The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

~ov Dec. 2s.-[Special. l-Great
WAShlS ,''aare being made for tho inaugu-
p isInn Of President Mckinley two mon Jus
rn' az little moro hence The inaugur"i na',
anu ~ I held in the pension building al,er
Is 70 10 -o wos too much opposition to the
all .ha new national library building
use :. 40. nurpose, and the men VINO pro-
~ S.od that building were oompe'iea 10
pSandon it, The pension ONCE Is as nne
' 'sos FOR a great affair Of that SORT as cou'a
pi'.e Ill imagined. Four years ago the
70 w. minister to Washington said IL was
. srapder hall for such purpose 'nan
ia be found in all Europe. In the opin-
'Ou'I !, ,nonv people the pension office court
'On va,,or Mace for the ball than the library
a-',s,rc for In the former the ball can be
Ia r. one grand hall, with splendid op-
.ortunlties for decoration ana for ensem-
S,e effects, while in the latter IL would
Wv 80 be split up into several sections,
dancing going ON in four rooms the recep-
.'.n ~ the presidential party In two or
W.. VIZ more the supper in still Others.
The matttT VI ASAPShSs
Tho neople of Washington have raised
,arontoe fund of $50, 900 to pay the exs-
s Of the inaugural ceremonies. 1t IL
p po, d,t,icult TO raise money for this pur-
n ~" os the subscribers are rarely called
mon TO nav dollar of their subscriptions.
Tho inaugural ball pays the entire expense
% Tho whole affair As n rule, from 5000
" ~ Ooo neople attend the ball, and the
tictcts are IS each. Then the supper room
rrivilece returns Il handsome sum, ana 1t
e oosy IN sec that $50, 600 or 500, 600 is
roOularly raised by these grand balls. That
ic enough TO pay all the expenses and leave
a surplus Four years ago there was n sur
plus Of SS,OOO.
Il is rather an expensive luxury this at
tending the inaugural ball, but 1t comes
onlyonce in four years, and every body that
is anybody wants to go. 1t is great
scene II Is such "a chance TO sec impor-
ant people, all the grande danes and gen
tlemen of society, all the great statesmen,
that few care Co miss it. But it is ex
pensiye First there are the tickets. III you
have five in your party, that means $50.
Then you must have carriage. every
body in town wants a carriage that night,
and IL YOU are not fortunate enough TO
own one yourself, you find that prices have
been put pretty high for this occasion only.
1t is no uncommon thing for one to pay
SIS, or even S9O for tho privilege Of rid
ing with bis party the few blocks TO and
from the pension Office on that night. or
course il you arc plebeian You can go in
the street cars at a cost of nickel apiece,
but II you have social ambitions or pre-
tensions you do not want to go to the
presidents ball In street car. Often men
club in together and hire carriage be-
tween them, taking it for the night and
arranging the trips, so that every ono can
go and come at certain hours. II you do
not make this arrangement yourself, the
cabman will do it for you, as he does not
propose to limit himself to one S15 or $50
fee on that night of nights.
Flowers and Wine.
Nor must the flowers and the supper be
forgotten. 1t will never do to 60 to the
presidents ball without plenty of flowers
for the ladies of your party to weir in their
corsages. About inauguration time flow
ers cost money in Warrington. You will
be lucky to get off with $40 for this item.
Then you must all have supper. Gralna.
rily the cost Of an inaugural supper ~ So u
plate, and it is not very much of a supper
at that But this does not include the
wlne and II you arc an enthusiastic par.
tlsan and it chances to be your party pres
ldent that Is coming in to the White House
on that glad day nothing will do but you
must celebrate his advent with few bot
Ties OF wine. When times are good and
people feel easy in money matters, thou
sands of bottles Of wine are opened at an
inaugural ball.
Some complaint has been made in the
newspapers throughout the country that
Washington hotel keepers have leagned to-
gelher Tor the purpose of fleeing the pub
nc nc on the OCCASION of the inauguration.
inere Is only this foundation for the charge
tine Keepers of the leading hotels have an
agreement that they will not advance rates
ior the Inauguration, but that they will
require people engaging rooms to take the
apartments from Feb. 20 to March 8, in
oiusiVe, and to pay for them whether they
are occupied or not. On the surface this
LOOKS like nice little scheme to make the
pubic pay big hotel bills, but the landlords
ueiend themselves with the explanation
'nae 'ney have no difficulty in letting out
a'i 'neir rooms to people who are willing
70. !" occupy them from the date mentioned
VII after the great day is over. Why, they
ash' should they let people have rooms for
one Jay or two days when there are others
waiting and anxious for them and willing
~ pay Tor six or seven daysp From the
.anuiords' standpoint this seems reason
que Ihey say they could not turn man
Uu' vi room If he was willing to pay for
- uurlng week to make place for one
"no wanted 1T for only a day or two.
Plenty of Boarding Houses.
ms applies only to the leading hotels,
mnlch have limited accommodations i'm
COMPARISON with the number of people
se'A,hg them at that time. There are plen-
d. ~ VI o'her hotels, almost as good, which
w w NOT make this exaction. Visitors Co
"asn'hgton during the Inauguration sea-
e sUn neeu have no fear of being unable TO
ra. 80 eoou accommodations at reasonable
h. lhls is city Of hotels and boarding
n,.has There are vast numbers of fur
L. '. rooms and plenty of cheap and fair
to soou restaurants so that every one may
accommodated at prices within his
co,s OF MS inclination. The inaugural
bans ai'''ee has already taken this matter In
con "e anu through its committee on public
W "ap' VIII SEQ that every one arriving In
al "ssnington for the Inauguration Is escort
a, " ihessengers to lust such acommoda-