The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08

between. A bank of green leaves, palms
and plants is intended to surround the
room. The green plants rise up nearly the
length Of the gold panelling and terminate
In festoOns of pink roses. The whole
room is beautiful in pink. gold and enough
white to set off both colors.
yANDTBBILI's MOORISH ROOM.
The central idea Of Cornelius Wander
bits ballroom is a great Moorish lamp
which hangs suspended in the middle of
the room. The ceiling is 40 feet high.
and the lamp reaches from the highest
point in the centre of the room TO with
in three feet of the head of the dancers
1t is round lamp and the ballroom Is
round in effect. preserving the Moorish
idea Of proportion. Everything must be
rounded. The small alcoves are circles.
and the ceiling. instead Of lying fiat,
curves upward in effect.
A very novel thing about this ball
room are the adjoining apartments. 1t
opens into three large rooms. One is
the grand salon which faces Fifth ave
nue., another is the state dining hall. and
the third room is very large smoking
room, with large window seats and ORR
entail settles all around the room. Should
dancing couples tire of the ballroom
they can wander in any direction. ex-
ccpt that of the smoking-room across
whose threshold no woman ever pcne-
trates. The smoking room IS kept cx-
elusive for the master; like the Sand
bingham room OF the Prince os Wales,
never crossed oy woman Cor thirty
years.
The plans OF ballroom are always
literally ornamented with flowers: for.
no matter how large a room is unless
It takes adonment prettily II is not
success. This Moorish ballroom has
sloping sides that are admirably adapted
for filling in with plants. They can
be placed in the slope in graded sizes,
the largest plants at the rear. The
favori;e flowers for this slope are or
chids and ferns. The orchids fiji in the
recesscs and hang from the walls in
wooden boxes, and the ferns stand below.
A New York florist who has for years
decorated all the finest bathrooms OF the
country, and who came into notice at
the fancy dress ball by which Mrs Willie
X. made her debut into society several
years ago. has now upon his table the
plans of all the large bathrooms in Amer
lea. He studies them and invents new
ways of trimming them
There is nothing the owner OF a ball
room so much roSents as a likeness 10
any other ballroom than his owA re
must be individual Mrs. Henry Clews
and Mrs. Havemeyer own rooms much
alike. But the florist suspends chains
OF flowers from the one TO make an
arbor and the other he sets with pottcd
plants in the severe English style. The
Yerkes and the Jack Gardner bathrooms
are alike and must be differently treated.
The first Vanderbilt ball will be given
after or during the holidays, and the
young woman secretary who has these
matters in charge in the household is
receiving estimates for flowers. a Greek
In the lower part Of New York supplies
the candy boxes. A Frenchman who
keeps select private establishment
makes the ices and creams in desired
shapes, flowers. etc. A New York florist
supplies the blooms. and with the help
OF the architect trims the room. Even
the musicians require previous consul
tation, for the selections must be I'm
accord with the person who gives the
ball. debutante or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pop
ular or sedate.
A million for few dances 10 not high
estimate when q series OF balls such as
New York will have this winter Is con-
sidered.
CONSTANCE MERRIFIMD.