River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-17
Remnants of the Ball.


I'm tired out, that's what ham" re-
marked Vanderbilt retainer to New
York Morning journal man, after the
fatigues of a more than usually heavy
period of domestic servitude incident to
the ball of Monday evening. "And
we're all hupside down. Get straight
ened houtl Why, it'll take week or
more to get things the same as they was.
Jest you fancy what things d be like
after the visitors drunk $1,000 worth of
champagne, to say nothin' of the eatin
and tother kinds of drinkin,' which was
various"
The faithful domestic seemed to be a
reflex of the aristocratic dissipation con-
sequent upon so notable an event in the
annals OF the republican royalty. Its
no use harskin' me lot o. questions
witch | can't begin to answer. Every
thing went hoff lovely as the saving is,
though guess the damage'n come one
way or another to nigh On ter 81 900
'praps more
"How do you meanp
'tWhy, there was torn curtains, for
one thing. one or two broken vases, an
SIGH like proceedm's."
"But cannot you give me an idea OF
the appearance of the rooms at the close
of the festivities
(Which was, to say the least, hold,
You see the comp'ny didn'tgo away un-
til after o'clock, and some on 'em
must at least have left 'arf their cos
tunes behind 'em. There was bits Ct
lace lynn here, part of train there,
feller's doublet in one corner, while the
middle of the ballroom was strewn with
broken flowers and leaves-looking for
all the world like palace just before a
hauction."
"What will be done with the howers?"
ga good many was taken away by the
guests. The best as was left are waitin'
horders. Somell go to The servants,
and hear that sev'ral will be sent to
the orspitals and churches. It's too
early to say for sure what'll be done with
'em. ] guess there's nigh on arr oy EN-
that's as good as new"
"Were any of the pictures damaged?'
"Not as | know of, leastways | don't
hear of any, but the damage 10 lace cur
tains was considerable. couldn't be in
every place at once, SO | don't know
everything that 'appened. Pm told
that quite lot OF jewelry was gathered
up this mornin' and 'anded to the detce-
tives,"
"What detectives"
"There was a dozen or more on duty
to see to that partickler dooty, an spose
TO keep hye on the walters lest they
might prig somethin'. We had humid
red hextra walters on purpose. Lor'
bless yer, the jam was simpy 'oIfll, and
! must say they did splendid"
"What is going to be done with the
surnluS food?p
"Talkin' of food. I reckon there's
enough left to supply hundred families
for a week, Most of it'll have to be CIV
en- away, COS it can't keep"
"Who'll get it,"
1.-THE 'ospitals and the servants. Why,
the waste in hices alone was somethln'
orful, and as for the wines and lickers,
they was locked hup just as soon as pos
sible to keep the men servants from get
ting drunk. Twards the larst good
many OVEN had as much as they could
carry However, there wasn't much to
complain of on that account, though
there was tidy few OVEN pretty full.
| s'pose, take it all together, there was
as much as 81 600 woth of food left hover
in one shape or another, most of which'd
spoil inside twenty-four hours. Then
there's tidy bit Of broken glass, which
is always to be expected at such gather
ms. How much'd that come to? Well,
think couple of hundred dollars'd
about cover that"