Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-23

ron, pate ue Iole gras la Harrison; terrlne OF
game. la Morton
Sweets-Assorted ice cream. orange water
ice, Roman punch, pyramid OF Nougat Re-
Nuisance, beehive of bon-bons, republican;
Pavilion. rustic. assorted fancy cakes, des-
sertS, coffee.
This important part of the arrangements has
been entrusted to Mr.. George c. Boldt the
proprietor of the hotel Bellevue, Philadelphia
where the renowned dinner. of the far-famed
Glover club have been held for several years.
For the last Inauguration there were provided
LOCO quarts of ice cream, 500 quarts of water
ices, 20C roast turkeys 500 boiled turkeys. 100
hams, $50 tongues. l6 sets roast beef, barrels
chicken salad, 6000 rolls. 1000 pounds of but
ter and $50 loaves of bread. while of such
daintles as pate de foie gras, consomme, salmon
and bass, big quantities were on hand
Mr. Harrison will probably follow the exam
pie of MIR. Cleveland and decline the compli-
ment of separate table. Presidents are not
hungry on these occasions. Mr. Cleveland sent
the committee word upon his Inauguration that
for all he would eat at the ball there was no
use in going to the trouble of set supper for
HIM. All himself or any of his party didthat
night was to promenade in the direction of the
supper-room without entering its precincts.
RULES FOR THE BALL.
The executive committee in charge of inaug-
uration affairs has issued a code of laws for
use and application at the ball. They first an
nounce that the entrances will be at the F, G.,
and 9th streets doors; no smoking will be al
lowed IN any part of the building; persons once
entering must remain until they depart for
good and all, for there will be no return-checks
issued. Indeed, to break off rather abruptly
from the code, there will be little or no neces-
slty for persons leaving Temporal rily, for pro-
vision has been made to supply almost every
want that man could possibly have on such
an occasion-barber shop, boot-blacks. tele-
graph Office, police station, messenger boys.
A BUREAU OF INFORMATION
A bureau of information will be established
in one of the rooms the first floor, the
second door east of the F-street entrance
where one or more members Of the committee
will be stationed. transformed by facts into
human encyclopedias, ready to give answer to
all possible questions. to receive articles found
III the building, and to give aid to those who
may report losses. There will be no hats bon
nets, oyercoats, or cloaks allowed to be worn
on the ballroom floor, nor any canes or
umbrellas to be carried, for ample cloak
room facilities will be provided and
ushers will be stationed at the doors to
direct newcomers to their appropriate
apartments. There will be no charge in the
cloak-rooms. No persons will be allowed to
stand on the floors Of the dancing spaces
during the dancing.
The executive committee will occupy rooms
at the southeast corner of the building This
room Will be connected by electric signals
with the entrances to the building: also by
telephone with the principal rooms. The
chairman, A. L. Britton, and in his absence
the secretaries of the committee, H. L.
Swords and Fred. Bracket, will have authority
and should be called upon to settle any dispute
that may arise as to admission to the building
or to any part thereof, and to determine anv
question pertaining to the management. ex-
cept such matters as are under control of the
chalrmen of the various subcommittees All
matters connected with dancing and prone
made will be under control of Dr. NJ. L. Ruth.
and those pertaining to the comfort of the
guests under control of Jas. E. Bell. The re-
ceptiop of the President and other guests will
be under the control of j. X. McCammon.
The committeeman will wear badges of red.
white, and blue, with diagonal stripes, as fol-
lows: Executive. royal purple; reception
black; floor and promenade. white; press. car
dinal; banquet, dark blue; carriages, pink
music, olive; comfort at ballroom dark
brown; ballroom dress, light brown.
THE CARRIAGE REGULATIONS.
One of the greatest difficulties confront CON-
mittees arrangingithe details of large balls is
the solution of the carriage problem. If there
are many guests the trouble of handling long
line of men, coaches and horses becomes a
serious obstacle to success. and it requires q
man of more than the ordinary allowance OF
patience and executive ability to see that things
go smoothly and that guests do not get into the
wrong carriage and are whisked off to strange
doors. But ON this occasion. with the enor-
nous attendance 1t Is expected that the arrival
and departure of persons will be accomplished
without the least confusion or dissatisfaction
To accomplish this end a novel scheme has
been devised. Inthe first place the pocket of
the ball-goer has been protected by means OF
schedule of rates from which there can be no
appeal Hanson cabs will cost 50 each for the
evening, coupes "a each, herdic cabs IS each,
and two-horse conveyances according to special
agreement, not exceeding $40. No owner or
driver of such vehicles shall, under penalty of
attention from the police, refuse to carry a
passenger at the schedule rates. nor when en-
gagged, take up an additional passenger with |
out the consent of the one who first engaged
him.
All vehicles are to approach the pension Of
flee from 9TH street, herdics, cabs and one
horse coupes, entering on F street, and fol- |
lowing the south side of that street to the en- !
trance of the pension Office, making their exit |
on 4th street to the south. All public carriages
will approach the pension Office from 7th street,
by way of street, following the north side of |
u street to entrance OF pension building, and |
make their exit on 4th street to the north; the |
Presidents carriage, those of the diplomatic |
corps, and all private carriages viii enter on F |
street, follow north side, turn into 9Th street,
and deposit their passengers at 9Th street en- |
trance, then turn into G street and follow south |
side to 9TH street, then to space on G street, |
between 7th and 9th streets. also to Sth street |
above G, where they may park.
CALLING THE PRIVATE CARRIAGES.
This immense line of private carriages will |
render the ordinary means of calling them al |
most impracticable, land to facilitate:matters a |
great stereopticon screen will be erected on the |
northwest corner Of the pension building, and !
when party desires to return home he will |
give or send his number-given to both him ,
and his driver upon arrival--to the lantern |
operator, who win throw the figures on the |
screen, thus sending an instantaneous message |
along the line that q certain carriage is wanted. |
There will be no yelling of names or numbers, |
no mispronunciation and misunderstandings 1
and consequent mistakes, and in q very few |
minutes the carriage will be at the door ready |
Tor its load. Ii the screen cannot be seen in /
any part Of the line messengers will be stationed
at the points where a view is obtainable to an
nounce the numbers as they appear. The COM
mittee have also arranged that persons holding |
a ticket for hired cab, herdic, or carriage win /
have the privilege, when leaving the PEN
sion Office, of taking and occupying any one
vehicle Of the kind named upon their tickets,
such persons not being required to await the
arrival at the pension Office entrance of tho
partic ular vehicle in which they came to the
building. Allpersons will be expected to make
their exit through the same door that they
enter. Those in public carriages will leave by
Aoor and Sbosx In >al.a |