33^          SOCIETY AS I HAVE  FOUND  IT.

are you ?" Laughingly, he replied, " I
am James G. Blaine." "Well," I said,
" my instincts have not failed me this
time. I have heard and read of you
for years. Now I see your genius in
your face." Beauty in woman, genius in
man, happily I  never fail to discover.

The invitation to this ball was as fol¬
lows :

r        Coat of Arms         1

Lof the State of New York. J

BALL.

The Commissioners appointed by the State of Neiv
York request the honor of your presence to 7neet the
Guests of the Nation at the Metropolitan Casino on the
evening of Monday, Nove7nber 7, at te7i o'clock.

New York, igth of October, 1881.

Some of the distinguished guests of
the Nation were M. Max Outrey, Min-
istre Plenipotentiare de la France aux
Etats-LInis, M. le Marquis de Rocham-
beau. General Boulanger, le Comte de
Beaumont, and le Comte de Corcelle,
representing the Lafayettes, and Colonel
A. von Steuben, representing the family
of   Major-General von Steuben.