New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-10
READY FOR THE BALL.
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS DECIDED "''
BY MRS. BRADLEY MARTIN.
RULES TO RE FOLLOWED IN ENTEhl"" ~"
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GIVEN THIS EVENING.
The final preparations for the costume oa''
planned by Mrs. Bradley Martin. which wiz
take place at the Waldorf tonight. were reaiy
begun yesterday morning, when the florist VINO
has been engaged to do the decorating began 10
unload a small forest of growing plants at the
extreme west entrance TO the hotel BY orders
of Mrs Martin the decorations In the new pail
room as we'll as In the other rooms are 10 be
made with closed doors. She has decided 10 ex-
clude the public from the rooms which she
has engaged for her entertainment. and has
undertaken even TO exclude the guests Of the
hotel from so much az getting a glimpse Of the
splendors which are 10 he prepared for her
guests.
Mrs Martin has also determined on scheme
which she Is keeping secret TO prevent the ap-
pearance Of unlimited persons In any part OF the
hotel which she has engaged for the night. II
was her intention at first. TO issue cards to per-
sons who had accepted her invitations, but as
more than eight hundred acceptances were re-
ceved by her the idea was abandoned. 1t is
we-known fact that many, who. several weeks
ago sent their acceptances. have since changed
their minds and Will not attend the ball. be-
cause they did not like their appearances in the
costumes chosen.
TO AVOID CONFUSION.
The details OF the way in which the guests vii!
enter the hotel have already been told in The
Tribune. one OF the principal precautions taken
by Mrs. Martin is an arrangement 70 avoid con-
fusion in approaching ard leaving the hotel to-
night. r. has been decided that carriages drive
from Fifth-ave. to Mr.. Boldts house. and il
should be remembered that the line Of carriages
must approach from the west side Of the avenue
10 the entrance A wide awning will be con-
structed in front OF the hotel go as 10 allow two
or three carriages to unload at The guests
on leaving their carriages will approach the
dressing rooms in the Aston suite on the second
floor over carpeted halls and starways. II has
been arranged that no carriage will be allowed
to pass through Thirty-third-st. to the eastward
Mrs Martin will receive her guests in the small
ballroom on a slightly raised dais. which will he
canoped with rich tapestries and garlanded with
flowers Mrs Martins gown. which was sent to
her home last night is OF the Mary Stuart period.
the materials being Of black velvet and red bro
cade the front Of tho cOrsage covered with
Jewels.
THE OPENING QUADRILLE.
The opening quadrille of the ball will be that
arranged by Mrs. Aston and called the quadrille
dhonneur The dancers in it will be Mrs. Nor
ton Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. j Lee Taller.
Mrs 8 Whitney Warren. Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson,
Miss Lima Morton, Miss Gerry John Jacob
Astor. James j. Van Allen, Center Hitchcock,
Craig Wadsworth, Robert b. Van Cortlandt,
Harry Lehr. Of Baltimore; Lispenard Stewart
and Frederic r. Martin.
Mrs. Edmund l.. Baylies's mnuet in which
there will be twenty couples. will next occupy
the floor Among the dancers Will be Mrs
Henry T Sloane Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.
Mrs ogden Mills. Mrs. John Jacob Aston Mrs.
James r d. Lanier. Mrs. Baylies. Miss Alice
Blight Miss EVELYN Burden. Miss Van Rensse-
laer Herbert D. Robbins Edward \. Crownln-
shield. winthrop Rutherford. Craig Wadsworth.
Frederic y. Watriss, James Eustls' FRANCIS =
Rshop and Worthington Whitehouse.
In Mrs Frederic Bronson's quadrIIe the
dancers will be Miss Bronson Miss Josephine
Brooks Miss Melza Wood. Miss Daisy Post.
Miss Rogers Miss Adelaide Spoffard. Miss Bah
Iselin Allen Appleton Robbins. F. b. Harrison,
G. Beekman Hoppin. Henry Rogers and II. Pei
ham Robbins.
The cotillon favors will include silver match
boxes. silver tablets and silver pencils.
DINNERS ARRANGED FOR TONIGHT.
One Of the largest costume dinners this even
in Fifth-ave Mrs II. Mortimer Brooks Will
give a dinner for the young people who are to
dance in Mrs. BrOnson's quadrille. and after the
dinner the final rehearsal Of the dance VIII take
place Mr. and Mrs Henry Parish jr and Mr..
and Mrs Frederic H. Benedict will also give
dinner parties. and Mr.. and Mrs. William {.
will give reception ana supper
FOR those Of their friends who choose 10 stop In
on their way 70 the Waldorf.