New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29
DELIGHTS or HALCYON NAIL.
NATURE AID ART CONFINED TO CHARM THE EYE
A~p PLEASE TIE FANCY OF VISITORS

NATURE AID ART CONFINED TO CHARM THE EYE
Axp PLEASE TIE FANCY OF VISITORS.
Ualcyon Hall Mnbrook Dp'chess County, July
y (spec!aD To-day has been great occasion at
the king % hostclres. Ilalcyon Hall. Those who
were AT the opening last fall witnessed IN" clos
INK festivities Thanksgiving week. with It's football
match and me1iaeyal-servel dinner VIII long re-
member the constan, delights AMI surprises with
which these occasions were fraugh; Bat tonight
has Ind rs own peculiar charms. The dance be
gan a, 30 o'clock II was festival OF flowers.
each lady impersonat'ng som" flower II would
take n horticulturst 10 name them. 1ui any one
with "A love for the beautiful could not help being
charmed with the exquisite effect H"lioropes' vlo-
let's marguerite-. hollihocks. carnations. clover
blossoms and marlgods grlced the with their
beauty The ballroom. or more properly speaking.
the art gallery. was exqulsitely decorated ana III
orally converted into garden. tn" masterpieces
81 Greatorex and Norman and the choice produc-
lions Of the Gobelin looms all gave way 10 the
flowers. as they were buried IN banks and trelliscs
Of evergreen. clcmats, maple and IVY interviewer
with the nowcrs Of the garden and field. The
musicians played behind n bower OF palms; while
AT the other end OF the room there was reception
throne composed OF the most beautiful ViiN. IN
terwovcn with little electric lights All the lights
Of the room were covered with green tulips except
ing those which were among the shrubs ana pants
these were covered with liac.
The regular orchestra OF the house, consisting
OF ten pieces. discoursed music until l. o'clock
when a supper served at sinai! tables In the
dining room most startling effect was then
produced All the lights of the house excepting
those in the dining room had been put out unob-
served by the guests At a signal. while mirth and
laughter were holding carnival. all the lights
In the dinng-room were extnguished' ms
proyed 10 be signal for the setting forth OF green
lights on the to the right OF the dining
room and red lights In the court al the left. The
effect was most unique. Sitting in the darkness OF
this high-vaultei medieval room the rest OF the
try around FOR thirty miles was outlined IN peace
Among the guests present were Mr.. and Mrs;
willis Sfr and Mrs and Miss Simmons. Mrs ana
Miss Skae Miss Yale. Mr.. and Mrs. Friend Fits
j. 4. Rogers. John A. Sanford, Is. = Harmon " ~
lam Havlland, A. T. Conkn. Hugh JcnkinS, w H.
Vandervoort. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Miller MISS
Miller Mr. and Mrs: A. A. Brown J. r. na uls
+ W Corson Miss Hooper. Mrs c. VI: Jesup =.
H. Hosmer H. Flanders, II. ' swan Mrs. NJ r
EEof the s,rons joseph T simmons Arthur
R nero Mr. and i Ms seward. Mr. and Mrs H.; a.
Latter, Mr. and Mrs {. n. Calhoun. Mt and MIS-
G. j. Read. the Misses Wallace. J; p wing Mr;
Thorne. Joe Thorne. Mr.. and Mrs FrrderlcN Jonrs'
Miss Jones. the Misses Dawson, NJ ana S
Charles F.. Dietrich. Miss Dietrich. MI ana MIS-
ana Miss Donnick Miss Sampson y h Bayne'
bartlett Chandler. a. b. Beckwth MI and Mis
Buchanan Houston. Buchanan Houston. ", MIss
Houston. ". H. r. Phyfe. Mr. and MIS- hurioer'
and Miss Hurlbert. , - 49,
An exciting game OF baseball played on the
Halcyon Hall grounds this afternoon between the
Wassac nine and the lIalcyon nine-resuIt'hB III
victory for the Halcyons OF 10 to IL ,
during the season. the house Will not close until
November T.