Evening star., 1899-05-25
REVELRIES TONIGHT.
Arrangements for the Big Affair Mt
Convention Hail.

The national peace jubilee will close to-
night with an entertainment at Convention
Hall that promises to remain permanently
engraved on the memories of those who
are fortunate enough to enjoy 1t as the
contamination of artistic purpose in such
a connection. Ingenuity has been strained
ir the preparations for the closing event,
and men and women alike have worked for
weeks with energy to make the eliminating
feature of the celebration fitting finale to
those that have preceded it. The commodi-
Gus hall, which is embraced in an arched
columnless space under the largest roof in
the world supported by outside walls, has
been decorated in q most profuse manner.
The patriotic theme has been followed in
the conception. and it will be a revelation
at once surprising and gratifying to those
who witness it, In the midst of all this
beauty wonderful tableaus will be presented
and when they are concluded MOmuS and
his votaries will have full sway until dawn
ing day calls a halt in the enjoyment.
Air of Mystery.
There will be a delightful air of mystery
pervadiug the entire affair. OF course every
body knows that Ed. Hay will be king,
but so far as the other characters are con-
ce1ncd only the individuals themselves are
intrus.ed with the secret. Who will be the
queen? Necessarily she must be lovely at
tractive and charming. Who will mper-
senate this character and WhO will i'm
personate that? Thinking caps will be in
demand, and the interest will therefore be
heightened.
Admira BILE arrangements have been made
for those who will participate in the reVel-
ries, as well those who will view them
as spectators. Those engaged in the tab
leauS king. queen, courtiers, heralds Mar
tha Washington and all the other charac-
tiers, will assemble in the annex adjoining
Convention Hall and assume the garb and
irhx Will lyga fhair ifHrs
until domino and harlequin, clown and
bishop, tear away their facial diSguses and
join in the merry dance. Spectators will
enter through the i street doors, which will
be ODened at o'clock.
Over 5000 seats have been arranged for
the convenience of the crowd, and none
is reserved, that the first comers will
be the best served. An experienced corps
of ushers will attend to the seating of the
guests. Those in costume and masks will
be admitted to the dancing space but no
full dress requirements will bar any one
from enjoying the dancing The program
for the latter has been chosen with
gard for public preference.
The Kings ProcIamatiou
King Hay the First has already issued
proclamation, in fact two of them. The
first provides that at $50 o'clock blaring
trumpet will announce that his reign is
about to begin.
All organizations, such as college stu
dents, officers and merry makers, will be
assembled in the adjoining building TO the
Convention Hall and in the corridors of
the same by O'Clock. The public will be
admitted at O'Clock to occupy the seat
ing capacity arranged around the building
and in the galleries.
AT 9:t5 O'Clock the heralds will approach
and the signal be given announcing the
approach of the king and his courtiers
which procession shall advance to the
throne arranged upon the west side of the
certer of the building, where he will be
received and welcomed by the general di-
rector. the chairman of the executive COM
mittee. the executive committee. the recep-
ton committee and committee on reception
of the king.
Having ascended the throne and made
such oral proclamation he desires, the
proclamation shall then be read announc-
ing peace, and ordering the festivities to
begin in celebration thereof.
Then the reveiry makers and procession
of those in fancy costumes, preceded by
the floor and professional committee, shall
pass in front of the kings throne, where
upon among his courtiers will be the
judge of the prize committee, who shall
award the prizes to the most acceptable
arranged for by the committee, after which
the pageant of tabieauX and representa-
tionS to take place upon the stage shall be
shown forth, upon completion of which the
king shall select his queen of love and
beauty, and with the ladies of the court
selected by the other courtiers, dance the
kings cotllion, which will be the signal
for the opening of the ball. the revelries
the merriment and the carnival, and then
LET joy be unconfined."
The second is follows:
In order to gracefully and appropriately
round out the festivities of the peace jubi-
lee at the national capital. it is meet and
proper that my faithful subjects should as