Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-21


been covered with heavy blue and pold
changeable silk canvas made purposely
for it.
The greatest change, however, is in the
decoration of the walls and ceiling. The
walls and ceiling of the red room have
been decorated and it has been furnished
with a new mantel and fire place. The
room retains its former, color of red, but il
has added hues of red, crimson and deep
brown. The ceiling is beautiful
both in design and workmanship
The decoration is a complicated
design of stars in two celored metals ON q
golden background. The border suggests
the stripes on the national dag without be-
ing at all garish or conspicuous, lights and
shadows giving changeable' effects to the
whole. The frieze and cornice are richly
decorated. The walls, wainscoting and
wood work are in rich reds, darker at the
bottom and gradually growing lighter,
giving the ceiling a very light and airy
effect. A good deal of heavy ornamental
ton work has been removed from above
the glass doors and the whole corridor has
been given much lighter appearance by
more brilliant style of decoration.
What will. doubtless be considered the
main feature of the interior improvement
is the magnificent glass mosaic screen
which is expected to arrive shortly from
New York. 1t takes the place of the pres
ent homely ground glass partition which
separates the corridor from the vestibule.
1t vii! have two doors, the center of the
screen being composed of one large panel.
The center of the panel consists of large
oval, having four eagles arranged around
a central, smaller oval, which is a sugges-
ton of the United States shield,
The four rosettes which are outside
the larger oval in the corners of the panel
have the cipher is. A. introduced. The
whole panel is filled with innumerable
pieces of different hued glass and crystal.
All around this crystal and to both ends of
the screen the character will be the same.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
Justice Blatchford has purchased from
ex-Secretary Belknap the remainder of his
property facing on Fifteenth and K streets.
and adjoining the Justices fine residence.
He intends to convert both lots into a
flower garden. Both the justice and Mrs.
Blatchford will spend the holidays in New
York and after New Years Mrs. Blatch-
ford will begin her receptions. They
are very hospitable and will entertain
largely this season.
Gen. Rosecrans is accompanied this ses-
sion by both his wife and daughter. The
latter, Miss Lily, is enjoying her first sea-
son at tn e capital. Mrs. Rosecrans,who
has been somewhat of an invalid, is much
improved and will receive on stated days
during the winter. The general is by the
way greatly in demand as lecturer before
soldiers reunions, ETC., and has more calls
than he can possibly attend.
The viscountess Das Noruieras. the wife
OF the Portuguese minister, gives musi-
Gale every Saturday evening during the
season. her daughter Mile. Mathilde, pos
sessing voice of rar6 beauty and cultiva-
ton.
Representative Pacheco has been forced
to take an indefinite leave of absence from
congress on account of Mrs. Pachecos
precarious health. Their daughter, Miss
Mabel, accompanies them in travelling, but
may visit Mrs. Page in January.
Mrs. Gen. Sherman expects to have Mrs.
Thackera, her youngest married daughter,
to spend the holidays with her and all the
family will be gathered under the roof
tree. except Mrs. Fitch, of St. Louis. Miss
Rachel Sherman, who is visiting in New
York, will return with the general this
week.
Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Melville appear
ed before the Jeanette board. identified
De Longs report to the secretary of the
account of the cruise, which was accepted
as evidence and read.
The senate appropriation committee
this morning decided to recommend the
adoption of the house resolution providing
for q recess from December % to Janu-
ary 2.
The ways and means committee to- day
fixed the rate on metallic pens and reduced
the duty on pen tips from SO to 80 per
cent. advalorem.
The Mississippi river committee contin-
ued the examination of Major Richardson,
whose testimony was not given yester-
day.
The subcommittee on elections this
morning decided to report in favor of ad-
mitting Cain, delegate from Utah.
The ways and means committee will
meet daily next week.
The house in committee of
the whole has agreed to Robeson's
amendment to the postoffice ap-
preparation bill after being so modified
as to provide that the compensation paid
to subsidy roads for carrying the mails
shall be paid by the postmaster general at
a rate not exceeding that fixed by him or
allowed by law to other companies of the
same class to which the United States
have furnished aid by grantIof land, right
of way or otherwise.
General Bingham of Pennsylvania, has
requested the postmaster general to fur
nish him for the use of the house, copies of
all correspondence on the files respecting
the delivery, money order and registered
mail matter to the Louisiana lottery COM
pany or its agents.
A court martial was ordered to-day to
meet at Jefferson barracks, Mo-, on the 4th
of January, 1883, for the trial of Captain