, 1881-03-05
THE BALL. 6


BpfeA{ Dtfpdtth to 1hd Ehfta0o 7T(Iare
WAsulsoTos, .. G., March 4-The new Sa-
tlunal Museusn but!o!ng was, perhnl,s. tho 'uos
magnificent sctttng for bn1l oil vast sca!o Of
my structure In Amerlcu In which II ball bal
ever beon held, md coat IL quarter Of million
OF dollars, and cQyers but tr'1Ie less tt.an three
nCrca OF ground. * butter pluce Cur Il grand en-
tertutninent III tho nHturc OF tho nali1lraslou
bull could scarcely have bcnn Designed. evenhat
ono buon spucaly constructed at cnnal exlens
for this purpose. Tho building hclng but oHc'stoF'
In hight. and It's SECTIONS bcln1 separated sr'H
each othor July 4y wide md lofty arebWaSA
every facility WIS oIered for sAst husnbefot
people to .noyo abot,t without being crowded
1t WIS eatimatol that, with aueh MI arca, s3a
persons Within tho building would cuch hive ak
square feet Of Hpace nllotc1 him, nu!te SUI.
i!eient tr each wcro willing 10 stand Ike lEate
on Il chcss-board and only move when SONS
otlior tlKlrs had vacated u place. For man5
years fhero had
NEWER BEEN n succEssFuI. INAUGURAL
HALL
This was wholly due to tho fact that there wasne
suItnhte placo to hold tho enormous nggFesate
OF fashionable humanity which Is nWnys III ~
tendance. The year that It was In tho Paten1'
Olllee tho bali moro nearly realized tho require
1ncuts thau any prior to this. Tho succeeding
inaugural ball. was In tic cash-f0om Of LOO
Trcasury, and proved to bu tho most haEr'o's
crush, Ms might have hcen expected. IN iaas
memorable night mon hnu thctr coAt-tai 'o'n
or ind ladles lost their skirts III no'.
ing from room to r0oNl. Over q 'hunuIea
gentlemen lost overooats, ntN I'VE hhes
that number went homo barehcaued' VII,
ubio to, obtain tholrs hats. Ilundreds u
costly dresses wcro utterly ruined: dancing VA
i1mpUsslbs. Tho plaeu wis l,nrrthlo trHp eha ~
chi dc sAe. 10 nl,ylntu stch difficulties. ~ !es
SECOND Grant inaugural. srand wy@aM " oncSn. Mnr
mo.iaing r S'ocG po0pls. Tho m}ght ot that r., T.,
lupurn! 1nIl was ~ intensely cn huwesr! .sqIs IL
tho people, w!,o wont ~ that bull were esny ,ea. sa
col1ll not bp warmed with tho ap}irutu,ts III T.
hund. Latllcs wore compelled to Woas tn''
wraps, unu mon danced Ia tho!r oVcfcoas'
SEVERAL. nEAT1ts
were tho tumedate result Sf ts1s 1haa ,oanfutss asss
cnmo H. bas Of q different sort !ntasssea .ssp 10,
public asaembed at Wmslngton; Ih"y Hw sSso Wbo
Woi, bo iax,Irn.oA Up 10 tho ccsinx I,' n9st sss
ChnNs wla possthlG Ut any u0nonts ~ sn'un!',,rai u.
nulaoos enough 10 tho., propose ,mp, ~ ,irpS'jl ii
shanc Thore aro four Iarao atcas IN tho Jjias j9a;as
oS the cross. mud 4 rotuusla III tue so'ariS M
Of tho whole: Three la5so ~ u1xies aaSes %
Sut slmpe Seen aats ses'o of l"tty 1m sts's%t 4
from each other only by series " Ply. pis's esra
esons o5 thSr Sonm'GaII5'iiiS n at ixI5i'r walls Il
tho contro of tho rotnndA ia oalnss ,vs s,vt' # ID
Liberty gnrlantleu with iinwprs anl !',..s ,be
tho doi,0 hnnKs ~ electric llHht taa n blue
TIE NovuSnA o.,
communicates With tho four Inlats Of tne .so. Ssvn.
by broad archway, and i thD rutmsts . sriauvular
sto,as i!eonIes, @ approache y wsn!n's stas!.
be.loath. The yputhonse Ut !to t's''T's 'an,r.s aj
upon thu Ionls.la Rla on tto & aa'af n ,lIl!erens
runms. At each extremity pf fao y, ~ II tno,a
larger balcony utross Mle end nl!u ce" .St, sur
lMlcnrea hollis over hundred ,p,s.,,nrnule!1
hW. III Ia tt.o cst ani bcnsath ,he tssii. ~, |.
upoi. trlse ptfornI sat tho rfes,iIy rfe1.n y lalica
uid lnsldout that was, surFN!lt,,rt IaIinel
saSss!s sss q Ms:s s,s w.
WIN .Yaat tu 10 and .a, ,,,,, W.u uarceo.is uu|.
",'s ~ ~ nrny lid mu,y and THO guld TLsp
vines, stnrS, md jowGls Ut tho iure8m 8.xsrn bal.
dnra. Al tho oVpost oni!, IN tue IN ina south.
! Co1y, thorn WNs Il srl0nuiA oAho. ="
crn batcUEy taorp WAS
A Gl.ASp ORCHESTRA 1nc.e
Of ono huulrcsl ptsces tnr tMo a., m. Except INT
occupy nearly all thu Ionta ~, .Sri urs newly
reserved fur pronsn,pss It!n..,s IMu iii they r.
aa sss MsfHa eo aa a, Tno Whole nYl a's
Vas lixGteI ~ brackets On every u,lo iIue II
hanired pillars. rc,'.'nsootlI a,t,1a tI,el.,. Ths
hucoGatios wcss uniaac IND ssstSt''es ;.., 'esaootse
fui, Fruu. the vAutcd Etol h". h,tn,,. and wossa
frstoous were rapel ~ 1au ~ t !nefs,ces ds ~.
1,.n. Men.as .nav..I Tiesu fsstous weTo ~ eyer
Nutiunui cultsrs. Asld set With sur, a.s,,h i,wers
grtMn. dotted and litsrsiofsnrT" ~ ,",1iea paWt
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