New-York tribune., 1894-02-06
LAST PiTRIIRCHS' BAIL.

The last Patriarchs' ball OF the season was given
last night at Delmonico's. and 1t Is doubtful ~
ever before the ballroom looked prettior and the
corridor more cosey and inviting. The decorations
in the ballroom were in thorough keeping with the
style OF the room. and were particularly effective
over each OF the fourteen mirrors which lined the
walls on three sides Of the room were large
wrca;hs OF lavender orchids set in 4 background
Of gaax leaves suspended by strings Of aapara gus
and festoone1 with pink anl pale broad sash
ribbons Garlands OF asparagus connected one
wreath with another. thus forming a continuous
decoration from mirror to mirror The front OF the
music balcony also garl1nGod AMI hung with
tapestries. In the corridor which furnish 4
nearly like Il saloon as possible. there were
masses Of greens and tail palms while each of
the mirrors banked with a different kind Of
flower. One WAS entirely Of purple lilacs another
Of giant mgnonette and green orchids. another of
pink tulips. another Of American beauty roses an
other Of lilies Of the valley another Of yellow
jonquils. and the large mirror between the blue
and red room was banked with pink orchids There
were no decorations In either OF the small rooms
Ii was almost midnight before Lander began To-
play for general dancing in the ballroom. and il
past y o'clock when the Hungarian Band
started to play for those who preferred to dance
IN the red room NJ the corner Of Fifth-ayc. and
Twen;y-sixth-si Informal dancing was enjoyed
until l2:i5 o'clock, when supper was served IN the
lower restaurant, each Patriarch present having
a separate table. which filed by his
guests. After supper. at leo o'clock. the cotillon
started. Franklin Bartlett dancing alone.
There favors
over $50 persons enjoyed the dancing ana tl;t
supper. Some Of the strangers present wc.c Cou'l:
and Countess Ruhignac. Of Paris: Sir Tattcn AMI
Lady Sykes. Miss NJ. Page. James J. Harrison. r.
Brailsford Crewe. Fitzgerald Pepoe James lnncs
Ker. Of England Arthur Peel, Of the British En-
bassy in Washington; Major Post. former Military
Of nit mi IL
London. and Mrs. Post; Prince Xavier pruck!
Lubecki, Of Russia; NJ. Alfred lie Chat. the
Belgian Minister; NJ. Raymond lie Ghaii
and Baron 4 Thcrc Fallon. Of the Belgian Loga-
tion; Count Francken Sierstorrr OF Germany.
Baron Won Flotow and Herr Hess. % Germany
Baron dtecls miz. chamberlain of the Emperor Of
Germany Mss Mamie RiNcs and Albert Fairfax.
Conn. Miss Madeleine Goddard ana Miss Hop
Goddard. Of Providence; William Dulles Miss Mary
Pancoast. MI and Mrs George RutlrlEe Preston
and Miss Preston. Of Philadclphia: VI; GtnnIdius'
fGrmesg l GEgsk @ Mns9r Kin M1' ai0 G1a3eh rrayn %
William : Rathhone ana Charles &. PaulIus. Il
Dwight Braman ana Miss Braman Of Boston:
Eames Mac> eagh, o; Chicago Mr. and Mrs ! NJ
ington. and Arthur Terry. Of Pom liniy. ....,
Among others presen. were Count and c9nntes' 9,ni
Leith. Mir and Mrs Francis V. l.. IoplIn. Mrs. J..
Pierpont Morgan, General BENJAMIN +: Tracy, Mrs.
the British Consul-General in New-York. and Lady
Booker: Mrs. Edward : Willing. Barton Willing
Misses Sloane. Miss Clews. Mr.. ana Mrs. lirrmann
Oelricis. Miss Virginia Fair. Mr. and Mrs Win
throp Chaner Miss Aida Ch1ricT. Mr.. and Ms.
Theodore A. Havcmeyer. ir.. Miss Sands. Mr.. ana
Mrs II. Mckay Twombly. Dr and M:s. " Seward
Stevens Sir Roderick Cameron. Miss Cameron " -
Anne Cameron. Hebcr K. Bishop. Miss Edith
Bishop. Mr. and Mrs Reginald IIenshaw
Ward Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. Alexander.
IloyG McKim Garrison. jane ". Gerard. j.;
Alexander : Webb jr: Matthew Astor Wllks. Miss
Madeleine Dinsmorc. William ~. Dinsmore. ir..
Ernest Adee DE Forrest Manice. Miss olive Van
Rensselaer,. Mrs. kiliacn Van l;enssclaer. l'hlip
Bernhard, Mr. and Mrs. II. g. Trevor. Mr. ana Mrs.
J Hooker Ilamcrslry. MIR. and Mrs Robert Enil-
coti Miss Genevieve Hoyt W Iioyt John q.
Neescr Miss Constance ShieIn. Mrs. John ~ On
Gardiner Mr.. and Mrs. BenJamin Well"s. Mrs.
Alexander Van Rensselaer,. Mss Van X Dns9"l i"r:
Mrs William Earle Dodge. Mr.. and Mrs. iowland
Pell Mr. ana Mrs W. q. Langion. Mr.. ana Mrs.
Elisha DYER tr: Mr.. and Mrs. Jaincs llude Bee X
man Mrs. John Alsop King. Mr ant Mrs H. lie
Grand Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Burlrn.
Mir and Mrs Fernando Yznara, Edmond Kelly.
j. Iangdon Erving Mr ana Mrs. Jin"s Bur
den Mr. and Mrs Henry sloane Northlngton
Whitehouso Mr.. and Mrs. sidney Dillon Ripley,
Mir and Mrs. j.. Is. Siurgis. NJ. ana Mrs - j..
Ravlics j. Wadsworth Richie. General ana MIS-.
Louis Fitzgerald. Miss FITZGERALD. Nj and MIS-.
Henry Parish, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Buchontn N'n-
throp J. Lee Taller ". H. Morgan. Nr. ana MIS-.
John Hall Miss Edith Sands, Grenville Winihrop'
T. Randolph Robinson, Miss Eleanor Robinson.
A. Newbold Morris. jr., Mr. and Mrs ~; Mortimer
Brooks Edmund Randolph Fleming 1uckerIna'.
l.. S. DE Garmenda and Henry W. BucknaI.