New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-10
WORK OF THE DECORATORS.

HOW THE ROOMS Is THE HOTEL WILL. BE
ADoRNED-ONE HUNDRED MEN KEPT BrsY.
The decorators engaged by Mrs Bradley Martin
began 70 swarm in upon the Waldorf yesterday morn
ing They did not have the field all 10 themselves
then however. because some OF the guests wished
to put the finishing touches their practice for the
dances in which they were 10 participate.
Late last evening however. the florist. with his
men, descended upon the entire western half OF the
two first floors OF the Waldorf. and he will be mon
arch Of all he surveys there until o'clock this
evening The rooms Of the first floor that 10 he
devoted 10 the purposes OF the bail include every
room excepting the dining room that faces in Fifth
ave and a small part OF the hall that from the
women's entrance 10 the foot OF the elevator shaft.
The winter garden and the mems cafe will be cur
talned off from the lobby Of the hotel, while the
Turkish smokng-room and the Marie Antoinette
room will also be given up TO the guests Of night
The small reception room that is TO the left Of the
main entrance in Thirty-third-st. will be used for
liquid refreshments
The small ballroom, often called the concert.
room has been chosen by Mrs Bradley Martin as
the room in which she will receive her guests >
they come from tie dressing rooms the second
floor and from this room the guests will pass
through a corridor into the large ballroom where
at II o'clock the dancing will begin. The entire
second floor far east the state apartments
will be used for dressing rooms there being about
seventy IN all thirty-fve for men and thirty-tive
for
A MATTER OF MUCH THOUGHT.
The scheme of floral decoration. upon which so
much OF the beauty OF any social function depends,
has been a matter OF much thought with MIS-
Bradley Martin. and she hestated a long time be-
fore she gave her orders J. II. Small is the florist
of tho occasion and twenty-five OF his men started
in on their task yesterday morning. After the
early part of last evening the number was trebled
until there were nearly one hundred at work They
will all be busy until the last moment that Is
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The guests as already announced vii. enter the
hotel through the private entrance used by Mr. BOllt
tho nroprieior Of the hotel The staircase up which
they will pass TO reach the dresslng-rooms will be
heavily garlanded with Florida smilax both overhead
and at the sides while about the hall will stand many
OF the largest and finest dropping palms is possible
to procure This system Of decoration will prevail all
through the dressing -rooms and the halls on the
second hoor. So profuse will be the smilax and the
PAINS that they will completely embower the walls
and the ceilings The tone will be pre-
served in the decorations OF the hall and the stair
tina, leads down from the dressing rooms 10 the
entrance OF the small ballroom. where Mrs
Martin will receive her guests Over the aais mo,
which Mrs. Martin will stand will droop the heads ~
perfect shower OF extremely long-stemmed Amer
lean Beauty roses Of the rarest and most exquisite
sort the skill OF the florist produce heavily en-.
bedded in thick sprays OF the yellow acacia nuhes-
cence or mmosa The same general tone will prevail
In the other decorations OF the room which win no
hung on al sides with rich heavy tapestries Al tAe
western end OF this room is an immense mirror which
VIII ne fary banked with American Beauty roses
"hose dark richness Will be set off with golden acacia
as before The smilax and the palms and NOTED
plants VIII complete the OF the noral picture in
the recepuon-room
But richly beauteous as the recepton-room viii
aouotess be the florist will reserve his best skill
ior the treatment OF the large ballroom Mrs Mar
I'm tenpres , her decided preference against