National Republican., 1873-03-06
THE INAUGURATION BALL
A BRILLIANT CLOSE TO TIE EVENT.

y bRlhbAhNl NbBSb ~ anu HNa'
The Wealth and Fashion OF the Republio-
Gay Uniforms aud Costly ToIicttcs-Tse
wsrld Represented By Its Diplomats
The Bal NInsaue Last Night.
II was once the remark Of Sir Horace wAlpole |
tho. "the observation Of certain festivals Ia |
somethlng more than mere political institu- |
ton" and one could not help being forcibiy re-
minded Of this on entering the magnificent and
most oapaclous building erected for the purposes
Of the Inauguration ball. Full and perfect, even
elaborate, descriptions Of the building have ap-
peared in these columns, and now 1t ia not neces-
sary TO repeat them, but something Of the effects
produced by the nnal decorations can be re-
ferred to. Tue central idea Of the design in
decorating the building seemed to be repre-
sentation Of the
NEuoSLLIrEs or ruE WORLD.
The notices and coats Of arms OF the states
and TerIitohes Of the Union shone out con con;
Gags and wire altornated with shields, naga and
coats Of ANS Of Mexico, China, Haytl, Russia,
sgsn, BsysS Nesa s IsPfs fnr S Nfs5S
Greece, DeDmaik, France, Italy, Paraguay anu
others, and all these nations had representative.
on the door. Miss Laisun, high.bon lady oi
rm crSosURs
Of ali eyes. HeI gIeaI I'vi sOual beauty and ex-
nintay drsSIntSTs SS u0n 1he inSumsTa6Ie days and
tho glltteing uniforms were also objects oi
much pIaise, aud when the General of the
Armies,
W.T.. SHERMAN,
"who would not natter Neptune for his trident,
Or JUye foT his power to thunder passed TO the
dnis erected ioI the President and dl,.ngnishMea iM
portion OF the decorating was apparent 70 all,
But the nags aud the shields and the coats o.
arms by no means exhausted the decoratorh
art II may be Moore, but at any rate some poet
tells Us that
In eastern lands they talk In novers,
And they tell in garland their loves and cares
And these lines must have been in Mr.. PearsonI
mind when ne so gracefully disposed fragrant
nowers In every part OF the vast hall. Possibly
the decorations might have been made on son'
them; but they were very neat and very taste
ful, and were in perfect accord, as Byron says II
"Marino Fallero," with
Tes music an sHd In the eonaSs,, and ne yins,
The sparkinS eyes aud flashing ornaments;
sraSsSs scsShs bs .Sa n rSss
fnating, Like light clouds, tNirt our case and hea
The many twinSins feet, 80 Sinall aud sylphlIhe
And, In addition TO all this, II must not be for
gotten that thousands On thousands OF
GAS JErs
lighted up the vast vaIucd alike dome and arch
ways with a Itch and golden food OF light, an
the light called 10 mind the poetic fact that
Il INA S.%Ss i,sS B. her yS%
II was grand and magnificent affair.
For all this splendor aud for all the great er
loyments OF the Inauguration ball the person
present were Indebted to the following
GENERAL COMMITTEE,
which consisted OF MessTs. Alex. r. shepher'
president; Henry D. Cooke, Vim. Dickson, Ha
A. N. Clapp, Amos Webster, Thos. Hume, Be
Perley Poole; John u. Blake, treasurer; GeorI
=. Gideon, secretary VIM. Tlndall, assstaI
could the important work they performed la,
been intTusted.
TnE REcETTIoS COMMITTEE,
wearing white badges, was composed OF u
following eminent citizens: Governor Henry
Cooke, General W. I. Sherman, Hon. N. !
Chapman, senator Conkllng, J. o, Blame, J
ough, John W. Thompson, General J. q. Park
Franklin Philp, senator Thurman, Q, A. L
drdge' N. e: Nr. Justice wy!es nallet K
senator Stockton, Admiral D. r. Sands, Col
webster, Pay Director Cunningham, Thomas
Bryan, A: r.: Shepherd, Ben reFey. Poore, A
tor Bayard, chief Justice Cartier, Gen. X.
Marcy, George B. McCaree, p. NJ. D. Young,
G.; Nj, Justice Field, Senator Anthony, J.
Carpenter, D. ". Voorhees,, N. o.; DR.. John
Blake, Senator Ransom. Nj. Justice MAcATthu
T. l. Stanton, Mr. Justice Swayne, senat
Du.lng the evening they were happy, Al
very hOspltahle IN the reception OF the
PRESIDENT or TMk UNITED STATES
and the Vice President. Mrs. Grant wore RI
Pearloolofed silk, with oyerdress OF black lac
Mles Nellie Giant, white tarletan, over VIII
silk, trimmed with lace. Mrs. Secretary Fish,
applique lace. Mrs. Attorney General william
In rich pearLgray silk, elaborately trimmed wi
rose-colored SIX ana Nalenclenncs lace, white a
rose-coorcd silk fringe. Mrs. Postmaster Gt
etal Cfeswell, In peaTlgray silk, trimmed vi
black lace and velvet, decOllste. Mrs. Secrets
Delanu, In a beautiful sea-green gros-grain, W
black wnFfblnutf
niece Of the Secretary Of War, In q rich NJ
snnIInra green shkl en- train trimmed with po
Ms. Judge Richardson. gas % light i'S green i" q
green tulle overllress, trimmed with pink .
and rose buds. Mrs. Secretary Boutwell,, bla
gLos ,%In grain S,lk, with oVerdTesS OF sane, u
atired In beautiful costume OF eiei bsu q
moss silk, trimmed with point applique 10
s ars Gov, Cooke, gas green silt, with ace =
white silk, with embroidered widsstTipe, tnmm
with noweIs and gduss dc ehambrsy. Mrs. Hal
knbourn was richly attired In a most becOm
costume OF Paris muslin, trimmed with val
ciennes lace and Insertion.
BALL coNnuTTEI.
CTi-CoOr BAdRe.)
Haliet Klbourn, W. Y. MaItlnely, J. Y. OIL
stead, L. NJ. Hutchinson. A. b. Mullett, A. Clu
J. Q. ret, :. II. kaufman, Natl Wilson, D.
Ter, d. [. BlacEfori, WIN. ). Maftagh, ".
Colt, L. A, Bartlett, Enoch Totten, Joshua Ri
hehaid Mallach, 9. J. ulllyer, Samuel Gro
Bond.
Ino door managers worked under q very p
feet system and In "n'ire harmony.
THE MUSIC
Tor dancing was fuI u.suUu Uy the United Sta
Naval Academy band, I. SChO1, leader;
promenade music, by the bands Of the Uni
States Marine Cops, Henry Fhes, leader,
Y = -'fF's N,li'aFy Academy, JOha
Wilhelm and Carl Rehm, leaders.
80 sUPPEk
To Mr.. William Wilkinson, Of New York,
guests were Indebted for not only nue.
abundant supper, embracing all the rich
one had any fault TO mud with what they had
eat. Messrs. Shoemaker Il HertLog funisi
the wine and liquors. HeTtzOg fairly out
himself wltL his bIews OF delicious punch. .
Presidents table was supplied with an ex
brand Of 0ouiet champagne from the same est
lsnment.
TUE wKArnER
In.s s.GuJ affair would be
out reference 10 the terIinc Q
complete W nL1LC means at hand for warm
encountered. um weIe inadequate, but qu
so IaIre n loIdinAIy weather. While the
sufiCItnt for UwnoIy exUneated "Old Pro
committee was IeAt deg'ee held responsible,
biuties" was III &c Ieally come 10 oelleVe that
ma ny people hay tfOltnc wlnds anu regul'
the atmosphere. .,z.s.
on the lnotnlIg Of the 9th the long cafou
which mad SO sylendIdly shook the lllumina
hall came 10 an end, aud Al once look lu Hg