Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-05

Those who made the gate" pitched" camp
and stayed there. Neither sleep nor hunger
routed them, some making their bed on the
floor when too tired to sit and eating what they
could get hold Of Three bands furnished music
for the occasion.
But If this Inauguration bali was . frost
the second was a freeze out" in more than the
applied sense of the phrase, It was scheduled
for the pavilion in Judiciary Square, erected In
advance. But no provision was made for heat
ing the dancing hall and the weather the night
of the ball was bitter cold, the thermometer
standing at above zero.
The food froze, the 100 canaries scattered
about the hall to give it a tropical atmosphere
Of song and dance amid bower Of garlands
folded up their wings after the manner OF
Longfellow's Arabs and silently went to Sleep
for many of them their last.
Beautiful gowns never so much as saw the
lights and men danced IN their overcoats and
with their hats on. Even the Refreshments"
could not revive the party and after INDUCING
in q few steps Of the polka, lancers and quad
rifle the whole was given up as q bad job and
the house and occasion turned over to the
polar wave" Sixty thousand dollars had been
expended for the anticipated pleasures Of the
evening"
There was no inaugural BAN when Hayes
entered the White House, memory Of the tragic
end Of the Grant episode being said to be partly
responsible for its omission, but more likely it
was the strict church tenets Of President and
Mrs Hayes, if not the bitter feeling Throughout
the country over his contest With Ttlden.
THE Garfield ball was held IN the new Au-
scum. now the old, On the Smithsonian
Grounds. The Hayes attended this ball.
The dress worn by Mrs. Garfield on this occa-
sion Is now preserved in the Museum collec-
If SO
gown trimmed in handsome lace, and without
jewels" Supper was served the presidential
party arriving at and staying the evening.
Eight thousand persons attended the Ceve-
land Inauguration ball, for the first time held
in the Pension Building. As Cleveland was Q
bachelor, his sister, Ruth Cleveland. lent On his
arm as he opened the gala occasion Of the ac-
cession Of Democrats to the seats Of the
mighty-the first time since the Civil War.
The South was there en- masse.
The second Cleveland inaugural ball saw the
beautiful White House bride, Frances Folsom
Cleveland, hanging on the arm Of her husband.
The ball was held In the Pension Building and
the new bride was the cynosure Of all eyes and
the adored Of all present Her gown has been
described as 'of heavy white satin, empire front
and tightly fitted back, pointed train and
trimmed in lace and crystal beads, with huge
pulled sleeves dotted with crystal beads 80
voluminous as almost to hide side view Of
her face. She wore diamonds"
The Harrison inaugural ball was an elabo-
rate affair. $4,000 tickets being sold. It was
held in the Pension Building and at the en-
trance there was gigantic ship Of flowers sus.
pended from the ceiling, from which the presi.
Dental party was bombarded As it entered.
The Mckinley ball was held IN the Pensio0
Building, Mrs. Mckinley promenadfng with heD
husband dressed IN white and gold With hee
hair . profusion Of soft puts enctrclng hee
face.
The Roosevelt inaugural bail SIN stands ou1
IN the memory Of WashinstoniAus. The popus
laFity Of the President made tor tremendous
enthusiasm On the part a the public when -
was indicted into ONCE and his youth fulness
as q man and his nascent family did the rest,
princess Alice" stole the show. She win b
long remembered In that white satin md edld
gown with it, rose hem. her hair caught Win
loops Of gold game ct the back Of her ned.
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