The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-27
AN ARTISTIC DREAM.
Novel Effects In Decorating the Inaug-
ural Ball Room.

Novel Effects In Decorating the Inaug-
ural Ball Room.
While expectations have been high
regarding the adornment of the inaug-
ural ball room, in Washington, it is
believed that the result when the dec-
orations are completed, will surpass
them. On former occasions the deco
rations were more in keeping with
coronation or military occasion, brass
and armor aud shields and such medis-
val adornment being utilized. This
time, however, it was determined to
make everything subservient to the
floral decorations and to seek harmony
rather than startling color in the theme
OF treatment.
J. H. Small & Sons, the florists of
Washington and New York, to whom
was awarded the contract for the floral
decorations, are already making prep
arations for the great event, and it ia
the opinion of the inaugural commit
tee that the decorations will far exceed
anything OF the kind ever attempted in
Washington. The band stand will be
constructed after the style of the
famous golden gate at the Worlds
Fair and will be deliberately decorated
with plaques of flowers, asparagus and
w:eaths Of American beauty roses.
From the front of this stand two large
ribbons will be draped from the wings
of huge American eagle and on the
ribbons will be the names of Mckinley
and Hobart.
The goll-colored material which
will cover tho music stand will he dec.
grated with plaques of roses, tulips,
narcissus, liliums md other beautiful
blooms, and artistic ei1ec will DO pro-
duced by amphion wreaths composed
Of leaves of the golden Andromeda,
caught up with vari-coloced ribbons.
Immense palms will be grouped about
the stand. The fountain in the centre
of the ball room will be filled with ex-
otto plants, ferns and water lilies and
the eight large columns will be deco
rated at their bases with golden yellow
Towering plants Over the balconies
and about their columns Southern or
Alabama smilax will be trailed in every
direction, and on the front of the bal
comics will be shields and banks Of
sabal palm leaves and bright-hued
flowers, alternated with Louis XVI
wreaths, caught up with national col
! ors.
The walls in the rear of the bal
comics will be treated in frieze effects
of laurel festcons, caught up with
wreaths of groeu and traceries of
Southern smilax. The stairway lead
ing from the ballroom to the second
balcony will be transformed into an
arbor, the walls being ttatched with
evergreens, among the boughs OF
which will be singing birds in cages.
The Crane Co., of Bridgeport,
which will prepare the groundwork Of
the decorations, will use profusion o!
white and gold chsllie i'll its work.
The ceiling of the court will be obs
cured by three immense circular cauo-
pies, with countless streamers in
all directions. The balconies aud walls
and columns will be artistical|y treated
in white aud gold, and on tue front of
the balconies and against the walls will
be coats OF arms OF the State and OF
foreign countries and other appropri-
ate emblems
The president rooms will be beauti-
fully adorned and, taken 10 q whole,
with the electric light effects which,
will be introduced. the great court Of
the pension building is expected to pre-
sent q scene OF great ben1tT.