Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-22
Tue INAUGURAL BALL.
suoerb Decorations for the Bali
Room.

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sr,sions for the inaugural ball w
progressing in a most satistacto? manner
and from the plans and specimen. Of ma.
terisls to be used for decorative prrpos.,
now in view, success Of magnificent r-opo,.
tons is Q foregone conclusion.
The new Pension Building on City Hall
SQUARE, in which it is to be held, is eui.
nently adapted for the purpose. and h.ai,
been built with especial view to the occ..
sion which will witness its dedication, /,
could not have been more APPLY plaunst
The courtyard, which has been roofei in
presents an an0bstructiye surface for dane.
ing and ~promenading, one hundred and SIX.
teen, BY three hundred and sixteen feet. The
greatest charm lies in the fact, that from
any part of the tiers Of galleries tia,
surround the four sides Of the court an en-.
cellent point of view is afforded spectators,
an advantage not possessed in the National
Museum Building, where the last
hall was given. There the numerous
divisions and Subdivisions srched and
pillared, rendered a perfect vie.
impossible. The galleries already meu.
toned. communicate directly with apart
ments fronting both on the square AMI
court yard. The building being planned
on the model of an Italian palace, all corr.
doris and halls being done away with. In
each front Of the building there is q brick
stair case which leads into a landing on
every story, thence to the galleries looxiu,
into the court, with which each apartment
has its distinct door Of communication
The columns supporting the balconies. one
hundred and sixty in all, afford a fine fela
for the decorators art, and from the speci.
fcations adopted every advantage has been
improved.
Deep red silk velvet (not velveteeu), EN-
broidered in conventional star shaped Gov.
ers, vines and single stars, in gold thread.
further embellished with gold bullion fringe
will be draped over the dead wall between
the balconies, q space six feet deep, running
the circuit Of the ball room. The same
material being used to cover the walls bacL
of the balconies, while portieres TO match
will depend from the doorwsys. The pillar
will be twined with brocaded game in the
painted shades, the roof being festoouei
with the same material, which will lend a
lightness TO the general effect. Cut rose,
and smilsx will form the base and pedestal
to each Of the hundred and sixty rilI,r..
while cut flowers, palms and ferns will ~
massed and grouped in every possible niche
and corner.
A superb mirror, said to be the largest
in the world, measuring eighteen BY twenty
feet, framed in cut glass, and valued at
twenty-five thousand dollars, will rest on n
bed Of Marshall Neil roses, at the end Of
the room assigned the receiving party. while
a chair, made Of roses and placed on a
raised dais, will afford the President n rest.
ing place when the fatigues Of the reception
are at an end. 1t is not yet known whether
a floral sling will accompany this chair. bat
il would doubtless prove O grateful addition,
after the solid twenty.four hours OF hand.
shaking to which Mr.. Cleveland will be sub.
iected after his arrival here.
The building will he lit BY gas instead Of
electric light, some thoughtful man oppos
ing the latter or the ground that only
brunettes can withstand its trying elects.
That mans wife is beyond all doubt 3
blonde, and she it is that her fair sex have
to thank for a~verting the catastrophe Of
ignominious defeat, by reminding the
public member Of her firm Of the undeniable
fact recorded. History may never chroui
Gle her name, she may not even have an
equestrian statue named after her. but her
memory will be kept fresh in the heart Of
the blondes, also ofthe men who wanted 10
furnish an electric light contract.
III .Lo ~ rtp, ante in tho huildinu Hiu la
thrown open to the balconies and decorated,
though, Of course, in O less costly fashion
than the ball room.
Two bands will furnish the music. The
Seventh Regiment Of New York, n baud Of
one hundred pieces, assisted by the Marine
band Of Washington, will play for prone.
nading, while the Germanis Orchestra, oil .
Philadelphia, sixty pieces, will furnish the
dancing music
Two band stands, slightly elevated above
the level Of the floor, will be erected mid
way from either end Of the building tnr Mo
accommodation Of tba-s"ustcfahs, who will
al.szuutei IN dispensing m%elodious program
mes.
All approaches to the building will be
brilliantly Illuminated by calcium lighn,
eighty-siX having been contracted Tor. thus.
even though the night be dark and stormy,
danger arising from insufficient iIluuins
ton will be obviated. Probably il would
not prove uninteresting TO quote from the
list Of Mr.. Murray who has charge Of
Of the supper arrangements, a list Of The
articles he will prepare for the hungr{ rSr
tors On this occasion, 1000 quarts oil zee
cream, 800 quarts water ice, 80 Donel tar,
KEYS, 1000 pounds OF lobster salad, 6,ec'
picked oysters, 5000 clans, six large
salmon, elk large striped bass, 200 roast
turkeys, 500 boiled turkeys, l50 tongues,
100 hams, sixteen cuts Of roast beef, FRY
nate de joie gras, 100 quarts Of consomme
soup, so dozen punches Of celery, 80 dozen
heads OF lettuce, two barrels OF chicken
salad, G,000 rolls, $50 loayes OF bread, LOU
pounds OF cake. From this il may be seen
that Mr.. Murray has q true and proper
respect for the average appetite Of the go'i
Democrat.
A perfect avalanche Of modiStes has come
down upon us from New York, and bail
dresses, together with Lenten deYohons'
keep the ladies fully occupied. Many COS
tunes designed by Worth and other
Paris notabilities are to be worn on
the occasion, and il is anticipated hat a.
event unprecedented in brillianee Will
chronicled in the social annals Of Washing
ton.
Many unkind stories OF events purpo,sed
to have occurred at social gatherings here
during the past season have been circulated
in the newspapers. Most Of them are pare
fa~brications, while others have had toe t5ig
Of fact developed into a branching forest o.
fiction. No social circles are open 70 tins
fierce gaze Of publicity to which Washlng'''
is subjected. Every newspaper Of inpor-
lance has i,s representative here, and MANI
Of them never pay a social visit durins ths'f
stay among Us. An idle rumor floating the
rounds Is caught and distorted into . sp,eJ
episode, to be imprisoned in maniioh da'
plicate in black and white, read By Tie Pso.