Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-24
nenlnants off the bali.

marked a Vanderbilt retainer to D 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 bout! Why, it'll take a week or
more to get things the same as they was.
Jest you fancy what things ID be ike
alter 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
sequent upon SO notable an event in the
annals o. the republican royalty. sIt's
no use a harskin' me a lot o. questions
wich | can't begin to answer. Every
thing went hoff lovely as the saying is,
though | guess the damage'll come one
way or another to nigh on ter 5000
'praps more"
How do you meant"
why, there was torn curtains, for
one thing, n or two broken vases, an
sich like p~roceedin's.'
"But cannot you give me an idea Of
the appearance OF the rooms at the close
Of the festivities?"
Switch was, to say the least, hold.
You see the comp'ny didn't go away un-
Til after q o'clock, and some on sem
must at least have left 'arf their cos
| tunes behind 'em. There was bits Of
lace lynn here, a part of train there, a
feller's doublet in one corner, while the
middle al the ballroom was strewn with
broken flowers and leaves-looking for
all the world like a palace just before a
hauetion.D
"What will be done Withthe flnwers2',
IA good many was taken away by the
guests. The best as was left are waitin'
horders. SomeiE go to The servants.
and | hear hat sev'ral will be sent to
the 'orspitals and churches. It's too
early to say fvrs sure what'll be done with
'ein. guess there's nigh on 'arf " '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. / couldn't be in
| every place At once. go don't know
/ everything that 'appened. I'm told
that quite a lot OF jewelry a gathered
| up this mornin' and 'anded to the detce-
| tlyes,n
what detectives"
t'There was a dozen or more on duty
to see 10 that particklerdooty, IN | spose
| 10 keep a hye on the walters lest they
| might prig somethin'. We had a humid
| red hextra walters ON purpose. Lor'
| bless yer, the jam al simpy 'orful, and
| / must 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 I'LL have to be Civ
en- away. cos it can't keep"
who'll ger it,"
''The '~ospitals 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 10 keep the men servants from get
ling drunk. Twards the larst a 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 il all together, there was
as much as ST. goo woth of food lett hover
In one shape or another, most OF whlch'd
snoil inside twcf.g-sca= he.:-s Tie:
there's a tidy bit Of broken glass, whicb
Il always TO be expected at such gather
ms. How much'd that come to? Wen,
l think a couple of hundred dollars'd
about cover that"