The morning times., 1897-02-11
ALL ABOUT THE
BRADLEY MARTINS
AND THEIR BALL

The Keynote of the Bradley Martin hal
was to make its cost greater than that of
| any similar entertainment ever given in
| New York. 1t is probable that the total
outlay by hostess and guests will not fall
short of $500,000 or course. il was a
| bal masque in no other way could such an
| enormous expenditure be ACCOMPLISHED Mrs
| Bradley Martins guests had to provide
| themselves with costumes Her ;py,itatio
| provided that the costumes must be of the
| sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth CEN
| turies. The opportunities to spend none v
| in securing designs for these and in their
| construction were. welI-nlgh unlimited.
Mrs. Bradley; Martins gown was the
! most magnificent affair imaginable. de-
signed after painting by Sir Peter LeIy.
| The period is just before the time os
Charles Ill. lt had not the uncomfortable
Ehzabethan run, which Mrs. Martin OBJ
Jects TO, as she mas not a long neck The
materials were pale blue sapphire vel.
vet, and rich ,brocade of the same hue.
The square cut corsage widened as it re-
cedes from the neck.
Among the other fine costumes were two.
and possibly threes; Marie Antoipettes
One of these was Mrs. T. ] Oakley Rhin-
danders. 1t was an exact copy of the last
original paintins of the queen by LIE
Brun, just before the mob poured into
the Tuieries. The hues We're pale green
and rose, and on the square-cut waist
was great display of diamonds and
Jewels. ROWS OF pearls and other Jewels
encircled the arm, and long drop earrings
were worn The plumeS in the hat wore
caught with jewels Mrs Rhinelanaer,s
hair was arranged in the oriue style OF
the painting.
Miss Kate Brice, the handsome daughter
of Senator Brice, was another Of the Marie
AntOinettes. Her gown was an exact re-
production OF the one in which the il.-fated
queen is pictured by LIE Brun II was very
rich and picturesque and the quaint head
dress of velvet cap with errnine, feathers
and long lace veil was very becoming To
her.
1t is of course impossible to summarize
the entire cost of this great ball, for there
were expenditures which can be known only
to the person making them, and there will
be others, in the regular course, that cannot
be foreseen. But an estimate can be made
of the known expenses, and these can be
grouped as follows
The new ballroom ut the Waldorf
:, for night ST 900
Small ballroom at Waldorf where
Mrs. Martin Will receivc.. 500
ReccDtIOn-rOOm adjoining small
ballroom, where buffet supper
VIII be served. .-..,............... 25O
Mems big ciTe. where regular sup-
per VIII bC served. ........... 500
State apartments, second floor of
Waldorf To be used for dressing
= looins ........: .:............-.. 200
Buffet supper during entire night 5000
Regular supper, from 230 a. m
until a. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Fifty seryitOrs' costumes, incfud-
ing trumpeterS. rS................. l5OO
Infee orCfpStras. as................ 900
Sotlloh iaNofs. ............... 0,G00
superb floral decorations for ball $4,000
Engraving OF notes or invitation so
Issuing OF inVItations......... pa
There Will be at least 400 car
rlages hired from livery stables
by those who dOnot care 10 take
out their own teams. 81 each $500
Fees TO 400 public drivers, 81
each ....;.....;...........,.... 400
one thousand mems costumes, S75
each ............ .............. $4,000
one thousand wOmen's costumes 200 600
Fancy slippers for women..... 3 600
Nigmakers and hairdresSers 900
COSMETICS Observation-Disclosures. 500
Grand total. al..................S S346. .625