The Mineral argus., 1884-01-24
Remnants of the Bal.


SIM tired out, that's what l j ham," re-
marked a Vanderbilt retainer to a New
York Morning Journal man, after the
fatigues of a more than usually heavy
period of domestic seryitude incident to
the ball of Monday evening. "And
we're all hupside down. Get straight
ened houtl Why, it'll take a week or
more to get things the same as they was.
Jest you fancy what things ID be like
I after the visitors drunk S., 700 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. 'It's
no use q harskin' me a lot o. questions
wich | can't begin to answer. Every
thing went hoff lovely as the saying is,
though | guess the damagell come one
way or another to nigh on ter S 1000
'praps more"
"How do you mean?"
"Why, there was torn curtains, for
n thing. one or two broken vases, an
SIGH like proceedings"
"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'tg go away un-
til after . o'clock, and some on 'em
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 OF the ballroom was strewn with
broken flowers and leaves-looking for
all the world like a palace just before a
hauction."
"What will be done with the howers?"
"a good many was taken away by the
guests. The best as wa left are waitin'
borders. Some1l go to The servants,
and I>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 'arf ov 'em
that's as good as new"
"Were any of the pictures ~damaged?"
mot as l know of, leastways l don't
hear of any, but the damage 10 lace cur
tains was considerable. l couldn't be in
every place at once, so l don't know
everything that 'appened. Pm told
that quite a lot OF jewelry was gathered
up this mornin' and 'anded to the detce-
tlves,"
"What detectives?"
'There was a dozen or more on duty
to see to that partickler dooty, an | spose
to keep a hye on the walters lest they
might prig somethin'. We had q humid
rec hextra walters on purpose. Lor'
bless yer, the jam was simpy 'orful, and
l must say they did splendid"
"What is going to be done with the
surplus food?"
"ralkin' 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, COS it can't keep"
who'll get itP"
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 to keep the men servants from get.
ting drunk. Twards the larst a good
many OVEN had as much a they could
However, there wasn't much to
complain of on that account, though
there was a tidy few OVEN pretty full.
| s'pose, take it all together, there was
much as 81 900 woth of food left hover
in n shape or another, most of which'd
spoil 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 to? Well,
think a couple of hundred dollars'd
about cover that"
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