New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-15
i C4RNIT4L FAN ~ VIENNA.


Viennees Letter 10 The san Froncisco CAron'sic.
The ncAt grandcst ballot The waning carnival came
of ON SATURDAY night at the residence OF Baron
laymrrc Minister Of the Interior. Tho Emperor
and Imperial family hOn0Tcd the scene. o. course.
There came near being family tragedy IN tie
nursery of the Baroness that night. The ile Bar
oness wishing To discover II lace was lnilaunabe,
SET fire 10 the window curtains. The flames spread
RAPIDLY but were discovered in time to be cAtin-
gui-hcd. with loss Of property only. The larnnc.s'
who was dressing heard the alarm and ran 90 Tho
nursery. 1t was very late, and many guests bad
arrived before she was sufficiently claimed aud
The Emperor arrived AT 1890. Tho Baron To-
ccvcd him 10 The yestibule and the Baroness al no
door of thc rrccption-room, from whence they went
10 the " yrllow-room hung IN golden saiinl, wh"ro
other members Of the Imperial family were assrm.
hlcd. The dancing salon Of the palace Is hung N
green. ami richly decorated IN stucco WORK in ih,
renaissance style of the sixteenth century,
Three glass chandrliers give suihrient hfhi;
but numerous candleabras and torch'g' aid
not harm the scene on saturday evening"
The orchestra was placed IN the great "iIn"W
Above before which crimson satin curtains are 's-
aliy .lrpwn Count Domuk IladrgQ surpa,-fl
himself and actually a,t0nished the Niennese colft
bt hi. " figures and "lavor- for the German lis
hitter was brought by n freight train. Ih' great
doors opposite the orchestra were thrown open anl
the dancers saw tunnel, inside OF Which si'o' an
engine and train OF cars. \ track was snuGshlE
thrown into tie ballroom, "a locomotives shIi!l
whi. IT, VA, heard. and tram ~ thirty freight ears
glil,d into the middle Of the apartment The cars
were uil. with exquisite bouquets, which snon dis
ann.ar,d in the hands of the young gentlemen
4.
funnel and returned with . second supply OF suicip
bouquets whiD h the Baron presented % the laaits
of tie Imperial family and Princess Pauline Met
tcmich.
The dress % the Princess this evening WINS one Of
tho most charming compromises between mourning
and frstivity that can be- imagined. Court mourn
inc and aliroom etiquette went hand m hand ~ ~
design IL was dead white damask silk. low ~ the
ucrk hut made high by black gauze bertha woven
with silver stars On the shoulders and outlines ~
the ..r,acc and around the bottom of the skTb
silver aralAsGuc- were richly embroidered an over
skirt .hlwl-shapcd. of black gauZc and silver, was
tied behind and fell the train in silver fringe Se
won, hands Of black velvet and diamonds around
bor neck and tuheroses in her HAIR Johann got
srht ol the Princess ~ she came down 70 her car
rogc and said she looked Ike q coffin turned inside
ONT The figures introduced by Cont llafdcgg
were the double Windmill and the Tambourine.
For the first he selected the ArchdacheSs Teresa of
Tuscany Princess Pasqualine Metternlch PnncesS
Paul EsterhaZy and Countess Irauttmannsd0ru 10
cross their right hands, and with their lett seect
grntlcmeu who in their turn gave their hands 10
Indies but the f0nT gentlemen having started y
Windmill by giving their left bands 10 each oth"r
and their right 20 four ladies, the fun and excite
yncnt Of choosing was kept mp until all the daucers
io' III riin5 in windmill fashion through the ROOM
The "Tambourine consisted of q small musical
;nst.nmeut OF this nane 10 which eight knots OF
ihhon wore fastened-fOur ned ones for the ladies'
four white for the gentlemen. At given signal tho
trots were pulled, the tambOurine exploited and
ladies' and gentlemen found themselves curlously
fastened 10 the white ribbons which the gentlemen
hal pulled. OF course they danced together but ~
made much sport, for the partnership was % uneA'
n,cted