The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-04
THE INAUGURAL BALL.
A wonderful Display of Electric Light
to Delight the Eve.

A Wonderful Display of Electric Lights
to Delight the Eye.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The arrange
ments have all been completed for the in
augural ball What ball it is to be. tt
VIII be held in the pension building, and
IL each ticket issued represents a man or
woman in attendance there will be crush
representing just IL 1000 people.
One feature of the bail will be the elec.
trcal display. There will be a mammoth
illuminated fan at the east end of the
building. The designs are outlined in tiny
electric lamps of different c6lors. The
whole is divided into sections and con-
trolled by an elaborate SWITCH which SUM-
plies the current to the sections one by one
until the entire design is aglow, thus
creating the illusion of the fan openine
Then the sections are extingushed in the
same manner, apparently folding the fan.
There are eight large columns which sup
port the roof of the pension building. and
near the base of each of these will be placed
electric wheels of artistic designs outlined
in miniature lamps which change form
and color as the wheels revolve. Hun
dreds of lamps will shine in banks of ex-
quisite cut flowers which will adorn the
base of each column. There will be tri-
umphant arches, American eagles, Stars
and Stripes, graceful wreaths, vases and
friezes of various colored electric lights all
over the building without number. In
the panels formed by the balnstrades of
the second balcony the names OF the presi-
dents Of the United States will flash in
electricity, while over tine two triumphal
arches will shine in larger letters the
names of Cleveland and Stevenson. To
produce these effects about l5,000 lamps
will be required
Mira CleyRloudiS hall 5rnsu ;s , boo,,,-
handsome silk, rich in coloring. hut deli
cate i'll design. She has allowed her fond
ness for colors to overweight the general
popularity of white for a ball gown for the
hrst lady on such an occasion. and has Sc
lected combination of cnors in which ,
hydrangea shades are predominant The
goods were not purchased expressly for the
occasion, but We're selected last fall for an
evening dress. The skirt is very simple.
gored and quite full Mt the bottom, with a
round train. Mrs. Cleveland likes moth
ing at all fussy about her gowns, and MANY
woman will be struck with the severe
simplicity of this bah gown. The corsage
is only medium low, with wide bretelles
and the dropping shoulders that have re-
Gently come in.
The curiosity to know if the presidents
Vile would appear in crinoline- at the ball
can be set al rest. The skirt Of The gown
she wears will be well stiifened with crino.
sine, hut there are no wires and no hoop
skirt accompahiments.
Mrs. Stevenson's dress for the Inaugural
tion ball is IN especially pretty combine
tlon of cream and heliotrope, and the
materials are MORE antique and velvet.
The skirt and cor5age are of the cream
MORE About the foot of the SKIRT is n
narrow arrangement of the helietrope
velvet. The corsaxe is deeoIicte with LARGE
butterfly puifed sleeves of heliotrope vel
vet The top of the corsage is covered
with rich bertha of rare old DuoLss =
lace, and Il garland Of vioiets outlines the
bertha. She will wear no jewels with this
costume, and the suede gloves and the fan
will match The heliutrope velvet.
OF course Mrs. Clcyela:.d's appearance
at 10 o'clock will ka tbg sensation of tho
evening, but there wli-S~1%i 8uGher seusit-
tlon for those who haze not seen Mrs.
Cleveland since she left the White House.
and instead of the young girl who went
away the people will see an imposing
woman, who affects maironly styles and
eolofs. Her color is not as nigh as four
years ago, Her face has become very de.
tsfhined, ami many woman will find
Mrs. Cleveland herself much more inter
esttng study than the gown She wears
The inaugural committee had advertised
sacred concert in the inaugural ball room
for tomorrow but the use of the building
for such purpose was forbidden by Secre.
tary Noble, and this met the views of
President Cleveland. There will be three
concerts in the ball room on Tuesday, one
at 10 a. m, one at ? p. m and third at q
O'Clock p. m. The latter will include
dancing