Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-27
THE BOSS BALL.
Metropolitan Mammon Moves in
the Mary =
In the House that Vanderbilt Built
Wealth TIN You Are Wearied
and Tone Till You're
Tired.
MISS AST0R BECOMES A STAR.
Special Dispatch to the Register.

Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
NEw YoRK, March %. -To.n night the
grand ball given by Mrs. W. K. Wander
bilt came of. II was one of the most
stunning affairs ever known in the Metro
polls. For sometime the city has been
bewildered in contemplation OF it and had
not Jumbo been in town 10 divide the at
tention of the people, the result might
have been much worse. The circus posters
of the mingled immense undertakings in
one gigantic entirety" and the newspaper
announcements OF the lady's Easter Mon
day fancy ball rival each other in their
appeals to the imagination. have
read descriptions of both enter.
tainments, and after O careful
consideration of the merits OF each, and
much inquiry among men about town, /
think that on the whole Mrs. Vanderbilt
has eXtinguished Jumbs. The circus pos
tiers are trifie more glittering than the
ball announcements; but then they come
from the pen of professional, whose style
is very familiar. The amateur secretary OF
the lady, however, writes a brilliant para.
graph, and he is more lacking in English
than imagination.
More than 100 invitations were issued,
about !, 900 of which were accepted. The
reception Of so may guests made it neces-
| sary that platoon OF police should be on
guard to prevent the crowd from trading
upon each others trains. All receptions of
this lady in the past have have remark
able for the display OF flowers, but tonight
erything is showed under with roses.
There were some other flowers to be sure,
not excepting the wall variety, but there
| were roses everywhere.
The grand balustrade and newell post in
| the hall, the doorway arches, the quaint
old hall lamp, which in its day has proba-
| bly, burned before some shrine in Italy,
! were all covered and hidden with Spanish,
| Bon Silene, Marechal Neil, and Jacque.
minot roses. The orchestra played on
! the second floor, which was reserved for
! dancing, in q garden bower of smilaI and
| crushed roses. On the upper floors there
/ was spread continual supper so that
/ the whole party did not sit down together
| at any one time. Here the display OF How,
! ers was equal TO that below. The walls OF
! the dining room were cushioned with huge
roses and smilaX, while the ceiling was
! festooned with the same flowers. The cost
| OF the flowers alone would probably exceed
! 800
But the costumes were the main feature
| of the ball. One lady wore nothing but
! peacock feathers. and another young lady
! wore for head dress a peacock with dis
|
! Turnure, who made her debut this season.
She appeared as an Egyptian princess, at
| tired in heavy white satin embroidered IN
! gold, the train FROM the waist being long
and flowing. The low bodice was entirely
covered with ancient coins, and the LONG
flowing sleeves lined with cloth OF gold
reached to the hem OF her dress. Her hail
was worn in one long braid, and the head
dress consisted OF the golden enameled
peacock with OutSpread wings
a long gold veil passing round the head and
flowing over the train. She was also COW
cred with chains and bangles, armlets and
anklets. Mrs. Vanderbilt herself blazed in
gorgeous gold satin and black velvet IN a
costume of the reign Of Louis Quartor
! zieme. Mrs. Astor is in mourning, so she
did not attend, but Miss Astor appeared a:
a star in the star quadrille. She wore bel
own and her mothers diamonds and wa:
the cynosure of all eyes, for Mrs. Astor':
diamonds alone are estimated to be worth
over $4,000. Perhaps never has human
star glittered as did Miss Astor last even
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