National Republican., 1873-03-01
THE BALL BUILDING.

Progress Of the WOrk-Thc DccOFuIions-
The Presidents Platform and Rooms
The Bands aud Their BnlcOues-Th,
supper ROOm-COmpictc Floor Manage
mcnI-Tho Table.
The wOrkmen are making ranll progress to-
ward the completion Of the ban building, and
almost every hour shows a material change In
the appearance Of It's Interior. The men now
work all night, so that the sound Of hammer and
saw dIstuTbs tho quletncss Of the nelghbOrhood
from "lhc going down OF the sun until the
nslng Of the same" The place Is damp and
cold and the wOrEmCns fingers would get numb
II II were not that their blood ls kept In pretty
rapid ejaculation by the exercise they experience
IN Attending 10 their duties.
TuE DECORATIONS
are being rapidly put up, ant so far has the work
progressed that a very falr idea may already be
obtained Of the magnitude and completeness OF
the plans adopted ny the COmmittee. The deco
ratiOus OF the gaI fixtures are nearly completed.
Yesterday wOrkmen were hanging beneath them
crimson aud gold ornaments In q circular shape.
The upper edges are fashioned TO hoops, and the
sides hang down sOHIC eighteen inches. Look
ing mp from the door the gus Jets may be seen,
and the light us II fails through them will prOba
bly, produce pretty effect Tue bases Of the
arches that span tho building, some thirty In
runs up some twenty feet, and cOmei 10 a point
AZ the Top IysvmD.4g the gable end OF frame
Dullaihg, lle Wool WORK = painted so as TO 70.
semble columns, the coiOrs used being light
brown aud yellow. On the space at tho top are
painted patiiO'lJ legends, such as "rro bono
pubhcO, "Repuyllca, Lee homo" &c. At the
back OF these the suleA ul tho man room arc
covered with white nlslla, 50 thlt the COlOT5 Of
the decorations stand Oat m bu1l relief.
TUE PRESIDENTS rIArFORM
Is being rapidly completed. IhS front Is covered
vita white muslin. and Will he hung with ever.
greens and embeshed with TOsettes At the
rear Of the platform Is being placed tho immense
radius, which promises to be the most imposing
decoration OF the room. The whole structure
must be some sixty feet In width by forty IN
height. II Is IN the form Of half moon, the
lower edge resting upon the platform, aud the
lower one reaching nearly to the roof OF the
building. The lower potion represents the rays
Of the sun slanting from beneath. At the upper
end Of each ray Is placed a star, the whole nun.
her counting thiTty-slX stars, one for each State
In the Union. From these dlyerge cOlumna In
red, white and blue colors, and beyond these
sun Is another series OF columns In cOlOrs OF
Hight brown and yellow. Between each column,
At the extreme edge Of tho radius, alteTnateB
star aud letter N the name Cf Washington,
80 that rearllug iIUm the lower left edge OF the
radius around thls sem circular ornament TO the
lower edge on the IlgIt the name Of the "FatheT
OF his Country IL distinctly visible. The radius
Is surmouuted by an lulnanse American shield,
huge eagle spreading his wings, as n 70 protect
those VINO may occupy the platform far below,
The design IS beaullln! Que, aud lts execution
dOes circuit 10 Tue ufllsts VINO performed II,
THE sUFTER-ROON
Is nearly completed. The sides have been looped
for the entire length with laurel rope. Al short
distances are placed rU3cttes ut red white and
Nlut nluHllllt tue NNNff NNUADlNltl Win the glQ-
Opy above OF the same gOlOTs rendering the effect
most pleasing. The front Of the table Is also be-
Ing covered with white muslin, Tue room will
be brilliantly lighted witH gas, aud, viewed from
the ballroom, Will undoubtedly present a very
pretty appeat ance on tnG night Of the ball.
the BALCONIES.
The two balconies for the 1aals aye being hur-
Ted 10 completion, That situated over the main
on Fourth SIgct, Is being covered with
rcd, white aud blue canvas, ami Wll prOhably be
,Ompletcd tonight Ilai located ut the south
End OF the building has but just been begun, and
Will probably not De finished until Monday. On
he aforementioned balcony VIII be placed tho
Annapolis Naval Academy band. l'is win sun.