New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-06
THE FESTIVAL OF THE COOKS.
A LIVELY BALL AT THE ACADEMY.


APPEARANCE or THE ASSEMBLED CoMpANY-THE
BEwILDERIyG ARRAY on THE sUPPrR TABLES.
White caps were dOfed last night, in defer
ence TO the OCCASION for the regulation beaver Like
wise the regulation broadcoth of swallow tail cut was
donned In lieu OF the accustomed white linen apron
Emerging from their Easements in all the elegance
and grandeur OF fashionable attire, the male cook
strutted and promenaded in the Academy Of Music at
an early hour last night. with the air OF one who
would say, "Ths a man." All the pretty bar-maids,
and many that were not pretty all the slender resauT-
ant cashiers and more who were in point or TACT
fat-tit is a great mistake to believe that the I'M
ported French damsel dame is fair or fairy-like
IN either form o. acewerc present without exceptions
worth recording There not much field for the de-
scrpive reporters who write accounso the latest style
of toilets for most OF the dresses on the occa
sion OF the Cooks Charity Ball were neither
new, gaudy rich On the contrary this
gathering in respect to garments takes something Of
the air Of calico ball and issremarkable mainly for
the cheap and ill-htng dresses Worth and the
myriad OF fashionable French dressmakers evidently
manufacture nothing for home National consumption.
New-Y0rk French cooks have evident contempt for
him. It'll only the true American dame who insists on
Paris styles
Nevertheless. this gathering OF unfashlonables man.
aged last evening to make very lively ball, in COMPARE
son with the stately ones which preceded il. II
was something like a between the French
masquerade and the Old Guard balls. having
all the m"rry-heauedness and none OF the
wicked abandon OF the first, and all the color
and beauty, without the satelness and gnty, OF the
second. Everybody entered into the enjoyment of the
evening with zest which almost equal delight to
those who merely looked on.
But the dancing, and coquctting, and promenading,
and rting (Of all which there the usual free and
Partisan Allowance not the features OF the French
Cooks Bal; they only sldedhrs. he'd in very light
estimation by those who attend. Tn glory aud lld 81
Is the supper!
And this one Of those indescrbabe ,hngs full OF de-
sgUs whose meaning remains mysterious untll me
structures are demolished AMI then only the nse or
g0uImand en- diScoveiilher TINE nwrnn So Ihe 'apeS
OF The S0ci6e Cuinare PhanthroNqes were set last
night in the small hall adjacent to the Academy known
a. Nilsson Hall, ard there six eight Of them,
running the entire length of the nall probby 90 iee'
ard in some Instances several, crosses P'cces' III
all styles and OF various materials. " Woulu pe
scribe these or to attr'hnte them 10 me proper
persons nothing was furnished to intricate by wnHln
the majority supplied or what they we're intended
to represent The alieg0Tical ea Is hot yet H uevei
oped Inc head or The ordinary ote al COX Ihtmost
and InspcctoT-a Large Waite OF that model caravansary
looked with comfortable pride at the rlsterp eces
not Indicated magnificent group OF unplucked
game OF every furnished to decorate one OF the
i It %ss an" Intended %i that dapcatci of the cH5,
bear va nd n@ cc a@ie. every msS, Wild
fowl aud beast in season.. would pc served 10 prevent
TSe Eth A9Saue. the Hsor noise he Westminster
the Union Square Hotcs all elaborate and unique
In tieir displays. Tie following bill oi fare VIII Indicate
what displayed AMI dcvoured:
Poage Consomm6 Littr6
sEiyICE CHAUD.
Huitre d. Ts a S DIE v %
Cables Ia soyer.
xlmbon russo. CHOW Sio@ stdlnes eIortadella,
Sal" de- y"a s e. sa,c sts ii in i@''0
SERVO rEolD
saunon iu st. Laurent historic
liacGH9s et 10 fi, ,rn,
Hure angler angle. a =. G Ba,lIia
Art Antique and Fantastic
C6tes dc BTut historic n Moline.
Culntte de Beuf PArelase.
,.l,,,,nl @ T TAbb aS e dp %esiminster
GaianIne de dInde a Ia Parnanter.
Pain de foie d'ois rAslcienne.
Les So IiS5 a s a en- ' 6ip5malq
i" Tro aP de Gaaniincs a l. HicltHeu.
Vo.i,re dc Call & Ia BagrdiiOn.
BalO tISs a pc PfI paa ad IA LhS9lu'
Griudo O. sse du jour.
GourInandses y ard sun Ie4ple de Ia LiOerte
AsB .p de HI f1re5 Ia fFl l1i.ionHgp
suprtnlrs Dc volatile a Ia Ninien.
P eal" de- SanSrd al ia &c ca@bi acre.;
Pate de zoe gras q IA ilgmon t.sc.
Groupe de- gr0uses II Elm
HadumGuc rampu'y 9u yainqueuf
yolilrc de f ais Ia L. G ,,1i,,
E,et dc Bteui 4 Ia renaissance.
IaDgur L. Buffalo a iluii me.
ffavoiiai~e q la kenitIcnic
Pa de (,iiicT Ia 4. NJ .ii,las
Crrradins dc H. russo.
Outtirr d'ouTs 2 Uncle sam
llauoiN de CO.'S 10 bluytTcs a la Thiers
lie Cyent n0ireuN.
Iif'cs Ilfi ecie.
lie IrntempS. l. automne
lie Temple dApolOn.
I,aiguie G. Cleopatra
SultanU MOierna.
LIiermitace du Bonheur.
| CrOqucmbOucle i Ia Nilsson
Figuicr tie barbarL
Charlotte MontiOye.
Charlotte Rapullcalne
NOugat Leypiien
La Tyre do rEspeiance
DESERT.
petts Fopr, Macarons Biscuits Ia CUTLER.
| Notices. Fruits ass0Gti,.
Coles Ia Tissot. Grce Il Ia Num-
NaDplitaine.