New-York tribune., 1880-01-16
rHE oLD GuAnp Il HOsTs.
FrArVREs OF TIE BALL--Ins tTTgNDANcC MUSIC
DECORATIONS AND TOLFTs.


DECORATIONS AND TOLFTs.
The Ola Guard Ball at the Academy Of
Music last night was tnc very mode Of modern milf
try ball All the pril- and interest OF 0l the various
local aul SUBURBAN military examinations seemed TO
have peou aroused and the ladies 10 attendance secm'd
10 be- actuated unusual degree by the spit o adj
mratOn sOldery whic has char1ctrized every Hk"
anu country. The Old Guard was the first successful
ball O 1850.
The O!d Guard is an organization Of ancient renown
under other names It, few remaining old veterans
became noted members o. tho Lgat Guard. organized
~ 1896 or tur CITY Guard Of 1888 FA' war Of lSOl
rose mp the latter organization, Tor u hrptned thht
many OF ts memher., IKE M,ashrid Lowell and
John r. Garland. went into the rcDci service. and
IL was not unul l,65 that tho Od Guard came
into existence m q reunion OF the Original companies.
The name l. something oi q misnomcr a' most oI the
Old Guard young George " NcLe1u, the pres
cuf major was tie gentleman VINO orgllz,d IN 1865,
ana has since commanded the lcSIy,d cOr,s; and 30
one would tiiak of calling hin oid-Ii he vaiued hfc
II les been the custom of the organization for years
past ~ give what may be called "A Military Ball.
There have been many limitations OF This entertainments
Int none which compare with tin the soectntss o
The nrany general cxc.iicnco OF the appoint
mcnt. dresses and decorations. THIS year ~ indicated
above tne Guard endeayored 10 MAKO 1T mo.-' ball
and succeeded.
TIE IECoBNIONs.
The decorations we're very simple and tasteful. Tic
front OF the daaciuE platform was guarded a. n
they were scutlnrl7 or-octtcf aiuuc sth-S1i'o IONS
rnagins the entrance from the dre-scircic, by TX
large po;s oi growing flowers from wita hung TO the
door garlsuls OF cvorrceus. Suspended from thc
ht.an, c.rcc aud ist suoy t4c heals of thc aaucers
were numerous cage, each containing canary each
or thc birds ,h.rfcd to h nr, bor ana ai 30 to n0ry
,iaati. during thc whole cytninr The boxes were
hans. with dos, o. various nations and military orgr-
fgl:.o., ~ uJ.y oca.,, 40 t. PEGS. o. the age. ia
tl,. circle .or a. ol ga let were .na mouoerims ~
th. aht Guard and CtT GJlr .n fhe dates cd tirir
or.ri, 30. .ou and the name %. o.. Oh Gnatd in iuL
with d.. da;c 14-0 rhe stage 90 i. rt'r was set to
represent 3D. ctnp wfn ttuii, calAon, stacked arms,
a.. ana other plrap.-ruula oi g nous YaT-itdt De-,
.,ri0us uuaot tac harmonious circumstances ptc'aiuE
ll.t cyeni.c
The fout % the Academy aud tc surrounding blocks
wore H.ht,I uq bY c.cg.fc a-.. tau.l,d uy AraouN
g. uoc1tiu.eu .lon eu-n.t established ot consider
b. ds.4uc. lrru t.c 1uld.i-. .,l yies oiost tuo
povcro. 'l~ cn-in,-.
orr>iNG or IuH BALL.
rfau rpr.tI ..ffar t.lr ,.uld. o.. hsil 100 ioIr
OF .o.. win about eighty couples u. lIe h-s. quad
rr. 14c Iace., number s,.u go t'. oi. s.e', % Dab
i. OLD. tr.'r.r .ar m.AF rsal, lfs .r. l-D couples.
ifl .1t.I... Clearly H. Nu. i-c.. c.u,.J tar sir-
v..4 s,..44.I l..t nights o--
a uural..l.. dressed ilr rn'.rr thff -h.
.or.af fle ...Ieu ur,s.'l r.lr l.1.. a'trHetf,r
t tr... ... .f.-s s.r. D. ,..s .....- t.r n...-
...r., .f i.'.. .n ... varied -u rl. n -i. rl anl
naval ,H.... .rc-.at V.n I.4 tl t,e ,,lIlk. c,l-
.....et.. v.r....t..or ..I contrast ot .ulurm .Hf
.- ..ll,o-, attraction 90 tHe ..t| . u. e-e. o, ..
.sd.c. Bul u. ,..i..f d-l .yti bt te Ady -U..ts
,..l. cor. ,Illy VT, lr.-h aul .h.ru.rc
lAr r-.,.....tt Od auisl h,iiti hoped narss
il.o o.,ti..r d. generally saecesst- season.
ft.r..., .ir tle -cea-Hn was fn....i.d d. Dol
wuiH'. f.adI Iot 90" pioue. t., tni hc''' 4oi 'I'
...,.. 4.cs-4i ict rlt .ulpDct o. l5lor " l~e sd.
D.lli Io.c-
TIVE CrISI-.
A,o,. th, invited guests acrc ral Organization,
s,, Ia .,,le aul d,e $50 to r.c d., OHlrl rom Other
,Il.. Among these vctc tae p. .rou Comgaoy Of
,,..r.i and Il INufahlr Artillery. oI Nlru nuuucr
.,r- ,t...tt tar iaAIcucs Cifs.J LlRht Guard. the
f0r .r. flc Albany lr..sa Corps, tlo fnLddrl-
r.ll fi-ic.s. aul %. Wa-nretou L-It Artillery 0f
, N,yy gt- rpr... .nt.d hy oH'cl. % tI. Colorado
tluIr-NiH, b ...'..+ -I'" i'''.i''''