The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
RRADLEY-MARTIN'S BIG BALL.
rrNcTION THE MOST BftIL-
I,,VT IN GOTHAM's HISTORY.

Tbe Mise en- scehe "A
rocbantment and Resplendcnt
,,itb All Tint Wealth and Taste |
,1 COmmand-Sevcn Hundred
c..oeousIy CARRIED Guests in At
a.nce-AImOst Every Character
sNo+e in the Times of Louis AIV
and XV Represented.
= YORK Feb. 1O-The Bradley-Mar- |
49,, fancy dress ball took place this even
IN tbe spacious ballroom of the Wal
dorf hotel. - tou,iIaeriro
r,,,t,,ent a veritable fairy-land. re-
s-tondent with all that wealth and taste
ss,i3 command, and graced by the pres
49,. of many hundred members Of the
e.snionable set, radiant in rich robes OF
historic renown.
me richness of the decorations, the an
~ nioturesoue costumes, the beautitul
oneoorical toilettes, the co-mingling OF SO
r,an, beauties old and young, amazed ana
ahormed all fortunate enough to have been
hidden to the ball
As a superb social function II mas ia"
no naralle in America. Its rame may
nass into history, and perhaps its spien-
80 will be written down as the stan
aard for the bellies and gallants OF the
coming century. The scene presented was
strange spectacle In this up-to-date me-
uopolIs. ,,,s bo,,o
;,,aoined the graves had opened and the
ri,os and queens, the princesses and the
1Tsd aristocracy of the decayed centuries
bad arisen in chorus 70 AGAIN psSoliie
themselves in all their old tlLne stoay, sS'ayen,
tHrap guests
oI gorge0usly garbed in silks ana satlnsp
and 9magnifcently bedecked in diamonds.
Almost every character u Wv MY Frorn ~ The
times Of Louis XIV. and Nv" from lhe
niebeian peasant to the jewel crowned
king and queen, was personateo. HtSy
rreSented imposing figures, dancing IN m Lne
Stately minuet or whirling in the merry
waltz Numerous were the pSuedo marie
Anioiuettes Queen Elizabeths, Lady Iea-
gles Gismondas, Juliettes, Joan q ARCS
Empresses Josephines, Mary queen OF
Scots Colonial Danes Knights or Malta,
Cardinals, Romeos, Toreadores ana CAV
alters all presented in costumes OF lne
costliest fabrics and with marvellous truth
The Marie Antoinette ladies predominant
ed Americas historical notables seem
ed badly neglected even the father OF ms
country, George Washington, being nom
Ored by only two representatives.
Aside from the beauty of the costumes,
interest centered in the unpreeeoehleo
display of jewels, many rare, old, price
less family heiroomS being worn. Ihere
Il is no estimating their monetary worth, but
they certainly represented vast fortunes.
Many of the women seemed abiaze with
the sparkling gems.
The guests began arriving about IL
o'clock. They entered the hotel through
private door on Thrty-third street, and
were Immediately ushered to the second
floor where a suite of fifteen large apart
ments had been reserved for dressing pur-
pOss. Here were stationed numerous hair
Il dressers, eostumers, modistes, and all the
functionaries required for the final polish
ing touches of the exquisite outfits. These
rooms were decorated with protusion OF
4 roses and smiaX.
After the guests had assembled and
II made ready for the grand entree, they de-
scended the flower strewn stairways to
the reception parlOr on the main MOOR.
As they passed through the archway they
were met by the hostess, Mrs. Bradley
Martin, who stood beneath a canopy. of
III rich tapestries and floral effects. Mrs.
Martin wore a becoming costume of the
Queen Elizabeth period, made of black
b velvet over red brOcade. She was adorned
with all her magnificent jewels, including
IA her famous robe of diamonds. AS the
"a guests approached, their names and the
characters impersonated were announced
by lackeys
The walls of the reception room were
covered with costly tapestries of the daln-
tlest colors, while myriads of roses, care
lessly thrown, rested in the folds, as they
a CHANGED to fall In-one corner was placed
n the hungarian band, hidden behind bow
er ot long stemmed roses.
At4N bNeSlS moved from tnlS Saloon
tuIVush the Corridors which had been
made TO represent a woodland, lit by
ssO!es OF concealed miniature incandeS-
cent t ngnls, TO the big bali room. The deco
idton OF this room was also a work of art
eHu the Illumination brilliant. At the end
ol tne room was a balcony handsomely
ddqaoIrneQ, IN which was stationed Victor
IteroeFts orchestra for the dance music.
4 ~ was near midnight before the quadrille
h0nheur, the opening number of the
5s 5Ssls r was danced 1t had been organized
Il ~ Mrs Astor. John Jacob Astor was the
4 hllls OF tonight and Mrs. Bradley-Martin
Wy Wy queeh Ihey led the quadrille and at
Tohl, ny sue We're Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish ana
snd sIUpe,l " NaGn-Cortlandt; at the opposite
anu MIS- Whitney Warren and Lispenard
Stewart. The opposite side couples were
iIs' iiNIs' prme Wilson and Harry Lehr; Mrs.
lee lHler and Craig Wadsworth; Miss
lena MORTON and Center Hitchcock and
ms rMauenne Cutting and J. j. Van Allen.
rgpnoWlhS this came the Mrs. Edmund
~ /. bayles quadrille, which was partici-
pa1e9 IN by Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. John
Iseoe Astor, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
ION Ion NHs, ME- Henry Sloan, Miss Edith Nor
ge navarro, II. ID. Robbins Worthington
Wrnltehouse and others
W. nel came the debutante quadrille, all
Louis sVgfps ogipsso wearing wearing costumes Of the
s@I 10 the slow music of the minuet,
VII w ditterent figures were executed
vss @ ace and ana precision. General dancing
G. thon lndulged in.
,,Ss Ssupper was served in the Empire din.
itel with roses
Eist VotNlion after supper was led by
4 ofIbSea oyer, Jr., who wore a costume
cJe period Of Francis I. 1t consisted of
~ Soak pax Of royal purple velvet a coat of
VIII sue material and richly decorated
of g4 4ol1 embroidery. The tights were
Isr.lo woe silk, ana he wore a hat with
TI5e ostrich feathers
glirm ktuy streaks OF dawn were strug-
f4tk through the windows Of the Waldorf
H6Di,'e tne last echo of Home Sweet
roor nad died in the fora scented
X bsioa,, 'nd the greatest bali In Gotham's
TTioly was ended
toe,g were many guests from out OF
"A TraT snaIl parties coming from San
ingio1 g Chicago, New Orleans, WASH
mofe boston, Philadelphia and Balti-
"A'NFLEss ON THE DEFENSIVE,