The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-24

gance G be car led out. Ie depends
wholly Jon the wishes of the hostess a I'd
( e maidcence Of the decorations. n
deed, would not be difficult to spend
IS, IN this way alone
''Ws We have decorated the building
with fyers aud hung it with rich tapes
tries. nd now we viii look at the other
parafrnalia Of our grand bali. Main
talnl5 same scale Of expense, [ would
set Q, supper, which, with wines, would
costa average Of $40 per plate. A Lucul-
liaufeast could be prepared for that
ammt, embracing all the delicacies Of the
seen, with canvss-backs, ortoians, terra
pi- English pheasants, western game, etc
Tiwiues would be Of the best imported
bIads; need not enumerate them, further
TIN to say that the clarets and Burgundies
abe would cost 81, or possibly IS a bottle
Jos Nougeot, Chamberti !, and the like
1ese are by no means imaginary prices
lie cigars would cost 80 cents apiece. For
eh lady would have a f)ral favor OF
te finest and most expensive roses
hese would easily cost SO esch. The
lere are the favors for the german
here is absolutely no limit to the pos
llbllities here again. The german
Iavors at the Aston ball were exec d.
Ingly rica, and those given at Mr.. Bennett:
pail at Newport, think cost in the neigh
.porhoOd of S25 to $50 each. They might
ionsst of elegant pieces of jewelry set with
precious sto les. Some favors are diamond
ttudied; III fact, the h stess can expend Just
Is much on this particular item as she
wishes; but I am suppose g a reasonable
limit In placing them at $40 apiece. You
see, the g matters soon run up into the
ohcusauds"
Here is the estimate Of which Mr. Pinard
ohated as lightly as though it were a trifls
OF Everyday occurrences:
Rep of ballroom Stewart mansion or
MCropolltan) ........... ........S 2,OOC
Deerations with orchids and other rare
hUers, say. Observation-Disclosures. 12,0G(
| 5Ol toral favOrS for the ladies', at So SON
$50 jweled favors for the german, at $40 %, 00(
Dlnnr at $40 per plate, with wines and
cieSrs.--..- ........--.........- 100. 1u,UO.
Musi- String and Promenade bands -. 6O(
Maing a grand total Of SIS. Coz
for tie amusement of thousand guests foI
a sinae night.
If his femi me Croesus does not CAPTURE
the rim prize she is striving for-the leader.
ship o New York society-by this solitary
coup Ae will at least have the sweet salts.
faction of feeling that she has eclipse1
all tht records for extravaganza in ball
giving. The Bradley Martin visiting list i:
said tobe the largest of any il Gotham
I with tie single exception of that OF
Mrs. William Astor, the present leader
Moreov'r, 1t will be reinforced by acces-
sions from abroad, and there will be more
than iew lions from over the sea at the
coming ball. Large as her list is, the lady
meers 10 demonstrate that in ball-givinl
she ca give points even to McAllister him
self; for it is her purpose to have no but
those OF recognized social standing, and not
to cast her bread upon the waters as Meal
lSter did, metaphCrically, at his New
Years ball, when he let down the bars
and invited the ambitious out iders Il
come in and have a good time. She will
demo lstrate that there a g at least 1.00t
people of unexcep ,nab,e family and posi-
ton who are worthy of bsing hidden to her
tile da ce, ami who are quite differe II
from McAllister's incongruous host. Hel
portal is wid4 one, but it will be quite al
exclusive in way as ever was thai Of tn
-Four Hundred" in the days when not tc
be one of the sacred circle was to be ignored
The experiment of giving private bal
on so large scale is something new in New
York. The attendance at the Assemble
and PatriarchS averages about $50, and the
cost of the'e balls has been in the neighb r
hood of $500. Another thing that ha
been conducive to small and select enter
tainments has been the uncertainty abou
guests &C epiag invitations. AS a usua
thing, a hostess knew about just how man,
people she could depend upon, of the name
on her list, to come to her ball. To secur
an attendance of $50 she would have t
invite 800. In the same ratio the Bradley
Martin invitations will have t. g sent to a
least l 300 people to secure the coveted thou
sand necessary to her social triumph.
hear that negotiations have been al
ready opened wi view to securing the
big panorama building at Fifty-ninth stree
and Madison avenue, should the attempt t,
got the Stewart mansion or the Metrop1li
tan opera hou fall through. The bal
Itself is a queer outcome of the fight TO
social leadership now going on in Gotham
"a silent battle in which a quartette O
beautiful, rich and determined womer
are the contestants. Till now tn
leadership of Mrs. William Astor ha
been tacitly admitted; but lately, when il
was whispered that John Jacob Astor wa!
about to take unto himself a second wife, il
the person of Mrs. Bowler, the alarming
probability suggested itself tn the new
conner might seek to supsrcede the queer
of metropolitan society. Mrs. Bowler
whose engagement to Mr.. Astor is now
denied, IS a lady of somewhat cos
mopolitan fame. Mr.. George Pc dIetor
Bowler, her hus and, died about six year,
ago, and since that event has cut wide
swath in the fashionable world, in her ma
tive Cincinnati, in B jston, and abroad. Hel
Establishments at Dresden, Paris and Nice
we're homes of luxury and good cheer, de.
lightful GASES where American travellers
loved to visit and sit at the table provided
by the fair hostess, whose personal charms
were fully equal to her hospitality. She
had at her back an army of worshipperS
her gowns were literally revelations Of
beauty and her hops were peren NAL pleas
u es. Once she added to her experience by
being captured by b lndits, but the Italian
freebouters speedily let her 90. This lady
"a Miss Globes of South Carolina before
her marriage-has for some time past been
looming up like a threatening cloud on the
horizon OF New York society, ID now that
she as retired, the Astors, the VanderbiltS
the Whitneys and the rest breathe more
freely again.
Mrs. Bowler's ghost being temporarily
laid, Mrs Asst n finds herself confronted by
her own relative, Mrs. Willie Astor, anC
also by Mrs Whitney and Mrs. Brad ey
Martin as rivals for the laurels of leader
ship. Hov it will all end is difficult tC
fore ,hadow. The Astor ball, in the season
cost mint Of money; but nothing like $50,
900. They have "the CALL" however, al
sporting men would say, and MIS-. Astor''
gatherings never fail to bring out the cream
of the elite in full force. Mrs. Whitney
proposes to christen her new ballroom with
a ig ball some time during February O.
early in Marc /, and 1t is said to be an archi
tectural and decorative marvel Mean
while Mrs. Willie Aston and Mrs Bradley
Martin are compelled to hire theii
bathrooms, for the press t at least, neithel
having the accommo lations for the grand