Show v ahe THE festivities with the approach of night the crowds of people who had witnessed the ceremonies at the laying of the last rail having refreshed and rested a short time again put in an appearance and very veny e soon the streets were ere alive with happy ap y crowds bent on continuing the fest festivity vity and showing by their presence their feelings with regard to the event of the day the illumination commence commenced about six but it was not until about seven that It t showed to the best beat advantage windows sparkled in the distance with innumerable candles which in the aggregate flooded the streets with light gay colored chinese lanterns swing to and fro and transparencies i with appropriate mottoes shone canapi consal crousby at dimmie diffie different rent points the city hall rail chedes University eret J JM ma allens aliens stove store wells F fargo ardo A cos gos office hooper eldredge Ws cos ond and nd hussey dahler cos banks walker bros store and X cimball hawren laurences lawrences Lawren ces ees were vero conspicuous among th laces illuminated stretching hiross across east ait aft temple st from the earie eagie eagle Emp emporium orlum orium was a transparency hannig having on the north sloe hail hall to utah central and antho south side welcome the great highway the window of the eagle emporium operative cooperative co institution had a beautifully designed d transparent screen which bore the device of 01 three locomotives that on the left hand bearing the inscription script ion lou pacific I 1 I 1 the theone one on the right h hand an atlantic atlantic 11 while the center one was utah un underneath dor dbr neath was the motto the utah central B R B R extends her iron hand of sincere welcome to the east and west 11 the design and motto we believe livere were by bro david candland C davey west of the theatre had a neat little transparency with ith the motto great enterprise the utah central the DESERET NEWS office was conspicuous with its mottoes and transparencies and though we are not in the habit of boasting we think it had no rival in this respect its mottoes were brigham young pioneer of the press telegraphy and railroading fig the pioneer paper welcomes cheplo the pio plo f salt lake now dix ie le next welcome the first locomotive utah stretches strete hei bei her ber arms to the tw two oceans the U P B R rard C P R B R feeders feeders of the utah central 11 the three firs first presented a magnificent ent appearance in the mani mammoth poth moth transparencies shortly after seven a abug huge bonfire was kindled near the arsenal argenal arse Arge nal nul which cast a red glare over the heavens like the beacon fires of olden times pyrotechnic displays were witnessed in indifferent different parts of the city that provided by the municipal authorities being discharged on arsenal hill ulli the low hanging banging clouds somewhat marred the effectiveness of the fireworks as the rockets rose into the foggy atmosphere and aDd burned with diminished brilliancy the ball at th the p theatre however was the grand affair of the night the scenery had been carefully removed the wings put to flight the borders covered up and the mimic ballroom ball room of the drama became a monster one where two hundred gaily disposed persons could glide through the mazes of the dance in the front of tho the dregs dress circle a gallery had bad been erected for the orchestra which was decorated with the national red bed white and blue the proscenium curtain was also neatly draped with the same colors while the sidelight side light boxes on the stage were covered ina in lna a tasteful manner red and white whity intertwined the national colors surmounting surmount ine ins them the back of the stage was wag finely carpeted and formed into a recess for ladies being seated with orns sofas and lounges lounged and fr fronted 0 m ted by i a bd beautiful dutiful palace column seen e the g ree reet room was wai also luxuriously fur far idgie I 1 for hadjes ladles biti lounges and lofti the gramil gr ditl pie pir pieto io 10 occupy occupying lu its ita L old in the souti south east parc pa part parl rc odthe or the room mom I 1 rhe thy assemblage was wis i brilliant one the C guests having 12 leen bern hern i avitee without respect to party tar ear r opi opinion ulon As jenking does not do luuy luty duty OB on the NEWS 1 our readers will pardon an omission 6 of the ladles toilets tho this fair wearers bearers happy looking and did not seem to care a snap for CA cia loma ioma bill or any threatened invasion of their rights to live and honor the man inan of their choice among it I 1 the prominent gentlemen gent geni kemen lemen present wo we noticed presidents brigham young george A smith and daniel vei wells Vel ls the members orf of the quorum of the twelve now in the city president joseph young sen the officers of the utah central the off omm meers officers of the union pacific and central pacific who were at the ceremonies jn the afternoon a great many odthe of the members of the legislature now in session a number of federal officers general gibbon and several off omm meers officers from camp douglas dougla and our principal merchants with the municipal authorities of ogden and kaysville Kays ville and a number of leading citi citizens zons from different points at a distance from this city all of course had their fair and blooming partners ith them and as these at times occupied the seats in the dress dregs circle or other parts of the building they formed a parterre of df beauty and worth the enjoyment was genuine and was kept up till a late hour the full fall length of floor was divided into twenty five circles each serving for a set of eight and when the tho floor was filled and promenade all was the order such a circling circling and moving and intervening Inter fening took place as us almost to make ones head feel as if it too were promenading the grand up stairs the rear kear of the stage gallery was very artistically arranged by a disposition of tasteful scenery into a supper room where creature comforts were dispensed to all who desired them the several committees committe ei connected with the celebration aele bration and the baar ballare are entitled to hearty thanks forthe for the admirable character of their arrangements and the manner in which they were carried out tonight to night and tomorrow to morrow night there will be again balls in tho the theatre before it is restored to its former condition for the resumption of the drama |