Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-17
Editorial Correspondence of the Gi-ve.nip,a.n
The Inanvmrali Mu Hall.

The Snau-Wratiou 1BMlI.
How II was condnc'ed-H it appeared
y Who Was 'he'e-How they were dressed
What they sai.--The Belle.
Washington, March. 5. 1857.
The Inauguration had fitting male in
the grand Rail- Of last evening There were
! 700 tic.ets sold. and free passes furnished
be-''es 70 alt the Foreign Ministers, heads
of Departments, Members Of Congress, &C..
&c There wer. one third more ladies than
ceG'lemeu, So that a low estimate would nut
'te number il attendance. AZ fosty-fivs hun.
tred.
The H'li. ESQ fse; long. was magnificent.
" decorated. being entirely covered inside
with rtci' the walls in iri.colors. the cell.
ing with white. spaneled with stars Of golt
II was brilliantly illuminated with massive
chandeliers. suspended through N. centre
al d sideways every twenty fee. Cushion.
~ seats nocn a raised p'a,form, -ncirclpd
the entire room. You enter ihro ,yh ga,
ierv n one end Of the Hill. which overlook.
he great asscmblac.. The sight az first
view WAS magnificent. Midway Of The
VII, and elevated some ten feet was the
la'ceny of mrsic. The callers voice eoul,
i'.-' be heard above the din Il strump-ts'
VI dHu WueH tue WN0tb
g,i'f, ring H.ass was in motion. moving to the
cadence Of sweet sounds. il was . sight
worth going thousand mile. 10 see II
was 70 Doubt the largest and gayest gather.
irg Of the kind ever assembled in the coun.
irv.
About II o'clock, Old Buck MADE his an
rearance in the gallery. afforded bv the
Committee. II was 400" whi.rered through.
nj k.,v Hall fk..t -
present. the dancing cease the music stop.
ped and all eves were turned in the direc.
ton Of the broad stair which led from the
gallery TO the floor A. length The tall.
s.alwart form and " hiis head Of the yece.
rabbi Sage Of Whea'lsnd appeared Ioomine
above has attendants. He naus Il . moment
TO view the scene below. TIE Rand struck
up-"Hail 10 Vie Chief He descended
and marched the entire length 81 IN. ROOM
through file Of ''peeriny beauty, some
twenty deer. when he turned and faced IN.
audience. There was great rush 10 reach
him, and he was literally swamped. 10 vath.
" swa'hsd in }hlcnde lace. m I hid from
view nv mountain piles % crinolins. So
much fNr bAn. a bachelor President.
The ,ncing here wss somewha "per,o.
liar" u .was nainlv quad. lilies. On called.
ranged cross wavs of the Hall. with head
sets only in con'radarc. style. The chm.
ges Were few simple. such a. right and left.
forward and back, ladies change, ard then
rereaied These were no side sets-no
reg lar cc'iilions Al all, The want 81 Va,
rietv IN this Metropolitan dancing was how
ever. fnl'y made M nv the fancy flines.
sucTss che WaEz and pc,ka Thes. were
absolutely barbarous. The old fashioned
Wanz.the mora'itv Of which even Byron
called in question. i here ignored ~ alto
ge'her too cold anddistant. The lady here
laws her brad on the gentlemsn.a kosen,
puts ore ,bsnsl in 10. ana the Other in lhis
coat tail pocket. Then resigns herself tohi.. |
embrace. and goes to sleep. all hut her feet
which. wher not carried nv him. clear OF
The floor. goes pa''ing around on her tip.toe.. |
The gentleman. thus entwiped throws hi. !
head hack and his eyes up like diving calf:
his body benz in the ship. ~ figure 4. H. |
whirls, back up. swings around. swoon..
10 oil appearances, pushes forward, and
lesves the ring 10 the great delight az III |
dacent people. s SIS