The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-28

cut flowers, while the broad stairways be.
tween the assembly room and the amphi.
theater was entirely covered with drap.
cry Of white and gold and festoons OF
smilax and tiny lamps. The cost of those
magnificent decorations was $4,000.
The large box on the center of the Madi.
son avenue and was occupied by his honor,
Mayor Gilroy and suite. President Cleye-
lands box was on the right of the mayor.
It was lined with white and gold, with
delicate maiden hair ferns, roses and
asparagus in beautiful design covering 1t.
A magnificent bank of American beauty
roses sloped gently down to the base of the
balcony to a large American shield and
eagle, Old Glory being outlined In colored
lights.
The boxes occupied by the Duke Of
Veragua and his.party was ons the left OF
the mayors. The other boxesion the first
tier and about the mayors box were occu-.
pied by members Of thethe diplomatic corps
and by Governor Flower and staff. The
arena boxes were occupied by the ndmirals
OF the foreign and American fleets and
their attending officers. The foreign officers
had been given the centre boxes and the
Americans the outer boxes. Major General
Schoheld, commanding the army and Major
General o. o. Howard with their suites,
also occupied boxes in this tier.
Two bands furnished the music in the
ball room, one being stationed on the
south and the other on the north side Of
the garden toward the Fourth avenue end.
Lander's orchestra of eighty string pieces
played the music for the dancers and
Rogers Seventh Regiment band of sixty
pieces played during the intermissions,
and promenades.
The doors of the garden were thrown
open at o'clock, and almost Immediately
afterwards the guests began to arrive.
The naval officers were met by special
appointed committee at the foot Of West
Forty second street, and from there taken
in carriages to the garden. The president
having other engagements during the
evening did not arrive with his party until
some time after the ball had been an
nounced to begin at 10 o'clock
The naval guests included all the officers
OF the fleet, and was composed of vice ad-
mirals rear admirals, admirals, captains,
commanders, heutentant commanders and
lieutenants, all ablazein gold buttons. gold
lace and decorations Honorary commit
tees were appointed to escort the guests as
they arrived and present them to Mayor
Gilroy.
Mayor Glroy, head of the municipality,
and Mrs. Gilroy officially received the
guests of the evening They stood upon
the reception dais, and just behind them
were stationed the committee of one hum
dred and the honorary committees, who
escorted the more distinguished Of the
guests from the entrance to their boxes.
No precedence was observed; every effort
being made to indicate that the ball was
Republican citizens affair. The president
hnwpyar w tnH frf . b,
reception dais when he arrived n half hour
before midnight, but was met at the en-.
trance by his escort of honor. The bands at
his appearance played Hail to the Chief"
the only piece played in honor of any of
the guests, and Mayor Gilroy advanced to
meet him. After the formal introduction
the president and his party were escorted
to his box. .-
The program of dances was very simple
one. There were no distinctive figure
dances during the evening.
buffet supper for the invited guests
was served in the Concert hall The buffet,
which extended around two sides of the
room was handsomely decorated.
The guests OF honor, who were invited
to the ball were President Cleveland, the
vice president, the cabinet, the justices of
the supreme court, the Duke of Veragua
anu HIS purity, inc foreign anu United
States naval officers, the diplomatic corps,
Major Generals Schoheld and Howard,
Governor Flower and his staff, the lieu
tenant governor, the speaker of the house
OF representatives, the United States sena.
tors from New York, the governors of Hi
nois, Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
Director General Davis, of the fair; the
members of congress, state senators and
from this country, or these
the supreme court justices, the United
States senators, the governor OF Illinois
and Director General Davis, did not at.
tend