Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-06
INAUGURATION AFTERMATH.
Footing Up the Accounts.
THE COST OF THE INAUGURAL PREPARATION
AND THE RECEIPTS.

/ receipts and expenditures of the money in the
| inaugural ceremonies are now hard at work
footing up their accounts. The most important
committee just now is the ball ticket commit
tee, and the chairman Mr.. F. B. Mcclure, and
the members, Henry A. Willard and Thos. j..
Fisher, are busily engaged to-day in counting
the tickets. There is no means yet of estimat-
ing the amount received from the sale of ball
tickets, as reports from outside places have not
been received yet, and besides the number of
tickets taken at the door is not known. The re-
celpts from this source, however, will probably
be about forty thousand dollars, showing at
tendance of 5000 persons at the ball. Last night
the attendance was about 900, which makes
tne receipts for the evening some $500. The
building VIII be open all day and this evening,
ana perhaps one or two thousand dollars Will
be added by this means to the general receiptsI
me only other source of revenue was the grand
stand privilege, $500, and the ball programs,
5000. The total receipts will probably reach
iorty-SlN or forty-Seven thousand dollars, al
though these figures may be too large when the
actua! 1ootings are made The total cost in
ent ahG a is PLACED tSs by
more then was estimated for at the outset. The
aadltlonal cost was occasioned by the necessity
OF putting over the building wooden roof,
Whlch was very costly affair, involving an
expenditure of about s.. 400 Then the con-
tract with the decorator was for $500. The
committee guaranteed 1000 suppers to the
caterer, and only some 2 400 took supper, and
so TINS guarantee of 900 will have to be paid.
OF the lights, 81 800. There was at least S25.-
Ooo expended on the ball building and ball
room alone, without taking into account many
| items whlch are properly included.
>. The fire works cost So, 800, and the calcium
| llghts along the streets $1,000, and there were
other expenses of administration &C. The sub
scIiptlons made by citizens amounts to over
$4,000, and it is the wish and intention of the
committee 70 meet all the expenses of the inau-
suIatlon with the receipts and return the con-
trlputlons The prospect is now that they will
| De able to do this and have small margin left.
After the Rail.
| A PROMENADE CONCERT IN THE BALLROOM
SOME OF THE COSTUMES WORN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, ETC.
The promenade concert in the Inaugural
| ton ballroom in the new Pension build
ing last evening was very largely at
tended, the number OF persons present
being estimated at ten thousand. The OPP
portunity to see the decorations of the ball
room was of course the main attraction, but the
marine band was in attendance, and presented
fine program of music, and there We're n great
many of the well known residents of the Dis
trlct, ana the affair assumed pleasant social
character. 1t was promenade concert, and
the people retained their hats and wraps and
evening costumes were not displayed. In the
center of the hall and massed about the band
stand there were great many people seated
and the crowd slowly found their "ay around
on each side of this central grouping of people
Inc decoration Of the hall was very much ad-
mIred by every body, and many who had been
10 the ball visited again the building last even
ing lor the purpose of taking another look at
charge made was fifty cents each, and the
amount thus realized will help to swell the
iund, which the committee will use i'm defray-
ing the expenses OF the inaugural prepal at ion
In order to give the public tull opportunity of
seeing seeing the building it was open all day, and
Will ne open this evening. The decorations will
be taken down tomorrow.
COSTUMES WORN AT THE BALL.
At the inaugural ball Wednesday nfobf
among the guests not mentioned in Yesterdays
STAR were:
Mrs. David NJ. Stone, wife of the editor of the
n Mew a9rk journal cf Commerce, and Miss Hall,
Miss Eiorence FL n. Ireland, of New York, niece
brocade front; simple and pretty
MIS-. II. L. harrlS, wife of Chief Engineer
Harris, U. S. n, black satin toilet; diamond Or
Mrs. Isaac Finney, of Brooklyn, heavy black
satln toilet, with black brocaded in white 'front.'
diamond ornaments.
cream satin, brocaded in natural coiors.
Miss Grace Gregg, of Philadelphia, a beautiful
pale blue satin, with draperies Of silver lace el
caught UP with sprays of silver wheat, and very
nandsome ma JeWelry. She is spending the week
WIN Win ner cousin, Mrs. Gen. Clark, 1922 Vermont
Mrs. Paymaster Smith, of the navy. wore
satin and brocade front, ostrich tip, corsage bo-
quet.
Mrs. Boggs, of Lafayette square, pale blue
court train, trimmed with crystal passamen-
tere.
Miss Fields. of Ohio, pale blue Satin. embroid-
cred in margueritss in I1ensington stitch
Miss Mabel Cannon, daughter of Representa-
tive cannon, Nile green satin dancing toilet.
Miss Gertrude Gait, pale blue satin
Miss Meta Nelson, of Kansas, wore lovely
toilet OF pale PM. brocade
Miss kittie Everest, daughter of Col, Everest.
OF Atchlson, Kansas, wore an elegant evening
toilet OF satin, diamond ornaments.
/ o. I,,.i<r
Mexico, wore Il black and white embroidered
SILK velvet, cut Ell train, with point lace front
dnd sleeves: diamonds
Miss keitt, Of South Carolina, wore pink silk
covered with black guipure 1iounces, looped
WIN 6ek velvet ribbons and clusters of pink
bows of pink satin and velvet; ornaments, dia-
monds.
Mrs. John c. Calhoun, ofsouth Carolina white
One of the notably successful features OF the
ball room last night was the full, clear and
steady light offered by the Siemens gas burner
which illuminated not only the great hall, but
all the adjacent rooms and passages.
There was not single case of loss of fany article
of clothing reported to Mr.. Jas. E. Bell. who was
In charge of the cloak rooms. Some confusion
was was caused eau; In the ladies' cloak rooms by the
TACT That In some instances ladies did not keen
tnelr checks, and In others ccheks were mixed
up by servants.
Only one supposed attempt at fraud is re-
for check a rather shabby hat which he
loudly insisted was not his, and wanted the
privilege of finding his own hat This the
letter carrier In charge of the section, confident
that no such mistake could be made, refused
subsequently he returned, and, slipping the
eheck In when there was a crowd around the
section, quietly took his shabby hat without
further remark.
The published statement that Dr. yelling
received, the President at the Inauguration BALI
on behaf of the reception committee was NOT
strictly correct. The Hon. Richard .Merrlcsz was
Qeputed by MIR. COrcoran, in his absence to per
form this duty, while DIR. yelling received the
ladies OF the Presidents family.
At the Railroad DepOts.
THE RECEDING FLOOD OF TRAvE1-ruE GREAT
DEMANDS MADE UPON THE RAILROAD COM
PANIES-THE RUSH TO AND FROM THE CITY
Last night the large majority of the strangers
who visited the city had got away on the trains.
One of the last organizations which left was
the Albany Phalanx, which took its departure
ut eight O'clock this morning. The travel to-
day, although not up to the rush of yesterday,
is still prodigious, compared with that of ordi-
nary days. The trains leaving this morning on
the Baltimore and Potomac were all in sec
tions of three or more, and 1t will probably be
few days before each train will leave without q
section. Some idea of the rush to and from the
city may be had from the fact that besides the
sixteen trains bringing the Pennsylvania troops
on the Pennsylvania railroad, there were nearly
fifty trains containing organizations. Thus far
cident to a passenger. One occurred in this
city to q boy who had his leg crushed by jump
ing on q train. The work of getting the crowd
in and out was simply enormous, and 1t re-