New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-24
THE OLD GUARD BAH.

| BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS or THE HALL-rHE LARGE
| ATTENDANCE OF wKLL-XNowN MILITARY MES
MANY ELEGANT COSTUMES OF THE LADIES.
The Academy of Music presented brilliant
| appearance last evening the d" Old Guard" ball,
when. at teu minutes Of H. tie prom"nader' took
possession Of the aOOr The prOccnum and artists BOXES
filed with spectators, tie masculine members 90
which were either rcsplendent IN military
uniforms, or dressed In the conventional black,
while The toilets OF tie ladies wefc ncI
and elegant The stage, rs ia the custom was
arranged - represent military tuclmpmcnt To those
10 TIE gallery the most conspicuous Object wa' an AZ
rm.em"nt o. gis jets hung over the Gentle al the
STAGE. The ct- read Od Guard 1873; l.. C., lS2G'
! {. g., I-33" anI indicated taat t"e GA
Guard was AN odtsloYth of the I-ht Guard, "AI,h
wa, incorporated IN 1896 and the CTS Guiid. wtitl
be ,u 80. At the front, % the prUsecin'a boxes
ON elmer SIDE were eight ta,tefuiiy Grped HAS.
paahug The stage were two SIX pound field pieces
/ A. ilc rear Of the stage, On a raised cal
sat Major Mclean, VINO received the invited guests
! Gcuc'al Ecaurcl3ri, accompanied by Mr.. DI'
L charlsou occupied me "GoUnod" box shortly after
the dancing began. The General was dressed IN bI''@
ant was enthusiastic the appearance OF t.e Mi
/ ttry pessolag.~ present. Adiu'mt-Grn''d M0Se' o.
! south Carolina occupied the " H logs" box.
IN. opening march brought about NJ couples on the
for: the fist one Major Mclean, commander oithe
OH Guard AMI sir KIN. after them came Captain Iodo
and M. Angel. Colonel Stevenson. y the An
cicnt and Honorable Artillery Of Boston, ana
others. cane after Seventy six couples took
r"l j" '"' "',' P''''''' g.. ,,;.r ,.los nv,
poarc aud Tie dancing enjoyed unul an carly hour
hi, morning. Eyry spoke In hiSh praise OF the cX
! cc,ic,t management of the ball.
Among those present were Mayor Cooper. Jordan j.
~, r,.cc ,,,.,,i..ioolr SIDNEY F. Nichols, william
! t.,,,,,,ld ,ualt,r N,i,r George L. Merrill Of
! Lawrence. Colonel Emmous Clark and staff. Of the
eth Regiment General Alexander l. Perry Captain l. !.
,..,,, ti,.rt, Cray. nj pbiladr!rhlq. NOM
bier, Il Tie Ancient and Honorable Artillery
| c.,,.u,fv a. Boston: S-Ior H. Hgollo d.
..n c...,t c,,,.rol. tnrn,b,,a
/ O''''''' ''%.'7" '''' .r =, NJ,
/ ~ Tho "C,lorado;" y. ". BotI~si. COn>Il
General of Greece L L. Critcndcn. OF the army CAP
tam Thomas T. QUINN. tn Infantry Hugh D. IId'th's,
Ert t1re az" o 'ar. %, ~" second
/ iii.,, -fan., ~ thn \ itoual Gr1ri NrN-Yotk OIL
~ I,, Vinprs,.fa cheers from Fort Hamilton.
'''1 81 ''o i'. i, Nh a. S,r,.o..l CIiiI.,,.'
Nv t" 'II1 I,o'i ,ei.rtl t:rorge " Wu.a'c
/ ,.i,,I officers OF the New-York Naval Hos
i"'X Ji'I. Il. Euu6rr Assistant Aliuttut-
! i",',,'rl Of tbr iIiR Brc,Ic Clforj l.
/ II par,l r. Of Governor RubnsOn's STAFF. officers
H. ''"i, ., a., p',',..,,f Y y me- o;d i;ec.tc,t
E-ooAyn ard ;r - iisi l"'a"'tN az "IHt'h'E; It
G tto' J. g. carr and Siaf. II Troy;
r" T., io, OK Ed%ard SGeror judge G. H.
s.,"r. Bli mi crGrnclal Tcrbe anu st,f. Of
,t =. toIor do" Colonel Ualrrui O. eI.,
S"A'rr ana -,'.' ~ ir r a. ami Kan - Nh.
49, '.'I nm. f.r.rr Viim,r and ,an OF the second
n''t"l l. t,n.,, A ,r,,,,I Rags and OILERS
.. go. nm. -,-r,.,,rs
DISCRETION OF HE '0el' MES
Mis-. Teocct wore "A costume of heavy white roS-gran
.t...... ,r,-, DAM, ~ d,,,,.-.
| 81 made On piuIc''H'' WIN "'"i'.J y, N"''
! velvet and li'c; double rows OF Gttp enc
| .,. .,1 e,-friuoe finished the bottom
h''o "'' - - -,
| OF the dFap'ry' Tue H"lh WIS 'i''
in a dtep fan perfectly plain The cor-hge was cut
| -. e,,.bcd q, I'm Durheqsp lace The elbow sleeves
shiP'' i'i ~ -, ,.a , ,.od ,,, ,,.,
hal double idl Oh tue ed'ho '' - "'"" XVI" "o'N
lace. with diamond pendant, ana diamond earrings
| ,nu,ulPtrd tht, toilet.
! Mis-, florence Bcll, daughter of Colonel Molyncux
Roll wore 4 handsome Costume % cafeaualt erls era
SILK made III enITess s'vle. The EGtner Il front
and lon>c SIDES were caught with embroidered
bnlolpts OF rosie bui- aud foliage The bottom wa, tin
i.brd with "a narrow kulie ploatig, headed by detp
rounded polnts OF The six. bound with th' same
.nior The vest Of the basque was formed ~ IA"
rounded points ard wts orHdhcutrd Win embroidered
bouquets. Irlri' WeT" worn "iih lll-.
Mrs T. W Br7rr, was attlred m prlncH~>e d'cSS OF
striped black ana WAltr hiliu WIN dH,fiy "i p,iIH