The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-05

atives, prominent politicians, governors
of states, officers of the army and navy,
diplomats from many lands, militia Off
GERS; all these, with thousands of ladies,
formed the throng that passed through
the four great doorways of the building
estimated that 1900 people attended the
affair, but only small proportion of
these took part in the dancing, as the
throng was too great to admit of freedom.
The ball opened with the grand inaug-
ural march, "The Great Republic, - by the
Fancielli band and orchestra, written for
the location and dedicated to President
Cleveland. In the committee rooms pre-
pared for the president and vice-presi-
dent the same lavish manner of decora-
tions and adornment that prevailed in the
ball room was repeated with even more
profusion in the floral decorations-great
American beauties, sweet scented magma
chartas and Uric Burners. In every nook
and corner were plants, and cut flowers
that could not be surpassed in luxuriance
and novelty of arrangement.
At $40 Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland arrived,
accompanied by reticue of friends.
Without retiring to the private rooms the
president and wife started on a tour of
way on the arm of General Schofield,
while Mrs. Cleveland followed under the
escort of Justice Gray OF the Supreme
Court. Following them came Colonel and
Mrs. Lamont, Mr.. and Mrs. Bissell,
Hoke Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sterling
Morton, Mr.. and Mrs. Glider, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benedict, Miss Benedict and num-
Der of others.
AS the party entered the marine band,
at signal, started ''Hail to The Chief,'i
and the familiar air was the first intima-
4. ,.if -off
ent that the guests of the evening had ar
rived. The immense crowd was neces-
sarily so compact and the interest in the
Cleveland party so great that there was
little room left for a promenade for the
guests of honor. The greatest interest
was manifested in Mrs. Cleveland, and
hundreds of women Wed with each other
in getting to the front line where they
might catch a good glimpse of her face.
A few minutes only was consumed in
making a circuit of the ballroom and
then Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland and party
went upstairs to pri vate apartments and
there received a large number of promi-
nent persons. Secretary of the Navy
Herbert here joined the party with Miss
Herbert.
The vice presidential party arrived at
10 O clock and the circuit of the hall was
made in a similar manner to the presi-
Dental party. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson
with their son, daughters and friends
who accompanied them to Washington
then joined the president and Mrs.
Cleveland in their room. The gown worn
by Mrs. Cleveland was made OF heavy
white satin in the empire front and tight
fitting back, Richly trimmed with point
lace and embroidered with crystal beads.
The embroidery ran up in rays about
twelve inches from the bottom of the
skirt which pointed in the back. The
empire front was outlined with lace and
crystal embroidery; the sleeves were large
puffs made of satin, dotted with beads
and had stiff satin bows at the shoulders.
A heavy fall of lace completed the cor
sage. The gown was severe in style, but
very rich and graceful.
Mrs. Stevenson's gown was combina-
ticn of cream and heliotrope MORE antique
and velvet skirt and corsage of cream
moiref About the bottom OF the skirt
was q narrow arrangement of heliotrope
velvet; the corsage was of duchess lace,
outlined by a garland of violets. Her
gloves and fan matched the velvet, and
she wore no jewels.
Miss Stevenson wore pink chiffon en-
broidered in colors over pink silk.
< Mss Julia Stevenson, white bengaline