Evening journal., 1889-04-30

the outbuilding through which TO catch a
glimpse OF the glories of the supper room In
spector Steers and his hundred policemen arc
having their hands full with these urchins
and other people of larger growth, but equal
inquisitiveness
The Entrance.
The interior Of the opera house is properly
unfolded through the frame structure before
the Broadway entrance The inside walls
and ceiling Of this are covered with gold and
ivory colored cl th. The plank floor is stained
red. Two enormous baskets OF flowers are
suspended from the ceiling, and out Of each
rise twelve long brass stems which curve
downward at the ends and terminate in in
candescent electric lights.
Pass from this ante vestibule into the true
vestibule of the opera house. The solid walls
columns, floors and starways are invisible.
Some magician has waved his enchanted
wand over them, and the scene is now gar
den In springtime bloom, hue and fragrance.
Daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, violets, prim-
roses spring from living plants that seem u
have their root IN what was once a marble
foor. The columns are turned into forest
trunks wrapped with thick growths Of ever.
green The staircases are terraces Of green.
The balustrades have sproutei ascending
rows Of evergreen bushes.
Amid the flowers stand apple, pear and
cherry trees, loaded with their fruit Clam.
bering up the sides of tho garden walls-thC
vestbue walls that were-are Towering
forsythias lilacs and ounces. There Is q
tangled sweet disorder in the garden that
proclaims IL old fashioned, colonial. But a
slight evidence OF former design is left in thi.
clearly described path bordered by garden
box. The full vestbule illumination is turned
upon this scene, and the dow sparkes upon
the flowers as in the rays of the early morn.
ing. The wide green arehway, which gives
exit from the garden bears at the top the
dates 'l7S9-l 1889, figured in pink roses.
Through the archway down the incline,
between banks of red azaleas, the corridor /.
reached. The top Of the doorway Of the main
aisle is respondent with glittering image OF
the American eagle, holding in beak and
claws the national colors, whose folds fall
voluminously about the sides Of the door.
The narrow passageway from the door TO the
floor Of the auditorium, between the lowest
tier Of boxes, is brilliant and perfumed with
roses.
The BAN Room.
Then comes the great auditorium of the
Opera house-the ball room OF last night II
has bewllderlng opulence Of color, light and
fragrance. At the extreme end of the floor
opposite the main entrance against the back
wall Of the stage are the boxes built for the
president ana the presidential party Tn,
presidents box rises 20 the height Of tn,
structure. Ga either side Of it are douhl,
tiers Of boxes, six above and five below
The front OF the presidential box is huni
with rich fabrics. There is first curtain o
gold silk plush, then another Of crimson plusl
embroidered with gold and finished with
heavy gold silk fringe and finally an interio
curtain of the finest lace The top OF tn
box, above these drapings, is hidden unde
the festooned folds Of a magnificent nationa
flag made Of silk. A large likeness of Wash
ington surmounts this, and On either side q
his benignant features glows in letters of fir
date--on the one side, "l7S9n on the otht
! "lSs9n The hack and side walls Of the pres
dent box are covered with crimson plusl
and over the front rail hangs gold embroi,
cred crimson plush. Gold, crimson and whil
fabrics also veil the boxes OF the double tier
which are throughout treated substantial
in the same manner as the presidents Fou
columns in low relief against the front Of h
structure resemble white marble, and al
twined around with pink roses They al
surmounted by gilded Corlnthian capitals
A flight Of six steps from the ball rooI
floor 20 the lowest tier Of the boxes is also, /
appearance, white marble The sides and il
teriors Of the structure bloom with cxquisii
flowers The roof and wings of the stage ar
hidden from view by canopy composed {
alternate bands Of ivory and gold. Fou
flower garlanded chandeliers descend fror
the top Of the canopy and blaze with gas jet,
The proscenium arch is converted into a
arch of living green; the curtain at the 70
is hidden under green, which follows closel
all its curves; and the sides Of the prosceniur
space within the arch are veiled with lon
streamers Of laurel and arbor vit@. wrough
together by transverse festoons OF roses an
hytlrangeas.
Around the Boxes.
The sweeping curves Of the boxes and bal
comics Of the auditorium flash with a kaleidc
scopic mingling of red, white, blue crimson
gold, green and pink. A deep rich crimso
plush embroidered through the center with
| graceful running design in gold and fringe
heavily at the bottom with gold, covers III
| front Of every tier Of boxes and the la
ustrade of every balcony II serves a
background for the coat Of arms Of til
states, around each Of which are grouped III
national colors. The whole series OF coats
arms Is repeated against each tier. Tn raj
and uprighs Of the lower boxes the cunnin
Of the florist has tinted with green and pin
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