Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-27
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roof "a which viii be ixed circular ch andeiiers.
The lower part Of these pipes for some ten feet)
is covered with sort of hollow wooden tube
PAINTED in red, white and blue colers. At The
upper end of these tubes, some ten feet above
the gas jets, Is an ornamental Octagon shade.
These are painted in pretty patterns of white
and blue in the centre, and bOrdered with
patterns Of leaves of an autumn hue. The gal
leries are now being built for the music. The
heavy portion of the decorations were being pat
up to-day, those IN the supper room having been
already completed. In this room tables are
run along the entire west side of the room
-Four milesof laurel-leaf rope will be used In the
decorations OF this room alone. Next TO the
room for the LADIES' wrappings are TIVE retiring
rooms for the ladies, furnished with carpets
and every convenience for the toilet. These
rooms are 10 be heated with steam and bril-
liantly lighted. Adjoining these rooms is a
large committee room for ladies' and another
for gentlemen, and constitute all the rooms at
President and friends being placed at the left
OF II. The floor has been carefully laid or hard
pine tongue and groove flooring, and planed up
smooth to receive the coating Of wax.
The platform for the President is completed.
1t is raised six feet from the main floor and
large enough to accommodate about two hun-
by wide fight of steps and tive narrow flights
at the sides. From fhis elev alton fine view can
beSobtained of the scene in front, and here the
President viii hold a levee during the evening.
The supper arrangements are already made.
The game ana meats will be cooked in New
York, and sent on by express, On Saturday
next force of ten cooks Is expected from New
York, who Will be nut TO work to prepare the
salads and decorations of the table. Five large
pantries are attached to the supper-room, filed
with shelves. In these will be stored the re-
serve supply of dishes, so that as soon as the
table is cleared of eatables they will be replen-
ished by other dishes. In these rooms also are
provided the arrangements for washing dishes.
Hot and cold water viii be supplied to these
performing such duties.
Yesterday two large steam boilers and a steam
engine were placed In position ON the grounds
boilers are large pipes, which will convey heat
to the dressing rooms, and il, necessary, to die
entire building. 1t is, however, mere than
likely that the twenty-five hundred gas Jets,
and the presence of thousands of people, viii
render the dancing hall sufficiently warm with
out the aid OF the steam pipes.
private entrance for the members Of the
press has been made in the northern end of the
building The press room is next to the Presi-
dents platform, so that access may be had to
the stand.
The arrangements made by Messrs. DetwileT,
Steel * Co., OF Iew York, who have been en-
gagged to supervise the pyrotechnic display, are
the night OF the 4th are now being prepared
besides the usual display of meteOric showers,
bombshells and rockets. The exhibition in
avenue, viii open at 80 O'Clock p. m, and con-
sist OF a national salute OF Is decorating bomb
shells; ascension of 81 state rockets, of great
variety; tree of independence; earmine illumi-
nation; rocket feHs de joie; ascension of signal
balloons, displaying meteors, showers of cOlOred
stars, Sc, in mid-air; grand flight Of bomb
shells of various colors; revolving ankee wind
mill extra large;) emerald illumination; cross
of honor of the Grand Army of the Republic;
battery and bombshell display; Star of Column
bla, In its glory, (never before exhibited;)
Greek fire illumination, prismatic kaleidoscope,
jewel fountain, flights of rockets, Sc; sun of
American glory; scarlet illumination, bouquet
of rockets, ascension OF meteoric balloons, with
and showers of gold rain; she'll and
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rifle: Treasury building en- hdJiIk dor; Cyan
kee doodle extra large;) battery and bomb
display; :. Rose of Washington" Ia most mag
nitcent piece, designed expressly, and entirely
new;) emerald Illumination, flight of rockets,
bouquet of bombshells, cascade and fountain of
pearls, national pyramid, prismatic illumina-
ton, silver fountain, bouquet of rockets, Union
battery, she'll and meteor display; General
Grants favSrite, carmine illumination, gor-
geOus vari-colored Temple of Liberty, covering
an area of 500 square feet, with statue of
Washington in the center, statues OF Grant and
Wilson on either wing; the whole surmounted
by emblems OF Commerce and Industry, and
the Goddess of Liberty, with shields and flags,
in the center, sending ont heralds announcing
liberty, peace and prosperity to the revolving
spheres ON either side, and ending with tableau
OF IRE bouquets and flights of IceteOrs.
The display on the Capitol grounds, COM
mencing at the same hour, will consist of salute
of reporting bombshells, rocket display, fairy
dance, illumination-battery fountains, tree of
liberty, parachute rocket ascension, fights of
display, rockets, &C., green illuminatiOhs, Union
fountain, jeweled cross, battery display, cas-
cade OF pearls, shell and parachute display, sill
yer shower fountain, revolving Yankee Doodle,
Greek FIRE, flights of rockets, sun of glory, dis
play OF meteOrs. Finale-Temple Of Liberty
with Gen. Grant on horseback, &c, &C., termi-
mating with tableau of flights Of rockets, pearl
and shells.
Should the weather be unfavOrable or doubt
ful. the exhibitions will take place on the next
fair evening.
In addition to the regular fireworks. the foun-
tain between the Treasury and Executive Nam
sion also the one at the north front OF the Treas
ury, the one at 9th street and Pennsylvania
avenue. and the one at the Botanical Garden
will be splendidly Illuminated with colOred fires
On the Mall, from the Monument ground to the
Capitol, there will be fired 200 rockets, and
along the avenue, during the evening, bengola
lights, roman candles, and immense torches will
be displayed.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
IL has been decided that the Metzerott or Leg
islative hall building shall be devoted for sight
seeing purposes exclusively to the members and
members-elect of the Council and House OF Del
auguratiOn day. None others, except accredited
members Of the press. will be admitted
Hon. Mr.. Elliott, from South Carolina, has
Colonel Perry H. Carson to secure
dOlph Rifles, Carolina Light Guard, and first
battalion, first regiment South Carolina national
guard.
Governor Pinchback, of Louisiana, and Hon.
Dir. Elliott. OF South Carolina, have signified
their intention OF delivering addresses at the
grand banquet to be given at Columbia Law
building ON the evening Of March 8.
The Soldiers and Sailors Grant and Wilson
Club OF Baltimore will be here with a drum
corps. At their meeting in Baltimore on Tues
day night, IL was announced that the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad had reduced the price of
the round trip tickets TO one dollar. 1t is ex-
Pected that the Annapolis club will Join the
Baltimore club on this occasion Col. Somers
was elected marshal, and James Armacost. Xxi.
r. O'Neal, Daniel L. Seaton, Captain Harcourt.
Colonel Allard, and VIM Cummings, assistant
marslals.
Quarters have been secured at the Washing
ton house for the various Grant clubs of Penn
sylvania, which will attend here i'm a body Wis.,
ting Washington as a state delegation. Col. H.
H. X. Elliott, Of Philadelphia, president of the
Grant state executive committee, will head the
delegation, which will number upwards of one
hundred.
The grand carnival bal a,asgue, to be given on
the evening OF the 9Th at the Inauguration ball
room, promises to be a success. The tickets,
which are s., will be ready in a day or two.
At meeting Of the young mems republican
club last night, it was resolved to receive the
Hartranft club of Philadelphia, and the Cam
eron club Of Philadelphia. The former club
will arrive ON Monday afternoon, at o'clock,
by special train from Philadelphia. On the
rorpiuo of no he ia vnarou ri will n