Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-03
AFTER THE BIO BALL.
How the Vanderbilt Mansion Looked
food by the Barrel.

"I'm tired out, that's what I am"
remarked q Vanderbilt retainer to q
reporter, after the fatigues of a more
than usually heavy period OF domestic
servltude incident to the ball of Mon
day evening, land we're all hupside
down. Get Strengthened out! why,
hitIl take q week or more to get things
same a. they was. Just you
fancy what thinQs'd be like after the
visitors drunk 90. 900 worth of cham.
payne, to say nothiR' Of the eatin'
and tother kinds Of drinkin', which
was various" The faithful domes-
tic seemed to be relieved of the ar.
istocratio dissipation consequent
Upon so notable an event In
the annals of the republican
royalty. Its no use . harsk'n me Q
lot O. questions which I can't begin to
answer. Everything went hoff lively,
as the sayin' 10, though I guess the
damagen come n way or another to
nigh on ter %, 600, p'raps more"
SLOW do you meant
"Why, there was one or two broken
vsses and sioh like proceedings"
"But cannot you
GIvR ME- AN IDEA
OF the appearance of the rooms at the
close of the festivities2"
Switch was, to say the least, hodd.
You see the oomp'ny didn't go away
until after 6 O'Clock, and some on 'em
left at least 'arf their costumes be'ind
EN-. There was bits OF lace here, q
part of train there, q fellows doublet
In one corner; while the middle Of
the ball room was strewn with broken
flowers and leaves looking for all the
world like q palace just before q hauc.
tiOn."
"What will be done with the flow.
ers?"
"a good many was taken away by
tho guests; the best as was left are
wailn' orders. Someu 60 to the serv.
ants, and l hear that several will be
sent to the orspitsls and churches. IT.
too early to say for sure whatll be
done with EN-. l guess there's nigh
on 'srf of EN- that's as good as new"
"Were any of the pictures dam.
sged2"
"Not as l knows of; leastways ]
don't hear of any. But the damage
to the lace curtains was considerable.
1 couldn't be in every place at once, &C
l don't know everything that 'appened,
l am told that quite
rnr on TpUprnU
was gathered up this mornin' ant
'anded to the detectives"
"What detectivet2"
"There was a dozen or more on duty
to ses to that particular duty, and a
spies to keep u b. eye on the walters
lest they might prig somethin'. W.
had a hundred hextra walters on pur
pose. Lor bless yer, the jam was sim
ply orful, and l must say they die
splendid"
"Whst Is going to be done with thu
surplus food"
"Talking Of food, I reckon there'l
enough left to supply a hundred fsmi
lies for q week. Most of 1t II have te
be given away; 1t can't kept"
"Who will get IT,
"The orspitsls and the servants
Why the waste In hioes alone wal
somethin' orful, and as for the wines
and lickers they was locked up just a,
soon as possible to keep the men serv'
ants from getting drunk. Towards
thu last a good many of 'em had has
much as they could carry. However
there wasn't much to complain of OF
that account, though there was
T Z
of 'em prettyifull, / spoae, take it al
together, there vas as much IA 81 ,O0C
worth of food left hover Ia INT shape
and another, most of whlc'd spoil In
side of twenty.four 'ourS. Then there
is a tidy bit Of broken glass which Ia
always to be expected at sich gather,
ings. How much that come o2 Well,
1 think a couple of hundred dollars
nd about cover that"
From another source 1t was ascer
tained that the disposition Of the sur
plus food, flowers and other perishable
articles had already been provided for
q week before the ball took place,
among the various charities and insti.
tutions In which tbs Vanderbilt fam
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