St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-27
EULALIE AT The BALL
Gotham Society Honors the
Infanta With a Magnifi-
cent Function.
Most Exclusive Circles Of New
York's Four Hundred
Participate.
Ball Room Decorations Never
Surpassed in the New
World.
In the Afternoon She Views
the Beauties Of the
Hudson.

HUDSON
New YORK, May 26.-SOciety honored
the Infanta EulalIe with a ball this
evening which for grandeur, impressive
ness and elegance has not been eXcelled
by any similar function held in the me
tropolis. The social success of the affair
was due to the participation of people
of the smost exclusive circles. The
princess was thus the recipient of the
highest civic and social honors which
could be bestowed by the greatest
city on the continent that Columbus dis
covered The ball was very different
from the monstrous affair given in the
amphitheater of Madison square garden
last month to the Duke of Veragua and
the officers of the visiting fleets. The
Circulo Cervantes was lost, and the
affair was given under the auspices OF
their exceJlencies, the ministers of Spain,
Mexico, Peru and Brazil. Mayor Gil
roy and Mrs. Gilroy, representing the
city, were guests. The assembly rooms
and concert hall of Madison square gar
den had been transformed into dream
land of beauty by masses of flowers,
plants and evergreens in honor Of the
occasion. A detail of blue Jackets from
the Spanish man-of-war lnfanta Isabel
acted as guards at the door, and a
platoon of police kept Twenty-sixth
street clear for guests.
The EBaIl Room.
Rich and magnificent as have been
the decorations of Madison Square gar
den in times past, it is probable that
those of tonight have never been
equaled; certainly never before in this
country have they been surpassed. All
the artistic skill of the florist was called
into play to present scene that will
never be forgotten by those fort
unate enough TO witness 1t. The
bali took place III the assembly
room and on this occasion Its appear
ance was that of one vast floral bower.
From the street below to the innermost
recesses of the hall there was pro-
fusion of natures choicest beauties, all
combining TO make a picture beWllder-
ing in its development. The floral
bower began with the entrance on the
Madison square side. and extended
to the stairway forming the ascent
to the assembly chamber. The
roof of the bower consisted OF
background of green foliage in which
innummerable white fruit blossoms had
been worked; the sides were of lilies
and blossoms, columns OF sweet peas
and pink roses forming the apparent
support Of the roof. Pendant from the
ceiling were here and there tassels of
Baroness Rothschild roses clustered
together with white satin ribbons. In
the ascent TO the stairway the walls and
ceilings were covered with palm foliage;
here again the white blossoms being in
terwoven with beautiful effect and
Clusters of White Flowers
tied to the hand rails the entire distance
to the lobby of the assembly room. The
lobby itself was transformed into a
vertable garden. Trellises covered
with vines concealed the walls and
arches and shut of any glimpse
of the ceiling. The corners of
the hall were broken and con-
cealed by an exceeding tasteful group
ing of plants in which many
blooming flowers were intermingled.
The entrance from Twenty-siXth street
The place of honor i'll the assembly hall
was, of course, assigned to the infanta
and her suite, and here all that artistic
skill could DO had been accomplished.
This royal apartment was made up by
making tie three boxes at the south
side nearest the stage into one, the
whole being converted into a
gorgeous floral bower with
projecting canopy, resembling in the
eXquisiteness of its treatment the in
terror surface of a delicately colored
sea shell. The outer edge was made up
of rare orchids and maiden-halr ferns,
and the remainder built up by an ar
rangement OF alternate leaves of Nine.
Testaut roses and the perfect white of
the lily of the valley, which Eulalie ad-
mres so much.
The interior woodwork of the box
was completely hidden from view by an
artistic garland of pink roses and white
lilies. with masses Of pansieS inter
jected here and there. The railing of
the box was
A Mass of lilies of the Valley.
Festoons of white and pink peonies.
tied with the princess COlOrS, blue and
white, fOated from the chandelier.
The front of the balcony was somewhat
similarly decorated, the feStoOnS being
Earlands of white and white and pink
roses festooned at intervals with medal
lions of roses of the same combination
ana ribbons. The whole balcony rail-
was hidden beneath many punches of
white and pink rOSebudS, clustered with
broad satin ribbons and StreamerS float
ing over the rail.
The front of the stage presented
beautiful sight. Nine private boxes
uara arranged there behind which
there appeared a conservatory effect
that was delusive in its naturalness.
1t was created by an ingenious group
ing of lofty palms, foliage plants and
iardinieres of long g-stemmed Ameri-
can Beauty roses and lilac plants
In full bloom. From the cornices on
each side of the stage fell cascades of
ferns and asparagus vines, in which
were intermingled sweet peas and gar
deuias. On the right walls and under
the balcony were magnificent collections
of palms and tropical plants, with the
projecting columns and stucco work
concealed with panels of roses. On the
floor of the stage across the front
A Parterre of Rose Plants
In full bloom was arranged, of sufficient
height to conceal the front of the boxes
as far as the rail, the latter being COW
cred with white lilacs.
The decorations, however, reached
their greatest magnificence in the room
where her royal highness received
her guests. This large apartment
was furnished in the style of
Louis XIV. with the costljest
of furniture and tapestry, so priceless
that the committee took the precaution
to have it insured for 100000. The