New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
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1T WAS A BEAUTIFUL BALL
DAZZLING SCENE IN THE GREAT MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN.
THE PRESIDENT AND MANY OTHER PERSONS on
DISTINCTION PRESENT-STATELY CERE-
MONIEs-LAyIsH AND GORGEOUS


night by what perhaps the most notable social
gathering New-York ha, The nations Of
the world. through their high naval officers and
Their diplomatic representatives met there the chief
dgnaries Of this land and hundreds OF the cOuntry's
leading social and political representatives. Fully
5000 people took part in, or beheld the great
spectacle, made magnificent by the uniforms Of the
naval and military guests, the gowns OF the women
and by the glorious array OF the products OF decor
atve skill.
1t was the Columbian Celebration ball. arranged
as the acme OF the climax Of New-YOrks hospitality
to her guests. The naval officers who had been
basking In the light OF the small bathrooms at Old
Point Comfort here to learn the metropolis
could do when she desired to give royal welcome.
The decorations scale OF elab0rateness
before attempted here and I'm the boxes and and
the ballroom floor were many of those In the
highest social circles gathered to the wondrou3
show.
Early in, the evening n Gordon OF policemen was
thrown around Madison Square Garden, and all
travel except for carriages containing guests, was
absolutely stopped. These carriages began to arrive
a. early o'clock, and came in steadily increasing
stream the hours passed. Tcket-hOiders were
coming almost by the hundred at midnight, half
hour after the President and his party had given
the great ball It's real opening. As they went through
the grand entrance MadisOnave. the electric lights
and floral decorations, with hundred singing birds.
gave them an earnest of the brlliancy OF the scene
That was 10 meet them III aHphineatre
THE COMING OF TIE GUESTS.
The invited guests were admitted through the
Twenty iysixthst. entrance and ushcred into the con-
cert hail. where the members of the Reception Com.
mttee awaited them They began TO arrive at 10 80
O'Clock. and were coming in such numbers that
it impossible for the committee TO follow entirely
the programme they had prepared for escorting the
guests Of honor into the great ballroom and up 10
the raised platform at the Fourtlave. side. where
Mayor Gilroy received them.
As each party Of naval passed through the long
passage from TIE concert hall 10 the main entrance OK
The Garden and reached the ballroom. the squad
OF Naval Reserve who stood guard presented
sabrfs and another squad OF eight men stepped lor-
ward and served vanguard TO clear pathway
for the visitors. These Naval Reserves marched
through the crowd with look right or left.
their trained dignity and martial bearing undisturbed
By the contiguty Of so many fair women and
brilliantly decorated men.
Among the first to reach the Mayor were Vice.
Admiral Kosnahof and staff OF the Russian fleet.
The spectators the ballroom floor were massed
largely on the side through which the group passed.
and attracted particularly TO the platform where
the presentation Of the visitors to the Mayor was to
take place.
Grouped behind Mayor and Mrs. Gilroy the
platform were the following members OF the Commit
tee OF One Hundred. many Of them accompanied ny
their wives: Cornelius y. Il,,. J. III. V. Arnold.
Joseph II. Choatc. John II. Inman. J. l. c. Clarke.
Howard Carroll. Richard Croker, >. V. r. Crugers
A. B. DE Frece, George Ehret, william r. Grace.
Charles B. Peet August p. Montante, George B.
Mcclellan, Henry Hilton. Isaac Isen, Jordan L.
Mott, jacob Rupert, James W. Tappin, Walter
Stanton, Evan Thomas, Henry Willard, Andrew J.
White. George G. Haven. J. Edward simmons, E. G.
stanton and Benjamin Wood.
As the visitors reached the low platform each was
presented TO the Mayor who gave to each a bow,
md crd bnnd Shak
able vigor to the end Of the ordeal. II the guests
English able TO speak the English language,
the Mayor added expressions Of great pleasure in
meeting that particular representative Of the
great naval conconrse. If, however, tao
guests were confined to languages which
the Mayor did not understand. the handshaks
was often dispensed with. and the salutatlon re-
striced to a bow and smile.
When Commodore f, ben presented Captain Buchsel.
OF the Kai,crin Augusta. to the Mayor. the two
seemed to hold a reunion. so long did they clasp
hands, and proisc their assurances Of mutual
regard. The spanish representatives, who followed
close behind and the Argentine commanders Who
came after them. able in the main only TO smile
their pleasure ut meeting New-York's official head
Mrs Giroy was 10 less and cordial In
her greetings In many cases proiering her hand 10
the officers and treating with especial kindness some
Young ensgns who formed part OF the stan oi INC
British admiral and one or two other of The groups
| The ticket holders had been arriving by the
hundreds and the seats. the boxes and the great
floor were all well filled when at IL 3 ococ. one OF
tho orch.sras began Hail to the Chief That
wa, the cnal that President Cleveland was approach
| Ing Immediately there was a concentration VI All
| eye, t. the entrance through which the fie'lehtil
| marty WA. TO pass, \ squad of the Naval Reserves
stepped forward. ,aluted. and then turned TO lead
the way AS Mr. Gle, Gland appeared leaning upon the
arm OF controller Myers Behind him were Secretaries
Lamont bis,ell. Herbert and smith. slowly and amid
applause the party passed along the so"'h sue
of the Garden and back twothrds OF IN" way TO TIE
entrance. where another turn made to meet Mayor
GIroy who with his party and preceded also 10y
Naval Reserves, had ADVANCED to the centre OF The
ooor The Two vanguaIds stepped TO the right
and fell back, leaving the President OF The
Nation and the Mayor Of the city face 10 lace as guest
and host Both had their hands extended, ana bo'h
bowed and smiled at once. with a sentence or two
inaudillc to the crowd that pressed on every Side.
Tbon hc line reformed with the President leaning on
| the Mnyor', arm and the Cabinet members side by
side with members OF tho General Reception Com
mittce.
| Again the circut of the Garden was made and the
Marty then passed between double files of guards up
the step, TO the five main boxes over the grand en-
franco. The floor below then mass Of spectators.
and loud applause broke forth the President reap
nc,r.d and took his seat in the box assigned TO him.
Then he was Joined 10y the other members OF the
Government party, and by the women who accom-
panied them -
4 LIST OF TIE BOXHOLDERS.
These five highly ornamcnted boxes had been as
signed rs follows:
<o 1 10 Governor Roswell T. Flower and stah
No. = to the Duke and the Duches, of Neraeua, ano
party - A., ,, an. ,o Nr and Nrs
| Groy. c,,
no , 10 the members OF the Cabinet, including ME-
| walt ,NpSha Js
sterling Norton Mr. and Mrs. Iloke smith; secretary
and Miss Herbert MIR. and Mrs. Wilson ;. Blsseil.
'le boxes TO the right Of the central party were
| reserved for these guests:
Boxes and 6-vice- Admiral Sir John Hopkins.
." Box a-Rear Admiral Magnaghi and STAFF OF tho
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