Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1888, Page 6

INAUGURAL BALLS.-.“ Fetes of Former Days Given in Honor of New Presidents. ‘THE PENSION BUILDING COURT LIKELY TO BECOME ‘THE NATIONAL BALL-ROOM—WHERE THE IXAU- GURAL BALLS OF FORMER YEARS HAVE BEEN ‘HELD—SOME INTERESTING HISTORY. On the night of the 4th of March next, for thesecond time in ite history, the hall of the Pegsion building will be converted into a huge ball-room. So admirably did it answer for that purpose after the inauguration of Pres- ident Cleveland that no other place was thought of .as fitting or commodious enough for the grand ball which is expected to crown the cer- emonies attendant upon the induction into office of Gen. Benjamin Harrison. Nowhere in the United States can be found such a ball- room. It is $16 feet long and 116 feet wide, and around this great space are galleries from which the less agile or more retired may view the gaiety of the scene below; the jificent costumes; the unsurpass- able of mani; grandeur eand womanly _ loveliness. t is more than probable that this hall has been tacitly dedi- cated to Terpsichore, on inaugural occasions, fora long time to come. Spacious as this immense bali-room is, the question has already arisen whether it will afford room to accom- modate ail who may wish to go to the ball. At the last i ball the tions were not roomy enough for the crowd, and the babilities are that a greater multitude will Ee present on March 4next. It is this question of reom which is responsible for the in the price of ball-tickets, will be, it is estimated, nearly half a million Le apltheonl es ont 8.000 copay son‘s yat only 8. long er tariff or a r ball- Foon will be the two horns of the antenatal a Six balls a — <p oer judiciary square, e coming event will, it is predicted, overshadow all its prede- Sessors, not only those given in that vicinity, but all others. ‘THE FIRST INAUGURATION BALL. The custom of giving inaugural balls origi- mated on the occasion of the second inaugura- tion of Gen. Washington, in Philadelphia, in 1798. This ball was given in pursuance of the Shoning cot, walsh sppestea in the Phila- s members of the Senate and the House of Re; itatives of the United States are re- apactveiy invited to bal, onthe dth of March, 1798, to be given by the Dancing assembly, in honor of the unanimous re-elec: of George the President of the United ernment of the United States; and a parting vo with the members of the present Con- gress.” PRESIDENT MADISON'S BALL. * The first inaugural ball given in this city was on the evening of the inauguration of Presi- dent Madison, in 1809, The ball, which was given at Long’s hotel, was declared to be “the most brilliant and crowded ever known in Washington.” Ex-President Jefferson fore’ ministers in Washington. presen it was estimated a andred;” not a vi ‘ge num! according tomedauiien ” PRESIDENT MONROE. A ball was given on the occasion of the sec- ond inauguration of President Monroe, in 1821, which was carried out under the auspices managers of the Washington assem- JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Among the managers of the ball given at the inauguration of John Quincy Adams, in 1825, were Gen. R. C. Weightman, Thos. Monroe, W. W. Seaton, W. A. Bradley, Richard Wallach (father of ex-Mayor Wallach), Daniel Brent, and other prominent citizens. The ball was held, as were all the fashionable affairs of the kind in that day, at Carum’s saloon, now known as the Theater Comique. PRESIDENT JACKSON. On the occasion of Andrew Jackson's first inauguration, in 1829, a ball was given at this Bate tite Sins ine ates was a on Louisiana avenue. PRESIDENT VAN BUBEN'S inaugural ball (1837) was given at Carusi’s sa- Joon and was a notably brilliant event. It was | acallo} found, however, that the hall, though quite — was rather cramped for an occasion this character, and at the next inaugura- tion, that of PRESIDENT HARRISON, the managers having that in charge determined to make a change, and the old theater on Louisiana avenue was secured for this occasion. It was purchased by a committee, consisting of four public-spirit tlemen of this commu- nity, completely gut and remodeled inside; asuitable dancing floor was laid; supper, drese- expense was saved to make the old buil look as Lae oe _— ball prove & grand success, socially and pecuniarily for, after paying all expenses of purchasing an: Sete ener See a lus of about $2. was left, which was ‘divided between the Protestant and Catholic ‘lums of the District, The _—_ in which ball took place was sub- sequently somewhat changed in its interior arrangements, when, as the ~‘Washington As- Booms,” it became famous as the scene of some of the most pleasant sociables and i e annals of our city. rar, it was again turned and as such terminated its “People’s occasion of President Harrison's luaugu- ration at Carusi’s saloon; also a “Native Amer- jean Ball” at the (then) Masonic PRESIDENT POLK. The inauguration ball of President Polk took Place in Carusi’s saloon, and, though the ex- treme crowding was an annoyance (notwith- standing th tickets were limited to 600), it was, on the heey en Dent smear mt Was conspicuous for orgeous toilets Indice and the number of uniforms fue carps diplomatique and and navy being repre- sented in full force. Like its predecessors, it proved « success, financially; that is, there was PRESIDENT TAYLOR. - It having become evident that there was no hall or building in Washington which could give entire satisfaction as a ball-room on such great public occasions as presidential inau; Tations, r it er gp gem when Gen. Taylor was inaugurat construct @ temporary building for the accommodation of the a ests and dancers, After some deliberation Feaict ary square was chosen as the site, and a wooden building erected in the rear of the City Hall, with which communicated through the covered passages. This structure was plendidiy decor- ated and ee i the comforts and conveniences of riod, and, to still farther splendor, to the event, the celebrated ustrian of Prof. Gungl was engaged to ion, for, t- iy alae eee Corser siete St ance on hand, which was divided between the two and The b: over, when everybody wanted, aj ently, what everybody ol hed got and wha’ poten could give. Such a turmoil and topsy-turvy state of affairs has seldom been equalled any- where. The Washington hatters made a rich harvest on the following day, for no ordinary el ux had been equal to the emergency. on pms oastg the ie ey ores tions and consequent cro was also a serious eave PRESIDENT GRANT, The first inauguration ball of Gen. Grant was held in the north wing of the Treasury depart- ment. Barring the crowding, consequent upon the small rooms and limited accommodations, it was an enjoyable affair and e great success financially. Nearly $6,000 had been realized after all expenses had been paid, which sum, it ‘was by resolution of the managers resolved to donate toward the erection of @ monument to President Lincoln. At this ball 2,000 tickets had been sold, admitting one gentleman and two ladies, and it was estimated that 5,000 per- sons were present. The jam in the passages and on the stairways was terrific, The arrange- ments for checking and delivering hate and coats were defective. Many waited hours for the redemption of their checks, and were then compeiled to go away hatless and coatless. Horace Greeley was jammed for two hours awaiting the delivery of his white overcoat, and, itis said, “he swore a good deal in the oddest and most miscellaneous style.” The disagreeable features of the occasion spran; largely from the fact that the access to an exit from the lunch and cloak rooms were by the same doors. THE SECOND GRANT INAUGURATION BALL. Preparations were made for the inaugura- tion ball of 1873, which would have insured a brilliant success had the weather permitted. A building 350 by 150 feet was erected on Judi- ciary square especially for the purpose. The interior arrangements and decorations were ronounced superb, excelling those in any Buildin ever erected before for like pr a. by 100 feet dant supply pipes and. below the bi supply pipes and below the burn- ers naa hung pombe blue and gold aprons. Beneath these were cross streamers in every conceivable variety, stretched from chandelier to chandeher oyer the entire room. The walls to the height of 25 feet were covered with white muslin with a deep cornice painted in blue and pink. Around the cornice was a continuous chain of laurel wreaths looped up with rosettes of red, white and blue. Indeed, the national colors appeared everywhere. At the north end was a radius of red, white and blue, with gold rays diverging from the center in every direc- tion upward, and terminating in large gala let- ters forming the name “Washington.” The bal- conies for music were handsomely decorated with and red, white and blue trimmings. It was the aim of the ball managers to cover the entire wood work and make the whole building an illuminated mass of tions. The Presi- dent's reception platform was covered in front with red, white, blue and gold glazed mus- |, Was richly Nat and provided with suit- able furniture. The supper room, into which there were twenty entrances, was also highly decorated. It was hung with four miles of laurel — . Anay a cold — was Sepp omse~s to the kitchen i yay ing lor the supper was coke in New York, under the di- rection pf a former chief dook of Delmonic There were provided 10,000 fried oysters, 8,000 he ball room was $00 feet lon ped oysters, 8,000 pickled oysters, 150 roast capons, 200 dozen quails, 200 hams, orna- mented with jelly; 400 ea, 8,000 sand- wiches, 30 barrels of sal 2,500 loaves of bread, 8,000 rolls, 1,000 pounds of butter, 300 Char- lotte russes, 300 gallons ice cream, 200 gallons assorted ices, 25 barrels Malaga er 300 gal- lons claret punch, 300 gallons coffee, 200 gal- lons tea, 100 gallons chocolate, &c., &c. The baking cost $10,000, and the hire of dishes 5,200. But all the labor and expense incurred were made of small effect by the outrageous be- havior of the thermometer. braved the weather ignored all vanities and ap- peared in the warmest wrappings they pos- sessed. The gentlemen showed a partiality for hats and overcoats. The conveniences supplied for taking care of wraps were more than suf- ficient to meet the demand. There was a great rush at the supper table for hot drinks, but the other dainties were neglected. An army of canary birds had been provided for the ball room, but the weather was too much for them. The music froze in their throats, and they de- voted themselves strictly to the task of keeping warm. In short, the cold neutralized all the results of the labor of weeks, and prevented the brilliant success which would otherwise have been a certainty, There was no ball following President Hayes’ inauguration, as there was not time after the decision of the electoral commission was an- nounced to arrange for one. PRESIDENT GARFIELD, The ball given in 1881 in honor of President Garfield excelled all its predecessors in point of attendance. The National museum’ building was then spproachin; Cea segerred and the interior was convet for the occasion into a ball room, whieh, fors lousness and elegance, has seldom been e ied, The foomyrotands, aves and halls and rows of arches and columns afforded fine opportunity for decoration. A plaster statue of Liberty was erected in the rutunda, holding aloft an electric light. On the piers about the rotunda were devices in bas Telicf, representing industry, science, painting, sculpture, architecture, agriculture, commerce and navigation. The design, which was fol- lowed successfully, was to make the temporary decorations harmonize with the permanent architectural ornaments of the building. Rows of gas gets ran from column tocolumn. The President and ex-President and their families, Gen. Hancock, Gen Sheridan. members of the diplomatic corps and a number of high officials were admitted by the northwest entrance. Adjoining this entrance were retiring rooms and a handsomely fitted-up parlor for the President, the ex-President and their pa-ties. The order of the procession to the main hall Those ladies who | Thi i F iH a F el § H F i | i it : Lam Vice-President and Mrs. Hendricks, ncoceana ed by @ number of friends, and ex: Presi with cabinet, were also ,000 Per month, ae ulanger fe is taking si obtain a divorce.~ It is stated that one of the Boulanger and devote advancing his political fortunes. Baron luddleston, the famous English judge, recently observed that such was the intricacy of the lunacy laws that they had a tendency to reduce who gave an abstruse study to them into persons for whose benefit they were intended. Queen Victoria has had a monument erected to the m of John Brown at Balmoral. It is a colossal statue, made by Boehm, England's best known ——. Besides this. a “cairn” has been erected to the same Highlander's memory on @ hill loo! down upon the castle. Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller, who makes her home in Brooklyn, has her study filled with birds of all sorts and kinds, They are allowed to fly about at will, and perch on ‘her chair or on hershoulder. For eight months out of the twelve Mrs. Miller lives in this aviary; thenshe opens the windows and sets the prisoners free. As they hop and fly about her from day to day she takes notes on their habits. iehty-fourth birthday anniversary ou Monday eighty-fo y annive: on Mon at his home in Paris, J. H. Parnell, the brother of the Irish lead- er, has just returned to his home in Geor; where he has large peach groves. Mr. Parnel has lived so long’in this country that he con- siders himself an American. The Duke of Norfolk is now at Lourdes, and with him is the helpless little Earl of Arundel and Surrey, who is dying. Mrs. Sheridan arrived at Niagara Falls yes- terday to secure the British copyright to Sheridan’s memoirs. Mrs. tt will not sell the Alcott honse at Concord, the home of her father, A. Bronson Alcott, and of her sister, Miss Louisa Alcott, but will keep it for her own summer residence. W. 8. Clark, a banker of Butte City, is the richest man in Montana. He has speculated more in Rocky mountain mining B grag than any man in the territory, and the new reir ae for a capers in bares ‘ity lesign surpass anything of 1e kind in the northwest bins magnificence, The Cigarette Question. From the New York Graphic. The cigarette question has been stirring up the Chicago newspapers, and, next to Carter Harrison’s return, has been the reigning sensa- tion for the last week. A number of the most commonly used brands were analyzed, and, strange to say, traces of tobacco were found in all of them. To be sure, the learned professor who did the analyzing declares that the tobacco is of an “‘unfermented” kind, whatever that may mean, and that it had been stee in all sorts of liquid nastmess before going into the cigarette. He adds nothing to our stock of knowledge when he informs us that all the brands of cigarettes contained lots of rubbish with appallingly long and scientific names, Se ae Charity and Low-Neck Goveans. From the Boston Transcript. As she isa German princess the queen of Sweden, of course, attaches great importance to etiquette, Atthe same time her deep de- sire to relieve poverty of every kind prompts her to favor what Carpenter calls “‘the sim- Plification of life.” Sometimes the conflict between these two interests leads to funny incidents. For example, on one occasion the queen was told that some ladies did pot care to be presented at court on account of the t ex incurred for a low-necked gown at ‘ooald only be worn on this one occasion. is was a revelation to the queen and a thought struck her. “Well,” she exclaimed, “‘at my next draw- ing room everybody must come in calico dresses.” “And must they be cut lowinthe neck?” one of the courtiers asked. “Of course; you don't suppose I intend my guests to come in every-day attire.” “But your majesty forgets that these gowns, too, will be of no use afterward, for nobody wears low-necked calico dresses,” hy don’t they? I thought of course they The Man, Not the Emperor. ‘Mrs. Crawford's Paris Letter to London Times, I met this evening a Bavarian Grafin, fresh from Munich, and bound for Madrid. “What did you think,” I asked her, ‘‘of the young Ger- man emperor?” “Well,” she said, ‘he’s hard toread, He's changeable as a bit of shot silk. There are times when he looks a ramrod of stiffness, coldness, and hardness. His mode of saluting at such times is curt and unpleasant; the eyes stare and—must I say it lare. They are, when he is in his stiff imperial mood, the blue-glassy eyes of the Highlander at the to- bacconist’s door, There are other moods, when he jg all fun and heartiness, I saw him laugh bimfiself into a violent fit of coughing. He romps with children, pokes in the ribs and tickles princely lads, flirte with the tlirty ladies, and is tickled with the merest straw. Blood easily flies to his head and sets his thoughts in atangle. He hates bookish pees and artists. They bore hi: What he best liked after din- ner was to get away to his own roomandsmoke with the young princes of Bavaria and the duke ot Genoa. They langhed and talked far into the night. The princes smoked pipes and drank beer, The emperor smoked cigarettes and uaffed seltzer water. My impression of him is at he is at once crafty and impulsive. Ho means well, and will sin — repent a good deal rases, From All the Year Round. > was as follows: @ President. with J. W. Thompson and Hon. George Bancroft. chair- man of the executive and reception commit- tees; ex-President Hayes with Jndge Shella- barger and Dr. Welling, members of the committee; Mrs. Garfield, wth Col. Corbin and Mrs. Riddle; Mrs, Hayes, with Mr. John B, Alley, and others it The Teception took in the western receiving party standing with their backs to the we: fare Rowe: There was a low cade in front of the party. He: saloon. President Taylor visited all three of the balls in the course of the evening. PRESIDENT PIERCE. The ball which followed the inauguration of Franklin Pierce took place in a building simi- larly constructed on the same site. The rooms the accounts came to be squared there was a small deficit, which was made up ae ny et a, charge. A tem £ it if iH ae of the matter, utlemen of the committees, st esident. the President, Major 8 Garfield, Mrs. Hi President were made by r. Welling. Several members of President Hayes’ cabinet with ladies stood back of this party the reception, which concluded m. It is estimated that about 5,500 reception betore im, Mrs. es and Mrs. Hazen. The The grounds were lighted with calcium lights, and the facilities Pay et a out of the ag were looked al care. Opposi' the President held his ona band of sinty menielene veh ees in the galleries, The was furnished by another band bn musicians, J PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. More brilliant than any of its forerunners of one In the older writers the heels take the place of the toes. Dekker, in his ‘Wonderful Yeare,” 1608, speaking of a person attacked by the plague, says that she “had like to have turned up her heeles upon it;” and four years earlier, in Nashe’s “Lenten Stuffe,” there is a descrip- tion of a great sickness at Yarmouth, when, “in one yeare, seven thousand and fifty people their heeles there.” To “hop the out,” to “lay down one’s knife Kan the like, are inore flippant than humorous. To “hand in one’s checks’ of the many phrases of pla; rod frou Western Arperiea® 0 Beo- | du ere “What are you doing there?” The man to whom it is addressed is 8 That man is one of the sharpest detectives in the state of Massachusetts. “What are you doing there?” is the question in. ee , without moving a muscle, withqut y , he answers in a low, distinct voice: ‘Don: speak to me now; I’m watching @man.” I moved away. Presently the crowd gets thicker. The sleepy nee the iphere becomes suddenly arout fe moves about very rapidly among the le. What will he do? is there time to walk ten paces when he has disappeared. The train thunders into the station, and the people went aboard. The man was nowhere. That night one of the boldest burglars was arrested and | d in jail. He was arrested on that train, and by the ae fe ‘The arrest was accomplishe: Asarough- looking man with a tin pail in his hand walked quick from the depot to the train the detec- ive followed him closely, and just as he was about to put his foot on the step he tripped and fell to the platform. In an instant the detec- tive fell on top of him. The two men were assisted into the car, and then the detective apologized for having fallen on him. They sat down together in the smok- ing-car, the old-fashioned detective took out of his pockets s lot of cakes and apples, and they began to eat and talk about the news. “That was a bad bit of work those fellows done there in Boston. Did you see the even- ing papers?” “What do you mean?” said the man. - “Why, that safe burglary last night.” “Was ‘theres burglary? “Yes; didn't you hear of it?” Why, they stole over $100,000 worth of securities and bonds from the —— bank.” “Indeed! Any arrests?” “Not yet, but the officers are close on the track of the leader of the “gh 3 they? Do they fink they have the right man?” es, they are watching a man in East Bos- i xy the name of Ridgewood, a noted bur- glar.” Just at this moment a man arose from the seat behind and walked outof the car. He passed on into the next car. “That's our man,” whispered the detective to his apparently injured companion. The two men arose and passed into the next car after the fellow who had arisen. aha caught up to the man as he was going out of the next car. The train was stopping mat station. The man got off. He was si low did you know that was Ridgewood?” was asked of the detective. “Because, when I mentioned his name he itarted and left the car. There is something about a criminal that ‘gives him away’ toa tical eye. I saw that man on the platform; ¢ was walking up and down. He did not walk more than eight feet before he would turn and walk back again. At this I became arouséd and watched him closer.” “It was when I tripped up my friend, that I wanted to avoid suspicion, the burglar was behind us; the man who fell _ first is one of the best detectives in Boston. He was dressed like a workingman and carried a pail. When we fell the man whom we were watching did not notice us, but hurried into the cars; all the other people stopped and looked on. “The man went directly to the smoker and lit a cigar nervously; he drew his hat over his eye and nestled down in his seat, apparently engrossed in his newspaper. The man read the same r for along time; he did not seem to be interested in it at all, although his eyes were intently ‘upon it. They were only on one spot. We sat down in front of him and began toeat apples and talk. When I men- tioned the name of Ridgewood he started from his reverie. I looked him square in the eye. He got uP and left the car. He was our man. “6h, about the Sear walk? Well, you see an old criminal who has done time will never get out of the habit of walking up and down as he has done so long in his cell. He will only go about eight feet; that is the regu- lation length of cells. He does this uncon- sciously, and even though he may guard him- self against it, before he knows it he will begin to walk up and down. : “Of course,” said the detective, “no mai ives himself up to justice—no criminal tells 1 detective that he is the man, We are com- pelled to judge from our experience. A erim- inal has a certain look, a peculiar way of mov- ing tecretly, even in public places—in hotels, at theaters, allover No one buta skillful man in criminal work can tell the difference, but their actions are readily apparent—they become a larger Pride of the criminal’s nature; he cannot cast off himself.” o “Then there are other things; certai known criminals have,” ho added, “a distinct style of work, The crime is always carefnily investigated and the detectiv methods of the different men. It is cannot describe it to you unless you are a close observer of human nature. % “A criminal walking along the street will un- consciously turn his head and give a quick glance backward, almost every so often, gener- ally within every hundred steps. Ecan tell man instantly when L[enteracrowd. Th: why these fellows hide away; they know that i they appear in public that they will be re- cognized.” bd : ——_—_+e+______ She Swallowed the Car Fare. From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. If there is any one thing that makes the horse car conductors mad it is the custom of some folks of using their mouths as purses for the ear fares. It is a great nuisance in summer during travel on the open cars where the con: duetor has a full complement of passengers, A Lewiston conductor says that children are the worst, Some of them disgorge a handful of change and he has to accept it. One day last summer avery pretty young lady who was a guest in Auburn from a Massachusetts town was coming down from the lake. She was one of a gay party of half a dozpn and they made merry on the'down trip. Whtn he was one seat from her in his tour of the car he looked over at her. She was so Rrotty he couldn’t help it. Just as he looked he was pained to notice a fearful change in hercountenance. Her cheek bleached and she seemed to choke. Her laugh died on her lips, too, and she joked no /more. When he got along to the party the young lady's eyes were bedewed with tears. ‘“‘I—I had some money.”——The conductor, with infinite tact, says that he just passed it along saying, “I know all about it. You've swallowed it. Py see you do it.” The crest lady binshed and the car rattled along. A child with five coppers in | its mouth is a fearful picture for thacouinctor, | but what do bite think of one with twenty-four cents in its cheeks? Better buy the youngsters ten-cent purses. ————o2___ Halford and the Bishop. ‘A NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCE IN THE LIFE OF HAR- RISON’S NEW PRIVATE SECRETARY. From the New York Sun. This story is told about E. W. Halford, the gentleman who wil? hereafter be known to the country as the private secretary of our next President. 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