New-York tribune., 1897-02-07
TUE BRADLEY MARTIN BALL
,,,frN TO BEGIN DECORATING THE
WALDORF TOMORROW.
e,ox-THE PROGRAMME OF DANCES
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,lr,ch, tomorrow a force OF floral decorators
- - hove begrn the work Of placing plants and
"u,nc VIZ frames on which TO hang choice specimens
tories and in other ways preparing the
y. ,,e In the Waldorf engaged by Mrs. Bradley
,., for her costume ball to be given on Wednes-
M@. ". n,eh, As has already been explained in The
,-,e 20; Mrs Martin has selected plans for the en-
,msbn,en; OF the different rooms which will thor
-, harmonic with the style In which the rooms
- constructed The canopy Of tapestries under
,,ch Mrs Martin viii receive in the small ballroom
Wv nrobab.y not be placed in position until Tuesday
w, Meanwhile the rooms OF the Astor suite will
s.. adorned with tapestries. and the passage con-
s,ng the main building with the apartments Occu-
lid BY Mr. Boldt will he embowered with evergreen
"a also the hallway leading from the main corridor
~ the hotel into the ballroom
The hanging under the music balcony Of the fine
,,res which are be thicky studded with tiny cleo
,-c lights will take some time and a force of men 20
NIT these vines IN place will begin tho work earyon
Tuesilv morning. The foliage will be suspended in
such way that the ceiling will not be totally hidden
nv Il; and throughout the decorations are to be
pgh, and fea,hery possible. The music balcony
,n the large ballroom which Is 10 be covered with
showers Of pink roses will be OF the prettiest
examples OF the decorators art II Is intended that
the shower OF roses shall fall over the balcony and
wind itself around the supporting columns. The
snace alongside Of the stairway and under the bal
cony Wi. be made 10 represent nearly possible
q place OF cosey corners. Growing plants. 1ardjeres
and vases Of American Beauty roses will contribute
10 produce this effect. The mirrors opposite the
trance TO the large ballroom Will be garanded with
nauve orchids and feathery ivy vines. which will
sweep 10 the right and left with curtain effect. The
arrangement OF the flowers and vines is to be
made so as 10 resemble Roman garlands or
garlands OF the time OF Louis XIV. A pretty feat
OF the decorations In the large ballroom Will be
the Rosal!nd-like pockets which will depend from
each Of the electric light brackets and which will
be filed with Louis XVI and the
finest ferns These pockets will be of blue
silk and will be suspended by blue silk sashes.
The decorations In the small ballroom will be
as fine Il Is possible TO make them. The music
balcony on the north side Of the room will be made
10 represent a garden of white and pink flowers.
streamers and garlands running to either sides
and showers of pink falling nearly to the floor
The tapestry which will form the canopy under
which Mrs Martin will receive will be hung with
roses in shower effect The predominating colors in
this viii be white and pink. White roses and
lilies Of the valley will predominate.
IN THE CAFE AND WINTER GARDEN.
The cafe and winter garden. where the supper is
10 be served will be rather modestly decorated In
the former the Dutch freplaces will be filled with
roses and acacas. and here and there about the
room will be huge vases filled with American
Beauty roses Vases Of these long -stemmed beau
ties will also be used ornament the garden, while
the l25 round tables. each with places for six per-
sons will have centrepieces fancy baskets filled
with American Beauty roses. Mrs Martin has de-
cided upon a rather quiet. but very effective, dis
position of flowers in the rooms Of the Astor suite
to be used by her guests. American Beauty roses
will be the principal flower displayed there.
The arrangements for the supper. which will be
served after the English fashion, throughout the
night, have scarcely been completed. 1t has been
decided that the go attendants at the ball shall
wear the usual evening livery of the Waldorf, with
,l,,t 10 alu md n
dress coats shall be embeshed with gold ernbroid-
cry and brass buttons Mrs. Martins servants
who will also be in attendance. will appear In cos
tunes of the sixteenth seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries.
The music at the ball will be another Of its most
delightful features. The 22d Regiment Band Of fifty
men. in new uniforms. will be stationed in the
centre Of the music gallery in the new ballroom
At the west end of the gallery Will be Hungarian
band of fifteen or twenty pieces. Throughout the
evening there will be music In the supper-room by
the Hungarian band from the Eden Musee.
The principal feature of the ball after II has really
been opened will be the Quadrille dhonneur which
has been organized and rehearsed In tho ballroom
of Mrs Astors house. Mrs. Astor will not dance
I'm H. but she invited those who will. Mrs Martin
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish. Mrs s. Whitney Warren
Miss Gerry, John Jacob Astor, Robert b. Van Cort
landt IAspenard Stewart and Frederic T. Martin
will form the principal couples in the Guadrile
The side couples will be Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson an'
Harry I,ehr Of Baltimore; Mrs. j. Lee Taller anC
Craig Wadsworth. Miss Lima Morton and Cente
Hitchcock, and Miss Madeline Cutting and James j
Van Allen The dancers will enter the room Il
Beethovens music in pairs, and the three intricat
figures Of which the dance is made up will be gon
through precisely they were when danced ~
years ago by kings and queens and their court at
tendants.
The second dance will be the minuet arranged b.
Mrs Edmund L. Bayes, and which will be led b.
Mrs ogden Mills and Worthington Whitehouse
The other dancers in this minuet will be Mrs Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. Jr.. Mrs. Henry T. Sloane. Mrs
John Jacob Astor Mrs. James F. ID. Lanier, Mrs
Edmund L. Baylies Miss Van Rensselaer,. Mis-
EVELYN Burden, Miss Alice Blight, Edward A
Crowninshield Frederic n. Watriss, Winthro
Rutherfurd. James Eusts Herbert d. Robbins
Francis c. Bishop and Craig Wadsworth
THE THIRD QUADRILLE.
TIL. third ouadrille arranged by Mrs. Frederi
Bronson will be Of the Louis XIV period. Som
of the dancers in II will be Miss Bronson. Mis-
Adele Sponord, Miss Babcock. Alfonso De Navarro
James De Wolf Cutting and Mr.. Baldwin.
The selection OF Elisha Dyer. jr., by Mrs. Marti
as the leader of the cotillon has naturally met un
yereol approbation By men and women In societ!
IL will no doubt be well on 10 the small hours
TIE morning before Mr.. Dyer will be able TO maj
shal his forces. and If there are more than two
three favor figures It will be near going HON
time when the dance ends
As already published in The Tribune. Mrs. Nal
Tin has decided 10 wear a Mary Stuart COSTUME
Mrs Astor will dress after her portrait by Care
lus Duran in black velvet. with Van Dyke cola
and white lace. Mrs. Charles n. Marshall WI
wear Dlrectoire gown OF light green trmme
with pink roses. Miss Edith Blight VIII nave
white silk gauze Empire gown whlch peiohgeu
her great grandmother. 1t is embroidered all ov'
with pold suonces has a coral girdle and cou
train. from the shoulders, of coral-colored velv
trimmed with sable. She will wear coral neci
lace and coronet belonging 10 an ancestress' Ml
Alice Blight will appear in Louis Nv cress
white satin. the skirt covered with silver lace al
trimmed with white carnations, paners looped
with the flowers and Miss Ruth Hoe in whi
satin Vatican costume. Mime. d Cesnola W
wear court costume Of the time Of Queen Eiiz
beth the train of black velvet over an undeidre