The New York herald., 1879-02-05
WHIRLING CHEFS
Grand Ball of the French Cooks
at the Academy.
A FEAST FOR THE GODS.
Magnificent Specimens Of the
Culinary Art.

The ball given last night at the Academy of Music
BY the ..Socetes Culinares Philanhropques ct Co.'S
popolites" immense success. both i'll point
Of the attendance and the manner in which the peo-
ple enjoyed themselves. At about half-past ten the
band played the grande marche, "Union Culnaire, "
and the floor became thronged with fair
ladies and their escorts making very beautiful
scene. After animated promenade the graceful
movements of which were eghtfully intricate, the
brilliant asscmbage the floor broke up
and formed into sets for the first dance.
This being a quadrille. 1t gave the Ia
dies magnificent opportunity for displaying
their toilets of which they took advantage with be-
coming grace. The costumes. although perhaps not
quite as costly those at Charity balls, were
extremely elegant AS a rule the French ladies
fail to exhibit exquisite taste and judgment in dress
ing. They always manage to wear something
that is just suited to their style OF beauty. and. al
though in some the display of fnery little
pronounced still the effect was not inharmonious.
As after dance of the very full programme was
finished the spirit of the ball" became lively.
and toward the end Of the first part, the
enthusiasm rose to very high pitch. 1t evident
that every one present had come with the fixed de-
termination to enjoy herself himself to the fullest
extent, and to make this ANIMAL reunion of the
friends of the Societies Culnaires,'' one Of the
most brilliant social events Of the Quad
xille valse polka and lanciers succeeded each other
to the stirring strains Of the superb orchestra pro-
6ucing the most brilliant changes Of scene on the
floor. Smiles and bushes of happiness outshone the
brilliant of respendent jewelry and bright eyes
flashed back glances that would make diamonds of the
6rst water burst with envy. Indeed. the good St.
Anthony himself would be sorey tempted to neglect
his breviary and ego back on his guardian angel
II it possible that he could be transferred from
his hernits cell to the midst Of brilliant like
that presented by the Academy last night. The
crash Of the band playing the gronde marche
du soupsr gave the signal for general
movement in force the abundant good things that
loaded the supper tables in Nilsson Hall. Here,
perhaps, tender questions were popped with cham
payne corks, and sweet nothings swallowed with
the delicate jel1ies and ices.
Al NILSSON HALL.
The basement of this hall the Of great
preparation during yesterday afternoon and evening
In their rapid movements about the small
room in which the various articles
ceived and prepared before being sent up to
the supper room. Indeed, to sit for o while and
in the culinary department OF large Parisian
hotel the occasion of some great feast Everybody
talking to everybody else. and as if there
prize for the who talked the fastest with
out waiting to catch breath Ascending the stairway
the HERALD reporter reached calmer atmosphere
and enabled to view undisturbed the room
wherein the supper tables laid and to
the remarkable works of art contributed by the chefs
of the principal hotels and clubs of the CITY, The hall
very plainly but neatly decorated. number of
American streamers radated from the gasght in the
centre of the ceiling their long white and red tails
being looped up by pretty colOred Shields making
very pleasant contrast with the richly ornamented
tables which were six in number. and capable Of ac
conmodating about seventy persons each.