The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-30
AN ENCHANTING SIGHT.

it, Hamilton Fish, Clarence a
Seward, Ward MCAllister, Henry
G(Jl!e.,w,,s, (J!.,,, William Jay. Robert Goelet
William NJ, Astor, Levi p, Morton,
Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs, Paran Stevens
Frederick ]. DePuyster, Robert L. Out.
ting, Cornelius N, Bliss, Brayton Ives
and John A, King. Conspicuous among
those on the floor early in the evening
were the gorgeously badged floor com
mittee, about fifty In number,
Two orCheStraG were In position,
Each conner was handed q dancing order
at the entrance, having "a numbers.
THE GREAT SUPPER ROOM.
The supper room is one Of great pro-
portions. Beginning at the Broad way
end of the temporary structure
erected in Thirty.Rlnth street II
runs all tho way through 10 Seventh
avenue aud up to Fortieth street, form.
Ing two sides Of q triangle. II makes up
q supper hall forty.hve feet wide, 476
feet long, with accommodations for G,OOO
people at one time. The sides OF this
structure were lined with cheese colored
bunting and % beautifully decorated as
any other part OF the opera house. Hun
dreds Of baskets Of blossoms were made
up and only ono kind OF flowers was
allowed In each basket.
The Presidents table stood at the
Seventh avenue and Thirty.ninth street
corner that he and his party could look
both ways down the lines Of supper
tables. Just opposite his table
was q rNiRed platform on which
were musicians, while the wine
was flowing. The Presidents table
was q wealth Of scarlet tulips, white
tulips and azaleas and blue hyacinths
arranged upon a plateau OF trailing ar.
butus, the whole floral decora.
tions resting upon q great oval mir
ror about six feet wide and ten
long, completely filling the centre OF the
great oval table. The tables In the sup.
per room presented a beautiful appear
ance before the work Of devastation
began.
1T WAS ALI FREE.
Even the immense champagne bar
Just south Of the dancing floor looked
like a piece Of fairy land. There was all
the most epicurean taste could wish to
choose from-best OF all, to the average
mind, 1t was all free.
1t was hall.past ten when the Presi.
dent came. There was not room to move
on the floor, and II was labor to take
three steps in the corridors.
Mayor Grant and Manager Staunton
McAllister's successor then appeared
from somewhere and advanced 10 meet
the President, The meeting took place
in tho midGt Of the garden.like yestibule
at the Broadway door.
AN IMPOSING SCENE.
At exactly 1O:45 a trumpet was sound.
ed and Mayor Grant, Offering his arm to
the President, began the walk between
tho lines Of artillerymen. Next came
Vice-President Morton with Mrs. Harri.
son on his arm, and they were followed
by Governor Hill and Mira Morton.
Then came the other members OF the
Presidents party. AS they all moved
between tho walls OF humanity that
pressed on either side, cheer after cheer
went up and almost drowned the noise
Of trumpets. Arrived at the special
boxes on the stage the President turned
about and was formally presented 10 the
members OF the committee,
The rest Of the party were disposed in
special boxes, and all was then In readi.
ness for the great quadrille.
TIE EVENT or THR EVENING,
til o'clock the orchestra struck up
the "star spaugled Banner" and the
dance becUR, II was not rapid dance.
II was sedate in the extreme. Senator
AldriCh smiled on his partner, but 9th.
erwise there was as much solemnity
about the affair as II II had been the
most serious business on earth,
The Presidential party made their
tour oil the ballroom. Mrs. Harrison, Of
course, attracted much attention. She
looked well and happy. Her dress was
ot heavy gros.grain, cut with Princess
train. The waist was trimmed with
pearl and silver, the coSape being
filed with gauze held in place with os.
triCh feathers, aS was also the skirt. The
front embroidery Of the skirt was in a
GreCian key pattern, worked In silver
and pearls, meeting panels Of silver bro.
cade and feathers, and q shower OF silver
ornaments fell from the skirt.
The most notable figure In the Quad,
rille was Mrs. Levi =. Morton, tho wife
Of the Vice President, Her costume was
Of heavy whito brocade silk, the design
being very ancient, Clusters Of pink,
and Wild strawberries were hall hidden
behind iestoonS oi lilac irlnged with
yellow interviewer In the material, The
rpqiT0 coat fronts were OF lilac silk, fall.
Ing over Princess front Of white creme
delllse. The coraage was OF the broOade,
trimmed with lilac, broad saSh ends oI
the lilac six being fastened 10 the back,
Next 10 Mrs. Morton no one perhapS
attracted moro attention than Mrs, WIN,
Aetor, and II was probably the value and
brilliAncy 81 her diamonds that formed
the basis ot the attraction, Among IN
thronH were General Lloyd King, Coi
Thomas r, 0chilttee, Convresa,n an
o'Nell, Of Missouri, and o. Neal oi Penn Penn
sylyania.
The crowd on the floor was 10 rreaI
az the conclusion Of the opening Quad
rille that II was at once seen TINT il
would be useless 70 try 10 get on wifi
dancing, 80 this orchestra played prone
made music and people moved about q
best they could,
AZ midnight the Presidential part,
led the way 70 tho supper fOotn6 AMI
the onslaught then began, This eSodul
made q lIttlH JoOm on the floor and lhI
aSpsipg then bRsAn. Az fifBt there va
room ct but a iOw couples, hn. In
number gradually lnCreRbed, and aite
the President had left the supper tAhlv
dancing was In full swing AMI
he slipped away quietly 10 RVI a part Of
nights sleep, while the dancers, II the
20 through The Whole order Of danCinI
will be Tipping II long after daylight
The titilllh Flag Tern Down,
NEW YoRK, April 29.-sleye BtodiO
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