Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-29
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
A Dangerous Mistake Of the Telegraph

A Dangerous Mistake Of the Telegraph.
In the New York papers Washington news
per telegraph, published yesterday, it ia an
nounced that the Washington Bank" If this
city has failed. There is no such Institution
here. The issues of the "Bank of Washing.
ton" Of this city are as good as gold. The
so-salled bank of this city that has squashed
upis the " Arlington Bank" bogus concern
from first to last. The telegrapbic operators
should be more careful ia making such an
nouncements.
The Tenth Reception.-At eight precisely,
last night, the doors Of the White House
swung in, and the motley procession of the
gay, OF curious, of all ages and conditions,
commenced and continued for two hours, that
sweeping tour through the State apartments,
ending in grand all promenade" in the
famous East Room, which is so familiar
programme to all leveo -goers.
Leave we our hat and overeoat amidst
the piled up casters and beaver cloths in the
ante-room, and with one lingering look through
the open door into what is ordinarily the d.
ming room, but now beatifed for the occasion
into the ladies' dressing room, We pass by On
the other side through the hall, and so to the
crimson parlor. Here, in odd corners, seated
in the cosy arm chairs, you shall find young
IOvyers-"courtipg couples'-who oblivious
of the passing crowd, spend the evening pretty
much to themselves. How many housekeep-
ing arrangements have been figured out in
this little room, We can only guess. See that
Byronic looking youth who whispers words in
his fair companions ear, which she seems not
loath to hear. With them the future is made
up Of love in a cottage, rainbows, flowers,
ecstacies and Charlotte Russo But next
them Is more matter Of fact couple, (how
carefully the young man displays his white
spotted yellow bandanna) they will take their
love in brick house with green blinds, and
brass knoeker On the door, and no doubt will
prefer a wood fire to halo, any day, Now
We are in the oval rOom-the reception room,
and in the hands of Marshal Hoover who
gracefully presents US to the President; we
30 through the usual digital courte sies, and
then slant eff sideways to the quarter where
Mr.. Commissioner Blake, with his usual ur-
banity, introduces visitors TO Mrs Pierce We
know her at once by that sad but placid face,
which tells the story Of mothers love and
grief. But the tide is onward, and moving
with it through the green drawing room, we
are caught up and engulphed in the mael-
strom Of tie East Room For a moment we
are dizzy with the whiIl, and resign ourselves
helplessly. then detachipg ourselves by an eff
fort, are soon able to distinguish individual
faces and forms. Here are the intellect, wit
and the beauty Of the nation; men distin-
guished in every walk of life, women Of every
variety If beauty, set forth by every resource
Of art. But alas here we are at fault, we
who know not mOiTs antique from book mus.
lin But who cares for upholstery details,
when such bewitching forms and faces demand
attention
At the south end Of the room, where the
progress Of the promenaders seem to be ar
rested, and all eyes turned in one direction,
stands . medium sized man, with pale grave
face, and iron gray hair; that is Edward
Everett, statesman and orator, whose address
upon the life and character of Washington, is
Just now creating such firors The lady
upon his arm, yea guess by the likeness, is
his daughter, Mrs Wise, ard near them the,
gentleman with jet black hair and moustache,
10 her husband, Lieut. Wise, the brilliant au-
thor Of 4" Los GyrngoS."
No wonder Russian diplomacy is the terror
Of the Old World While stately Mr.. Cramp-
ton is absent tonight, here is ssgaeious De
stOeckl, the Russian diplomat, moving easily
through the crowd and winning the hearts Of
all the ladies, and half the men, by his capt.
waiting snliles and conversation.
Here is couple which challenges our stten-
ton. The gentleman-pale, slender in frame,
but with face whose every line is liz up with
intelligenee-is one, who, by sheer force Of
character and intellect, has worked his way
up to the position Of Assistant Postmaster
General. Accompanying him is his radiant
daughter, the clear red and white of whose
complexion and whose exquisitely rounded
proportions are of that type Of beauty which
j., alas, So rare in our country, where we are
accustomed to see the most beautiful faces in
the world allied to q frsgility Of form which
90 surely betOkens premature decay.
Of somewhat the same style of beauty, and
bearing the same name, is yOn lady, the wife
of one Of on, leading merchants-whose sweet
face is entirely n. harmony with the sweet,
pure voice which has - often charmed our
musical circles
But who shall decide the claim to De- Is.hip,
Tor now our judgment is perple1sd. by the ao-
vent Of the charming Miss G-ght, the lovely
Miss h-si, the spiyttusiS Miss Ada S-tb,
and all the long procession of loves and graces.