, 1879-03-14

bnx amid shouts fronI tho guests, nlht The grat
gala wns over. 'tc least an'using part Of u I'LL
was waiting for The carriage, down.stafrs; how
ever, TINT wns less tedious t!tnn might have beeu
expected In such crowd.
Among the people Of tntereas ia tile Theatre
"crt the HieHtbcrs of the Chinese Embassy, cof'-
sDicuous III tllr boxes reserved for tic dlpfo-
se wct il e9f9t eco WE: y s. M fanf r. trey
took oil the yellow costumes, anfl appearcd In
blue sntin. This crcntcd some eensa&!on nnd II
RFeat daal Of disc,sstou a'nong the other
gaes's, Soma con, s;ou,,ondta}E that In 's Gn!na
th.. costume before the Emperor, nrul
others Insisting thut, aa ihu theatre uas warm,
tht Chinese had tncrely tuihcn oil ~ nyerdrcss.
Two of them wore spec.aclcs; the htn bassa,lor's
lcarncd tie man is ts larccr hia spectucles are.
That, al lcast, IS what they say here.
Last night the great bail took place nt the
p!n'ace. There were 5000 guests. Toward
I,nercury degrees below xcrS) .u,l, leaving our
biz far cloaiss In the nrgehasss, fond o,lrscyes
at 0nc1 in an atmosphcFo Of huHlncr. The
grent palace was lighted from ono end to tho
long corridor, and found ourseirc, IL wtu.t is
called the ball Of tho negroes, bcraukc at thu
doors which lead from here to thc private anart-
menta Of thu Emperor hsu stationed aw0
Arablans rs guards. They arc In Their pattvu
W. ncnt Into al octRgonnl ruom vi tli tables all
around tho rules nntl q farEc round table IN tho
erntre, with tea and various cakes, bread antt
botbonf. Filssfnr through ano11er smaller
room, we found ouracIvcs III q srest hail. with
rowB of Gitlct columns on ti.n sides. On tile
Left, separated from this hall only by The roll
,1tnns, WIS corridor which run the whole
length Ut the r0unl and ever ~ fur beyond It,
tabIo ul along one side, holding ten, uld
trimmed with xrccn pants. rs We stood at ono
end ard looked down this corridor, With the
green trees, tl,c white tab!s.coths, and the rows
Of light, tho vista seemed intcr,n!nablc. Thu
objects urcw smaller mid smaller untll IT
setmed as II tho eye could reach no tartftr.
The ballroom opened out Of tic t'otdcn Hall,
as the room With The gilt columns Is cai1c'l It
IS Of enormous size, aid was lighted lust nignt
Along one si1o OF 1t ruus The corridor which l
have described, ind gallery surrounds It On
the second to0r. The walls were lined with
great trees, ,naSnolias. palms. myrtle. and vari.
wero wound with greens mud lighted
cat,lllrs from ton to hottuul. Tic orchestra
sat in u green bower. The maids Ut
homer were all ranged On one sidu o. the room
for the lrnperla! fatnily. Adjectyes fail int to
describe The ulagnitfccnge OF the whole acelie.
rGtaln only 4 confused memory Of bright lights.
flowers, green plants, lofty rootlIs, lunE ytstns
difnls-ighted conscrratortcs. ladies in t,uautifnl
drcsscs and flashing jewels, gentlemen IN BRILL
liant Uniform covered with orders, ulltI In the
n!dst Of Il ull tho Emperor, with his kinEIy atr.
d pleasant, socia6le look On his somewhat sud
und worn facc.
Only the tales In the Arabian Nights can give
one nisv idea Of bn1l at the Wintur ralarc. It
is the most brilliant sight III tho world. The
Court balls in London arc dingY III comparison,
LIS Buckingham Palace dwlnules into inslgnil.
raneo beside tho palacc here. Tie Jewels Of by
Gsund Duchcsscs arc fabuolsly rich. All
tbs members Of tho Court ttanced last