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

are to be placed in the top gallery and 1000 in-
candescent electric lights along the sides of the
ballroom. The floral decorations are to be
on scale never before attempted. The same
New York florist who furnished flowers for
President Clevelands inauguration will supply
them on this occasion. 1t will take 5000 yards
OF laurel festoons, inches thick. to cover the
ceiling.
ELABORATE FLORAL DESIGNS.
Suspended from the lower gallery is series
of panels, 5 feet by 10 feet. made entirely of
choice flowers panel being devoted to each
department of state, upon which is wrought, in
half relief, some suitable device. The Navy
department. bears upon floral backgrounds
man-of-war; the Department of the Interior.
pioneer scene representing a log cabin, newly
felled tree. pillow and sheaf of grain; the
Post-Ofice department, mailbag and an en-
velope duly stamped postmarked. and adj
dressed in a flowing hand to BENJAMIN Harri-
son, Washington, ID. c." Over each panel is
the name of the department it symbolizes and
quill of flowers. About the upper gallery
are vases alternating with the columns, filed
with rare palms.
When Gen. Harrison and yice-President
Morton enter the hall at the west end they will
pass under floral ball Is feet in diameter At
an opportune time string will be pulled and
the floral ball will open and a shower of cut
flowers will descend upon the presidential
party. The same manipulation viii release an
paroquets who viii mingle their songs and
voices with the ordinations of joyful delight
from the assembled thousands. When the
President and attendants reach the other end
of the hall another floral ball exactly like the
first will open and flowers and canary birds in
great number will enliven the scene.
Suspended from the center of the dome will
be an immense floral ship of state-a three
master and thirty feet long. which can be seen
in the picture printed above.
Immense oil portraits of President Harrison
and Vice-President Morton. each fifteen feet
high, mounted with American flags on plush
and gold frames, are conspicuous features
The offices of the commissioner of pensions.
deliberately furnished and decorated. win be
used by the Presidential party as reception
supper and reception rooms on the first floor.
and broad iron stairways and tiled galleries for
the immense throng who only come to look on.
THE DANCE MUSIC.
But for those who come to dance--and there
viii be many-there will be music of the best
quality. The music of the evening will be of two
kinds. one furnished by the Z. 8. Marine band.
directed by Prof. John Philip Sousa. assisted
by Salvatore Petrola, and the other by Beck's
orchestra Of 100 pieces. conducted by Simon
Hassler and J. G.. S. Beck The promenade
concert will precede the dancing, and will be-
gin with the presidential Polonaise," COM
posed by Prof. Sousa for the occasion, and per-
formed by both the band and orchestra Then
will follow: 2. Overture. FESTIVAL" Lentuer:
orchestra: 3. Grand fantasia, ''Tannhauser,"
Wagner; band. A. Marche. AUX Flambeaux."
Meyerbeer: band. 5. Overture, merry Wives
of Windsor" Nicholai: band. c. Selection.
"Lohengrin." Nicholai; band. 6. Selection,
'.Lohengrin." Wagner: orchestra. Z. Colloca-
ton, The Pearl Fishers" Bizet; band.
The orchestra will be composed of the follow
ing Instruments % brass and reed % first vio-
Inns. Ii second violins, 10 violas, voloncellos.
II contra BASES. harps, 2 flutes, oboes, 2
bassoons, clarionets, l saxophone. 2 picolos
French horns, comets. trombones, l eu-
phonium. bass tubas, small drums, bass
drum and cymbals The players were selected
from the music association of Philadelphia.
They will render the dance program, as fol-
lows:
Order of Dancing: 1-Waltz, Militaire:
Waldteufel. 2-Promenade; the Gypsy's Sera-
made, Nehl. 3-Quadrille; Fleur-de-Lise,
Strauss. 4-waltz, Santiago; Corbin. 81
Promenade, characteristic dances; the Co.
quette. Sousa. G-Lanciers, Luck in Love,
Weingarten. Polka, Journalist: Hassler.
S.Promenade. Grand Ballet; La File der
Phareon, Pugrel 9nLanciers; College Songs,
Zimmerman. 10-Waltz; La Refine dc la Mer,
Sousa. 11-Promenade, Mosaic; The Yeoman
of the Guard, Sullivan. 12-Polka, Lilly: Hass-
Ter. 13-Promenade, Caprice; Bambaula
Crich. 14-Lanciers. Nadji; Chassagne 15-
Waltz, Reve d'ete; Bucalossi. 16-York, One
Valse, La Gitana: Bucalossi. 18-Lanciers; Err
mimic, Jakoblowski. 19-Waltz, Reign of Ven
ice; Vaelker. 20-Quadrille; Valksgarten,
Strauss. 2l-Promenade. Description Piece, A
Trip on the Limited; Don. 22-Lanciers; ANITA
Hoffman. 23-Galop, On the Sands; Puerner.
THE RECEPTION.
OF course the President and Mrs. Harrison
will be the centers of attraction, and after
them the Vice-President and Mrs. Morton, and
md Mro md x-ho x.,;n Al L
titled to that form of address,. They will be
besieged with people from the moment they
emerge from their cloak-rooms until they enter
their carriages early next morning. People
who want to shake the hand of the new Presi-
dent, to greet him and offer their congratula-
tons upon the happy events Of the day, and
people who want to give parting word to the
retiring executive and his beautiful wife, It
will be continual round of hand-shaking and
little impromptu speeches, while the band will
be playing and black-coated men and women.
in enchanting costumes, will whirl over the
smooth marble tiles in the mazes of the dance
The scene from the galleries will be one of
the greatest animation and beauty. Every ele-
ment OF harmony will be there, coloring, light,
music, beauty, delicious odors, combination
never to be forgotten.
THE SUPPER.
But dancing and talking and handshaking
make most folk hungry, especially after such
fatiguing day as the 4th of March happens to
be every fourth year. For such there will be
supper rooms, tables laden with all that the
most particular palate could demand. All the
delicacies that 60 to make up sumptuous
buffet supper will be provided. 1t will be
acknowledgements sort OF supper,
for it would be utterly impossible to provide
chairs for the five or six thousand people who
may decide to partake. A temporary kitchen
has been erected on the north side of the
building, but most of the stuff will be brought
here cooked and will only need the usual pantry
attention to serve. The supper rooms will be
in the offices on the north side, where con-
venient access to the kitchen and china rooms
can be had.
A long buffet will extend through all the DIFF
ferent apartments parallel with the north wall
and about four feet from it. Behind this will
stand corps OF attendants. whose duty will |
be simply to carry on the communication be-
tween the supper room and the kitchen. On
the other side viii be corps OF walters to serve
the guests.
The supper fee is to be ST. and the following
Blue Points on ice. |
Hot-Bouilion, in cups; steamed oysterS. . Ia |
pouiette, chicken croquettes, sweetbrsad pStes |
L. Reice; terrapin, Philadelphia style, I'M 81
Coid-Assorted sandwiches, mayonaj56<tof1
chicken, lobster salad, cold tongue, III 1AIc- |
vue, cold ham la Montmorency bon&Hr -