New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-10
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the decorations Of the ballroom. and h.r
wishes will Of course, be carried out To
this end me florist has chosen light tints en-
room the wall carries five enorn Gus mirrors which
run from ceiling to floor Across The faces Of thes.
gus vine the daintiest vine that grows. inter.
twined with hundreds OF maCye orchids. while
from the tops Of the mirrors will be suspended By
mauve satin ribbons straw pockets after the fash.
ion OF those used to wear in tho time OF
Louis XVI. From these pockets there will tumble
a profuslon Of mauve orchids. streaming careless
ly 70 the floor beneath Ike the united bonnet.
strings Of a thoughtless child
FROM VARIOUS POINTS.
The same sort OF pockets. with their profusion a
mauve orchids, will hang from various poin,a
around the walls Of the room, under all the brack
cts and from all the pillars. The musicians gai-
lery. Just opposite the Ave long mirrors and their
mauve decorations. will be ethereal with hundreds
OF bridesmaid roses. which will be framed in their
own foliage. There will not be few Q. them.
They vii cover me entlre balc0nyt which means
and the asparagus vine will be conspicuous every.
There are to be sbou, 10 tables in the mems GAIA
and the winter garden and all these Will pass
through he florists hands before this evening
They will be gorgeous with American Beauty roses
and white lilacs The other decorations Of tho
supper rooms will consist exclusively Of spring
flowers such as forsythla: tulips. jonquils. lllacs
mignonette and bonganvillia.
There will be thousands Of yards o. asparagus
vine used in the decoration. and 5000 or 500
orchids. 10 say nothing Of the roses. which viii
be almost without number.
From O'Clock tonight the Waldorf Will he prac-
tcally in the possession OF Mrs. Martin and her
guests There will be no admittance 70 tho hotel by
the usual entrance. The regular guests % the no.
to w The s 66 @ and er
part Of the hail the foot Of the elevator shaft
and the dIning-room facing IN Fifthave.
The supper will be served by the management ~
the Waldorf and II will be OF an exceedingly
elaborate nature The supper Itself will be served
from midnight until two hours and A half later
II will be modelled after the English style. ard
there will be plenty OF roast sucking pigs and
other whole animals; plenty Of ale. 50 that one
10 the choice OF the wines and the punches will
be none the less great on that account. After the
supper hour is ended there will be served open
buffet lunch long there Is anybody LETT 20 eat
II, which means until the last guest has loft the
hotel.
THE FIRST MINUET
The first minuet f. set for II O'Clock i IA thought
that guests will begin 70 arrive more than az hour
before that time There will be plenty OF police On
hand 70 prevent the possibility OF a blockade either
If or OF curious spectators The carriages o.
the guests will not return for them. Instead ,aere
will be 40 carriages provided by Mrs. Martin. .
over. These carriages will form In line IN Fit,a-
ave and they VIII move in order the door o. tha
hotel This plan, II is thought, Will prevent much %
the delay and annOydnces that always occur when
many people coming from the same place at the sarns
time try 70 ma their own carriages
The police arrangements were about the only
ones that had not been fully perfected last nisht.
The Waldorf IA ~ the district OF Acting Inspector
Harley. and the police arrangements are accord
ngly In his hands. Inspector Harley said yes'er-
day that he would consult with Chief Conin ard
Captain Chapman. Of the West Thir'ieth-sr. sta
ton. this morning. and that his plans would be
another source that there would be pain-clotnAs
men inside Of the hotel. but that there would he
that there was no thievine from the guests in the
crush outside the entrance.