Evening star., 1897-03-04

filed with tropical palms and such hardy
growing plants, whose blooms will keep
fresh in the heat that will rise from the
apartment below.
The walls in the rear of the balconies
have been treated in frieze effects of laurel
festoons, caught up with wreaths of green
and tracerfes of southern smilaX. The stair
way leading from the ball room to the sec
ond balcony has been transformed into an
arbor. the walls being thatched with ever
greens, among the boughs Of which will
be singing birds in cages.
The rooms devoted to the President, the
Vice President and the diplomatic corps
have been decorated with palms. asparagus
plumosa and other beautiful greens. while
there Is profuse arrangement of orchids.
American beauty roses, tulips, jonQuils
acacias and genestas. There are victor
wreaths, caught with silken ribbons, and
plaques of rare exoticS on the walls.
On the ground floor, where the great null
titude will dance and promenade. the same
beautiful effects have been produced. In
the four corners of the great court, begin
groups of large palms and a perfect jungle
of Towering plants. The approaches to the
ball room have been treated with palms
and blooming plants.
Rules to Be Remembered.
All vehicles will be required to approach
the pension building from 7th street-her-
dies. cabs and one-horse coupes. entering
E or F street; following the south side II
on street, to the entrance Of the pension
| building, making their exit on 4th street
to the south. All public carriages must
approach the building from 7th street, by
way Of G street, following the north side
of G street to entrance of the building, and
| make their exit on 4th street to the rorth.
The Presidents carriage, those of the
diplomatic corps and all private carriages
must enter on F street. follow the nortn
side. turn into 9th street and deposit their
passengers at the 9Th street entrance; then
turn into street and follow the south
! side to 7th street, thence to the space on
F street between 7th and 9th streets. also
| to Sth street below F, where they may
park. Messengers will be provided at !he
| 9Th street entrance to call private car
riages.
All streets intersecting and G streets
between 7th street and the pension build
| ing are to be closed, and no vehicles will
| be permitted to travel west on either or
G streets from 4th street. and none from
E street north on 5th or 9th streets, and
nc ne from G or H streets south on 5th or
| 9th streets. All vehicles intending to car
| ry passengers away from the pension
building must approach from 7th street.
| Owners of private carriages will be pro-
vided with cards admitting them to the
private 5th street entrance for carriages.
+. Persons holding ticket for hired cab,
| herdic or carriage will have the privilege.
| when leaving the pension office. OF taking
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| named upon their tickets. such persons not
| being required to await the arrival at the
| pension office entrance of the particular
| vehicle in which they came to the build
| Ing. All persons will be expected to make
| their exit through the same door that they
| enter, to prevent confusion and delay.
! Tickets for private carriages were issued
| by the committee on carriages on Monday,
| Tuesday and today. Tickets for hired con-
| veyances were issued by owners thereof
and the Liverymen's Association have
| formed their own clearing house for the
| settlement Of such tickets among them
| selves.
4 The large ticket furnished to owners
of private carriages must be kept in sight
| by the drivers in order that the carriage
may be admitted to the proper line.
When the owner of a carriage desires to
| call the same upon leaving the pension Of
fee he will call out the number on small
4 card, which will be a duplicate OF the
| number on the drivers card. to messen-
| ger who will be In waiting, and the num-
| ber will at once be shown on a large
| screen, which will be placed on the roof at
the southwest corner OF the pension Of
fee.
The regulations which will be in force al
the inaugural ball are very simple and
| complete and there is no reason why every
! guest should not follow them to the letter
The entrances will be at the and G
| street and 9th street doors.
Positively no return checks will be is
sued and no smoking will be allowed In
the building.
No hats, bonnets. overcoats nor cloaks
win be allowed to be worn on the bal
| room floor. nor any canes or umbrellas t.
be carried.
Persons will not be allowed to stand Il
| center Of dancing halls during dancing.
The police headquarters and q bureau ol
! inform alton will be located east Of the c
street entrance.
Guests in public carriages drawn by tws
horses win arrive and depart by the nortl
or g street entrance. taking the first con
veyance at hand.
j Those In herdics, cabs, coupes, drawn b,
one horse, and street cars, VIII enter ant