Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-11


abandoned.
Mrs McKinley'S indiSpOSitiOn was of
arief duration, ana soon she was able
10 join the president and the brilliant
assemblage in an embOwered box over
looking the gay throng below. The
president occupied a seat to the right
near the rail. with Mrs. Mckinley at
his side To their left sat the vice pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt. Near the
vice president was Governor Odell of
New York, while grouped further back
were Major General COrbin, Admirals
Bradford and CrowninShield. Secretary
Root. Justices Harlan and Gray, Sen
ator Lodge, Gov ernor Stone of Pennsyl-
vania and many ladies of the cabinet,
army and navy officials, etc.
The presidential party and Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt left the ball
at 1915 o'clock. Before leaving they
partook of lunch with a large number
of invited guests in the private dining
room.
Wonderful Decorations
The decorations of the ballroom had
yellow for their predominant tone. No
cumbersome effects of light or color
were in evidence, but above and on all
sides stretched a wavy, ripping can
opy of yellow bunting that covered the
walls and Skylight, and was broken only
where the presidents balcony, at the
west end, stood out white in bold re-
lief. Myriads of yellow electric bulbs
glowed and blinked like firef1ies in the
garlandS of green that entWined the
scores of pillars supporting the gal
lerieS and ShOne out from the stars and
bars of the big American shield, which,
in the midst of clusters of Amer
lean flags, hung high up in
the centre of each side of the immense
crowded hall.
The big fountain in the center Of the
hall held a mass of the purple
bouganvillea, the flower of the Philip
pines. In the midst rose tall palms and
ferns bearing scores of yellow light
blossoms and around the border, fringed
with the white spirea, were placed
gilded urns of growing plants and
flowers.
In the extreme west of the hall stood
the presidents balcony, decked with
groups of Roman wreathes and clusters
of American beauty roses, bound with
bright-colored ribbons. Above the eX-
ocuClNG SJduu udSIou DlS SQlolu Oh
hand-embroidered silk, topped with Il
fine stuffed specimen of the American
eagle.
Down at the eastern end was the big
stand erected for the musicians. 1t
comprised an upper and lower story,
the former for the Stringed orchestra
and the latter for the accommodation of
the big inaugural chorus and the brass
band. Back of the singers and mu-
SicianS was a great gilded sounding
board which threw the strains of sound
to all parts of the big hall. In front
stood a beautiful design symbolic OF
the Muse of Melody, in the shape of a
giant green Tyre, with strings of pur-
pie ribbons, and on either side crossed
musical instruments, on the left a lutte
and trumpet, and on the right a guitar
and pipe-all fashioned of green lem
cothe, with strings of purple.
The balustrades and archways pre-,
scented a brilliant scene. No less than
76 stars, formed each of II frosted cleo
trio globes, were set between the
arches ON the ground floor, and shOne
radiant through a network of green
against the background glinting with
powdered glass. Suspended beneath
each star and below draped festoons
of SmilaX were Shimmering trailerS of
green and electric bulbs, tipped with
a yellow globe. The gilt pillars were
enShrOuded in vines and green and
above the bright circlets of light that
crowned them We're placed invisible
boxes Of growing tulips, daffOdilS
azeleas and jonquils. In the second
balcony the same scheme of decoration
was carried out, excepting that, in
lieu of the stars were hung electric
lights in clusters of three, covered with
soft yellow transparent paper. and pro-
ducing a beautiful effect. Back under
the balconies, ON the ground and sec
Ond floors, WreathS of green were hung
at regular intervals, linked by loops of
vines and Smilax.
Seventy-siX additional posts had been
placed on the top balcony, each one sur
mounted by a glowing bulb of light
Between them, and bordering the rail
ing of the balcony, all the way round,
were boxes of cut and growing flowers
in a great profusion of color.
Two endless chains of light studded
green below the balconies Topped and
swung completely around the immense
hall, and hive of brilliant yellow
globes, each trailing a streamer alive
with tiny glow lights.
Off to the side, on the second bal
comics were the presidents and vice
presidents room, the diplomats room
and 40 other rooms, appropriately en-
bellished for public reception and prom
enade. The presidents room was
draped entirely in white and was made
beautiful with pink ribbons, white or
chids and greens. The other rooms
held to the all-prevailing yellow, deco