Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-12

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Tha most cuusticuous feaiure n tn In
tsrinr snen~ was tvosiury JaTanss' rsgods.
aiou, ~ by ~ let la SO. In The enter -
ih- oourt. tuili over ani afuuni H. fun
tain. ~ho-s hulillngs sere 90 IL ecossion
husl,.-i rl,s iossr part - ~ psguit ~ass
ricturr.qus grotia q rocss. fsrus AMI fo~-
srs On 10 scnut frnr srre staii0nsd The
hun.ir~i f~rforIn-r. composing B-cs's o.
che.,ra - Phnaislphla, whn p',yri ths dano-
music. Atose them. On ths thiri hpor. ihs
famous Msrin. tsni d-,uurssi 10 n1usic
fur ne frumsnsis. Ths ~holr structure
50 gay wiih sirramers anf fest'ons -
lantinr. fags. silk drar-Ti-s, nossrs 81 cd
or-i hghia rsndsnt BY Slender ihrrats
frr-u sarh = The siis. - tho tso gracefully
carving r,.ofs 49,. large nunihsr q ri,
~hlt. art hlas lucaniscsni sl~ctrir Lights,
-hich pruiacr,i highly = ciur-ius sf'--t
On IN sssisln frunf q 'he hrt gallery
hung large 90 prirst = fr,siisut liar.
ri.nsi. AMI on ihr sasi front 90 ~ VIZ frs-i
dent Mof'ou. sarh n bly, fram~i In blue,
rnrf,l- an.l od COLI siik plush Tie portrait.
= th thslr franiss ssr~ "a BY is fest In sifs
AL ..r, tasisfully drsrs-i wiih laurel snd
sia iuntiug IN che nafionAl oolurs Etisni.
lns arusini 10. entire rirruit - ihs court.
araund tls thru. gall-fi.s ant otef ths hsi'is
- m frufnsusisrs ~sfe thirk aursl gar
Lamb. fs.iooned iu graosful iin-s similar
gaflanis ~vfs lo,T-i ani tsinsd slovs th-
rob capitals of ths truntei Ionic pilisr,
forming 9Th the sfrhs- ,ucc--sion n
snlusss D.rcily over ths vs-i sniranos h
ths battling and h.gh aiave ~ paraIs' -
N. hut gallery .n sl.iisrtng orior~i gss l'i'
49, tract tts sori "Cous'i'niion. ant
hishsr .,iii shnn.a single fyrroin'~i sAr.
i,s crystal .stiln. rsfsciing Ne rs,s fram =
hunif~i tainis n ngtt NJ fsc-s - .t'
tir,-s gaiirrI~s ser almost completely rr
srs.i ty rfh irafsrirs ON tfe front 70 fhs
loser gallery sni lutf above ihr -ar.fals ~
t. tlilars. svre Jung Iraai sbIfhis up1G
wtlrh an artist ralii painted ln rirt roinrs.ih
cat q aims ~ all ths state 20 iie lninn
IAre- caryei sffai rEio-. lai boz 90.
.srmountef ths ,hIalis. rark - shi.h sss
clustsf-,i sni drsrs,i "a III Amer -an fsgs
four fsst Ing. NJ shols iruihy trimmed
with sarlsnis nfs rili1 ani f,--s
Alternating srh ile.s srrv minaiurs suits
o. si,sl al 80 ll0 man Armor. tristi.ng 9Th
an-irnt taitif-aNrs ssan ard ~ ris. ani
m untei on stisiis q purple. hlack sarisi
al bloc velvet over 'hs srchs, AMI shove
sni bstsssn ih1se trlrhis. sers gracefully
dIaf..i tir GAGS n ell cations ihs stars su4
strip. prciaminatng ln general say
ths schsul. $50 cauiri 1ut in ths isc0raiinn
u ths ffouts OF a. ssr,ul .ni iLirl sa..ff.rs
On ths n int - ths s.'on1 gsllfry. however,
III suit. ~ srm1r ssrs illi ss~i AMI q
FURNISHED silver plsts. al on ths shisli.
~-rs rspfs--uts.i the arms q ell naiiuns ~
the sorki. Instead n M states n tbe Dninn,
AMI zach sas trtmm~i 9Th Has q NJ nA-
ton rvrrr-niei Cold snd js~sll~i crowns
surrouniei the shell. The thifd and high
81 gallery "a. effectively iraped siih dags
IN The folls q which 80. hung he insignia
Ia gold % sach uniiei Stats army curp-,
mouni~i upon iiscs % blue and scAflst silk
velvet Large isrra 'oiia vases placei al
short intervals along the Ippsf Tarapsi ~ere
hllei with nossnng plant. All q the sop
porting pillsr -sre hsavily festoonst sith
SIMILAR and aur-l. AMI In The -hols plan 4
d~coraiion ,ts -ofiening. toning inhlsn-' ~
DARK grr.n foliage -. artistically smployei
Frum The topuost p>ak % each u the
thfes -rctions q the r,,of q The battling. q
she.r Ia f-.t from ths f,or. raiiai-i .
thousand sir~amsrs q ri, ~hlie AMI blue
bunting, alternating Niih sarlanis q ever
greens, anil forming an immsnse canopy
FrOfu The csuisr % ihs mldlls oanopy de-
p~nds'i. prol ably the largest snd most CON
plete p.eoe q nnrsl decoration ever -sn
II wAs q full rigg-i, thru masisi ship, rspre-
--nting the ship ~ state II sas thirty feei
long, AMI prfec; motel In every detail
Teus % thousands q choice hosefs we're
usei In u. sonstruc,ion Prom the osntsr u
each q the canopies svefspreailng the col
section. % the court. dsI~ndsd easAi ball,
ffissn feet a. diameter, . mas q brilliant
o,lor Twelve lmmsn-s chandeliers q whiis
AMI oolorcd incAndsscvnt lights, tweniJ
great arr lights. q. many poseriui lan'hre-
quln gss lanterns and from the highe-t
gallery q sure ~ calcium light, With their
ever shifting colors. cUmhinsd to bod the
great hall with gioriiYing radiance
Taken a. whol- 90 Ia detail the drcora'
ti0as are uBdouhtelly the richest and most
elaborate ever pruiucci On this ooutinsnt
The wall. wer. entirely covered With carii-
nal siIk plush. with bron1e AMI OIL gold
plush friesa Blue poriler,. hung AZ each q
the doors The wintow hanging. we're q ths
finest lace ami The carpsts and rugs % the
richest quality At the side q th- main
room stood a tste-a-ts,s horal chair with an
oyerhanging canopy, which were Uttered the
words, "lnAuguraiion, lss0r DiAgoually
acru-- the hack u ths On. Al the right 1.
traced In inmorisli~s the word "iArri.on. :
ami on the ether "Morton- Near by vas q
crystal fountain % slahurat. and BEAUTIFUL
design. which cessele-.ly threw up q Stray II
efqui.iis psrfums that fli~d the air ~iih q
dellcste o.ior. Everywberv ~sre nover. and
trofiesl foliage planis The rooms sssign~i
b. the VIC presidential party we're hardly
H.. richly iurnish~i and deooraiei
The ban rom ras crowded. when At ID
O'Clock word came that the presidential party
would scon arrive fs~ minutes LATER
President Harrison and party reachei N.
builting. e-,ortei by Col Britton. chairman
Of the executive committee They we're mel
AZ the entrance by the reception COMMITTEES
headei by Gen. J. X. McCammOn. An op~u
passage was formed by the msmb~rs q N.
COMMITTEES and through this lane the party
proceeiei 10 the stairway reserved for them
Th- president took the arm Of Gen Ne
Cannon and Mr.. lIarrison was e.corisd b,
Col Brtion The other members followed
The ladies' shortly after reaching their room
retired 10 arrange their toilets Will. Gen
Hsrri.on he'll a rro~ption The msmbsrs d
the various inaugural committees, o numlel
Of government officers and quite throag o.
lsdiss we're presented 10 him by Geo Nc
Cammon- The presiient vas In exc.IIen
spirits aud pleasantly crested all who yer
introduced, chatting Tor few minutes viii
she-@ ~ifh whom BE wss sc1rsssss.a
HE costumes q the lsiies we're rich an.
elegant Taken AZ a whole, u was probabl,
The most slAborais scsne ever witnessed