeated heiv.." There
u. ori'i ot iBuo,- could no, have had the i.nr
%. Nr- Go sherman before their eyes. for out
~ "a" .cntlr' twcn'y-iuur twenty were waltze-
,.Thcre was the usual array Of costly toilets.
More than on, Worth dress -9w gus light for the
iir-l time. md watered silks and rich satins
shimmcr'd IN thn b0yos ana wnirled along thr
dUrcng iluor Even the gentlemen shared Tho
srendur. the managers relieving the .onlbln.
hla o' their evening dress with hatgeE aoii-
tanning the cross ana crcs cent Ia red ou white
Tho cmMcms of tho occasion w,re rcpcatc,
T. un 'Nu-p. rat .ug degree ia tn Supper rOom
IN.ry, piece ~ pastry was crossed amt crc--
rrpi.d. npi Ilil. hhgs hcarins ,he same sym;
IN" room the American and Austrian onsgns