CONVENTION HALLS.
WHKRH PRESIDENTIAL CANDI
DATES WILIi UK NAMKU,
Famous Building In Which For
pier National (lathering Met
Ideal Structures For St.
Louli and Chicago.
VHICAOO inaugurated the idea
I that National convention balls
V" should be imllt to bold a
multitude back in May, 18f!0,
when it built tbe immense wooden
-Wigwam made famous by the first
nomination ot Abraham Lincoln, say
the Times-Herald of that city. Bince
then the National Executive Commit'
tecs ot the two leading parties, in lo
eating their conventions in anch
1 cities aa St. Lonis, Minneapolis, Cin'
einnstt and so on, hava always de
manded assurance ot the ability ot
f') rfu
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CHICAOO COLISEUM, WHERE DEMOCRATIC CONVESTIOX WILL
nob oities to scat, feed and sleep a
great crowd.
The most famous balls in which Na
tional conventions have been Held are
(or were), the two Chicago wigwams
the Lincoln and ' the Cleveland wig--Warns
the old Exposition Bnilding
on the lake front and the Auditorium
nd tbe Exposition halls in St. Lonis,
Minneapolis and Cincinnati. It would
be bard to say which of these was
most jiatisfaolory, but in the minds of
those who have attended the National
-conventions of the lost twenty-five
Tears the wigwam idea is least liked.
The wigwam that sheltered tbe last
Democratio National Convention is es
pecially condemned because ot the
general feeling of inaeenrity on tbe
night of tbe storm that drenched the
Aniir Al-Awd within th walla nf Ihn
ramshackle hall, and because it was
large enough to hold more people than
-could be properly managed. With
tbe Coliseum this year, however, the
,temocratio Committee will be able to
bouse its convention 'comfortably and
eonrely, so that snob storms aa that
L whioh threw the last convention into
llA nanifl will not Via nAtinad.
As the railroads of the country have
t developed, hotel accommodations in
creased, and newspaper telegraphing
multiplied, big convention balls have
not otaly become the fashion, bnt al
most W necessity. The Linooln wig
wam was the first convention ball that
gave a liberal spaoe to the press and
the telegrapbio force that reoited to
-the country at large the history of that
-event as it was enacted. The arohitect
-of the wigwam and of the Democratic
wigwam of 1802, as well, bad in mind
theater. The convention in the first
- Wigwam was on the stage, the press
occupied the plaoe of tbe orchestra,
nd the audienoe was in tbe pit and
the galleries. In tbe Democratio wig
wam the stars of tbe convention were
on tbe stage, the press occupied
places in the wings and baok of the
tage, the ordinary delegates were in
tbe pit, and the audience in the gal
leries. The Charleston convention of 1800
was held in a hall that would only aeat
1500 people, and the tbree Baltimors
-conventions of the same year were
Jteld, one (the Douglas) in a theatre,
AUDITORIUM IN ST. LOUIS, WHERE KEl'UBLICAN CONVENTION WILL BE HELD.
the Bell-Everett in a church and the
Sreokinridge in a hall with a capacity
of not more than 2000. But balls of
that siae will not answer now, for
thjre are almost 2000 delegates and
xe reaentativee of tbe press who have
bi tineas to transact in tbe convention
trdilding, to say nothing of the throngs
of outsiders. Tbe rale is that there
re two convention delegates to each
-electoral vote, so that there are twice
'a many aa the membership of both
houses of Congress. Besides these
there are tbe Territorial delegates,
uid behind eaob delegate is an alter
nate. Many of these alternates at
tend the conventions whether their
rinoipals door not, and mast be pro
vided with- tilaoes. Another calcula
tion in figuring on tbe seating capa
4,tj, and by for tbe most important,
(io, is that there will be about ten
' viators to eaoh delegate.
' v, ' is old exposition, on the lake, front,
C "o. where several National oou-
tt" . :-i were held, is said to have been
r : r!y well suited to that use in
i is siae, arrangement and all
v eonsiiarations. The Coliseum
. . tsali'a. tad either of them
been picked by the Demooratio Com
mittee, could have been arranged in
much the same way as was the old ex
position building, aud would aceom
modnte abont a many people within
hearing instance 01 the speaker s stand.
The Auditorium, which held the con
vention that nominated Harrison and
Morton, was in great favor with a cer
tain element for the Demooratio con
vention.
New York has bad but one National
convention of either of the great poli
tical parties, the Democratic of 1868,
which nominated Seymour and Blair,
and that was bold in Tammany Hall.
Baltimore, in the early days of tbe
present great parties, waa the great
political convention city. It bad the
convention that nominated Van Buren
and Johnson, and tbe next four that
succeeded in the Democratio party,
that of 1810. when an Buren was
nominated the seoond time, and with
out a Vice-President, that of 1844,
which named Folk and Dallas; 1818,
HELD.
which named Lewis Cass and Butler,
and 1852, which named Fieroe and
King. Those conventions were easily
accommodated in ordinary sized balls,
for tbe crowds that attended them
were as nothing compared to the
throngs that flow into couvention cities
nowadays.
The Democratio convention of 1858,
which nominated Fieroe and King,
was held in Cincinnati, the first one
in the West. That of 1880 first met
at Charleston, S. C, bat adjourned,
without accomplishing much, to Balti
more, where Douglas and Johnssn
were placed in the field, against Lin-
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION BUILDING, WHERE
ooln and Hamlin, who were named in
the Chioago wigwam. The Republi
cans moved their next convention to
Baltimoro, where Lincoln was renom
inated, and Johnson suooeeded Ham
lin in the second place on the ticket.
That year the (Democrats held their
first convention in Chicago, and nom
inated MoClellan and Pendleton. In
1868 they went to New York for the
only National convention ever held in
that city, and named Seymour and
Blair as their leaders. In the same
year Grant got his first nomination in
Chioago, with Colfax in the seoond
plaoe on the tioket
In 1872 Grant was renominated at
Philadelphia, with Wilson, their
Demooratio opponents, Greeley and
Brown, being nominated at Baltimore
the last National politioal conven
tion held in that city. In 1876 Tilden
and Hendrioks were nominated at St.
Louis, and Hayes and Wheeler at Cin-
WIOWAM AT CHICAOO, WHEBS LINCOLN WAS
NOMINATED III 1860. '
oinnati. Tbe latter oity also held tbe
next Demooratio convention, that of
lO, whioh placed Eenoook and Eug -
EE
lish in the field, their opponents, Oar
field and Arthur, being named in tbe
Exposition Building in Cbioago.
In 1884 tbe Demnorats came back to
Chicago, and, by naming Cleveland
and Hendricks, ended a long line of
Republican victories, those nominees
defeating Blaine and Logan, who were
also named in Chicago. In 1888 the
Demoorats nominated Cloveland and
Thnrmnn at St. Louis, and the Repub
licans remained in Chicago aud named
Harrison and Morton. In 1892 the
Republicans took their Harrison and
Reid convention to Minneapolis, and
the Demoorats named Cleveland and
Stevenson in the Chicago lake front
wigwam.
On more accounts than that of its
ability to handle the crowds, there
fore, Chicago seems to be a favorite
convention city. It has named the
successful tickets for the last lour
Presidential elections.
Architect 8. 8. Beman has made
public the plan of the great Coliseum
at Chicago, in which the Democratio
National Convention is to be held.
The convention hall proper will oo
cupv a space of 450 by 800 feet at tbe
north end of the Coliseum. The
speakers' stand and platform for mem
bers of tbe National Committee aud
400 cruests will be situated to the east,
and immediately in front will be desks
for 200 reporters.
Directly back of the speakers' stand
and in ready communication with the
newspaper platform will be the tele
graph room, with tables for linn
dreds of instruments. Extending en
tirely around the building will be i
gallery forty feet wide, toward whioh
will rise the rows of seats in tbe great
amphitheatre. Two thousand seats
will be reserved for the delegates and
alternates. Tbe seats will rise slowly
as they stretch back from the speak
ers' platform, and will be separated
from the publio sections by a substan
tial railing. Thirteen thousand seats
have been allotted to the publio. A
striking innovation will be tbe grand
publio reception tall, 230 feet square,
large enough to bold comfortably 10,
000 men.
The Coliseum, it is said, will be the
largest building under a single roof in
the world. A large force of men is
hard at work and the contractors bave
no donbt tha building will be complet
ed before June 1.
The new auditorium whioh Ht. Louis
has built to aooommodate the Repuhli
can convention covers an area of 40,
800 square feet, with a frontage of 200
feet and a depth of ISO feet. In spite
CLEVELAND WA8 NOMINATED IN 1888,
of the faot that it will remain standing
only a few months, it has been built
with an eye to exterior beauty, as well
as interior comfort and convenience,
It is "Ronaissanoe" in style and grace
ful in every line. The spaoe allotted
to the delegates and alternates covers
an area of 18,000 square fuet in tbe
oenter of tbe auditorium. Tbe seats
will be on a level, and not in tiers.
Immediately in front of tbe speaker's
stand will be 924 seats for the accom
modation of delegates.. There will be
two inolosnres lor alternates. Eaoh
of these inolosnres will bave accom
modations for 462 alternates. The
space allotted to the delegates and al
ternates will be open, with no pillars
to obstruot the view. The speaker's
platform will oooupy a central position
on the north side of the hall, in front
of the delegates and opposite the main
entranoe. Direotly baok of the plat
form will be seats for tbe National
Committee, and still farthor back ac
commodations for invited guests. Ex
tending Irom speaker s platform to the
right and left will be seats for 450
newspaper representatives and 200
telegraph operators. Surrounding the
immense open area on tbree sides will
rise tiers of seats for spectators, form
ing an amphitheater, from whioh the
general publio will be afforded a splen
did view. Tne total seating oapaoity
of the ground floor will be 8000,
Overlooking tbe convention hall
proper will be a gallery forty feet
wide for spectators, with seating
oapaoity of 6000. In the oenter of tbe
northern section of the gallery a stand
large enough to acoommodste band
of 150 pieces will be erected. The
total seating capaoity of the immense
structure will be 14,000.
There will be four main entranoes,
one on each side of the building. In
addition to these there will be five
entranoes snd five exits on each side
leading to and from the ground floor.
In all, there will be twenty-four en
tranoes to the ground floor and as
many exits. ' There will be separate
entranoes and exits to and from eaoh
section ot the auditorium, making it
possible, aooording to ArchiUot Tay
lor, for 8000 people to pass into the
building and seoure seats in the lower
portion ot tbe building in less than
ten ninutes. . Tha eallerv will be
reached by twelve separate entranoes
and six flights of stairs.
1 Ths building will bt built of wood,
heavy timbers being used throughout
The interior will be in hard wood fin
ish. Light will be supplied from an
immense skylight measuring 180 by
100 feet. The building will be
equipped throughout with aro and in
candescent elaotrio lights. The cost
will be $50,000.
LAFATETTH HALL, PnTSBUBtl.
(Birthplace of tbe Republican Party.)
The site extents from Twelfth and
Thirteenth street on Clark avenue
The hall will be less than a mile from
any of the downtown hotels, and can
be reached in less than ten minutes
by oar lines, whioh in most cases lead
direct from the hotels to the site.
A POST MARRIES COUPLE.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shade Proud of
Their Unique Distinction.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shade, the
smallest conple in the State of Indi
ana, live at Keudallville, and Kendal
ville is rather proud of the unique
distinction. Mr. and Mrs. Shade bave
lived in Kendallville for many years
witu wr, and Mrs. ueorge W. Uuber
who are quite wealthy, and take
great interest in both. Mr. Shade, who
is not quite three leet high, baa
luxuriant growtn ot hair, wearing
long, heavy beard. His hair reaohes
below the waist, and when open covors
muoh of his form. He usually wears
it in brands, ojten covering it with
net. Mr. Shade and h's wife are
good conversationalists, and both are
acquainted with up-to-date topics.
Mr. Shade enjoys a good joke, and
withal is a good soulod fellow. He is
fifty years of age. His wife is a few
years bis junior. Her former home
wss in New Haven. Conn. . Like Mr,
Shade, she is also well known and has
many friends and is a pleasing little
woman, Mr. and Mrs. Shade seek no
notoriety, and it was with great difli
culty that the Chicago Times-Herald
correspondent gained their permis
sion to allow their picture to appear.
Mr. Shade is an enthusiastic Pythian,
and now holds tbe offloe of inner
guard. - He abstains from liquor and
THE SMALLEST OOUPLS IK INDIANA.
tobacco and is no stranger at the
church. He reads every dav tbe cur
rent events and is not slow in expreis-
ing his views on matter ot common
concern. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shade
are in good health and enjoy life to
its fullest extent.
No Danger of a Crush.
The area of the United States, ex
oluding Alaska, is jnst 3,000,000 square
miles ; tbe average density of tbe New
England states is seventy-one inhabit
ants to the square mile, so that it may
De saia mat tne union could easily
support 210,000,000 souls, or three
times its present population. Mean
time other fast fields are opening to
invite immigrants. Canada, .Brazil,
espanisn Amerloa and Australia are
eaob of them larger than tbe United
States. Eaoh of them oould find room
for 200,000,000 settlers, whioh shows
that there is no motive to fear that
tbe world will be overorowded for many
oentures to come. M. G, Mulhall, in
North American Review.
The Tartness ot the Oceans,
The surfaoe ol the sea is estimated
at 150,000,000 square miles; taking
the whole surfaoe ot the globe at 197,
000,000, and its greatest depth, sup
posed to be equal to that of the high
est mountain,' or fonr miles. Tbe Pa
eino Ooean covers 78,000,000 square
miles, the Atlantio 25,000,000, tin
Mediterranean 1,000,000,
TRIM TOILETTES.
THE LATEST DICCKKR9 FROM
Till! roiltr UK FASIIIOS.
A mending of the Norfolk Waist
With the Hlpptj Basque That
is a Striking Design
A Norfolk Ilasque.
MORDORE brown and fawn
mixed tweed suiting that
slowed a yellow vein in its
(, weave is chosen for the be
coming waist matohing tbe skirt
which is depioted in the first two-column
cut, a design by May Manton.
The waist in Norfolk style has grad
uated box plaits applied in froct and
back, the fashionable ripple basque
joined at the waist line being stiffened
with an interlining and faced with
buttercup taBeta. Small gilt buttons
in groups of tbree decorate the centre
lait in front, the points of collar,
elt and cuff bands, whioh are also
faoed with satin. Single bust darts,
nnder-arm and side-back gores that
reach to the shoulders, with a curved
centre seam, perform the glove fitting
adjustment The box plaits are made
separately, and can be applied with
invisible stitches or machine stitohing
near eaob edge, if so preferred. The
neck is finished with a close fitting
standing sollar, the right end of whioh
is pointed and laps over the left. The
drooping sleeves are shapped witb sin
gle seams in leg-o'-mutton style, and
are of fashionable, but not exaggerated
fullness. They are gathered at the top
over comfortable two-seamed linings,
and finished with pointed bands to
match the collar. A belt of the ma
terial pointed at the overlapping end
enoirolea the waist, whioh can be
omitted in favor of a narrow gilt belt
with buokle, now the vogue to wear
with these waists.
The quantity of material 41 inches
LADIE3' NORFOLK WAIST
wide required to make a 80-inoh bush
measure is 4 yards.
NORFOLK BASQUE, WITH VEST.
Gray covert suiting and fano
checked vesting are stylishly united
in this baeque that matches the skirt,
and is plainly completed with stitched
edges in tailor style. Tbe smooth
fronts are shaped with double bust
dnrts, and close in oontre with small
gilt buttons and buttonholes. A
standing collar finishes the neok. The
jaoket fronts and back have graduated
box plaits laid on under deep yoke
facings that are stiohed on tbeir lower
edges. A coat revets collar extends
on the front a little below the yoke in
shapely pointed outline. Tbe basque
extends to fashionable length below
the waist line, the seams being sprung
to give the stylish rippled effeot. A
narrow belt with pointed ends is worn
at the waist line, large buttons hold
ing the ends at eaoh jacket front. The
stylish gigot sleeves are of tbe fash
ionable medium size, cdjusted over
ooatshaped linings, the fullness being
arranged in plaits at tbe top, and the
close-fitting wrists completed with
stitching. To finish properly, press
all plaits, seams and free edges on the
wrong side, layiug a damp oloth be
tween the iron and material. Cot vrt
nd broadoloth, mohair, ohevi.it,
tweed, eerge, homespun and all mixed
cloths will develop stylishly by the
mode, the vest being ot tbe same or
contrasting fabric
Tbe quantity of material 44 inebes
wlds rsquired to make this baiqu for
.
NORFOLK BASO.UK, WITH VKST.
a lady having a 80-inoh bast measure .
is 81 yards.
. oibla' drbm.
Grass linen trimmed with white
embroidery and insertion made this
attractive looking dress, that can ba
finished without steeves and yoke, to
wear with gnimpe, as shown in the
GIRLA DRESS.
back view. The stylish arrangement
is made over a plain short body lining;
that doses in centre back. Tbe full
skirt portions join in nnder-arm and
very short shoulder seams, being
shaped and gathered at the top to
conform to the lower outlino ot ths
pointed yoke, made from all-over em
broidery. A standing collar edged
with narrow lace finishes the neok.
Broad bretelles curved in pointed out
line are handsomely edged with frill
of embroidery beaded with a band ot
insertion. The full bishop sleeves are
gathered at top and bottom into round
cuff bands at the wriBts. that are fin
ished with narrow laoe edging to match
collar. A band of insertion tops the
deep hem at the foot ot the skirt.
Stylish little frooks can be thus devel
oped from batiste, lawn, pique, dimity,
duck, gingham or other wash fabrics,
WITH RIITLE BASQUE.
daintily deoorated with laoe or em
broidery being very fashionable.
Serge, oballie, cashmere or other
woolen fabrios will unite with silk or
velvet in this style, any preferred gar
niture being used for deooration.
Tbe quantity of material 86 inohes
wide required to make this dress for a
child six years of age is 8 J yards.
BELTS AND COLLARS'.
There are one or two distinctive fea
tures in this season's fashions that are
not to be passod over lightly. , Care
less observers of tbe new costumes now
on exhibition say that there is very
little ohange in styles sinoe last year,
and that with a little furbishing up
old gowns will pass muster, bat they
are sadly mistaken, for tbe very de
tails that they have not noticed are
tbe ones that give the ohio and fin
ished look to the gowns this spring.
The belt and the collar are the
salient points to be noticed, and it
seems as though Franoe bad ran riot
in the colors and shapes. Nothing
mutches, aud it is hard to beoome ao
customed to the violent oontrasts, in
spite of the training we bave been put
through lately with the flowered and
Persian patterned silks. A blue and
white silk, dull turquoise blue, has a
grass-green belt of broad ribbon
ttrirtod around tbe waist, and also ran
through eyelot boles in the shirring on
the skirt. The same green ribbon is
run through shirring on the waist, and
there is a band ot it around the neok,
but there partly bidden by tbe tabs ot
white laoe which fall over it at the
back.
Tbe collars on all tbe new gowns are
cut very high at the back; inside,
have a ruche; ontside, tabs of laoe;
and surrounding tbe neok, a ribbon.
All these combined mnst needs make
rather too hot a fashion for midsum
mer, but for tbe present, at all events,
must be worn.
Girdles of satin ribbon, pointed bask
and front, are greatly in favor, and
new fad is to have small rhinestone
buttons both in front and baok. as if
to hold down the folds of the ribbon.
A girdle of green satin put on a flow
ered heliotrope silk has bands of nar
row white gros-grain ribbon sewed on
it, while a plain purple stook finisbee
the waist at tbe neok. Harper's
Bazar.
An evening gown recently come ov
is ot salmon-piuk satin, tbe bodice
jeweiea end spangled W1U) OOlorail
I pearls.