, 1877-08-23
STEKLINu'S HOTEL.
The Opening of tho New Gait lronse-Thc
banquet and lsalt-DlstIngufshed Men and
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The Opening of the New Gait lTonse-Tl1c
banquet and 1snlt--DIstIngufsf1ed Men and
Women Present.
Special CorrfIrnndtnct of The 7rtt+tns.
STERLING, Ill.,, Aug. 22.-'rhe opening OF The new
Gait Elouse In this city Tuesday night wns made
the oecaslon Of socal gathering Of the pleasant.
est description. Two dirappointments nnly oc-
Cured, and they were not herioue. Many of the
gncsis Invited from abroad were Unable 10 attend.
and tho weather was unpropitiout. Congressman
hafchard Of Frcepors. Attorney. .General Ed.sll.
Of ulron. Speaker Shaw ot Mount Carroll. Judge
I1enton OF Dixon, Fernando Jones, *. J. Merritt.
Sara fsnckctt Stevenson, and the flon. ". X. sat
lisan. Of fChsca4o. vera the principal guests from
abroad. Tho banquet was sesvet1 at II o'clock,
and, after the eoatscr fare had been dIspossd Of,
toasts were offered and responded 70 In the happi-
tbf ren. The order was A. fol1ows: ''Our
Guests," by Maj. n. s. Henry; "Thc Prairie
state."J X. Ed'all; "sterltnR. The Hon. Joteph
Shaw, '...our country Con.!n," e. Z. buell.:
n. ..Koek r Itt,e' ysiIsy.." {. Y. Ea.t.es;; The
s;sl,, nsisI.l Tout!:t." ysorys " Light; 'cliy q
e'9nns ia.ee sHs =, ss Ate1 n1' or1sa sea:
.'The Gait iEouse, . Thomas i. Cali. Judes
Eustace wa. unexpectedly obtained. md hi. re.
toastt had Lccn finished tho i.npatisnl crowd out
ride was c!smorsag loudly for admission, and .'the
5s. .esae esa a*s he s,e
bssn ~ :ii|,oat pstitioa:. and ths nge' W ..
were i+:tooncdi sraeeiniiy sSout The wal., I'd
rar,I eolorcd cloths stretched from pillar 10 post
tali orctcstta. obta!nea from Chicago for the
was well occupied With beautiful women and bra1e
men. and tho dre.ses were of the most elaborate
kind. .lcserintign Of Them would necessarily
BE- inadequate. and had best he omitted. Tho
ladies' maintained the reputation Of Sterling for
pretty Eisla and handsome .1nattous. Seldom has
oelHty hht grace. dancing continued until =
o'clock. when an lnternle+;on occurred. and the
1a't hungry one was provided With shipper. Three
cunrsc Of tho evening. After the lntern,lsstun,
dancing 'vas resumed and continued until esrrake
Of aa%n oe$an to nppea1 IT.. aI 'h.n eo,cd
feeling Of delight at the entertainment provided
by tse ho.pltatc ,Droptietors. Men.lon should
eayo. which gave much pleasure 10 It's c Company m ANY
,,,rLc dali lloass is, indeed, an addition Ia
a su ss Sns onc III Ill., nfss T va, e.ee,sa waS s.
Thofuas 4. Intt, E,a., nne Of the most public
.pi:iteL sitszent o. sserlins At eors y So 0oo
ttsn,s four stories above the haremcnt and IL 1oU
by ls0 fret on the ground. The hotel Is ibcrnily
stSsata viii secc 81 Ss eel soans;s ps1 s
thc furniture Il substantial Ind costiy. Mr ]. ii.
Gray. futnctlJ of The Itcyete lIuuse. Of Chicago.
eral msunrcr Of the tstablisbmrnt aM1
+. Dill the chief clerk. ii IL e1pectrd
that tho hotel will bring trade 10 Sterling since II
at0rls delightful accommodations 10 travscrr.
and will make all buyers tcsirous to proIong thcti
visits.
The reception. banquet. and bali were gotten NJ
BY the citizen. nf Sterling a. n compliment U Mr.
(ialt. The efficient Executive Committee VI 'the
day were j.: y. Patterson, Mayor Of Sterling, q
Terrell. Mr. Gait, the proprietor Of tho hotel.
has projected opera .loucc, the foundations oi
which arc already laid, opposite the hotel.