Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1893, Page 22

an le _ P ; 4 5 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY. MARCH 4, 1893-TWENTY PAGES, NESS S AN OUTDOOR The fron Loren aa mn just above the « T a with a tte of lace The bodice \ OF in BELLES OF GOTHAM. Some Typical Faces and Their Char- THEIR FIR T SEASON OUT. What the Different Styles Indicnted—Gentle and Affectionate, Firm and Determined— How to Wear the Huir—Colors Suitable for the Shell-Like Blond Qpecial Correspondenco of The Fre Yori ch 3, 1893. MAY SEE A LOT £ portraits in this fashion It doesn't matter who the girls were, fur- than that they were les in their first | “out were not beauties, yet not one of them lacked harm. The attractiveness each case was of a dif- nat They were and about the was the first was, of the lot, ome fai ne Star. article in soc} sme age, yer charm largely that of rout Perhaps, the “common but she had such a brie The head was wide at the sand just be- low, the cheek bones alittle high and so the cheek outline was marred somewhat; the nose, astordy little feature witha humorous ten- dencr about the tip of it; » determined chin ‘ad ® mouth that needed eofu FIEM MOUTH AND LeveL rres. ‘The coloring was ruddy and wholesome and | the hair full had a roundgpretty fignre that m - more of than t firm mouth ax vel eves of be: mitted. She looked a sweet, girl, not beautif ave struck You aa young ion was made. Her far as regu- ad sueb rare 60 larity of feature went, but she coloring. Theskin was a pale pink, her hair like » child's, yellow without gloss, and the eres, set very fur apart, were violet under black lashes. “Both foreiead and chin set back a little from the fullest curve of the profile. A dream}. loving, unintellectual fa: ‘he sort of face that makes ono remember that the loveliest Woman is not, and never will be to many of us, tellect. ‘The average sharpness of coutour and a litle DREAMY AND UNINTELLECTUAL. threwish—s face that easily suggests temper and discontent and primness. But it is not so with this type. The head droops on the slender neck, the lids are heavy, the eves appealing and the lips wistful The form is hkely to be slender, never angular, and the curve of the. back is hands are delicate. The taste is so likely t select soft materials and delicate colors that sucha girl seldom fails, ali unconsciously, to be quite ia harmony with herself, from the soft knot of her hair to the soft folds about her feet and the pale deauty of the colors she selects. Such a woman must be cared for and happy in the close gentleness of affection or she soon fades and lowes her beauty. Such « ‘woman, too, is most beautiful when her heart is | fall of vague maiden dreams, raiber than when fulfillment has matured her. “Maidenhood” might weil be drawn as belonging to this trpe. girl at twenty-two seems more like eigh- m, and is now at her greatest beauty. | ‘The other gir! will be prettier far inher than she is now. 1° one takes more cRances in life than does the other. What pos- siliilities does modern life present euch a face. Observe the narrow eyes and straight delicate brows, the short neck and well-rounded | must be studied in reference to their effect CLOTH, SATIN AND LACE. puff and ruffle and the back is formed in deep immed st, double puffed sleeves held with ® | with sash and side bodice of satin. to realize their powers. they mav live and d are bored a good deal. In modern society and know only that they One always expects the A FAS: nose to be the least bi Pe. haps it ix the distinctly modern line of ti wiles the face "to itt sur- Such a wo is NG FACE. ings. introspective and cruel, | it ‘occurs to her to be. Not cruel “to burt,” but to ses how the victim will act. Accli, bitter cruelty to encounter, yet one that means less harm than it may accom- lish. Suck a woman is round-limbed and ithe, except fe short neck that «emehow goes with her log chin and lower lip and adds to that part of the strange fascination of | her face. She dresses conventionally alway The modern a does not rouse ber inngi tion. She could never realize her possibilities of beanty in it, so it ix as well. She needs the view ing of old times and barbarous bril- fiancy of jewels and rich drayery. It ix a won- der she does not realize thi-! But maybe that is ac 1 for by her pale hair. She isa woman now at twenty-two far more than either of the others are or, for that matter, ever will be. The venrs mav bring her grenter beauty; they will surely add interest to her face. 8 of thom all, has a future, and seems also to have had a past. Her chances for | happiness are few. She is likély to make mis- takes in her choice of companion. Intellect and inclination, too, must be satisfied: mere af- fection will not suffice. She will demand much and give little, unlike the blonde just looked at, who will give all and ark only that she may give, unlike the first girl, who will want little but practical companionship and who will give just wholesome affection and good-natured comrade-bit If one might go into palmis- try the hunds of these three would afford «trange contrast. ‘this last hand is long and firm and like a man’s for strength. The palm is bright with color and the first finger long. ‘The bair dressing ix curiously at variance with the type of face. That is because this woman gives no thought to her dress and wear. MODIFIED POMPADOUR. No use talking, every style of girl does not suit the parting of hair at the brows, and those who do not should not permit themselves to be bullied into adopting it. ‘The girl with the low forehead and strong chin will usually be wiser if the keeps to_ her own modifications of the ompadour. When the porpadour is used aso ard shiny rollof hair sort of skinned back from the forchead and o itlining the temples in an uncompromising way it is veldom ® becom- ss the features are severely regu- Pompadors that ie merely : very loosely and softly of the front hair into a soft puffy continuation of the half coil at the crown of the head, as shown in the third picture, is almost surely pretty. It softers and yet harmonizes with the outlines of a “strong” face, and it gives due value to the contour ‘of a well-thaped head. Great care must be taken not to exaggerate the puiiing of the hair above the forehead, that the general contour of the head In profile may not be thrown out of harmonious proportion. Also the lines the bodice makes about the neck upon the forebead and profile line. The woman who wears her hair high over her fore- head must carry ber head wellor the effect will be awkward and topbeavy. Likewise, she should havea certain dignity of expression, Granted ali these requirements and ‘the effect 4s bound to be good, and the woman who can fil the requirements would be foolish, at the caprice of fashion, to risk a change in her hair thet might mar her good points. Such o type will seem to gain in dignity by the gen- eral adoption around her of parted tresses and the accompanying droopiness of effect. And 10 will be wise, therefore, to atick to her own le. For the blonde blessed with that wonderfal sheli-like quality of coloring sometimes be- stowed on pale yellow-haired folk no gown could be more lovely than one to emphasize the impression such women give you of pink. pearl purity. See our last portrait. A word of | Then, by folding our spines and shutting down sort that seem ready to fall away from their salmon centers. The mull, which of course is not a “dead white,” but a “warm” white, is set loosely on the lining. The sleeves are softly puffed and are of the muli without the lining, the flesh tint under making its absence not noticeable. These sleeves are tnickly strewn with oe aggre About the neck a row of pink pearls, A rich, puro pink that shall ring out the delicacy ot the skin, and not change the comparison. If such a woman lacks a deepening of color on the cheeks by all means he must supply it, but most delicately. Her lips should be almost scaclet, a tint well sug- gested by the neck beads, and carried out into perfection in the lips. The hair is pale gold, and the eyes dark, either violet or brown, bet- ter the latter. If the eyes are a clear turquoise blue the whole effect will be marred. * ———_-+«-—____ A MATINEE DRESS. The Matinee Girl Goes T a Week Dressed Tuy REASON WE DIDN'T SEE THE STAGE. Itwas bad enough when the theater hat cansed all our woe, but itis unspeakable now. like an accordion, we occasionally caught = passing glimpse of the star between the hour glass waist and the matinee girl’s arm. Or we could look around her shoulder as she swayed if we were agile. Now we might as well stay at home from the matinee if we are dramatic critics, but if we are fashion writers, or fashion interested. it is worth the price of admission to study tho women in our immediate vicinity. They have adopted the “picture hat.” as it is called by our British cousins, in addition to the other enormities they wear when other folks ure ont to ace sights. ‘The bat is very, very broad, with a wavv | brim and rampant fexthers, or a” garish bow in | front which ought to be ashamed to flaunt 10 openly. ‘The picture hat is «till of felt or vel- vet. It bas + ched its most virulent stege, but wait un il you wee it in straw, ‘The models are displaved already, and they make one think of the hanging gardens of Babylon with the temples in the midst thereof. But there is comfort in the fact that the mat- inee girl will wear this miracle to hu-b the surf and bide the moon, instead of upsetting the or- chestra and shutting out the star with it. As to the gown which fills the erannies of o her days, T have already described its hnge sleeves, filling | the space between arn: and waist and sweiling | outward on the other side a quarter of a yard. Sometimes the sleevés are glove fitting and doubly capped, in imitation of the velvet capes we have been wearing as outer garments. The vision in front of me the other afternoon was in light and dark green. The sleeve capex were double, gathered into the shoulder seams and trimmed with bands of mink. Between the acts the weurer turned and {mwa tight-fitting bodice. The collar was high and pointed. and the only trimming was a luce ficha cau the breast. “Ihe ince and mink were fushion- able, but rather incongruous combinations, while the lace facing the big plateau on the girl's head made the general effect of the cos- tume decidedly pronounced. At least the vie- tims of it thought *o. = COSTUMES. Many Styles Are Kepresented by Them. : As Somebody has issued a tabulated explanation of the characteriarics of ench style we are wear- ing and of those we are assured we will wear during the coming three months. We have the directoire, short and round waisted, emall el- bow sleeves, round skirts, short and gathered; the Henry II, lengthened bodices, puffed and double’ sleeves, voluminons draped skirts; Charles IX. heavy, embroidered, pointed corse- lets, puffed sleeves, confined by velvet bands at short intervals; Louis XV, Watteau plaits, capes, square or round decollete, hooped skirts and general license, and #0 on through the reigning monarchs run theso concise and clarifying descriptions, Yet there ia not peace, for couturieres bor- row a Charles 1X sleeve for a restoration bod- ice or impose an 1830 bodice ona Louis XIV skirt and commit all sorts of indiscretions to puzzle people who would have names for every- ‘uhing. labelod jefined vie.” It moans scarfs, sash draperies, puffing sleeves and tight forearms and wide skirts, This gown is of beige, serge and beaver. ‘The bodice buttons on the left and has a short, loose beaver waistcoat with a mannish turn- down collar. The sleeves are beaver and three rows of it trim the skirt at wide intervals. Tho second costume is directoire. ‘The round, rather short skirt of dotted wool is embroid~ ered in vine leaf pattern around the bottom. ‘The waist is held by a single ve!vet belt, in the buckle of which terminate lace edge’ revors suddenly drawn together there. Instead of = “restor- a “mod- ) WHITE MULL OVER PINK SILK. her complexion before we epenk of her gown. Most blondes make the mistake of tint their skins too white. Let them use pink tever suggestion of pinkness their skin a strange mixture of feeling and intellect. The lower jaw is well in advance of the upper, the Lipe are full and red. It is not # modern face by any means. The pale hair and gray eyes be- long to each other. A picture never does such ‘@ face justice. One is likely to say “ugly” to So visteres 1 never covers to ene to may ovat the original. Women with faces jike need rounds, like the bloom ons peach. A gown ‘white mull over a most delicate i wder and in every way possible bring | sid collar the neck is finished witha large, old- fashioned brooch fastening through the folds of cloth drawn together at the throat, The third costume is, for lack of @ better name, a revived princess. The cloth is fawn wool, almost silken in the fection of its texture, ‘A close-fitting tanic falls from neck to foot. A band of seal brown velvet edged with light beaver far is set around the skirt several inches from the bottom. The handsome velvet Jackot is short behind, sloping to long, graceful points below the waist line in front. jacket is trimmed with beaver. The hat is fawn felt, covered with masses of fawn and dark brown tips. Of the three cos- tumes described the last is the simplest and most elegant. ‘Can’t Catch » Yankee Boy. From the Buffalo Evening News. ‘You can never catch a Yankee boy, says ex- Judge Howland in an after-dinner story. You never can corner him. A gentleman traveling in the country at Stoddard, N. H., where it is all rocks and bowldersand abandoned farms, the old farm houses going to ruin, saw a boy of twelve or fourteen hosing in a cornfield on the half a crop.” “Eden's expect ta I planted it on shares.” CAPES FOR OCCASIONS. Neckwear im Lace, Frills and Box Plalted Velvet. Tho ingenious woman long ago discovered the untold aid the little incidentals and acces cessories of fashionable costuming can render. Given a plain, ordinary, slightly worn dress and the economical girl will furbish it with one of the frivolous bits of ribbon and feathers un- til st is gay and fresh enough for theater or street wear. And there is such a variety of ways in which these things may be combined that evon the unimaginative need not beat a loss. The softly curled ostrich boa tied closely about the neck is the simplest and fundamental form of neck furbishing. The long boa of dyed feathers is still popular, despite its long estab- lished claim for favor. Then come the ribbon capes. made of of satin ribbon sewed together in yokes or ruffs or shoulder straps or harnesses which fasten about the waist. Sometimes they are mere skeletons, and again they are laid over founda- tions of heavy cream or black net. The lace may be close to the dress or be fluffed in plaits be- tween the ribbon etrapr. ‘The next development is the velvet collarette. It bas a fluted collar of the same stuff, or a band of gilt passementerio or an ostrich collar. The velvet is lined with brilliant changeable silk, thrown very much in evidence by the great full- ness of double box plaits on the shoulders, A pretty one of maize velvet was lined with tur- juois blue silk. ‘The ostrich boa was dyed blue. nother was very like it except that it con- tained the latest and most popular form of the capelet. This is a wide fall of lace beneath the FOLLIES AND FRIPPELIES OF FASHION. shorter velvet covermg. A modification 18 three capes and a Medic: collar, muffling the neck to tlaring enormon: pe is heliotrope velvet, short and The second is gathered lace, a good quality of Valenciennes, The third’ is velvet again, edged with black astrakan, AN EPISODE OF FASHION. The Adventures of One Gown Under Many Aliases, It was first seen in a Brondway window. There it was worn by a wax figure, about | the neck of which was a placard announcing | that a full line of morning gowns and neglizes was opened within, And this especial morning gown or neglize glowed upon the passersby tiem bebind that beautifying medium, plate glaay, as thowzh it were the most prized of the enuie line, But, in faet, it waa altogether too handsome to be dubbed “noglige,” for no woman couid possibly afford to be neg ‘ent in i FOR MORNING OR EVENING? Tt was of the softest, most delicate and perish- able silk. It was maize color, an evanescent tint which makes bystanders uncomfortable for fewr of tarnish. Heliotrope was the contrasting color in a highly ornate bolero jacket and long lengths of velvet ribbon tied loosely about the hips in long ends and contining the full biouse waist. Sleeves were short and lace frilled, Noting these items, the women passed it by. A week Inter that gown appeared boldly and unblush- ingly ata5 o'clock Lenten tea, The hostess wore it witha big bunch of violets on her breast and the women who hadn't seen it in the Broadway shop sighed rapturously. ‘Ten days later the same woman ‘vniked into a literary evening, where metaphysics are dis- cussed, in full dress, wearing that identical creation. To bewure she had removed the soft chemisetto of puffed lace at the throat, leaving a deep decolletage, and there were new ribbons on the waist. Everybody said: “How artistic!” But of courso it was said by quite a different set than that which eulogized the gown at a5 o'clock tea, And taat, my readers, are the vagaries of fashion, Cycles and Tires for 1893. From the Fortnichtly Review. The rear-driving safety holds the field, and will continue to hold it, in my opinion, not- withstanding tho advent of the front-driving tafety, which is making such a stir at present. This machine is really a diminutive geared or- dinary. No chain is used, but an ingenious mechanism in the hub gears the front wheel as high as isrequired. Its best feature is that the ris clear of the mud, and quite boxed in. i rast sot owever co" comalietatia lexi tae rear driver, owing to the vibration being com- municated direct to the fect, and it is not so fast up bill or when spurting. It suits some riders better than others, and will always be in demand. ‘The question of using aluminium for cycles has been exciting much attention during the season Just past. Up to a short time ago this metal cost about 9s. or 4s. a pound. If it be really true, however, that by a newly invented Process aluminium can be produced at a cost of only 8d. a pound, there seems little reason why it should not become “the metal of the future,” as we so often hear it calle: From time to time very many attempts have been made to enable riders to change their goar when in motion, but it was left to the Cycle Gear Company of Coventry to bring the matter toa really successful issue, This firm have an excellent two-speed gear, which they fit to the bottom bracket of a safety. It occupies the place of the lower chain wheel, and is 40 neat and compact on, to be hardly noticeable. It weighs less than three poun: and costs £4. It is actuated by a neat lever. like a brake lever, end can be applied while going at any pace. By havin fear all conditions can be suited. “I hav jdden three machines fitted with this gear. One of these was speeded to fifty-eight and seventy- two and with the higher gear the long, steady own PAST INAUGURATIONS. How Presidents Have Been Inducted Tnto Office, POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS. The Simplicity Attending Some of the Earlier Insugurations—How the Attendance and the Public Display Has Increased—Great Parades of the Last Quarter of a Centary. —————— EORGE WASHING- ton was inaugurated as the first President of the United States on the 80th of April, 1789, in New York city. It ‘was hoped by the people of Washington after | the experience of the | bad weather atPresident Harrison's inaugure- tion four years ago that before another Presi- dent should be inaug- urated the date of such ceremony would be changed from the 4th of March to the 30th of April, which marked tho beginning of presi- dential inaugurations. Then the weather would be more settled, there would be no liability to experience such « frigid temperature as marked Gen, Grant's second inauguration, and there would be a greater likelihood of fait and balmy weather. Mr. Crain's resolution, however, failed of favorable action. Gen. Washington's second inauguration took place in Philadciphia, and it was in that city also that his successor Mr, Adams was inducted into office. THE FIRST IX WASHINGTON. ‘Mr. Jefferson, as all know, was the first President to take the oath of office in the pree- enteapital, Washington having been inaugu- rated first in New York and for his second term in Philadelphia, in which latter city Mr. Adams also was made President. The federal party, which for ten years had | been held in power more by the personal popa- larity of Washington, its acknowledged lender, | than by any popularity of its own, in the year 1800, after a most bitter contest, was buried, | nevér to be resurrected, and its Jeader in that | contest, Adams, the elder. who had personally | been most bitterly assailed, both in the papers | and on the stump, was defeated And the “re- | publicans,” for so the democrata called them- selves in those days, cast an equal numb: electoral votes exch for Mr. Jefforson and Mr. | Burr, which tie being decided by in the House of Representatives in f former, it came to. pass that two or three days before the 4th of March, 1801, the father of the term “Jeffersonian simplicity” came horseback from “‘Montic his home, and took Capito) Hil. | A cotemporary newspaper states that “at | an early “hour on Wednesday morning | (March 4, 1801) the city of Washington pre- | sented @ spectncle of uncommon animation, occasioned by the addition to its umal popula: tion of a Inrge body of citizens from the adja- cent districts. A discharge from the compuny of Washington artillery ushered in the day, and abont 10 o'clock the Alexandria company of riflemen with the company of artillery pa- tuded in front of the President's lodgings.” JBFFERSONIAN #1 PLICITY. At 12 o'clock Thomas Jefferson, attended by a number of his fellow citizens, among whom were many members of Congress, repaired to the Capitol, which he entered under a dischargo from thut ‘company of artillery. We are also intormed “his dress was as usual, that of a plain citizen. without any distinctive badge of office,” which wentence migh: lead the unin- formed to auppore that Washington and Adams had b:en decked in crowns and purple robes or some other such “distinctive badge.” Mr. Jefferson entered the Senate chamber, in which hall this inauguration took place, where were assembled the Senate and the members of the House of Representatives, who arose as the President-elect took the Vice President's cbuir, which Mr. Burr, who had a few min- utes before been sworn in as Vice Pres- ident, vacated for him. After a few mo- ments of silence Mr. Jefferson arose and delivered his address before the “largest con- course of citizens ever assembled here.” The oath of office was then adm.nistered by the chiet justice, after which he returned to his lodgings accompanied by the Vice President, the chief justice and the heads of the depart: ments, where he was waited upon by a number of distinguished citizens, Another dis arge of artillery announced the consummation of the happy event and the remainder of the day Was devoted to purposes of festivity (?) and at night there was w general illumination. Mr. Adams, the retiring President, was conspicuous by his absence, having left the city in bis own carriage and started for his home ia Massachu- setts at davlight that morning. So passed the first inauguration in Washing- ton. How even the far-seeing Jefferson would stare in wonder if he could peep into Washing- tonon the dth of next March. Contrary to the present custom the day was celebrated in all the principal cities of the country. The procession in Philadelphia was said ‘for splen- dor and extent to have surpassed anything of the kind.” JAMES MADISON. James Madison was first inaugurated in the hall of the House of Representatives on Satur- day, March 4, 1809. Unfortunately these Sat- urday inaugurations will cut short the festivities once every twenty-eight vears, and one of tho knotty questions which the committee has been untying for the past few weeks is, Shall the ball begin early and the people go’ home before Sunday morning, or shall the Sabbath day be invaded? THE PIDST SATURDAY INAUOUBATION. This first inauguration Saturday. according to one of the papers of that time, “from its ‘commencement to its close was marked by the liveliest demonstrations of joy,” and they used to know how to demonstrate those 8, too. “It ap) red as if the actuated by ageneral aud eoontansous tapeise, deter mined to manifest, in the strongest manner,the interest excited by this great event and their conviction of the close connection between it and their happiness,” and very much more of the same sort. It is said that “‘the dawn of day was announced bya federal salute from the navy yard and at an early hour the volunteer corps of militia be- gan to assemble.” Then follows this unusual statement: “Such was the interest to be present that the whole area allotted to citizens in the (old) Representatives Hall was filed to over- lowing several hours before noon, and it is computed that the number of surround- {ng the Capitol execeded 10,000 e scone in the Hall of Re tatives is described in an old papor asfollows: “Mr. Jefferson arrived at 12 o'clock and took a chair at the right of the presiding officer of ‘the Sen- ate. A short time before that Mr. Madison left his own house, escorted by the troops of cav- alry of Washington and Georgetown, com- manded by Capt. Brent, and, at a few minutes past 12, entered the hall, attended by several of the cabinet officers and the private secretary of President Jefferson. He was introduced by a committee of the Senate, when the presiding oficer left the chair and conducted Sir. Madi- son to it.” Mr. Madison then delivered his address, when the oath of office was administered to him by Chief Justice Marshall. ‘When the Pres- ident retired two rounds of minute guns were fired. On leaving the Capitol he found the volunteer militia companies of the District— nine in number and in com: der the command of Col. iy the President waited ‘on ‘Me Jefferson, 26 take a last farewell before his departure. Bropose to tke the oath which the Constita- | tion prescribes to the President of the United States before he enters on the execution of his office on Tuesday, the 4th instant, at 12 o'clock, in the chamber of the House of tatives. “T have the honor to be. with the greatest re- spect, sir, your most obedient, humbie servant, : “James Moxnor. “The Honorable John Gaillard, President of the Senate of the United States.” ti it, a8 proves, James may havo been a staterman, but he was not ‘prophet, for the oath was not taken in the hall of the House, although the arrangements had been made and | published to that effect. At the last moment the committees of the Senate and House had a wi over the division of the floor room, so it was suddenly determined to erect = tempo- rary stand in front of the builling for the oc- casion, “‘so that everybody could attend,” and this was the first open-air inauguration wit- neseed in W: The second inauguration of Mr. Monroe, on Monday, March 5, 1821, was the tamest affair of the kind on record.’ One of the papers of the day observed: “There was not much form | about the ceremony, which, in truth, requires no form but the form of decency and de- corum.” It took place in the Representative hall, and “‘the music of the Marine Band en- livened the scene,” which is the first record of | the appearance of that famous band: but it has | ever since been @ feature in these quadro- annual ceremonies. Inclement weather prevented any outdoor demonstrations, In 1825, there havi ple, the House of The Pecatest. between Ai electing the former. 2m. ADAMS. On Priday, March 4, Mr. Adams was escorted by a few companies of militia from his resi- | dence on F street near 14th, where the Adams building now stands, to the Capitol, where he took the oath of office in the ball of ‘the House of Representatives. The clection was so late and uncertain that neither party had made any considerable arrangement for the ceremonies of the occasion. The National Intelligencer remarked: “Gen. Jackson, we were pleased to observe, was among the earliest of those who took the band of the President, and thetr looks and deportment to- rd each other were a rebuke to that little- of party spirit which can see no merit in ival aud feel no joy in the honors of a com- petitor.” GEN. JACKSON'S FIRST TERM. At the nest election Gen. Jackson was suc- cessful. The campaign bad been a very bi one and many personalities had been exchanged between the yarties. Mrs. Jackson bad died | tafew weeks before the 4th of March and had been buried in the satin gown which had been made for the inauguration ceremonie The general, who loved her devotedir, be- lieved her death bad been hast: slanderous. stories cireul: paign, and also believed theso stories had been started among the office holders in Washington and that Mr. Adams was cogmzant of it Believing this upon nie arrival in Washing- ton he did not call upon the President and of course the President did not call upon bim been no election by the resentatives «decided ‘and Jackson by The officials in the city declined to. take any | Ni nm, and | } part in the ceremonies of the inaugura the only uniformed company of light infantry, which was commanded by Col. Seaton of the National Intelligencer, a most ultra whig joar- | nal, bad declined to offer iteservices as an | escort. But Jackson bad tany friends among | his old comrades, who were employed in the | War Department, and they, with a wamber of | old "revolutionary officers, hastily organized themselves and -olicited the honor of forming | hisescort to the Capitol, an offer which wa cordially accepted. The general rode in an open carriage and wus surrounded by these gallant veterans of the two wars, The pro- cession was email, but the enthusiasm was un- bounded and the ‘assembled thousands cheered lustily as their hero passed along, “every face radiant with detiunt joy and every voice shout- ing for Jackwon.”” Gen, Jackson was the first President who was iuaugurated on the eastern jortico of the Capitol, a precedent that bas Bocn followed whenever ‘tho day was as that day ws said to have been, ‘serene and mild.” ‘The oath of office was adininistered by Chief Justice Marshali, und the salute of artillery which followed it announced to Mr. Adam«.who had refused to participate in the ceremonies and who wus taking a constitutional horseback exercise, that he was again a private citizen, ‘The following from a Washington journal of the 3d of March, 1829, sounds very mach like a wail of the present das: “There is at present a great concourse of strangers in this city of every degree in life, from the man of wealth and leisure to the humblest of the sup- porters of the enecessful candidate, who flock re in crowd: in the vain hope of reward for services which they believe themselves to have rendered during the campaign. It is painful to think how many there are, even of those who have some claim to ottice, who must necessarily return home disappointed, because unrewarded and dissatisfied, of course. * * * As wo have said before, no one expects President Jackson to fill vacant offices with any but his own friends. But we trust that the general will not, as some seem to suppose, turn out of office capable persons to make room for those whose only merit, besides that of supporting the election of Gen. Jackson, is that they want office and clamorously demand it.” But wasn't that writer mistaken? Monday, the 4th of March, 1838, was intensely cold and President Jackson took the oath of office in the hail of the House of Representa tives. YAN BUREN'S INAUGURATION. Mr. Van Buren took the oath of office on Sat- urday, March 4, 1837, on the east portico, same whig paper which had spoken so enthusi- astically and voluminously of Mr. Adams’ inau- guration has very little to say on this occasion, but brietly remarks: “Many strangers are in the city purely to bebold the spectacle, which, whatever may be its moral, has externally neither splendor to attract nor glitter to dazzle the beholder. The ceremony, what there is of it, takes place, of course, at the Capitol at 12 o'clock. : “The President was escorted to the Capitol and thence to the Executive Mansion by Capt. Mason's dragoons and Capts. Blake and Bor- roughs’ handsome companies of infantry and an immense concourse of citizens to offer then congratulations to the new President and take leave of his predecessor. The day was uncom- monly brilliant and thousands of people lined the avenue. By far the most brilliant and enthusiastic in- auguration up to that time was that over the in- coming of Gen. Harrison on Thursday, March 4, 1841. The whigs had been ont in the cold for twelve years and when the cup ot party success filled with the hopes of the good things tocome, Je presonted to then they grasped it with both hands and literally strove to empty it in a day. The | ‘The whig papers of the time were overflowing with long and spirited accounts of the cere- monies attending the great event. It would be Smpoanible to give. tithe of what even only one ‘paper bad to say. THE FIRST OUTSIDE MILITIA. The Philadelphia Grays, the crack military organization of that city, was present. This appears to be the first time that any company of soldiers from beyond the limits of the Dis- trict participated in the festivities, Preceded by the military and voteran officersand soldiers who had fought under him the President-elect, mou ated npon a handsome white horse, accota. panied by his personal friends and followed by an immense number of political and industrial orgamzations, was escorted to the Onpitol, The “log cabin” was there and so was a loom from the Laurel factory with the operators at work, for “tariff” and “ ion to American industries” had been feature of the cam- Paign, TErorything was in ity best bib and tucker. very! ou met, everything you saw soemed to cry out” “This is the long-weited, Musertod crpcsethe “wat perks ote cro “east y” was sai to number 60,000 people. ‘Again, the enthusiastic paper exclaims: “While ‘waiting the arrival of the President this mass of heads resembled some lake, not in perfect calm, but gently bys passing breeze, its waters in perpetual but gentle motion, but the instant ho was seen ad- Yancing from the Capitol it enddenly re-| sembled that same Iske when a blast from the mountain has and exercise om the death of , President of . roithout any other oath than has taken as Vice President, yet, as doubis may arise, and a greater caution, took and sul ibed the foregoing oath before me. April 6, 1841. W. Onaxce. As will be seen by the italicized words of the certificate, Mr. Tyler thought this second “swearing in” was altogether a work of supere- Togation, bat John was cautious, which, in view of ‘the attempt a little later to impeach bim, was just as well. March 4, 1845, i» the face of a heavy, cold Rortheast storm, Mr. James K. Polk was inaug- trated on the east portico. The military is said to bave made avery handsome display, “there being eleven companies in line, of whom eight belonged to the District, two to Maryland and one to Virginia.” “Our own volunteer companies appesr to great advantage, but the most prominent and the most observed of all the companies im the rocession was the ‘Independent Blues’ of timore, commanded by Capt. Wateon.” This was the gallant Col. Watson who in the next year lost his life at the battle of Monterey. There was another organization in this proces- sion from Baltimore which must have caused something of a sensation if the following state- ment be ail of the truth A LIORT cosTeME. “The Empire Club of Baltimore followed the military. The members of this club wore uniform consisting of a red jacket and a leather girdle.” Such astormy day,too! Gen. Taylor, like Mr. Polk, took the onth on the east por- tico. The procession was vory large, and aj time when there appeared to bea r Tehed been intended to make thie Inaugural procession one lancy, and military organizations of renown from every section of the country came on to partici) in the parade, Among these bodies ‘rere the National Lancers of Boston, the O14 Guard of New York, the Philadelphia City Troop. the Washington Grays of and the State Fencibles of that city, Ali the Militia of the District also took part, as Wasbington Schuetzen Verem, the Turner Verein and Washington fire depersmest, The reading of Gen. Grant's inaagural address, owing to the hich wind, was inaudible even to those in his immediate vicinity. The aveawe was illuminated at night and there were ane displays of fireworks at the White Lot and ot the Capitol grounda, THE BAYES INADOURATION. There was but little interest taken in the Preparations for the inauguration of President Hayes on March 5, 1877, because of the delay im announcing the snecessful presidential candi- date, but «till the city was cromded with visitors, least 50,009 coming from New York alone, i the avenue was handsomely decorated. Mr. Iaves took the oath of office qnietly on tne Sd. instant. The procession on the Sth incladed @ | respectable showing of military and quite e | | number of politica: clubs. There wasa g004 deal of talk in regard to preventing his induc= tion into office and not only was his carriage surrounded by a mounted guard drewsed i citizens clothes, every one of whom had see service during the war in the Union army, bat at Rimself was so deeply impressed ble danger that before be ieft the Pistol into his pocket and d bis hand upon it during @ portion of the be the cavalcade of tmursbale surrounded the carriage | Crowd toward the carriage in which he and Mr. in which rode President Tavior, the Speaker of the House. the mayor of Washington and ex- President Potk. Gen. Tay ion and Mr. Fillmore being the pre ing officer of the Senateon the following day at 12 o'clock in the ball of the House of Rep- Fesentatives, without any protest, took the oath of office. The ceremony was very simple in it- self, but the solemn rocompaniments made it very imposing. the oa: Although the weather was cold and un- Propitious the military: and civic demonst: tions at the inauguration of Franklin Pierc« was on a grander scale than anything that had preceded it. There wasa larg 4nd ex-President Fillmore acc dent Pierce to the Capitol. Just as the pro- cession was reformod to escort the President to the White Houss it began to «now, The av was gaily decorated with baune bunting. After the usual proceedin, Senate the oath was administered on the portico by Chief Justice Taner, in the p ence, it was estimated, of 20.000 pe President then specch from memory. ceived the congratulations of a large number of ens at the White House. Afier the ce mony the President went to the White Hose and Mr. Fillmore took np his quarters in thy rooms just vacated by bis predecessor in Wi iard s Hotel. lay was advertised at th d “The Decani ing, who had been Vice Prestient, had gone in Jaw for his health. By a special act 0 took the oath of ofice before t consul general at Havana. He rev ama on the lst of Apr the same month. This is th instance where the oath ce of so high an oficial has been taken outside of the limits of the country. BUCHANAN. When President Bucha: the day was a beaut city was crowded with etrangers, At moon the procession marched to Willard’s, where Presi dent Pierce and the President-elect took their places in line in an open barouche. Besides the military feature of the procession there was a lange number of political clubs from various sections of the country and the display was pronounced to have been the most briliant ever Seen up to that time. The oath of office wax ministered by Chief Justice ‘amid the sky-rending shouts of the wuititads. LINCOLN'S FIRST INAUGURATION. ‘The inauguration of Mr. Lincoln on March 4, 1861, was, as is well known at this timo, at- tended with a great deal of apprehension and the President-elect was in danger of personal violence. Threats hat been made that the cer- emouy should not be performed and a band of men had deon organized in Baltimore for the purpos: of assassinating Mr. Lincoln when be should pass through that city on his way to the national capital. “Mr. Lincoln bim-elf bad no fear of any violence, bat he was finally persuaded by friends to take an entlier depart m Harrisburg than he had intended and sohe came through Baltimore withoat the knowledge of the people who bad sworn to take his life and reached this city im safety. Gen. Scott had ordered n large military force of reg- ulars to Washington in addition to the District volunteers, which were then just organized. Batteries of light artiliery were posted in differ- ent diertionsc, while sherpshooters occupied the roofs of houses along Pennsylvania avenue. ‘The procession formed in front of the city hall and marched to Willard’s Hotel, where it re- ceived the President and President-elect, who rode in an open carriage, which, by the way, was carefully surrounded ty the military and the committee on arrangements. President Lincoln read his address from the platform be- fore the eastern portico of the Capitol, Stephen A. Dongias, who bad been his rival for the senatorship from lilinois, and who had also been a rival presidential candidate standing by his side and holding his hat. After having taken the oath Mr. Lincoln was escorted to the White House, being met at the door and warmly congratulated by Gen. Scott. LIXCOLN'S SECOND. On the 4th of March, 1865, when Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated for the second time the air | had been damp and rain had fallen in the | earlier portion of the day, but just as the pro- cession moved down the avenue to the Capitol the sun broke through the clouds and re- mainder of the day was clear. Tho air was fall of ominous rumors and all the troops that | took part in the inaugural ceremonies were ready for any emergency. The crowd in th city was not as great as four years before, bat still the avenue was lined w th «pectators, who watched the procession and cheered the Presi- dent as he passed. The civic procession and the military escort accompanied the President to the White House, where a reception was held in the evening, the President appearing in cellent spirits, Vice President Joauson was ‘worn in in the Senate chamber and the Presi- dent took the oath of office as usual upom the eastern portico of the Capitol. Tass ikea sic weaker he had taken the oath as President for the second time President Lincoln was shot down by the assassin John Wilkes Booth on the 1ith of April, 1865, in Ford's Opera House, and on the following day Andrew Johnson was sworn in as President of the United States at his rooms in the Kirkwood House, gt the corner of 12th street and Penn- sylvania avenue, where the Palais Royal now stands. The shock of the assassination was so great that the few public men that were in Washington at the time seemed paralyzed for « while, but finally Senators Ramsey, Stewart of Nevada, John P. Hale of New Hampshire, Farnsworth of Illinois and Foote of Vermont, after a consultation with Mr. Stanton, who was then Secretary of War, decided that there should be no delay in inducting Mr. Johnson into office, and accordingly Chief Justice Chase was sent for and the oath administered, as stated above, at 10 o'clock im the morning, about three hours after Mr. Lincoln's death. } | | White House and disbanded at i8th street, Haves were seated. Mr. took the oath of oficea second time and delivered his ad- dress on the east front of the Cay Tue pro- or died July 9. 1850, while Congress | cession escorted President Haves hack to the In the evening there was a grand torchlight pro- cession and fireworks. Calcium lights and Chl- nese lanterns made the streets very brilliant THE GARFIELD INAvOURATION It anownd on the night of March 3. 1881, an@ Judge Cranch administered | early on the morning of the 4th. but the weather cleared, and the inauguration of President Garfield was a bri was the marshal tent-elect at the White them to the Capitol. Prasi- t Haves rode in the same carriage with the romdent-elect. When Vice P nt Arthar Was sworn in in the Senate chaunber «en. Han- k, the unancees.fal democratic candidate for ~ was conspicaons iu bis amitorm of @ neral in the regular army among the ashed personages upon the floor of the Chief Justice Waite administered the Promdent Garfield View the oa! otce as in New York, and © was for-aally sworn i ‘room at the Capitol mpanied by Senator Jones Grant. The oath was istered by { Justice Waite. who was accompanied by Harian and Matthews, After be hed th of office the President drew from. pocket the manuscript of his inaugural, shich was very brief, and proceeded to read it its conglusion be received the congratw- lations of tho-e present, among whom were os- President Haves, the members of the Garfild and members of the Senate and Hoa: CLEVELAND'S Finer. The 4th of March, 1885, was a beautifal «pring- day, Thesun shone and there was juste suspicion of frostiness in the air in the early morning, which vaniched before the inaugural procession started. It was called “Cleveland weather,” because within the memory of the oldest inhabitant there had never been such @ ct inauguration day. The proc asgreat as that which Gen. ( viewed, while the crowd that witnessed the ct at the east front of the Capitol was mated at from 150,000 to 209.009 people. ident Arthur and President-elect Cleveland rode 1n one carriage, accompanied by Senatore 4 Ransom, and Vice President-elect by Senator Hawler,oo- Their escort was the firet di- on of the great inaugural procession, con- sing of regalar, troops and mili:m Among aikhed persons present at the cer n the Senate chamber were Gens. Ham- and Sheridan and George Bancroft, the rian, Mr. Cleveland delivered his inaugu- ral address before he took the oath of office, and when he rose to speak ho was greeted with applause and cheering that lasted for tally five minutes. He subsequently reviewed the procession as it passed the White House, FOUR YEARS Ago. Inauguration day for Mr. Harrison on the 4th of March, 1889, was a wet blanket, for the rain poured .a .orrents nearly all day. Elab- orate preparations for a monster parade had been made, however, and the crowd of visitors in the city was greater than on any previous o0- casion. For hours people sat toon the stands that had been erected or stood in front of the east portico of the Capitol, clad in waterproots or huddled under urabrellas, waiting to ses the parade or to hear Gen. Harrison's inaugaral ad- dress. The presidential escort consisted of the seventieth Indiana, the men whom Gen. Hur- rison had commanded during the war. The President aud President-elect rode to the Capi- tol in Mr. Cleveland's carriage, the latter hold- ing an umbrella over himself aud companion. ri along the avenue were ex- . although their effect was in, and the flags and bunting ap from the pelting storm. The pre- was extensive, notwithstanding the the Vice wan ac- in and marred by t nd the dixplay was one that will not tten by any one who witnemed it. The scenes in the Senate chamber were simply repo- of those that have been described. Vice jent Morton taking the oath fice, ‘a was administered by Senator Ingalls, | who was preadent pro tempore. Everything upon the platform from which President Har- risxon delivered his inaugural address ed, and the Seuators tried to perwunde hi hat be ought not to go out to take the oa: deliver his address, But he ut the thousands of p standing there dripping from the etorm, and +0 he went to the small elevated platform, ao- companied by the chief justice and the ‘con- gressional committees. He took the oath. wi- ministered by Chief Justice Puller, standing bareheaded under an umbrelia held ‘over hia by the late Col. Canaday. Ashe stood before the multitude, taking the rain as ther did, cheer after cheer arose. The roof of umbrelins were lowered and the multitude waved their hate and handkerchiefs. Nearly every of his inaugural address was punctuated with ap- plause and cheers. President Harrison re- turned to the White House and reviewed the Procession, and even the drizzling rain coald not detract from the magnificence of the great body of soldiers and civilians which formed the =a fn CRE Baron Reinach a Volaptuary. Thave been chatting with an old business partner of Baron Remach about bis traits and characteristics, writes the Paris correspondent of London Truth. If voluptuary, be wes hard as flint, and was the terror of the “dar- lings,” as he called them, of the corps de ballet at the grand opera, He could not get them dis- missed when they contributed to the managers” guarantee fund, but they could, if they failed to render the services which #s an arch-wire- puller be required of them, be deprived of ‘chances of promotion. From vanity he liked to bave adventures with ladies of rank, but did not enjoy their company. and soon was glad to ‘from the light chains in which they thought they heid m fast. One of his fashionable friends being weather cleared later. The city was profusely decorated and the crowd of visitors was esti- mated to be one-third ‘There was @ decidediy strained feeling between President Johnson and Gen. Grant and it was not known whether Mr. Johason would ride to the itol with the President-elect. Asa it was pro- posed that the President and President-elect should ride in different carriages and be driven {Bis position tn tho procession nad his stees sras omitted. Tho procession was notable for com ‘soldiers of the war of 1812 ¥ERe fi lise Ff neil i i } ‘ HI if if ° *E ct