St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-03
TEHE FLORAL DECORATIONS.
A Gorgeous Display of Nature'
Choicest Er0Mucfs

"A gorgeous Display of Natures
Choicest Products.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The decorations
| of the executive mansion tonight were of
an elaborate character, and in the Ian
guage OF one of the Oldest employees: sit
| never presented handsomer appearance"
/ The various public gardens in the city and
=, many private Conservatives here and in
other cities contributed their choicest plants
and flowers to lend their beauty and fra
| GRANGE to the scene. Of course the blu e
| room, where the ceremony was performed,
occupied the principal attention of the
decorators. Their work was certainlyi well
done. 1t was transformed into veritable
| bower of beauty. The largest plants in
Guided engneias and seccas, and among
the smaller ones were crotons, maranthas
and aspidistras. The foliage plants were
| lnterspersed with large variety of flower
! ing plants, such as the merinally, begonas,
| hydrangeas, roses and late towering
| azaleas Right and left of the main en-
| trance from the corridor were two
groups of Towering pelargorniums; flu
schias, orchids and palms. The center plat
| in each group was the royal phoenicopho-
rum zchalarum. On the right and left sides
OF the room were also large groups of
pl ants in full bloom, consisting mostly of
| 70 SEES, begonias and hydrangeas. Two
large keutias balmoreamus in these groups
with their long leaves formed an arch
which stretched almost across the room.
In the hearth under the east mantel was
floral arrangement representing a Cheerful
blazing fire. 1t was composed of the be
gonla rubia and ceutanias. The floor of
the hearth was laid in moSaics of coloeus
althOrnantheras On the mantel above
was solid bank of culpansies in various
bright colOrs, in which wa written with
white flowers the date of the occasion,
JUNE 2. 1885,"
The letters were bordered with black
pansies and the edge of the mantel was
formed of the golden selagirella. The west
mantel sustained solid bank of roses in
which none but the choicest were used,
commencing with the delicate pink at the
end and growing darker and richer
towards the center, where was interviewer
in white moss and hybrid roses the mono
gram sc. F." The space Immediately UNI
der this mantel was banked with variety
of crotoEs, astillea iaponica and the golden
selagirella. The two large mirrors above
the mantel were draped and festooned with
garlands of mixed roses. The doors lead
ing to the room were also festooned with
heavy garands of roses in different colors.
thin at both ends and thicker towards the
center. Over the main entrance from the
corridor was beautiful floral scroll. in
which the motto, ''E Pluribus Unum,"
was interviewer in immortelles. The dec.
orations of the private dining room, where
the wedding collation. was served. were also
OF an elaborate character The main table |
decoration was a full rugged three-masted
ship, composed Of pinks, centaurea, egana,
roses and pansies, displaying the word |
"Hymen." 1t rested on mirror repre- |
senting lake, the shores of which were
composed of different varieties of seagiel- |
las and tiny pieces OF coral The sur
rounding land was represented by |
banks Of JacQueminot roses. The |
national colorS hung from the main
mast and two small white flags with the
monogram &c. t." in golden letters hung
from the other masts. At either end of the
table, resting on mirrors, were handsome
vases. containing long-stemmed hybrid |.
roses. The mirrors were festooned with
asparagus tenuissiemus interspersed with
loose roses. In the corners of the room and
in the windows were groups of palms, GRO
tons, calladumS and some plants in bloom
The four handsome sdeboards were suitably
decorated with the choicest foliage and
towering plants, and the mantel was a
solid bank of roses The East room and
the ked and Green parlOrs were decorated in
the style usual at receptions and state din
ners. The East room presented particu-
larly grand appearance, with the groupings
OF tropical plants, masses of eXOticS and
brilliant illumination. Festoons of smilax
We're gracefully suspended from the chan
dellers and beautiful garlands ornamented