Inaugurations of the President-Magnificent Preparations.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 97, 11 April 1885, Page 4

Inaugurations of the PresidentMagnificent Preparations.

New York, February 10th.— A Washington special says of the inauguration preparations : Some idea ot the Pension building, where the biggest inaugural ball ever given in this country will be held on March 4th, may bo got from the fact that St. Peter's at Rome only holds about 54,000 persons, while the Pension building will hold about 59,000. The decorations will be made of the most expensive material. New York contractors have insured the decorations for 150,000. The balconies will be hung with dark red velvet, spangled with gold. Each of the 144 pillars will be hung with silk flags, while beneath the balconies will be a shield, embroidered with the coat3-of-arms of the different States and TerritDiie3, and hung with silk flags. The President will enter the room by a door draped with crimson silk curtains. The entrances are really carriage-ways, so their size may be imagined. The » Sun," which prints the above, adds : President Cleveland will return to the custom of Washington and Jefferson, and stand on a dais during the ceremonies of the ball The Tammany Democracy are going to the inauguration ceremonies 500 strong. Several of the leading braves have volunteered to pay $150 to $250. The expedition will go through in fine shape with a band of musio of 100 pieces. The County Democracy will bo similarly represented.