Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-03-18
TIE INAUGURATION BALL AT
WASHINGTON. ~


culent particulars of dress and Other
matters having reference to balls and
ball-going, and for the more gallant and
amiable purpose of delighting the hun
Lreds of thousands OF ladies Of taste,
curiosity, literary gifts and social culture
who habitually sip, as through the straw
of satisfaction, the honey which gets
distillation through our ever interesting
columns. We herewith reproduce from
our own particular jenkins, the more
engrossing particulars relating to the
great inauguration Ball which was held
at Washington on the night Of the Fourth
Of the present month With regard to
the building itself was purposely
erected for this monster entertainment,
our correspondent says:
TIE PAVILION.
But. about the ball building 1t IS construct
ed of wood but is tightly inside, 50 that drsushfs
were not to be admitted matter how many
twenty dollar tickets might be bought for them
And, speaking of that, the President invite .
number OF his especial friends from various
parts Of ;he country and paid twenty dollars for
all the tickets necessary for them. However. i
began about the building. 1t is so feet long by
1J0 wide: its roof is supported by arches. and
the floor for dancing. 30 by loo feet, rests sub
stantia.ly on . foundation of its own The
building has cost the Committee nearly SfO.9e,
and all of this has been contributed solely by
citizens OF the District The work and th'. ex
pense Of course, have fallen entirely on few.
That is always the way in all enterprises few
work for all. The members Of the Committee
are responsible for all deficits. The super il
especially y mam--.oth stir. Tine room Is no
by IS feet wle the table il about four feet ide,
and the pantries are back Of it sending IN an
abundant supply of esiibles. Imagine this. that
5000 worth of crcckery and glass has been
hired in New York. There was not enough IN
all the china shops in Washington to supply the
demand Two men came ON to take care OF II.
Ten cooks and . chef came from New York The
game. ETC., was cooked in New York 1000 quail
on toast arrived Saturday. Sixty cars were
chartered to convey provisions, cooks, ETC., from
New York.
PRKss ACcoNMoDArIoNs-
The rooms devoted to the press belong to an
additional building. and cost an added expense
Of 81 500. There decorated dressing rooms,
reception and writing rooms.
As lesson to those who may here
after succeed to the management of
Legislative, Inauguration and Citizens
Balls in the capital city Of Nevada the
following description is offered of the
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS.
On either side the entrance to the platform q
succession of stalls lettered A, B, c, &C, and
provided with boxes for the reception Of wraps,
ke.; the left are the boxes for the ladies'. and
on the right for the gentlemen. The ladies part
from their escorts at the entrance and go to the
left and enter these stalls twenty-five feet wide.
In each stall will be found two attendants The
ladies deposit their wraps and go on to the
dressing inns at the extreme end of the hall
the gentlemen. turning to the right do likewise
There are quite . number of entrances from
these stalls and the drawing-rOoms to the ball |
room where the ladies can meet their escorts. or |
they can return to the central entrance Prep
Arstions are made to accommodate the shawls, |
cloaks. &c. of s go persons. Also, the entire |
hall is divided off in sections. so that when
lady has an engagement to dance certain dance |
with 4 gentleman she can say, Il will meet you |
st section blank (say dve) when the dance is |
played" And so each gallery for the music |
will have appear upon it the number of the |
dance or promenade next to be played. The
Annapolis band plays for the dance ard is situ-
sted over the main entrance on Fourth street. |
The West Point band, over the Presidents en- |
trance on E street plays for the promenade. |
There are seats for non-dancers nearly all around
the hall. Opposite the main entrance is the
30O feet long by about Is feet wide
feet of entrances. The supper is ready from
the time the ball opens. Back of the supper
room are store-rooms from which supplies are
brought to rsplenish the table, and back of the |
st0le-rooms are the kitchens, detached from the
main building. The Committee purchase the
supplies and employ q French cook. They !
would not run the risk of the supplies falling |
short by giving out the contract to any cater
Our faithful correspondent speaks as
follows of the extensive tables and Law
ish profusion of comestibles with which
they were laden:
THE coMMIssARIAr.
The amount of provender required for this
denced from the following list OF dishes which
oysters 5000 scaIIopei oysters, SeJO picked
oysters, o. boned turkeys of I0lbs each IS roast
turkeys, about II TBS each, $50 roast capols.
stuffed with truffies: Is saddles of mutton,
about 100 HIS each; 40 pieces spiced beef, 40 lbs
each; 200 dozen qtlails. larded and roasted: Ice
game pates. so lbs. each; 800 tongues ornament
ed with jelly; 50 SALINE n, baked Montpelier
butter; 100 chickens, chaud ct fruiti: 400 par
ridges, Washington Style % boars' heads a.,
stuffed and ornanaented; 40 pates de foie gras. |
en pounds each: 2,0eo ch7tse sandwiches: 800 l
iam sandwiches; 5000 beef tongues: 1900 /.
lunches celery: 800 barrels salad: barrels let
uce: go chickens boiled for salad: 20.HO Tbs =
lobster boiled for salad: 6.009 eggs boiled for
'aiad; barrel of beets; $500 leaves OF bread:
Goa rclls: "a cases Prince Albert crackers; c
.0ti1 pounds OF butter. 800 Charlotte rIIsses !
Il pounds each: 200 inoulds wine jelly: 200 l
nouids blanc mango; 500 gallons ice cream. as 9
orted; 400 pounds mixed cakes: $50 large cakes