The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-01

taele. The ball will be opened by Pres
ldent Taft and Vice President Sher-
man. Who will lead the grand promen-
ace. The full Marine band, in scarlet
anu an c olue; e., and monster orcnestra, ieo
for the march and dance.
IN nne VIII be the representatives IN
the olplomatic corps of the countries
oI the old world. wearing their court
SUITS OF many colors. Next come the
JuStlceS OF the supreme court, members
OF the cabinet, senators, representa-
t1Ves, governors of states and terrltor-
les and representative men from north
south, east and west.
The decorations alone will cost $4,000
rms does not include the framework on
winch the decorations viii be hung,
Whlcn Will cost several thousand addl-
Fifteen to eighteen thousand miles of
wire viii be used in the electric light
ing feature and there will be between
1000 and 10000 incandescent lamps used.
1t VIII take q, 900 miles of bunting for
the carrying out of the ivory and White
color scheme
Here are some of the other things
that will add to the beauty of the
ballroom: One thousand American
flags, 1000 blooming plants, 800 cases
of southern snilax and hundreds of
growing American Beauties and Grim
son rambler plants in addition to
hundreds of dozens of cut flowers.
The Fireworks.
Another big feature is the fire
works display the evening of the 4th
on the White lot just back of the
White House. The programme will
embrace 1000 rocket bombs, 500 bat
teries, 600 colored lights, two tons of
cOlored fire, so balloons, 10000
candles and $50 bombs, ranging from
twelve to sixty inches.
Among the novelties will be patent
rocket bombs, which have all the
t. - I1,,
ger of the falling sticks, and the mar
velous sun cluster effects, the unique
fireworks invention of 1909 The
Star Spangled Banner will be un-
furled 1000 feet in the air and the
letters TAFT will be written in fire
on the heavens. This feature will be
accompanied by salute Of twenty
one aerial guns
One of the big things of the even
ing will be wonderful pillar of light,
10O feet high, which has baff1ed ex-
perts in chemistry and electricity and
which will give a daylight effect to
the heavens for a distance of several
miles.
Then there will be batteries of lightning
candles, with 5000 flashes and wonderful
crescendo repeating bombs, maryels In
vances so does the number of discharges.
The first shell will explode but once; the
One of the humorous features will be the
'whistling coons"-some people viii can
them poSSumS-and anotner 1913 IireMoFhs
novelty will be the aerial device, re-
leased from an immense shell 1900 feet in
the air. The spectacular event of the
programme, as the press agents, describe
it, will be a battle in the skies an i'm
mense set piece. This will be the only
set piece outside of the fire P9rtraitt,ss t,s,o of
man. The scene shows typical, up-to-
date city, with its towers and lofty build
ings An airship is seen to pass near
the city. followed by smaller aerial craft.
They turn and tack and are met by the
opposing fleet. A terrific encounter en-
sues the ships burn and explode and
crumble up In the meantime other air
ships. not directly engaged In the aerial
upon the doomed city. The towers and tail
buildings crumble and burn and fall until
all are utterly destroyed