New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-20
PUN Ar TIE FRENCH BAIL.
The USUAL LIVELY SCENES N the ACADEMY or


The USUAL LIVELY SCENES N THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC.
There are other French balls, but the one con-
splcuous md famous French bali OF the year In hr"
York T. the masquerade ~ tho Cerro Praucais dc Aar-
ioou, Ito shoe plan l. lavish IN expenditure. generous
in dimension and outlined with free hand tn" over
meuora bic motto OF 1893 Is completely In harmony with
IL. aims There is unbOuhdcI equality, nll-ofnbraclng
fraternity aud the largest Of liberty about Il all lrdoed
the split OF liberty 30 progressive hnd uhcompr"ms-
Ing these gatherings that authority Is sometimes put
TO iis trnmps-tho trump suit being Invariably clubs
lest liberty should Oycrstop all limits. Bu. kiIdhe'red
Captain Clnohy cannot repress smil" even While he
checks tho widest freaks 81 tho csn-can. aud his
scrgeants AMI patrnlmen grin with delight ~ thoy lay
the hand OF pnterua admoniton the bare shoulder Of
some high-k kicking member o. the ballet
Eeyelry goes further higher and sinls lower ut the
French ball than any other Of thu great misquerades
1t differs widely Ia ts extravaganza from the composed
and moderate nerriment OF the LioIcfkruz aud from
tho broad hearty good fellowship Of the Axiom IL Il far
more Mephsiopneean than either. ana filed with such
figures as poople1 Fausts visions Of the night
II was a gittoring throng that poured through the
doors OF the Academy OF Music until the great dancing
floor wa, crowded and the balcony blosoming vita
cav hines and nod with rusti1g of siks and satns
tho sparsie OF diamonds and the lar more attractive
lusre OF brgh; eyes Tho fountains OF champagne Ia
Nilsson Hall we're act nOwing and tho supper la
Irving Hall was attacked VITA energy Alter few
hundred bottles of wine had sot as many brains 10 um
dancing Of looss-liUb~d and scattering sort The
pace grew furious aud tho whole house whrlnR ia
the mad OF the most agile AMI hulaCinus u
IN is1uerade- Here the melancholy Dane swung POca-
bouaA In breathlcs. waltz. Tarrc the vllJwy Ophca
olung TO the OF tho Prohibition candidate ia tic lat
campaign. lSlight anachrunistns h'e escus,bio NJ
French bails. or tho friar OF Orlcrs ray was
ami Iiars O various other orders ana
coOrs red. blue black. green and many more. Henry
tho Eighth In all bis majesty, but his six wives
were absent he scuryng around To supply the
deficiency. Cardinal WOlsey garoI at Cardinal
EIchelieu, who was making eyes ht Queen Mab while
Robin Hood la Lincoln green paced thc corridor arm III
arm with Bely great many courts were rep
resented by colo 81 an gold laced nohcmoD tue
Duke Guss making Unusually gallant show. while
puzzled which OF their many suit0s they should
give tho preference There troops OF yOung
present whore attire qualified them for prompt
admission 10 the choruses nj the Casino aud tho BUoh
their conduct not always circuspeot enough u
the moral standard Of Colonel MoCaull and
Edward Rice These spHghtly danseis were Watched
with eager interest by stall business whose wives ~
home sOrruwlng over messages that mad mex
pectellY summoned their husbands coufcr with firms
In Philidep Pima and Boston. TIE wife husband
receives tclcgr pio dispatch requiring MS presence ~
Boston Philadelphia the night Of tl6 French ball
has right tu bc little disrJ-tful
IL would he cas-! 10 give many names or club men Wa
street aud representatives, ~ the dry goods district
aud the learned professions who danced tue hour- away
onf the publication Of the list might rot Ice welcome
WIS much like its predecessors IN attendance
decorations, costume, ana incidents. The usual flood oil
champagne set free aud there will Le the usual nh-
her Of hes IA