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The favors were hung on a sort of high rack covered with green stuff.
Tamborenes, mandolins painted and tied with pretty ribbons were on one side, the other was filled with gold epolethes, and other ones for the ladies. Small fans, things of the hair, and little dolls to be pinned on, were in baskets close by. Another rack was covered with flowers. Almost emediately after supper the boys and Elsa dissapeared to lie down, but I found a few more things to do to make myself useful before retiring. I then lay down in Alfred's room as mine was to be used as cloak room for the
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ladies.
 After a two hour sleep, I awoke perfectly refreshed  and delighted with the prospect before me. After dressing rather hurriedly for I could hear the music quite distinctly, and it made me long to see people dance as long as I could not do so myself; I went to find Elsa who was up and dressed. Fraulein was also there. We went down to the second floor where the waiters were standing about, and the ladies arriving quickly.
It was just eleven, and the scene was indeed a gay one which presented itself to our eyes. The hall was rather full yet not crowded, a few couples