The herald., 1897-03-10
it's own choice as to the disposition OF
these rooms.
THn "cARFIELD ROOM"


Its own choice as to the disposition OF
these rooms.
THE GARFIELD ROOM"
Most of the presidents have used the
large wide room with full southern
exposure, opposite the library, for their
sleeping apartment. President Arthur
was the first to make a change-at least
In recent years. Evidently he did not
relish occupying the same room In
which poor Garfield suffered martyrdom,
and during his one term he slept, from
time to time, In every other room In the
house. Being wifeless. he could more
readily indulge his restless fancies.
President and Mrs. Harrison had the
cheerful. sunny bed room near the
southwest corner, but for some unex-
planned reason, Mr.. Cleveland. before
bringing his bride to the White House,
had sleeping apartment expressly pre-
pared at the opposite end of the mansion.
where the sun seldom shines In and the
view Is not nearly so attractive. 1t Is
understood that Mr. and Mrs. Mckinley
will use the Garfield ROOM" because
its size and southern exposure make 1t
best adapted to the needs of the invalid.
THE SIMPLY STUNNING" BALL
ROOM.
Before these words are in print the
telegraph will have told you all about
the inaugural ceremonies and the grand
ball and the bewildering costumes and
Just how Major and Mrs. Mckinley bore
the blushing honors that crowd so thick
and fast upon them. so we need not
waste space In recapitulation. / went
over to the pension building yesterday
to get a beforehand view OF the big BALL
room. and no other words can describe It
so accurately as those of semi-slang-
simply stunning" At first one Is ut
terly bewildered by the magnitude of the
thing, the elaborate decorations, the
brilliancy OF the general effect. The
central hall alone is ESQ feet long by 1870
feet wide. beautifully floored with mar
bic tiles, whose smoothness the dancers
appreciated. 1t Is surrounded on three
sides by wide galleries, suitable for
promenading and multitude of spa
cious rooms which served as supper
rooms, cloak room, rooms for the presi-
dent and his party. the president
and his party, press room. with special
telegraph wires communicating with
the leading newspaper offices. rooms for
the diplomats, the police, the fire de-
partment and what not
To avoid confusion as far as possible.
each ball ticket carried a number corre-
spending with a box in the cloak room.
The holder placed his belongings in his
own box from which, by exhibiting his
INAUGURAL APPETITES
The midnight supper was brought
over, mostly ready cooked, from Phil
adelphia. together with 20 trained wait
ers. That people were expected to bring
their appetites along may be inferred
from the magnitude of the contract
with the caterer. He agreed to furnish
5000 gallons of terrapin, 5000 chicken cut
let's, 1000 sweet-bread patties, 10000 as
t,l ax,1 1xxrtA nf
somme. $50 gallons of chicken salad, 250
Smithfield hams, 100 roast trukeys, 1000
quarts of ice cream, $4,000 oysters, 250
gallons of crab salad, 500 gallons Of cof-
fee and other incidentals. What a pity
that the cost OF all that food, which no.
body will be the better for, could not be
put into beef and -four for judicious
distribution among the hungry poor! 1t
would keep the wolf from the door or
hundreds of homes until the good times
promised by the change of administra-
ton become apparent.
A GOLDEN HARVEST
One of the best Jokes l have seen in
connection with this Inauguration busi-
ness is the advertisement of railway
company, which assures people that for
the price of the half-fare transporta-
tion ticket they may see all the sights
of the national capital. Whoever comes
10 WASHINGTON WOulQ Dclltl lOliOM Ia
go's advice and put money in his purse
all he can command. This is the gol-
zen harvest of the city which depends
upon outsiders for a living, and which
never fails to make hay" at every op-
portunity Hotel prices. always sky
high, are literally "out OF sight," except
for the rich; and even the meanest
boarding houses are charging SO a day
per capita, with as many cots In room
ae "a crnwdad in One pnnln not
even see the street parade without pay
ing well for the privilege. or course.
the S5, 900 resident colored people as usu-
al turned out en- masse and packed the
line of march to suffocation, augmented
by many thousands of strangers who
neglected to secure seats in advance.
Along both sides of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between the capitol and the White
House. long stands were ereCed. with
seats rising tier above tier, rooted and
all gaily decorated with bunting. The
best of these seats quickly sold for from
50 to IS each, many of them to clubs and
companies from afar. Naturally all
the windows and balconies along the
line of march commanded fabulous
prices. Many of them were engaged
by family parties, with the rooms into
which the windows open. and arrange
ments were made for serving coffee, etc
To view the whole parade meant mat
ter of eight or ten hours. when 1t was
well nigh impossible to push ones way
through the crowded streets If one
wanted to go home; so the lucky room
renters brought their baskets and ba-
bies and servants and made day of 1t.
Many enterprising proprietors offered to
furnish lunch gratis TO their patrons.
and well could they afford to do so. re
ceiving from $35 to 500 for one days
rent of a room.
BRIGHAM.