Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-03-12

mis- balcony laep band OF maroon
velvet two yords wide, heavily eRl
oroidered for half its depth with colo
.oread 10 elegant design. The back
ground of this balcony is tri-colored
bunting with which the walls
are bung, and outlined against
this are small pillars which
eRclose the balcony and support one
above ii. To each of these ia sus-
pended an American silk standard
surmounted by "a circular shield
on which is blazoned the
arms of one state or territory. At the
height of the balcony at one end of
the hall IS large spread eagle formed
of gas jets, and at either end five
pointed star formed in the same man
ner. Over all is the bewildering net
work of half~moon shaped flags pro
jecting downwards from the peak OF
the roof, and from which spring 8
marvellous number of streamers in all
conceivable colors. The rooms set
apart by the committee for the use Of
the president are magnificentlv decor
ated and the air is heavy with the
perfume of flowers, which abound
everywhere, on the walls and ceiling,
and are grouped in large stands
distributed about the room. A prom
enade concert opened the festivities c.
the evening, and was continued from
s to II p. m. Dancing began upon
the close of the concert. 1t was half
past 10 when President Cleveland
arrived at the ball room. He was
immediately escorted to the presidents
room, where for a brief half ar hour
he held an informal reception. The
president was accompanied by Miss
Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt, his
sisters, and by his brother, Rev.
w. A. Cleveland and his wife
and two sons, Mr.. Hastings
his nephew, Miss Hastings, Miss Mel
lie Yeamans and Lzette Yeamans,
Mrs. Bacon, the presidents brother
in-law and wife, of Toledo, and Col.
and Mrs. Lamont. About the same
time Expresident Arthur arrived, and
he, too, was escorted to the presidents
room. With him were Secretaries
Lincoln and Chandler, Secretary and
Mrs. McCull0ch, Attorney General
ter General Hatton and Mrs. Hatton,
and Secretary Teller and Mrs. Teller.
Vice President Hendricks arrived
about the same time and Joined the
president. In the room at this time
was large and distinguished gath
enng, including persons of the most
diverse shades o. political opinion.
Besides the persons already named,
there were present Senator Bayard,
Colonel Villas, of Wisconsin, General
and Mrs. Sheridan, General Rose
Grams, Daniel Manning and wife, SEN
ator Pendleton. Richard 7. Merrick,
Wade Hampton, Senator Brown, JUS
tlce Field, of the supreme court, and
Speaker Carlisle and Mrs. Carlisle.
There was no formal reception by
President Cleveland, but a large
number of persons pressed about him
and some of the gentlemen standing
in the immediate vicinity made pre-
After half an hour spent
in this manner, the room became
overcrowded, and the president and
ylce-president, the former escorted by
Senator Pendleton and Richard Z.
and the latter by Represen-
3ative Eaton and S. V. Niles, left the
room and made a round of the ball
room, the band playing, "Hail to The
chief. After the presidential party
had left the reception room the
crowd continued to pour into IL
through other doors unaware that Mr..
Cleveland had left. Standing in the
center of tho room was Senator Bay
ard and the crowd pressed about him
and shook hands with HIM as they
passed, apparently under the impress
sion that he was Vice President Hen
bricks. When the senator at last
discovered that he was being mis-
aiken for somebody else he left the
room. The spectacle in the large ball
room at this time was grand one.
The great hall with its wide sweep Of
floor and lowering galleries were
Tiled to the utmost, while the
bright toilets of the ladies, the gilt
.ering array of diplomats and army
and navy officers, the flowers,
sparkling jewels, decorations and
lights were the prominent features
Of the scene which never will be for
gotten by any of the participants.
The president, after tour of the
oall room, returned to the reception
'oom and for the little while re-
,eiyed all who came in to pay re
'pects, but at half past II he and his
oarty left the building, and Vice
President Hendricks and his party
also retired. Dancing continued until
very late hour and 10000 appears
20 be low estimate of the number of
persons present in the ball room and
balconies during the evening.