Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-05

Democracy had about ls5 Dsn in liz
dressed 10 dArk bins ossrcoats and ca
Tying tie inevitable cana The Bofsl
Legion, N aark clothes and silk nat
broaRht ap the rear Of the frsa brigade
In the second brigade Of this diyisio
the Bayard Legion, Of Wilningsor
Delaware. was the irst oot Of iowa clo
ana VS. followed By the Joel Parke
Club. Of Newark. New jersey.
4 notable feature Of the procsssiol
vas the naR cavalry Of the District o
Columbia. in which the electoral vote
Of the States that furnished Clevelans
majority, were represented BY hJrses
one for each vote. srrsaed N States b
cotors- They we're followed by tn
Cleveland and Hendricks Ciah, of Lou
lsyille. Va. and by q number OF mount
I'd clubs wearing coiored sAshes. Tn,
last brigade VAS composed IF the Veter
an ktremAn's Association of New Yorl
drawing three hand engines, the DIS
triet fire department and Baltimor,
IRE company, followed by civil orgaai
cations.
Taken ali in all. as combined mill
tary and civic display. the Procession
vas undoubtedly the largest and hnesi
ever Witnessed In Washington The
number Of meA who marched past the
presidential stand is estimated at 25.0n
Vice President Hendricks felt ssne
what fatlgued and retired to the Execu-
tlvr Mansion for resi- before all the civic
organizations passed. Many other per.
sons also left the stand before the pa.
rade vas over. because Of WEAKNESS.
AZ the conclusion Of the review the
President and party proceeded to the
dining room Of the White House. where
they part0Ok of lunch ordered for
them by ex-Presldent Arthur. There
we're present besides the members of
eI- President Arthur's Cabinet, Mr..
Villas, Mr.. MauniRe, Mr.. Lamont and
several others.
THE INAUGURAL HALL
The brilliant finale OF the inAagura-
ton ceremonies vas the ball tonight.
10 put ths cap shsaf of gaiety on the
more formal and serious thoughts of
the grand ceremonial which bad
preceded 1t. Beauty lent its AID 10
crown the incoming administration,
and amid the light festivities oI the
ball room the celebration of The DAY
came 10 a CLOSE. The ball was usId IN
the unfinished new pension building, An
Immense structure, enclosing - rect an
gular court yard more than SO feet
long by over le0 feet in width.
AZ the door opens on the interior
the eye Is daZzled by the sudden blaze
OF hight and color and the mind
confused by the immenaIty of the
sesne revealed to it at glance
The hall 10 SIG fest long by lie feet
vide, lighted by 20 gigantic gas burn
ers Of 900 candle power each, which are
from q root whose peak 10
lost TO sight 50 feet above the floor, in @
forest Of streamers and days. On an
sxpanse Of vaxed floor are several
thousand couples with brilliant toilets,
moving about in the mszes Of the
lance. while thousands more circle
around on the outskirts in ceaseless
and other thousands look
Town on them from the surrounding
balconies. II ia q grand frame work of
which bursting suddenly TO
ines view is magnihcently bevildering.
Decorations cover the whole of the in.
erlor with the exception of the roof,
md this 10 almost hidden from view by
network of streamers, flags and bunt-
HR. AL Is brilliant coloring, In which
he red. white and blue tints Of the
American aA2 pred )miuate, bus are
oned down by the contrasting dark
yreen of natural garlsnds hung inIfes-
oons and the foliage Of tropical plants
which are banked about the supports of
he root and in corners of the ball and
re blended with rich DARK hues of vel
'et hangines and the glossy sheen Of
ilk danask drapsries. The wealth of
'olors is relieved against back
round Of pure white muslin and
3 blended into harmony and sottness
IN Ter the diffused light Of lamps which
lang from the roof like great masses Of
Ire. The entire scene forms brilliant
citing for the rich toilettes of the
lancers and promenaders and the ever
hanging panorama on the floor.