Previewing “four great charity balls” to take place in the coming six weeks, all at the Academy of Music.

“The Academy of Music will be elegantly decorated, and Grafulla’s Seventh Regiment Band will give a grand concert before the opening of the ball.”

“In Aid of the New-York Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum.”

“…From 9 o’clock to 10 the band stationed in the upper tier gave concert music, and kept up fitful strains for long after the hour set for the dances to begin…The music was given by Grafulla’s 7th Regiment Band, the whole of which was placed in the highest tier, a part giving dance music and a part promenade music…In the list of 24 dances there were four waltzes by Strauss; the Lanciers were danced seven times, five of them to music by Offenbach; the galop was favored five times, and the polka, deux temps, trois temps, and quadrilles made up the rest.”

“…As before noted, the opening march, ‘Young Men’s,’ was struck up by Grafulla’s Band shortly after 9 o’clock, and after the circle of the dancing-floor had been made the prescribed three times, a break was made and the ball proper commenced with a quadrille, “La Grande Duchesse.’ From this time up until the ‘wee sma hours anent the twa,’ dancing was kept up with great vigor and spirit. The music was lively and spirited, the selections being peculiarly happy…”