The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-04

who has been up all night It scarc,ly looks to Its
best advantage In the midst binding snow.
storm. The colored population look well
under such Circumstances from the snecr force OF
contrast. but the "whltes srr..~mean.n SundAy,
100. Is an un'avoranie say. With the exception OF
.,s ..;,rn,asts the stores were all closed, and
though 4nara was certain amount of bunting
d. ma, Ell It nuug ,..a ana pacid in the diving
~saset II WIS to early Tor church, tpo late &c.
bre kfast PARTIES ana too unpE Gus for general
circulation, SO that the streets were deserted and
presented u very forlorn appearance. NJ,
The ia her who had taken his sons for q pleasure
excursion told them ne had brOugh them out to
enjoy themselves, and that il they didn't begin at
once ne would give them good licking. I have
coAe to Was itngton to see tn, Inauguration and
to describe lis preparations. There was
Mp QUESTION OF WEATHER IN THE CONTRACT.
Let us begin at once. En- route for the tempo
rary building in W len the ball is to be given on
Tuesday night. 1t IL on street. and in It's present
rouSh-newn, Unfinished st te looks like the chr sa-
lis OF a huge railway She'd My conductors took
me to small wicket gate. and, being asked by the
attendant custodian IL we were members OF the
committee, became apparently endowed with the
spirit o. Ananlas, and blithely responded that We
were. THIS is
TIE PRESIDENTS ENTRANCE,
and doubtless by Tuesday night the path from the
wicket gate to the ballroom will be made practical
BILE. II It be lett in its resent state or
Shiny mud, soaked Savings and sodden,
slippery plank, would recommend the President
to wear the gum shoes Of which the late MIR. james
Fisk was 30 eminent patron, and have horrible
misyivlnes as to Miss Neilies satin slippers. In
size the ballroom IL simply magn hcent, being 800
feet long by leo feet wide, but its noble proper
tons are somewhat cut and curtailed by inter-
woven festoons and streamers, which are hung
needIessly .Ow. The sides OF the hail are covered
with an lmm ms, quantity OF bunting, the Stars and
Stripes being elegantly nuted and lestoOned with
banners aud p.nnons OF ancient shapes and
quaint dew ike the taDards medieval heraids.
The dancing portion OF the FALL is lit by iorty-iOur
pendant gas corona duly decorated the side aisle
on the lett twenty-five feet wide and extending
the whole engta o the building, is set apart for
supper, the xitcnens, cellars, &C., for the supply
OF which in Its rear. The opposite space il Tor
TIE PRESERVATION OF COATS AND HATS,
department. t. which particular attention has
been paid III co sequence OF the Wild confusion
valent at the last inauguration ball, during " hicn
Mr.. Horace Greeley lost his head covering, and Is
SAID to nave per .Ormcd the wonderful feat going
away IN worse nat than that which he wore on
numbered, Is now set apart Tor each coat deposit
tor. There will be two bands to discourse eloquent
music, each numbe. ling aoout forty performers.
The Annapolis Navy Band Will devote itself TO the
dancers, while the musicians rom West FONT and
the United states marines will play marches, &C.,
during the interval. The Presidents reception,
withdrawing and supper rooms lead off the
private entrance, but his place during
the greater part of the evening viii be
on q raised dais at the lar end of the room, re-
served Tor himself, his friends and the diplomatic
circle. TITS daIs is edged by huge gas standards,
while at Its back is an immense ianshaped screen,
seventy five ieet in breadth and thrtyive feet in
he ght, representing the setting sun, with the
American. eagle at the top soaring aloft into the
blue empyrean. please observe that am gradu-
ally accustOming myself to the national style.)
WASHINGTON AND GRANT AND WILSON IN GAS.
Across this fan are to be in gas the names Of
washington and Grant aud Wilson and the word
peace" saw this last gas emblem lying on its
back amid the shav.ngs and looking very lorlorn.
Poor, dear Paacei How every one trots
her out on all occasions "L'Empire cest
la patel" said Louis Napoleon, while pre-
pairing for italy and Mexico. "Her land
had peace" renal ked Mr.. Tennyson, in dedicating
his book TO Queen Victoria, just before we plunged
into the Crinean war. But anyhow, 1t Is a nice
softsoundng word and looks well in gas, and there
is no apparent reason why, In this country at least
peace should not reign for many years to come
Before taking leave Of the ballroom let me remark
that the decorations, which are very creditable
have been executed under the direction of Mr.
MCPHERSON OF Philadelphia, and that the regulation
of the dances has been handed over to Mr.. Solo,
mon; why am unable state. David, we know, by
historical precedence and by Byron's lines
Not decent David. when before he ark
His grand pas soul excited some remark
was a terpsichorean performer; but Solomon IS
supposed to have been more engaged in cutivatIng
extensive domesticity. However, on Tuesday night
we shall find -. ~, ~;
SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY,
boxed up in a little niche, where he will receive
the reports OF the heads of the six sections into
which the ballroom is divided, and whence. by the
touching OF an electric bell communicating with
the Orchestra, he Will give the signal for the
Dances to commence, slacken and cease. The des-
pcrate weather, and the fact that 1t was Sunday,
rendered it impossible to 60 through much sight
seeing yesterday; but this morning the
sun was shining brightly, the snow had
almost entirely disappeared, and from an early
hour the streets were thronged, principally with
strangers" says my companion, as we go elbow
ing in and out among the crowd, "and very few
Washingtonans among themn What Q motley
massI
REPRESENTATIVES, FROM THE COUNTRY.
Bostonese, with an air Of calm and conscious
superiority, as though saying, 1--WE are from the
seat of virtue and learning, descendants OF the
Pilgrim Fathers and readers OF the Atlantic
Monthly; look on US and be happy;' Chcagotes,
equally retiring but with their modesty expressed
in different way in the cock of their hats and the
swaggcr of their stride, in the rich color and
ttf,Io npnlu Of i'm Uh tCh fhau
shower reireshlngly about and the looks OF
scorn which they cast at the bare spaces and COM
mon buildings in
THIS UNFINISHED CITY OF MAGNIFICENT INTENTIONS
seem to convey that there would be swinging der
ricks the street and growing piles of marble
palaces If the seat Of government were only moved
few thousand miles out West. Now hurries by @