New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-07
FOR THE NEW YEARS BALL.
WARD MCALI1STER HARD AT WORK on IT.
THE LEADER OF THE CoTILLoN NOT YET Sc
LECTED-oNE HUNDRED sUB:CRBERs
EASILY OBTAINED.

THE LEADER OF THE CoTILLoN NOT YET Sc
LECTED-oNE HUNDRED sUB:CRBERs
EASILY OBTAINED.
Ward McAlster Is hard ut work arranging for the
New Years ball OF '02, which is TO be held on the
night Of January 49, in the handsome assembly rooms
Of the Madison Square Garden building and according
to the present outlook the ball will be brilliant
No pains or expense will be spared to make
1t affair long TO be talked Of. There will be 100
subscribers, all OF prominence In society Those
whose names were on the invitations for the New
Years ball OF $500 first asked to subscribe but
some had 10 decline owing TO family bereavements,
but the filling up OF tine vacancies was an easy task,
anxious Others to lend their names to the
undertaking. The full complement Of 100 subscribers
has been obtained. but the list will not be given
out for some weeks Each subscriber will have ten
invitations send out that there will be 1000 or
100 people present at the ball
To accommodate this number IL will be necessary TO
use the large assembly room and the smaller lead
ing out OF IT, dancing will be going on in both rooms
at the same time, and this will DecesSate TWO
Orcestas one of which will be Landers and the other
probably Hungarian band The style OF decoration
has not yet been decided upon but this will be rare IN
it's way and the forests Of the South Will beyond d0HDt
furnish the foliage which will beautify the ballroom
and the corridors leading to the supperroom, which
will be the large restaurant at the Twenty and
Madlsonave. corner Of the building. Mr. McAlilster'
who Is systematic man. has made all possible arrange
men for the approaches to the Garden building on that
night and all confusion will be prevented.
The supper, always u great feature at a ball. viii be
marvel OF culinary skill The chef who is designing
this feast was once employed by the Queen of spain.
and his fine dinners have become historical in that land
Mr.. McAster himself Will give his undivided attention
to this part Of the ball Here Of the items for
the supper: Four hundred damond-back terTapl, my
Rhode Island turkeys trIfled, fifty flets of beef be
Tho
seated and there will be corps of walters sIi'clent
10 serve the large party with the precision OF clock
work. The supper will be served In courses Ike
dinner. Mr.. McAlster showed the menu OF the supper
10 Professor Ranho.fer who is the chef at DerloHico
and his ambition fired to such an extent that nc
has gone better and will give for the PatrarcI'
ball on Wednesday night supper which will possibly
excel that tins far planned for the New Years ball.
Several brands of champagne will be used and each OF
the best the market affords There Will be snppie-
mentary supper for those who remain to dance inc
cOtillon
There will probably be- as at the New Years ball
Of two years ago, table Of honor, or " royal taDe
rs IL is sometimes styled some OF the OLD supsorios'
objected to that arrangement, but Mr.. McAistcr claims
that IL Is his privilege ask TO special table certain
representative and who from their position
in the world have right TO be looked upon n leaders
At this table OF course Will be seated the ladies VINO
are to receive and certain prominent guests diplomats
and other; who will be invited.
The ball will be opened with the od-fashloned dance
known as the Sir Roger de Coverly. or more familiarity
rs the Virginia Reel several sets will be formed in
which Mrs Astor Mrs. stevens. Mrs.. Whitney, Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Mrs. ogden Mills, Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Cruger. Mrs. J. T. ID. Lanler, Mrs Adolf
Landenburg Mrs. Sidney DlllOn Ripley, Mrs. Pierre
L0rillard IT, Mrs Duncan Elliot. Mrs. Oliver llarri-
man H.. Mrs. L. Ii. Hunt Miss Alice Van Rensselaer,.
me various elements of society will be asked to dance
That Important person tine leader Of the cohon has
not beeI decided upon, though there are several
candidates for this honor. There will De fully 40
couples In the coti.on and superb favors will be I'M
ported from Paris.
The choice OF the Madison square Garden Assembly
Rooms Is a good one, the arrangements for the com
fort OF the guests are far superior 70 those AT te
METROPOLITAN Opera House where the last ball held.
The prominent foreigners In town mt that time will
lie invited well people OF distinction In Washing
ton PHILADELPHIA and Boston. II i expected that
large number Of dinner parties will be given on the
night of the ball. Monday night has been chosen
after the rest of sunday dancers always in better
condition.