Some people had expressed an opinion that such a ball as this was intended to be could not be given successfully in February. Others declared that the money which was to be spent,--an amount which would make this affair something quite new in the annals of ball-giving,--would give the thing such a character that it would certainly be successful. 
Some people declared that February was the wrong time for such a ball; others said that the huge amount of money spent would certainly make it a success.
