The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-24
THE OLD GUARD BALL.
Beauty, Wealth and Fashion
at the Academy.
TIE DANCING AND TOILETTES
Beauregard, Gordon and Host of Titled
Guests in Uniform.

The Academy of Music presented brilliant appear
ance at twelve O'Clock last night. when amid cheers
and brdrds the gorgeously uniformed professionals
formed in line and the Old Guard, with its
distinguished guests. struck out boldly TO tho
time of that charming aud lang syne quickstep
Love Not. and marched around the hall.
Although official prominence has recently been
given to the report of the Inspector General which
the Twenty-third regiment is placed in the OF
the State militia followed closely by the Seventh and
the Twenty second, it may be doubted if in social
eminence any other military organization ap-
proach the Old Guard. in whose ranks men Of
note from every honorable grade of life.
The Old Guard has no colonel, but it has a major
all the time. and grand ball once year. III these
two features the guardsmen and their friends take
pride, pleasure and satisfaction. Their major-Mr.
George Washington McLean--has o civic as well as a
military record and it may be accepted fact that
no officer can direct promenade. hold reception
or conduct a battalion to funeral with half
his easy grace half his gracious ease. On
this occasion the Major outdid himself. He
intended many years ago to make the
annual PERCEPTIONS Of the Old Guard the feature of
the social and he did it. This year he SUR
passed himself the ball certainly outshone all it's
predecessors. There is Of the bluff heartiness
of hospitality that marks the Arion; the stiff
Gruncyisms that occasionally dishgure the Charity;
none of the professional element that makes
the Elks curiosity shop for strangers Of the
graceful abandon or abandoned graces that attract
all sorts and conditions of from Philadelphia,
Brooklyn. Boston and New York to the French ball,
and perhaps not quite extensive that
provided by culinary friends who conduct the
Cooks; but for all that the Old Guard balls are name
unto themselves There is certain formal stateli-
ness about them-a sort of kind of o military je ne
sais toi that represses enthusiasm and insures alb
solute decorousness when the gas burns low and
the anitor rubs his sleepy four o'clock in the
morning
THE ENTERTAINMENT
The Academy was beautifully decorated with bunt-
ing and flowers. The stage was arranged as to
represent huge tent. guarded either side by
handsome brass howitzer The boxes draped with
fags-one of which. at a cost Of 81 $780, was made in
Paris and presented to the Guard by two sons of
deceased member-and at the extreme end Of the hall
raised platform, seats for the nobs and ma
bobs of whom General P. T. Beauregard and General
Gordon were chief. New York is gradually becoming
place of late resorts. It quite eleven O'Clock
before anything Of any account done. except in
the way of reception Major Mclean took his posi-
ton the dais and graciously bowed to the guests
who then and there presented to him. At a few
minutes before eleven procession of uniformed
men and elegantly attired ladies' walked upon the
of Dodworhs Band started the blood in every light
fantastic toe and filled the hall with harmony.
UNIQUE ORDER OF DANCING
1t will be by the following order Of dancing
that somebody wits had been work devising com.
pliments to the guests of the Old Guard
ssssses E Es.s ss. q
March, o'a ''"aro msGlR.,0n Downing
sS,sa ~: I,ss Tho rser
omenade-To the Seventh Regiment Veterans
tie and H"norsSs Artillery Com
aIT.sn Dc s. r rss1sss
the went Regiment Of New York.
tho lie Petit Duc
the BY of Brooklyn
Lanciers--"Cirone Grofa."
The New sSss iIiy; Carmen
Grand military DC ?isf Which al. mill
'Ary 's. siop" ar: matted sn e 9 gsr''eDa'
rromenado-ro the United Train q ARTILLERY Providence,
walt.~"Leisure Hours
Promenade-To the Amoskc.g Veterans "ParisinA"
Promsnad.-ro the Ninth Regiment ., New York. "oui
the HIs.y ;Es:ss' Corps Chimes Of
p,,u....ro w~ ra.;r,S sshSs.s, MAJ NJ w..
Polka Fantastic
Galop-"Auser Rand und Band"
Promenade-To the Troy Citizens Corps, bum, Bum (by
altz-"TraumgebIldc.'
Promenade-TO the Officers of the United States Navy
Moroccan Ia Gayottc."
Pokm-"krautzhdel.n
PromenadeTo the Utica Citizens Corps LA Male dcs
Indes.r
Lancers-'Ia Marjolaine."
Promenade-To the Washington Light Infantry Of Charles.
! ton. "Dixies Land"
Waltz Nit Frohem Muth."
Promenade To the Seventy first regiment" Of New York
American Guard"
Galop, 'Taubenpost
Promenade, To the "Provldcnce Light Infantry"
Mime L'Archiduc"
Lanciers Los Brigands"
Promenade, To the Fifth regiment" Of Maryland.
Always Gay.r
Waltz, Bail Chronik"
Promenade, To the National I.ancers' Of Boston
"Grandfather's Clockr
Galop, 'Sprudel."
Promenade To the state Fcncbles" Of Philadelphia
Nancy Lee
Waltz, "Immortellen."
The gorgeous uniform OF the Old Guard and the
Respondent toggery of their military guests,
DOL.