New-York tribune., 1890-01-02
A BLOW AT THE BALL.
WILL TIE POLICE INTERFERE WITH TIE
SERVING OF WINES?
EXJUDGE HowLAND SAYS THAT IT IS PRIVATE
AFFAIR-THE NEW YEARS DAYcE WILL
IL A SrCCEsS.

! AFFAIR-THE NEW YEARS DANCE Will
DEA SUCCESS.
The most unexpected feature ot the New Years
ball the decision Of the Police Commissioners regard
ing the serving OF wine at supper after the hour OF
! ! o. M, has caused some CONSERVATION. Ward Nc
Allister said last night:
| When the Police Commissioners consult the Cor
poration Counsel as it their duty 10 do, as 1t IS
question Of law they Will find that they are mistaken
in their interpolation Of the law. apprchend thas
there will be no difficulty. Al all events the persons
who are interested in the ben are supporters OF the
| law
| Ex.Judsc Henry +. Rowland, who Is one OF the
committee Of arrangements, said that he had never
hcen more surprised N his life than upon hearing
Of the action taken by the Police Board ana that he
could only account FOR 1t upon the suppostion that
fine board had mlsinterpeted Judge Dlneas decision
| as mere matter Of courtesy he said " IN order
that there should be misunderstanding on the part
of the police and Interference Of sensalohai sort
during the festivities wrote 20 the board recently eN
planning that the affair entirely private IN cHatAc
ter and that police protection would be no more re
ouircd than in the case Of private ball at private
house had also obtained the opinions OF eA'Corpoia
! ton Connsels f.. Henry Lacombc, row Judge OF inc
Crcnit Court of the United states and that oi Henry H.
Bcchman, on the question The opinions were IN the
cases Of two Hebrew weddings one at Lyric Han on
sunday with music dancing and wine, and the other
| al Terrace Garden on a sunday The opinions were
both 70 the same effect, and held that in these cases
the opinion by Judge Daniels did not apply, as they
were private entertainments, and neither tickets nor
wine sold.
3" Now this bail IS just as private as II IL were
given IN my paror. Tho only reason for securing
the Metropolitan opera House Is that no private mousse
is large enough to accommodate the guests The
invitations are not sold and charge IS made 10 the
! guests Yet q seems that the Police Board, nave
taken the matter into their own hands and without
paylug any attention 10 the opinions OF these TWO
Corporation Counscl5 have construed Judge DaHeis
decision a, they saw f.. IL should be borne IN NINA
| that this decision refers TO The case Of pubic
entertainment ia licensed house. They make N
applicable to any entertainment IN licensed iouse'
II really does seem absurd, for II the
resolution they have passed is carried out !
do not SEQ how they 90 back upon their de's.on
! II VIII practically put stop TO all entertainment
l,tinr after | o'clock at any licensed e-ilDa"uei''
at Dcmonico's as wcl a. tie metropolitan opera
| House.
| superlr.cndcnt Murray sld yesterday that he
had nothing whatever 10 Say upon the subject
! Inspector -tccts also refused TO say whether amy
detail az police had been ordered 10 The BALL
Police Commissioner Vooihis, vlp was seen 40
h- h9ur 40 go Greenwich -t.. yc-''id'f' -i' ''''
IN far a hc knew the resolution adopted az Tuesday
meeting II the board would le enforced a. no ''Uo"
| could BE- taken until nest Tuesdays me.' -.
| No natter what decision the comm. .'0.. make
the suooe., II the tal Vill not IN te . H' inter
fcred vIth and as thing, now -taud l' v' l-l early
Instead Of late that supper with ".' i"N ID.
eaten before the hour ot a m. l"e -i'' are "-"''
10 come 40 10 80 o'clooh. aud ,aet "H ma 'he
! -,d.e- Oh! thc Reception Committee Dr band nc II
o'clock precisely taat before midnight t' ball "l'
20 ID luu sway. shortly ancr u O'Clock The oand
qll strike up walt and tac ath dance v!ll be thc
sip Roger Dc Coycrly or a- 10 - commonly called the
vi.-.aa Reel >,ts VIII form 90 the blast Of % trum-
l.t precisely 20 II - O'Clock, and after zen minutes
! dlr..n- without going fhroN-h tIr cHii' "-''' "'
the dance the se's VII break up ard after t"Fn Or
Two at d waltz tAc trumpet "lu sound the supper
march
TI.ic VIII be- four recl SOS arranged across TIC
| house, In thc rr-t VII ue Nud MrhI,'er dt iie
head dancing vith M,e. Robert Goc!et, al the r-lt
4 tll, sct another headed hy George ID. Eeid ann
| Mrs jaime, s. Burden a.d the other two b' senator
! i.,.f.ri stewart dancing with M.-, Hope Goddard,
| q Providence and Nr Iov-.d ".tA '!ir. y. Atl
+ r.... liz }. NrAIl-tcr', set $40 lr Lynch Frhtle'
,f,..ti Carolina AND N,-. e.. Vanderbilt. W. h'i 'ld
/ Oa'trr and Nl,. J. Coleman DrNton. w. Le ".'i'
/ I. I..i-lu Minister ard Mf-. Arthur Pact. OF Lon
!oa. rornclu, Vanderbilt and Ni- IS. e. Whitney
/ CmunD.y 81. Dcpow aud Nf-. Elliott hoor'ct'
k,,.. '' p r.5na N and NJ. u-.y Cc.,.
| IT, q. EiUlr. .. oi tAc Hru-h Legation, ana Ali,'
fdvari C,op.r -. G. whitney and alrs h"rA1 h'1"o'
Perry I-lrl1n. iud ,.r-. bradley Martin, 9ir hodt.
! ,l Cameron 10 Nr.. raran steven. ,..-
| and Ml., Amy Lend, Hadle, Martin Md Nfs. LHlNJr
! Nouutlc. Edward Eycr.u and Nip Mc \u'itF' .; d.
! N,-Dl- and Nl.. Edward Livingston. L.. J.. Lud'"
uG VIZ, J., ,,r,'. ,,l Nr Ocor.o B. DE F5r
/ Cnitns and tir,. samuel Colgate, D. Lowers lee ana
| tr- ". -. sloane, J. William LccAHiH 1hd MIS- l.
The o,n'r .ct- have rot vet BEEN formed tnt AZ
| so,s ~iu nc 4Ddr up ".'h ". l',' u" ".'"'' '''
Ancr th., dane. Che committee VIII go To the -upuci
| .l,u Al ~. table. Ol honor. lr-,rsrI ''l l'
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| " "".'n ,l., g., ,.rt.r Mr.. Elliott Roosevelt.
| ., tr', ,tI-. a. r. krrnochau. Nj. W. e.. Wh.Wc',
senator stewart, j. b.. Nornn ana ''h'f,' ....., ,.,
cr. atc ,,,I olaur'to' u.e.c ",n be- another
li-, ,tirocnc oi .'"t. t..i De- c,vcd aad Them an VII
! ,rtrrn 90 tir auditorium i.r t'c ''u'', WIS. W.
/ l. tI,r largest ever danced DID NcN l"in' 4"N ~
Hap Mr., j. cocaSa pr,,,oH. 1c>t bum sitting Ward
| lrAlIstcr Who VIII iAau' with N.-. 'lfirIu. G o..
! mt Mis- ,ApN I'r'' ir and N..s Win Coruc,-
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, ''' W h.fi fn .av Io.,t, for -c,t, no the catlo1
may he obtained at table n tAe corridor AT j ."'
AMONG .,ranccrs expected are S.crctary OF n" N.y,
| Tracy and h, dA.-nitf' W, tti- Ii,',,,t.l
Mia. Nir and Nl,. NailniI" Iiutcr. oi I'p,''n- "
| T,, v.,,r of th. German legation j. y. ". 0rpp.
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| ,l.,,, ~, I..,... r,.t.-n Consul GENERAL ~. lanO
| ioobcr ana ,ii- Booker. supper VIII be- served vine
OF no wine. until % d. m 90 morrow
| FIGHr BETWEEN ToID AND SPIDERS
| Letter to The Baltimore sun.
| A story copied into The sun reminds me oi a
siiu more striking .2uce Of the to'n %
| Wa observed ia my boyhoOd at the door ol biin
house in iariN Co9y IirEna r., i"e ,rG G0,' l,
gdrr ,,ns had Gn a,,r 5 G rg1ds curve of The block
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