31. Midafternoon brought the traditional parade up Congress Avenue, and four inaugural balls ushered in the evening. 32. MTV hosted an inaugural ball. 33. Nonetheless, tens of thousands of well-wishers lined Pennsylvania Avenue for the parade, and thousands more attended lavish inaugural balls into the evening. 34. On Saturday, revelers at a multistate inaugural ball at the District of Columbia Armory in Washington celebrated the new administration. 35. People bored by the pomp and stodginess of official inaugural balls can attend dressed-down counter-balls. 36. President Bush joked about having to dance at the inaugural balls. 37. Sample will take in a variety of activities, including the parade, the inauguration and the inaugural ball. 38. She may pick out a new beaded top the day of the inaugural ball, she said. 39. She will wear a black wool gabardine suit with jeweled buttons to the inaugural balls. 40. Some hardy optimists will argue that an inaugural ball is more a celebration of American democracy than of any political party or its musical preferences. |