The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-30

There is no word that hettr describes the
II '-U SO lsation one experience on entering
the vast auditorium tn IN to say that IL was
dazzling. 1t Nas not all buAtt e that met
the gaz', as the folls of ilk velvet aud
plush are more toerable. From the CO lter
of the me streaners ra Hated 10 t 10 sid
wall, and all around the tie OF boxes, and
the balconies as vel, there wes wealth
of decoration such as bad never
before been attempted Ia New York.
Little knots of c0lors Hnd pic
ures and tier trimmings OF red, white and
blue, we're SO arranged that the advent Z
lretty costumes not oily enhanced the
&c eral effec-, bat the costu neS the nselve'
benefited thereby. The fronts OF tn . lower
tier of boxes were draped with red plusa a
a back ground to the costumes OF those
danci &, and were festooned wit wreatns
and Fl wers, while great piI OF flowers on
the front rails OF mos5 OF the boxes
gave color to n runor that all the
flowers III New York had beel bought up
for the evening. There had been another
story round G. tho effect tnat the d3cora-
tions had exhausted ten carloads OF evor-
gre 5, 20l0 specimens OF azaleaS, 6.0JO
ferns, 1000 aims, 5, 900 pa 1sies, an alb ut
10000 tulips. o o had only TO turn from
tine contemplation Of the tiers of boxes and
look toward the stag end of the vast dane
ing II 'or to zee whore several c .rloads Of
plants and fl overs al beea bestowed
MAJESTIC FLORAL PILE.
There on the sta ye, JUS before the curtain,
arose IN st majestic fl jral Pile, not only
was this huge architec -ural mass OF flo Ters
and plants but their disposition was SO
artistic as to command admiration at the
| first ,ight, that grew AS it wass udiod more
closely. This structure ar IS apparently to
| half the hight OF tue prose mum arch. The
ba % occupied several yards Of the da icing
| floor hut the loss Of space was atoned for in
t Q gain TO the spectacl,. 1t arose in several
terraces of different c1lored f) ers, cllml-
mating in a beautiful apex of dropping
plants. On each 81 10 OF this immense pyra-
mid stood a 81 santic p llm tree, each dung
staff duty TO a beautiful silk Il *, while
back Of il all was peri .ct gr We of pi rs.
| CO iars and other evergreeas Poised owe
this fio. al mound 6ere a fl jck of snow
white pigeons, 80 suspended as t>
tuey had Just left the shade OF
that forest of green. The leader of the
birds held in its mouth wreath Of fl lovers
| trimmed with st Gamers, aud its position
in relation to the Preside lt's box was such
! that Q could easily Imagine the wreath
was destined to find place on the head Of his
excellency.
| THE PRESIDENTIAL BOX.
The presidential was the certer one
| of dorble tier erected at the back Of the
| stage. Tnis one, however, ru IS up to tbs
| top of the second tier. The frOnt was
! aim st covered with pal MS, with IA large
| American eagle in TIE cent-r, s1Tmounte1
by the words "Was1ington, 1889, aud
| 1885," colorsd electric lights. The whole
| front of bot1 tiers was curtained with silk
| flags and decorated with gaoups of sta d.
ards and great mas es of flowers. Standing
at the stage end Of tho great ball room I'd
| looking outward and upward to the tiers Of
boxes that make up that monster
| semi-circle, the scsne was one OF
most enhancing beauty evel before
the boxes were filed. Box parties began
| to cms in long efore the mayor had ar
rived. and by the time word went round
that the pres de tial party was ,ming
there Nere very few vacancies motto able.
| Mr.. Stanton, who succeeded Ward McAl-
| lister a master OF ceremo lie;, did not make
himself at all cJn'picuous pendi 6 the
arrival Of the distinguish CUES s. Mr..
McAllister was con5p C lous y absent during
tne earlier pIrt of the nighr, bu5 waS seen
in his box whel the dancing hal baguI.
Lander had both his orc iestras in position
long before they were needed to welcome
the President
IN THE SUPPER HALL.
The supper hall is 45 feet wido and 475
feet long, with accommodation for 5000
people at one time. The 81 les Of the ruct-
ure were II led with c)l)red bunting, and as
beautifully decorated as any other part II
the opera house. Ths Presi ie1t's tabls
sto d at the Seventh ave ius and Thirty
ninth street Irnor, so that he d his party
could look both ways down the H. es Of
supper tables. J1st Opposite his tabs
was a raised platform on which Lander
p aced his musicians while the wine was
flo wing. There was all the most epicurean
taste could wi b TO choose from ia the way
Of eatable and rink lbles.
Mayor & ant came just at 10 o'clock
Manager Stanton " 3 waiti & to receive
hi n. rnus far all was quiet, but the noise
was 500 10 bsgin.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.
1t was quitl 1890 o'cloc however, be-
fore thore YVES auy sign of ths Presidents
coming BY tiat t IN the opera house was
a perfect cru5l. There as not room 70
move on tho floor, and il waI labo' u take
three steps ia tho c)rridpr Finally
a detachment OF the S &C md artillery
and the sig al corps rnanog ii to force a
pa sage through The crowd from the tran en-
trance TO the staIs WHlle Z is wa bengan
cOmpliihed the presidential party appea oil
ON Broadway front, an | Mayor Grant
and Manager Stanton advanced TO NEST the
President. The mseti x tooK place In tho
mist Of the garden-like ves.ibule at the
br 0dWay Il bOT. Az eXaCJF lUs4J
O'clock a ia fare Of trumpets wa,
sounded, and Mayor Crane, ffering
his arm 70 the President, b3gan 10 walk
westward, betweo the Ii res OF pllmed ar
tillert men. Just be ind cano Vice Prei-
dent M )rtDn, with Mrs. Harris N o. hi,
arH, and they were followed by Gov. Fill
and Mrs. Morto. Tnen came the OF ler
members OF the Presidents party. As th y
all moved between tus walls OF humanity
hat pressed close on either side,
cheer after cheer went up and almost
drowned the noise OF the trump.ts. Ar
rived at the special boxes gu tn1 sta "a, TIE
President turned about and wai formal5
p esen cd TO the m, nbers OF che
committee. Tho strains Of "Hail
10 the Chief" ceased, aud the recep
tion was at an end. The President usherod
Mrs. Harrison into the box SCI apart for
them. Vice Pres!deIt Morton and Mrs.
Morton al o entered the box, as did Mr..
aud Mrs. Russell Harrison.
ON wiTH THE DANCE.
The rest OF the party we're seated IN other
special boxos, and all was thea in readiness
for the great quadrille d'honneur. The
ldiers had their hands full in making
room II the dance 5, but at II O'clock The
orchestra struck up the "Slar Spangled
Banne'," and tue rance bega !. IL was not
rapid da ca. IL Wis se1ate I the ex-
treme. Senator Aldrich smiled on his
partner, but other wise there vas as
much solem lity about the affair as