The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-18
of the Ball.

"Im tired out, that's what / ham, re-
marked a Vanderbilt retainer to a New
York Morning Journal man, after the
fatigues Of q more than u'ua'ly heavy
period of domestic servitude incident to
the ball Of Monday evening. "And
we're all hupside down. Get straight
ened hout! Why, it'll take a week or
more to get things the same as they was.
Jest you fancy what things d be like
after the visitors drunk 5000 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 a]ristocratiC dissipation con-
seouent y Sd notable an event in the
annals o. the republican royalty. Its
no use q harskin' me a lot O. questions
WITCH | can't begin to answer. Every
thing went hoff lovely as the saying is,
though / guess the damageW come one
way or another to nigh on ter 81, 900
'praps more"
How do ysu mean2"
"Why, there was torn curtains, for
one thing. one or two broken vases, an
SIGH like proceedln'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 comply didn't go away un-
til after b o'clock, and some on 'en
must at least have left 'arf their cos
tunes behind 'em. There was bits CT
lace lynn here, q part of train there, a
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 a palace Just before a
hauction."
"WIat will be done with the fowers?"
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. its too
early to say for sure what'll be dc lie with
'em. l guess there's nigh on 'arf ov 'em
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. l couldn't be in
every place at once, so | don't know
everything that 'appened. I'm told
that quite o lot of iewelry was gathered
up this mornin' and 'anded to the detce-
tIves,"
what detectives2"
'There was a dozen or more on duty
to see to that partickler dooty, an | o
TO keep a hye on the walters lest ihey
might prig s~omethin'. We had a humid
red hextra walters on purpose. Lor'
bless yer, the jam was simpy 'orful, and
/ mnst say they did splendid"
What is going to be done with the
surplus food?"
''Talkin' Of food. I reckon there's
enough left to supply a hundred families
for a week, Most Of it'll have to be Civ
en- away, eos it can't keep"
who'll get it,"
The 'ospiials and the servants. Why,
the waste in hices alone was somethin'
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. T'wards the larst q good
many OVEN had as much as they could
carry. However, there wasn't much to
complain OF on that account though
there was a tidy few OVEN pretty full.
I s'pose, take it all together, there was
as much as 81 900 woth of food left hover
In one shapeo or another, rEost of whieh,d
spell inside twenty-four hours. Then
there's a tidy bit Of broken glass, which
is always TO be expected at such gather
ms. How much'd that come TOT Well,
i think q couple Of hundred dollars'd
about cover that"
ENHGF