The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-03-06

Inaugural hail n Masterpiece IsS
H-aatp aaa urtIttaasp.

Inaugural hail n Masterpiece Isg
H~aaty aha nrtlttaasr.
Washington. March LsaNtth the ulzhg
came the crpwning glory VI tho lnaasara'
ZION, The residences and pt4bitc buildings
w"rv lHam~ wlth tights th- streets Nsss
sim crowded with p~optz. IN. rt4martnE
Multttud~S still battirti ~ ths dining tpprs
~ hotels and restaurants, irrna n1itHE tpod
a"h drink, cUuntlsaa thousands surE~d n
ard fro In fru1t - tbs monument grounds
whence lrpsr tbs rhrornattr nruWo~Es
That hEhtV'i the city IN HtfuI CLEANS. but
u waa At th~ brilliantly illuminated pen.
,si"u building that tbs public pald ebsir
tribute e. apstrty and paid h1enaEu 90
t'r~ad0nt W. Elalry and the nsw mistress
~ tho White house and later trrasissi the
measures % the dance. This ball was this
climax br the day To the minds Of thu
many there was nothing romparahls Go It
Tho pension building ta admirably saitsd
TOR this spectacular display II u an
'Hnrm"na bah surrounding vast court.
supported by hugs pillars of marblw.
around which circle two galleries Ths
thousands of electric lights dashed amid
lh' flowers and drapsry, The artistic -.
f"rt 81 thS lights was probably never
eGuailsd. certainly MT surpassed Ia his
country. Tho most striking tratars vac
an enormous counterpart % "pti Ctlary
done In rcd. white and blas bulbs go
arranged that II seemed tn DO floating
IN a sim hrrrHr. n was Ike the portal q
tairyland with ia ytatas 81 beautiful - o..
men its myriRds % cleaning lights It,
gorgeous rpRsslug ~ culnra ito wealth Of
blossoms. tts pntsatinrs IT soft nusfe ana
IN" hnnvy urlpr ~ thousands ~ perfumes
Inc enormous Bopr space N8 feet ,luE
and half ns wide was ~ large that II
was divided into squares. each andsr
corps Of assistants to the general lfar
managers, Edwa McCaulsy and Edwlr
~. Hay
The Decorations.
IN" decorations ~ the inaugural hail
room IN artistIo baauty and Harmonious
treatment ovsrahatlpWpd anything Of tbs
s,n' hErFtntnrs seen In Washington.
ABOUT tl"o had beou expended ~ tho
.e'htnlttH' IN the HIGHT ard adorument 81
'n' court "t the pension building and as
result II had Undergone romplsss
transformation and presented tonight
rHr' 'cHn" ~ beauty and hrilIIanry
F"r tn' ErpnHdwurk ~ tho Hgrat drrrr.
1919" 49,. ann IN" great canopy above about
~ batas 1t while and golden chaiIIT
N''' uS'd. The great court was divided
INTO thrN" nearly equal sections nv Two
rows ~ massive columns which cr,s, I,
HnI L" obscure the root and uatsrt ,tIy
t"dH'" the height ~ the roof tbras I,,
m'nSe dom@s Of white and gnId cbaIu,
H"r" sustained with effect In tho rsnt,r ~
mes" sections about ~ feet from The loor
NJ outer odg" Of the domes were On.
nt,n WIN small electric light oanapiaa
which gracefully drappd to ,bc ton. ~ ~.
surrounding galleries A large Amert-,,
nag composed ~ CoIorod tights v,as r,,s.
pended on tn" west wall aiovo ~, -,
'"' kA'lHTy. and by q clever mechanical
'"h'rivanre the flag was given ths 80
F'"rHhcc Of waving In the breeze ttI,'h
w on 'he south wall was am Amert ~
WIN wings nuispread. clutchinR In
irons an electric shield and keys and
from It's hoax depended two fornI .,,.,,t.
nearing the words "McKiplav ga ~.
part' From the fairy lights on Inc ,,t,,
sue ana Just below tho eagle vvcr, s,,1a,,
"'"u'"plAs hlled 10 BvaranvIns ,,t,h
HHn'''cAh beauty roses tho whole 80
.NHs" WIN silk American nars rbo
'F 'h" orchestra IT t25 tuusiri,ns
was handsomely decorated '''''7
n"sses OF palms and other pntted nt,rt,
""u quantities Of largo stemmnd k,n,st
can Beauty roses filled ,hs 49, Ni'''Vt-
Every space IN both stands and ni.o,, a"u
VI roses tulips. narcissus otr -
nu'nper OF gllded Roman vrroa,L- -,
''sS ~ asparagus vine. A fo,,,t,t.
49, ''Hler was thing Of bas,,t,,
,,n ana through the sprav ~
Iu' Rrotto Of cork bark ana ~.
oil ,,.,,. 'Sohs had been built and miami.
planIs u,. llies. vines and anualI,
ms man.. ,yunhihg we're fnHssed bloom
, uk pants Vines and tropiraI niar,.
thousand electric lights snarkisd a..
plant leaves we Iochs and
M, up or the galleries were large ,.,...
u'Ieu WIN luNuriant ttouisaI nIar,.
,.s'- wal. ~ the rear Of the balconies ,,,s,.
ieayn, ~, W testoons faced with Sresn
Tbo S,a1 n tapestries OF southern atnlIaH
were matched with ever.