The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-07

blazing star at the doorway and
great arch of gas jets spanned the Gil
Gle enclosing the symbolic owl hea'
of the Americus club of Philadelphis
Elegant designs wrought in cun
ningly woven bunting transforme,
the marble facade of the Metropol
itan into thing of beauty. Tue Ebbi
house was fairly. covered with flag
and picturesque figures and the Othe
hotels showed great ingenuity in de
vicing pleasing aud original deco
rati0ns. A great floral ladder reach
ing to the roof of business house OF
Pen nsylvania avenue bore upon it
rupgs the words 'Sherif, ""Mayor,
Governor" Presidentn-thu
graphically symbolHing the lifi
work of the Presi dent-elect. ALI tn,
goverpment buildings on the line o.
march were gay with bunting. Larg'
American flags encompassed th>
gray columns Of the treasury building
and long lines of penants of every
hue of the rainbow ran across tn.
granite front of the great building
and relieved the severe architecture
by giving it an appearance in keep
ing with the gala day. Handsom.
r0settes and designs in parti cOl0re(
bunting adorned the State, War anC
Navy department buildings.
Long before the hour set for thu
movement of the procession the
music Of hundreds of bands heading
the different organizations, seeking
their posts, blending in one confused
rear. Everywhere the shrill notes O1
the fife and kettle-drum were heard.
By 10 O'Clock the entire population
of the city seemed to have deserted
their homes and occupied the streets
OH the line OF march. The crowd
was something unprecedented even
in this city, accustomed to receive the
outpourings of the nations .popula-
tion. Men, women and children
pushed aud elbowed in the vast
throng, yet it was a g0od-natured
crowd, disposed to do justice to
the occasion. 1t was willing and
anxious 20 be amused and plucked
fun from the slightest incidents as,
for instance, when an unhappy look
ing individual passed up the avenue
in his shirt sleeves pushing wheel
barrow in which reclined, with a
self-satisfied air another person bear
ing q flag, and shouts Of laughter
and all sorts of jibes and jokes greeted
the equipage on its travels. A large
crowd congregated around the White
House and another one equally as
large around the entrances to the
Arlington Hotel at an early hour in
the morning for the purpose of Oh.
q view of the President and
the Pres'dent-elect as they took the
places assigned to them in the line.
Both men rigidly denied themselves
to visitors. During the morning the
members OF the General InaIgura-
ton Committee met at the Arlington
Hotel before 10 O'Clock and placed
their services at the disposal of the
P
The stand on which the President
was to deliver his inaugural address
was erected almost on q level with
the floors of the Senate and the
House, and directly in front of the
middle entrance to the Capitol. 1t
was almost one hundred feet square,
the lar, ,est ever before erected for an
aud was covered by
900 chairs. These were occupied
by Senators, Members of the Dlplo-
matte CORPS and judges of the Su-
preme Court, Members of the House
Of Representatives and press repre-
Before the President left
the Senate chamber the crowd In
front OF the stand ha,i increased until
it become one s,lid mass of human.
ity, 400 feet in front o. the stand and
100 feet on either side. The crowd
continued less solidly in the rear of
this multitude. The trees in the
great lawns were filled and the roofs
Df the surrounding dwellings were
covered. On the roof of the
Capitol some 200 or 300 men
and b sys had congregated.
THE INAUGURATION BALL.
The brilliant final Inauguration
monte, was the ball tonight. 1t
put the :ap-sheaf Of gayety on the
more formal and serious though
grand ceremonial which had pre-
ceded it. Beauty lent its aid to crown
the triumph of the incoming admin
and amid light festivities
Of the bail room the celebration day
zane to a close. The bali was held
IN the unfinished new Pension
building, an immense structure en-
closing q rectangular court yard of
more than 800 feet long by over 100
'eet in width. AS the door opens on
he interior the eye is dazzled by
sudden blazs Of light and color. and
he mind is confused by the immens-
ty OF the scene revealed to it at a
Glance. The hall is 3l6 feet long by
.l6 feet wide, lighted by sixty gigantic
,as burners of 500 candle power each
Which are suspended fram the roof
whose peak is lost to sight ninety
eet above the floor. In q forest of
treamers and flags on an acre of
vaxed hoor several thousand couples
n brilliant toilets are moving about
n the mazes of the dance while thou
ands more circle around on the out
kirts in O ceaseless promenade, and
,ther thousands look down on them
rom the surrounding balconies. 1t
9 q grand frame work of ensemble
which, bursting suddenly on ones
REV, is magniticiently bewildering.
Decorations cover the whole interior
With the exception of the roof, and
his is almost hidden from view by
let work of s5rea rs, fag-
md bunting. All is brilliant colors
ng in which the red, white and blue
ints of the American flag predsmi-
,ates. but toned d)wn by the con-
rasting dark green of natural gar
ands hung in festoons, and of the
oliage of tropical plants, which are
banked about the supports of the
roof and in the corners of the hall,
snd are blended with the rich,
lark hues of velvet hangings and the
glossy sheen of silk damask draper
les. This wealth of color is relieved
against back ground of pure white