The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-05

Finally the heads of the great procession
turned into Pennsylvania avenue on tht
march to the White house, and interes
ceased in all else.
HIS GRANDFATHER
Forty eight years ago William Henry
Harrison, on his white horse, headed pro
cession of 4, 900 patriots on the same route
At that day Admiral Porter, who was the1
a lieutenant, said it was the finest pagean
in the world. To-day probably 10000 mel
were in line to honor the grandson many
of them coming from sections of the coun
try which in 1871 were trackless areas Of
uninhabited territory.
The elements warred upon them, but
they held their own bravely, looking east
ward from the treasury building with the
capital forming hazy yet stately back
ground,
A THRILLING SIGHT.
The sight was inspiring The broad ex
pense of the avenue glistened beneath q
dull sky.
General Beaver rode in advance and his
head was uncovered a great many times il
Acknowledgements of the greetings of the
great multitude.
A long line of troops, militia and civil
ans with banners and guidons, flying in
the northern wind, completely filled the
vision.
A GREAT DIN.
Over all was heard the continuous roar
made up of voices of thousands and thou
sands of spectators as they cheered the
presidential party or greeted some particu-
! larly fine looking body of troops. When
| the head of procession reached the treasury
a halt was called, and the presidential
party, in its own carriages, turned off and
| drove rapidly to the White House.
REVIEWING THE PROCESSION.
When a lunch had been hastily taken, the
party, with the exception of Mrs. Cleve-
! land, repaired to the reviewing stand and
| the president and ice-president had their
| first view of the grand pageant in which
| they had taken so capricious part.
When they took their place at the front
of the stand they were at once recognized
by the crowd gathered beneath them and a
mighty shout rent the air. The stand was
deliberately decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, and presented pretty picture, despite
the rain.
1t was thronged with ladies in gay cos
tunes and army and navy officers in full
uniform. Many diplomats and prominent
officials with their families were scattered
in the throng.
The review began Immediately after the
presidents arrival and was indeed a beauti-
full spectacle.
The Grand Ball.
WASHINGTON, Marsh "A grand scene
is the great court of the pensions building
tonight ablaze with light and color, and
the seductive music of the great orchestras
Thousands glide through movements of the
dance or stroll in the corridors and prone
nades, admiring or contributing to the
marvellous beauty of the scene.
The court Of the new pensions building is
undoubtedly the largest and grandest in
terror of its kind on this continent, and in
respect of Symmetrical beauty it has few
superiors in the world. The area of tesso-
lated tile floor is about 81, 900 square feet, or
very nearly an acre.
PERFECTION OF DECORATION.
Four years ago, when the first Inaugural
ton ball was held here, the then unfinished
condition of the building rendered highly
effective decoration exceedingly difficult
and in some respects quite impossible; but
tonight perfection of the decorative art
seems to have been attained
The most conspicuous feature of the in
terror scene is the two-story Japanese
pagoda, about twenty by thirty feet in
size, in the centre of the court, built over
and around the fountain. The lower part
of the pagOda is a picturesque grotto of
rocks, fern and flowers.
A GRAND ORCHESTRA
On its second floors are stationed it's one
hundred performers composing the or
chestra of Philadelphia, who play the dance
music. Above them on the third floor is the
famous marine band which discourses
music for the promenade. The whole
structure is hung with streamers and fes-
tOons of colored lights.
Tall graceful palm and towering tropical
plants and masses,of smilax adorn the floors
and roofs. This unique music stand is in
deed thing of beauty.
TWO PORTRAITS.
On the west front of the first gallery
hangs large oil portrait of President Har
rison, and on the east front one of Vice
President Morton, each richly framed in
blue, purple and old gold silk plush. The
portraits with their frames are 14x15 feet
in size, and are tastefully draped
Extending round the entire circuit of the
court under the three galleries and over
the heads of the promenaders, are thick
laurel garlands, festooned in graceful lines.
Similar garlands are Topped and twined
above the rich capitals of the bronzed Ionic
pillars, forming with the arches success
sion of eclipses.
Directly over the west entrance of the
building, and high above the parapet of the
first gallery in glittering colored gas jets, is
traced the word constitution" and higher
still shines a single ive-pointed star, its
crystal setting rejecting rays from hun
bred points of light.
The faces of three galleries are almost
completely covered by rich draperies.
On the front of the lower gallery and Just
above the capitOls of the pillars are hung
broad shields, upon which are artistically
painted in rich colors the coats of arms of
all the states of the Union. Alternating
with these are miniature suits OF steel and
| gilt Roman armor.
In general way this scheme is carried
out in the decoration of the front of the
second and third galleries.
However, the suits of armour are fitted
and of FURNISHED silver plate, and on the
shields are represented the arms of all the
nations of the globe, each trimmed with a
flag of the nation represented.
THE HANDsoMEsT OF ALL.
The richest and most striking features of
the decorations are the long line of silk and
satin gold-embroidered banners. These are
six feet in length and are pendant from gilt
and silver ornamented stalls, attached al
acute angles to the 100 pillars supporting the