The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-11


been written about the affair and pict2res
drawn. bat the fancy OF the reporter and
the artist dfa not picture SCENES 0ue-haif
as lovely ~ were pTesente3 IL the - a-t.cTf.
For weeks Airs. Martin has worked 10
the preparation OF the sumptuous affair.
Her efforts were richly rewarded. The
bitter criticisms hurled a. her we're for
gotten. and the hundreds who mere pres
ent Wed ia making her the happlest
woman in America. The decorations
throughout tie waldorf Were exquisite.
American beauty roses. lilies and the rar-
est 0f imported blossoms With Viaes and
palms intertwiued 10 marveiously beau
fiful scheme
Never iu New York has 4 greater floral
display been made az a hall TIuy electric
slshfs aud mirrors were used Ia 8 be-
N.iderirg aud artIstir NAME. an comhiu-
irg 20 transform tire already beautiful. ho-
g.. into an enchanting fairy house. The
errals r1ents for fle BAH we're tested 70
their fullest. hat wlth excellent Eoo6 for
tune they Nefs equal 90 every emergency.
Thousands of men ard women crowded The
streets aFoggd the hotel. hsf The police
sept theIn moving. aHd 70 eolHict1 oT exc
element of any kirl resulted DetectiFes
ssarmed in ana around the house 90 pre-
vent trouble. hut fhcir preserce sas rot
needed.
Nf HHN aANAa"H were NAstaA@.hra Aas taar
great men ard women - the .aEt trrse
centuries acre fenreasutsd Arraye4 in
raiment costly beyond tEe dream % The
originals. were tha men ant women UhO
appeared tonight as ladies and gentlemen
- the o'ten periods.
Az midnight ths great ball vas az its
DE ght. Al sorlefF vas there gathered 90
portray the regal splendor % past cen-
taFiss. The great bail room ~ tire Wal
dorf beautiful with a wealth y roses and
fragrant flowers Was then q scene Of
grandeur never before equalei iu this
country. Courtlers u old % every cline.
mingled With grand DANES and ladies'.
kiugs and queens. princes and princesses.
buf here and there the old spirit Of loyalty
had manifested Itself IN the prcseuce OF
colonial men and women OF the old and
quaint Ways On Ameriea
Great social functions OF the past IN this
city were ecinsed. even the memorable
Vanderbilt ball of iSS3. with which since
then an other affairs have seemed 10 sur
fer iH comparison. For lavish expenditure,
for artistic decorations and surroundings.
for a reflection of most picturesque cpl
sodes in old world history and as a gath
erinR OF the falrest and richest In the new
world life. the bah tonight marked an
epoch. II was more than a mile post IN
New York's history, Il was the event OF
decade.
Months OF preparation and the outlay Of
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars were ex-
hausted in Ave bouts. II WIS very fash
ionahie. men and won en- travelling across
the continent for the honor OF being pres
ent
As many a. hty dinners preceded
Every coterie that makes un sweldom
had a dinner Those who were going 10
the ball appeared tn their fancy gowns
that COST thousands Of dollars. and which
they were 10 wear bat once and in their
Jewels After tho dinner their friends
were invited In 70 admire After the
friends came the photographer. In order
that the beauty and the gorEeousness OF Il
all should not be lost in future genera
tlons
Arrangements for receiving the guests
as they arrived were as nearly perfect @ 3
could be- The guests atRhted nom their
carriages af - West Thirty-third street.
which Is the private residence Of Manager
nolat. OF the hotel and went directly 20
the second floor of the hotel where sixty
apartments had been set apart as dress
ing rooms Tire guests were received hy
Mrs Martin IN the small baI room. The
scheme of decorations in this room vas
that Of the time az Louis Nv. and before
the da{s passed the counterfeit present
meuts of all the prominent people of that
time go miugle In picturesque confusion
with the characters of other days
After heinE resolved hy tho hostess. who
stood upon q raised dais urdcr a canopy
OF rare tapestry. the guests passed
through a foNe~-ilneI corri1or directly
into the large ballroom. IN the early por-
tion of the evening dancing tn the main
bathroom on the FIRST uOor was general.
uut lt VAS rot untu a3 the guests had
uaid their reSpse e. % Mrs. Bradley Martin
90 "a.