New-York tribune., 1890-01-04
MR.. MCALLISTER HAPPY.
THE NEwYEARs BALL A GREAT SUCCESS
SOME ONE, HOWEVER, ENDEAVORED TO MAKE
TROUBLE FOR HIM 49, HINTS AT WHAT
LOOKED LIKE A CONSPIRACY

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The gorgeous and gltering decorations that the Met
ropolitan Opera House wore for the New ears Ball
and all the wrcckage and remnants left by the great
social gathering had vanished yesterday forenoon and
at ?. IN. the audience that assembled to hear the
rehearsal OF the symphony Society found not trace
OF them. But all who attended the ball had pleasant
rccollectons that could not be ciaced easily, and
Ward McAllistcr spent happy day in receiving the
congratulations Of his friends on the success of his
"enort7
Mr.. McAlister had himself something to say about
the ball though he remarked that too much had been
said about 1t in advance, and the less said about il
now the better lie had heard, however. he added,
a number OF comments made by people whose opinions
on such subjects very highly respected, and ali
OF them had been such to convince him. apart en-
tirely from his own Judgment that the ball. on the
lines on which it had been panned-a purely social
affair, modest uncercmOnlOus and In no scnae spec
taCula'-had been great success.
For myself said Mr.. McAllster 81 did not see
anything in the ball which did not regard perfect
except couple OF omissions in the work oi Tie
decorator. These serious omissions. but they
really made difference I'm its ono was tint
the roof had not been entirely covered with nnopi'S
of smiaX, had been ordered and As was expected
There were only eleven cauopics and 1t required sN
teen to cover the roof fully The difficulty wa' that
Mr. Klundcr was taken sick at the last inmate AMI
could not give the matter all the personal attention
necessary. The Other omission was the hc-lr'i
Of Taft the architect to shade the fcstoonS OF electric
lights with ncolored and pink eauze. as had been
ordered. The reason for this omission was That Taft
had understood that Kluudcr to attend to it, and
Klundcr did not know about IT.
What grieycd Mr. McAlli-tcr was that as a result
the light of the electric lamps exceedingly sharp
like distinct. clear moonlight and was con-clueniN
in his opinion, iuar~tic. Mr. Mchlilst'r hold thal
the proper light for the ballroom and Tor the display
of all the charms and beauties OF woman, lovely
WOman.'-a theme on which he is always poetic DID,
convelsation-is brilliant, penetrating Yet mach
~UldUci and diu,cd light, tinted Oh the shades Of
rcd and yellow
AS far the social features Of the ball were
concerned said Mr.. NcAlli>tcr, as far as the carry
ing out of the plans Of detail i'm the ball and tie
supper, the arrangement of dressing rooms, entrance
and all the Thousand details that go TO make perfect
han, were concerned, this ball perfect, so far a.
! could judge. There was not one blot or naw or
spcck on it. Two distinguished Ensli,hmcn who were
present discussed the ball with me and told M" that
one respect they had never seen It's equal abroad,
and that the perfection of the supper accomno
dauons. iii Europe, they said, II had never been
attempted to seat twelve hundred people and serve
them at once in any balloon; iu fact, 10 maze p
proposition 10 do such a thing 10 any European
caterer would much disturb hi, cquanimity and ia"
plan adopted here infinitely superior t. any
thing attempted i'm Europe
Iut Mr.. McAlll,tcr's path Of preparation for TIE
ball was not perfectly smooth In talking over this
he limited at some agencies or agency which hnd been
at vor, against him. and had been quietly. bat in
yaiu attempting 10 influence the police. and 90 bring
about di-asfceable interruption Of the ic-tVuc and
cause trouble.
From The beginning % the end Of my final prcrl-
aroa-." hc said. 81 had constant reason to suspect
that there wa, some strong hidden interest working
against mc TO spoil the BALL noticed that 300 hints
IF these cNolt, were given o. me iu any way. ror
vc.c they sprung upon me until tl' ycy lat uorcn'.
when t almost tpp late - take measure. 80
countc1ct them. vogh never have suspected
uati the lan actually came oN tla' tar p...,. hai
suy idea Of -oppn- thc service OF Wine AZ ,-9p'- %
had not had tall. with Edmund G. stanton. .i tur
Metropolitan opera liou-o. ou Tuesday. Ni. htl.f.u
said that ths TIE first time that lar-e l.Ii g
p.r y private charIoor bad been held 10 th. Metro.
poitan opera House and thit though t,c question ot
vine az private bail, was settled lu REGARD 2, 40
other hall. u had never Dad precedent Iu thc
metropolitan opera Iiou-e. For that reason asked
,x Judge How land to -cn The Police Comm .Iour.--
SIR. Nctli-tcr did not bring any charges against
ANYBODY, dId De use any namc-, but hc said tllt
t could Doe regarded fortunate That Doc hal heard
about tlc po.-.biAty of police Interference 100 time
O, guard against anything happening O, mar The
pleasure Of the ball. Lut tlis Wa5 Dot h. oA.y
dIrcuuy
sim the matter II the few outulainc, uoro--
,ary.7 hc said had also trouble. We had very
great and unaccouutable difficulty in getting thc c.r
0l four foot canopcd entrance oDt dc, and OF tIo
covered way from the kitchen TO the supper room.
which cucroaohcd four feet on the pavement. Tho
Board of Aldermen al first refused Co grant I'.f-
mission for That. II wa, only after many ci'rtf
ou Our part That they dd give permission. Ih.n
tine Mayor dA NOT sign hi- name % DO and meyer i-
done -u When / -aw th" Mayor. Dee sid iAh OBJ"
proposed -tu.,urr wa, against Oh" Jay. "aI'
know and everybody knows tlu permits for t...
I.ud of th.uc are -l,ncd every week without word
% objection for political h.l, anf an sorts OF balls
ever, where in Inc cit,. The Mayor position va. .
menace 80, u- all tine time. iA' Manor sent r"l.."
man 10 that tlc erection cDn-iru' cd p~'p"r,
Iut A. hc had mot signed the permission. f ans ott
aari4I a. % department with authority to q" .' Ati
chosen al the i-t moment to come and have these
outl-.lGlrs- Torn down tho metropolitan cpcra llou-'
lcoblr would have been hrlpr-- having D." authority /
to show % prevent such action.
can fIiul - a -rorc 81 Ofhcr such incidents o.
that and can only rcgard 10 On" a." fl" Influence
of "A good many very prominent men ctcr'"i u '"tt1n
direction, Zoo the il-t fcT hour before thc ball That do"
hall WAS carried through -u''c--tUll'.'
~ Judge Henry T.. IlpVl1nd WHO va or" "' inc
+uou Interference" adyocatc- before tire Pol'r Com
0ucr- Yesterday expressed great qualification
with the .uccc-- Of the BAH. thc -uppcr AVID every
thing connected with il. Ilo -ad that % n1. 1Hc of
tIo uo-t brilliant social Affair." t'a hc htd over ai
icudcd or that had taken place iu NcH York.