Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-02

liebts will elesm 10 and around thii
uioiature tropical forest. Al unob'
scured vista is to be preserved at the
/ ell OF this inauguration by keeping
the base OF the eight central column
free from topical plants snd flowers o.
ell kinds.
These great columns are of Siena
marble in all the tones Of yellow, with
bronze gold capitals, and barmonize
With the color scheme OF the bell. They
are to be girded around with a rococo
design of festoons In gold lace with
strands OF gold and cords finished with
| a design OF ornaments that are distioc :
| Iy imperial 10 their suggestions.
In the floral effect q patriotic toucr
IL lent to the scene by intermingliue @
the characteri tic plants as near as pos.
sible from the new possession ss well
ss from the various States of the
union.
The second gallery will be decora,sd d
with graceful rococo garlands OF smilax
| brought from the swsmps OF Alabama.
Two hundred cases OF these were used,
and the contents of one would ex end
entirely around two ordinary city
squares.
In the front of the galleries, above
the myriads OF lights. palm leaves firm
a background for the blooming szaless
from the most delicate shsde of white
to deep red-interminpled with gs
neslas, white and purple lilscs snd
sprays OF sudromeda.
The Presiden . gallery, at the west
end of the building, will be gorgeous
ly decorated with garlaDds Of American
Beauty roses 10 the rocOco effects, tied
with graceful sash bows of sstiD ribbon
the same color as the roses. while 10
the rear OF the balcony will be fee-
tooning OF the smilsx similar to the
other decorations OF the galleries.
The eight immense pillars will he
beautifully Offset by palms and foliage
plants upon platforms built encIrcliu &
them 10 f4et from the floor, among
these miniature forests the prevailing
flowers being the exquisite purple
Bougapville blossoms, natives OF the
Philippines. In the center of the
great room the fountain forms mos
CODBplClOu5 iSutGtC vi tue rhpCtO oNto
ra ions, encircled with arcbiDg palms
and foliage plants. lighted with seem
ing blossoms In the countless incandes-
cent lights; 10 the center 9 char ming
rustic arrangement of moses studded
with hundreds of water lilies and other
rare aquatic plspts.
At the extreme end OF the building a
the east side, directly facing he Pfes-
dents balcony. is the gallery for the
musicians, which will be decorated tx
tensively with gsrlsnds Of green, i'll
terspersed with countless American
Beauty and pink roses, szsless and
lilacs, the chief ornament OF this grea
stand being an immense Tyre, lutte an
mandolin wrought 10 Southern gayl-x
leaves. with strings OF delicate purple
satin. These are gracefully grouped.
The rooms reserved for PRESIDE {
Mckinley, Mrs. Mckinley, the We,
President and Mrs. Roosevelt end b.
members OF the diplomatic corps vii
be magnificent In the collecli oi
choice and costly flowers used 10 their
adorDment. About the walls palm
baskets made by the natives OF Homo.
lulu will hang filled with white, purple
and green orchids, with lilies Cf the
valley, American Beauty, pink and
white roses, and with feather sprays OF
white lilaOs-making On effective pic
ture with the festOons OF green and
palms lining the entrances aud egits.
The approaches to the galleries,
lined with red and white, will also be
flower deoked and gsrlan1 trimmed.
The reception rooms of Lieutenant
General Miles, chairman Of the commii
tee Of reception, are adorned with palms
and green, as we'll as choice cut flowers.
The supper room is to he made most
attractive 10 q decoration oil tropica
plants and festoons OF smilaJ, with the
same effect carried out in the clusters
OF szsless, lilacs and rosee.
Some idea may be had from the guam
tity Of flowers used OF the splendid ef-
fect-three Thousand American Beau y
roses, 10000 pink, wbi and red roses.
1000 sprays of lilies of the valley and
5000 carnations OF various bues, not to
mention the hundreds of orchids. azs-
less and lilac blooms.