The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-10
ROYAL RICH.
Kings Can Not Display More OF
GorgeOusness
Than Will Be Seen at the
Waldorf Tonight at
THE BIG BAL MASQUE
Given by Mrs. Bradley Martin
at a Cost
Of $3OO,OOO-Details of the
Plans.
THE BIG BAL MASQUE

New York, Feb. 1o.-Every detail OF
the great Bradley Martin ball which
begins at II o'clock tonight is compile
ted.
The guests. when they arrive at the
Waldorf tonight will find Is or 20 rooms
at their disposal as dressing rooms
There will be in attendance costumers
and perruquiers. Wallets and maids to
aid in adjusting the elaborate costumes
that may suffer somewhat in the trip
from the house to the hotel
From these rooms the guests will take
their way down a handsome winding
staircase to the small ballroom where
the hostess will receive them Mrs. Mar
tin will be on a slightly raised dais, I'M
der a canopy of beautiful tapestries TO
be brought from her home. This small
ballroom will be almost entirely hung
with tapestries and the furniture will be
of Louis XIV design. Flowers Will be
employed as decorations, but only in
clusters of roses and graceful vines OF
japanese asparagus The 1oea IS TO
make the flowers harmonic with the
tapestry designs.
In this ballroom will be stationed a
Hungarian band that Will play as the
guests arrive. The balcony where they
are to be stationed will be massed with
pink roses. though white flowers will be
mainly employed in the decoration of
this room.
The corridors leading from this to
the large ballroom will be empowered
IN vines and roses with vista-like effect.
Tiny incandescent lights will sparkle in
the green foliage, making 4 fitting en-
trance to the large ballroom. In the
large ballroom the floral decorations
will conform as far as possible to the
design of the room, which is Louis XVI.
The many mirrors at one end will be
festOoned with garlands of mauVe pink
orchids and asparagus vines. while on
the columns between the mirrors Will
be suspended fiat pouches. from which
will gracefully drop clusters of pink
roses. This design will be repeated all
round the room, although mirrors are
at but one end-directly opposite the
entrance.
The musicians balcony will be gar
landed with pink roses and southern
clematis, and the ceiling under the bal
cony viii be hung with green vines and
incasndeScent lamps. All this floral en-
Enlistment has been arranged to con-
form with Mrs. Bradley Martins ideas.
1t is the intention to have nothing too
pronounced in the way of these decora-
tons. In the musicians balcony will be
the Twenty-SecOnd Regiment band, and
the Hungarian band from the Eden
Musee, making in all three bands of
music.
During the early part of the evening
and until all the guests have arrived
dancing will be general, but just so
soon as all shall have paid their re-
spects to the hostess she will be escort
ed to the ballroom to take part in the
quadrille d'hOnneur, arranged by Mrs
Astor, which will be announced by a
flourish of trumpets, and which will be
in reality the formal opening of the ball.
Those who will take part in the quad
rifle d'honneur are Mrs. Bradley Martin
and her partner, Mr. John Jacob Astor.
They are at the head of the uuadrille
At their side, second in Importance are
Mrs. StuyVesant Fish and Mr. Robert
Van COrtlandt. At the opposite end are
Miss Gerry and Mr.. J. Townsend Mar
tin and Mrs. Whitney Warren and Mr.
11spenard Stewart. The side couples
are Mrs. Orme Wilson and Mr. Harry
Lehr, Mrs. Lee Taller and Mr.. Craig
WadSwOrth, Miss Lena Morton and Mr.
Center Hitchcock. and Miss Madeline
Cutting and Mr.. J. ]. Van Allen.
When the quadrille was danced at
court 200 years ago the king and queen
took part in it, and in the course of the
dance were accorded due and proper
homage The crown prince and princess
stood beside them a the head of the
Quadr1lle. The same idea will be~car-
ried out in this dance tonight Mr. As
tor and Mrs. Bradley Martin taking the
place of the king and queen, while Mrs.
F1sh ana MI Van Cortlandt replace the
prince and princess.
Ihe IL dancers enter the hall to the
music of Beethoven, and after taking
their positions dance the first figure,
I'm this way:
Mrs Fish and Mr.. Van Cortlandt take
their positions behind Mrs. Martin and
Mr.. AStOr, Miss Gerry and Mrs Warren
walk up to a position in front of Mrs
Bradley Martin and Mr.. Aston They
are followed by Mr.. Martin and Mr.
STEWART Then the side couples aDDroa oh
IN a similar way, four a a time leaving
an aisle in the center. Mr. Astor and
MRS Bradley Martin promenade down
the aisle The other dancers bow till
they have passed, then follow in twos
the gentlemen, holding the ladies' left
handS in their right hands as in the
mlnuet. All promenade to their origi
nal positions. o.
The Figure Is the Saoor5 ,,,o..----
and is danced as follows:
Mr.. Astor and Mrs. Martin Dron7enada
20 the center, she turns and thew nov
TO one another and return to their c1ie
final positions. Mrs. Astor and N1jSe
Van Cortlandt and Mrs. Warren doing
likewise. Return to positions Mrs
Bradley Martin goes forward and bows
70 Mr.. Martin, Mrs. Fish to Mr.. Stew
art Return to positions. The sides go
through the same maneuver. The head
couples go forward, gentlemen bow to
ladies in center. Gentlemen retreat
backward to position followed by ladies'
balance; sides likewise. All couples for
ward to center. Bow. Ladies prone
made to left, gentlemen to right, meet
a half way round All form a circle
about Mr.. Astor and Mrs. Martin. They
bow to right, left, forward and back
others, heads bowed low. All prone
made IN couples to original positions
Form picture, bow. This ends the sec
ond figure.
The third figure is called sHonor -
The ends cross and change places. Side
couples the same. All bow Gentlemen
lead ladies' to center in line retreat
ladies' forming in line on one side gen
tlemen on the other. Mrs Bradley Mar
tin and Mr.. Astor promenade down the
center, those at the sides bowling and
falling in procession t1ru bobiDj