The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-05

political clubs of the civic division
swelled the great procession which es-
corted tie president and vice president
back to the White house. The eye and
mind were alike distracted by the sum-
Infamous burst of music, the clamor of
horses hoofs, the flashing of sabres, the
nodding plumes, the rumble of artillery
and the blare of trumpets. over all
was the continuous roar of voices greet
f! ing the presidential party. In advance
rode a platoon of mounted police, fol-
lowed by the famous governors citi-
zens' band playing Hail to the Chief"
Behind these there broke upon the spec
tators' view the grand marshal Gener-
al Francis V. Greene, anti his dazzling
staff.
Then the handsome City Troop of
Cleveland, in grenadier uniform, the
presidents personal escort, rode by.
But the craning, eager crowd had eyes
only for the open barouche, drawn by
four horses, in which the president and
Senator Hanna, chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements sat. The eX-
plosion of applause which greeted the
chief magistrate was redoubled as Vice
President Roosevelt, in another car
riage drawn by two horses, came into
view. The hero of San Juan received,
if anything, a more flatterinG reception
than the president himself. Both ac-
knowledged the salutes of the vast
crowds that cheered them by bowling
right and left.
A detachment of the Twenty-third
Ohio, the presidents own regiment dur
two Dnb1 1,ottArhI and crriZ2lp6
by time, trudging along on foot in the
wake of the carriages, testified to the
loyalty of the presidents old comrades
of the civil war.
The military as whole attracted UNI
bounded admiration. The crowds fair
ly rose at the jack tars rolling along
with their sword bayonets like thick
ct of steel above them. Admiral Dew
ey, General Miles, General Joe Wheeler
and many other officers who came into
prominence during the Spanish war
were lionized.
The crowds went wild over the West
Point and Annapolis cadets, marching
with clock work precision, and the
Rough Riders upon their bronchos, The
Porto Rican regiment, the Richmond
Greys, in Confederate grey, and the
college students from the principal uni
versities, set the crowds off again and
again. The national guard of the sew !
eral states made a brilliant showing,
and many of the governors riding with
their stats were overwhelmed with en- |
thusiasm. Darkness fell as the last Of
the procession tramped by the review |
ing stand
The brilliant pyrotechnic display
scheduled for the night was postponed |
on account of the weather but at the |
beautifully decorated pension building
fair women and their escorts danced
and passed the hours until the early ,
hours of the morning.
The eliminating event of the inaugu
raj festivities was the inaugural ball, !
held tonight in the vast auditorium of
the pension Office. with the President
and Mrs. Mckinley leading in the
grand march, and with men and women
in every walk of life,
touching elbows, dancing and mingling
with the plain American citizen. AS
spectacular event 1t was unparalleled in
the history of inaugural balls. Soon
after o'clock the vast interior of the
puliulIlS began 10 TAKE on lie ana AMI
nation. The presidential party was not
to arrive until $3.50 o'clock, and the
early corners busted themselves in view
ing the exquisite beauties Of the scene.
Mrs. Mckinley wore a most beautiful
white satin gown made for the occasion,
high in the neck and long in the
sleeves. The skirt. which was an i'm
mense train, was trimmed with two
broad ruffies of point lace. The bodies
had deep collar of point lace in the
back, crossing the shoulders, extended
half way down the front on either side,
forming a revere-like effect, opening on ,
a vest of pleated chiffon, overlaid with
he same embroidery of pearl and ,
which beautfy the skirt. :
The sleeves were close fitting and en- :
in rhinestones and pearls
rom shoulder to wrist, where they were $
finished in a ruffle of point lace. A da- {
nond necklace fitted over the high col ,
ar.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore a severely plain G
gown of heavy white silk embroidered [
in silver, made en- train and finished at |
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