Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-08


respectfully solicited.
-....-.-....---....... and Ladies.
Pavilion Sacramento. Nine o'clock.
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Such was the form of invitation that
was PREDATORY of the fact that Cover
nor Perkins and wife held a reception
at the Pavilion last evening. Very few peo-
pie, without personal inspection, would sup
pose it possible for the old Pavilion to be capa-
bic of transformation into anything resembling
grace and beauty but it was accomplished
last night in large degree. Indeed, the
great halls were made exceedingly present
able. On the occasion of the first reception
by Governor Perkins, Mr.. Boyne decorated
| the Pavilion, and with limited resources sue
ceeded in breaking its angular lines and re-
ducing greatly its chilling and barnlike
character. But last night he did more. With
ampler resources, more assistants, and profit
ing by his former experience, he succeeded IN
imparting to the vast structure great de-
gree of warmth of feeling in rounding it into
proportions of no little beauty, and in cover
ing its rough walls until they resembled those
of some gorgeous tapestried hall in baron
ial castle of the olden time Compared
with the dressings of the hall at the
first reception, the decorations of last night
eclipsed them completely. The designs were
better, the arrangement of colors more har-
mouious, and the drapings of a character to
create the impression of soft and curving
lines in an architecture otherwise rude, cold
and more than severe. The main hall was
the reception and ballroom. The floor was
completely covered with white cloth, from
the edges of which arose on three sides four
terraces of seats also clothed in white Above
these the walls were thickly hung and fairly
covered over with banners, bearing the coats
of arms of the States and Territories, and
with shields, flags, streamers, scrolls, ban
nerets, dropping evergreen festoons with
flowers, heavy bunting, national flags and
border dressings rising clear to the ceiling.
Near the head of the hall, and on its central
line, was a great canvas, bearing a design
prepared for the occasion, and being the most
attractive decorative effect in the room. 1t
embraced a composite pediment resting on
half columns. On its face ran the words,
defense not Defiance" Beneath hung
great golden star, above rose the shield and
initials of the Union, and on the apex an
eagle with outspread wings seemed floating
out of a golden sun-burst. Below the shield
in wreath of bays were the letters IN. e.
CAL" Thanking either side of the whole de-
sign were graceful groups of flags, and flank
ing these were other banners and streamers,
while beneath the whole ran deep blue
cloth border with embreidered and orna-
mental edge, entirely across the hail. over
hung with dark red lines of bunting gathered
into short festoon-like folds. Beneath and
beyond this arrangement of colors, drapery
and painted design, and placed upon the
north wall was an arrangement of the flags car
ried by the California volunteers in the late
war, all mounted on stats, and so grouped as
to produce very pleasant effect. The oppo-
site end of the hall was partitioned off be-
meath the gallery, so as to give a passage-way
to the dressing-rooms, and this partition con-
sisted of white base, above which arose en-
tirely across the hall the painted design of
battlemented wall, with two great barbicans
for the main entrances to the hall from the
dressing. rooms and the stairway. Upon this
wall military arms were grouped, and the
whole was dressed in banners and festoons,
and hung with shields and scrolls and like
designs. Above the battements de-
pended, row upon row, flags, bali
nerets and banners. From the hall ceiling
on diagonal lines, and also along the lines
of the parallelogram cut by the diagonals,
were rows of banners with the coats-of-arms
and colors of all nations, interspersed here
and there with long banners From three
central points on the ceiling ran in long,
graceful, dropping lines great numbers of
streamers of various colors, which swept down
TO the chandeliers and had their ends caught
up here and there upon the distant walls.
All the gas hangings were dressed with ever
green's, and beneath hung numerous cages
with feathered songsters. The decorations
Oorn1 nd he chr
and the designs drawn, as, with the inter-
mingiing of the arms of war, to give to the
whole q semi-military tone and character
sufficiently prominent to arrest the atten-
ton of even the most careless and
least artistically inclined observer. On
some of the banners ran these
words: Company A, Light Battery"
Union Guard, Company A, Calling Bat
terry" Fifth Infantry Battalion" Union
is Strength, Second Infantry Regiment"
Liberty and Union Forever" First Artil-
| lery Regiment Fourth Brigade, "' First Cav
airy Battalion, " Third Infantry Regiment"
sc. A r., Department of California, !" 6 First
Infantry Regiment, etc. One of the best
features of the plan of decoration was the
placing of the music stage on one side of the
hall, instead Of building it around the foun-
tain. This left the fountain standing out
alone, with its graceful outlines but partly
| concealed ny urOopluS plduIs, anu It's WillIe
marble brought into strong contrast with the
vivid green of palms and ferns, and choice
plants placed in urns here and there
about the margin and upon the CEN
trail upper basin. The smaller hall,
though less deliberately decorated, was
still dressed to degree in keeping
with the main hall, and the arches
opening into the latter were partly filed with
false pillars bearing broad ornaments, cor
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hall were spread four long tables by W. +.
Peterson, the caterer, who, while he has
made more elaborate showings of his art, has
not exhibited greater taste than that shown
| last evening in the dressing of the tables al
| luded to. The pieces, while not greatly nu.
merous were all of chaste design and admir-
able execution, and the dishes were ample
and of the choicest. The military character
was preserved here in the ornamentation of
| the CONNECTIONS and other center pieces.
| The chief of these were pyramids of liberty
and the figure of Washington mounted on his
war horse, a soldier of the national guard in
| full uniform, sailor of the United States
! navy and miniature pieces of artillery. All
| these figures were sklllfully made, and at
| tracted much deserved attention. The sup
per, laid for such a great assemblage, while
| it testified to the bounteous hospitality of the
] hosts of the evening, reflected credit upon his
| caterer, and ana the Judgment OF Doth lust1ce.
| The wine and smoking -rooms were located at
the south end of the supper room, and were cut
off from it by light three-quarter partition of
white cloth, and these were also under the
charge and direction of the catererof the even
ing. The dishes for the collation. presented this
variety, and were served by small army of
colored walters: Roast turkey stuffed with
! truffies. roast chicken, roast spring chicken a
la Cressen, decorated ham, smoked tongue.
assorted relishes, chicken and lobster salad,
assorted sandwiches, assorted fancy small
cakes, assorted large decorated cakes and
tarts, assorted pyramids, Charlotte russo
montoes, jellies in variety, rice vanilla, as
sorted candies, assorted fruits, hot tea, coffee
and chocolate, orange ice, Roman punch,
ice cream. In addition the caterer had
a stand at the north end OF the
main hall, where the thoughtfulness of the
hosts provided lemonade and like light bever
ages for the ladies. This stand was dressed
in white and hung about with long lace cur
tains. The ladies' rooms were on this occa-
sion provided with racks for the deposit and
numbering of the hats and wraps of the
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