The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-19
Our wsshingssn Corrcspon dence.

WASHINGTON, March IL, lss1
Mus lanes Fnt Public Recpson at he WAi1 Rouse--
orto Anaicr ameno he Fashionati>s % be Praeut-
Crowds Of Disingui,hed vtakrs rwni,e CA-xIss
Lanes Manner Of Reeetvinp and Entertaining mnplas
Change N The Parlor Atmo ph1e-Pysosal xppearonx
Of the Yovvo Lsdy-kr. -Bsehasa~ Refaa 10 nsoe 0s
ku,ie, &c, dc, dc.
was not generally kpovp that the ACCOM- plished
peice tf President Buchasas, Mss Laac, who 10 now
charged with the kopors Of the Executive nAnsoa, would
held her fret public reception 10 day; yea among those
who fo trnse enough catch the ntina lon the
srsaiest spxety preval.d 10 be present Ne
ipters sting occasion 70 witness the cpsed
Of The young lady In her srduous askor srduous
10 indeed for an, lacy, and particularly Tor yss In
her teens, 10 sustain The postion she has assumed.
The any splendid private fAsh,ossbs
Giles called into rsqrop aud the gard o tho
white Houss dled ~i,h dashng livery me oooa'
sion epoch 10 wsshirtt,n soeissy, and wss ne.
cesssry for the upper nseom 10 make their mark. 40
the sk end ars brocsdes and busucs boops cockadss
ard brfo buttons rustled and hob nobSsd tssslhey "a
iebsr In vlsrp m" struck With the graceful sin.
ssssnee With which abe discharged he duties Of Der Wy
ini Icshiou Accustomed OF course TO the mces
rs s.: 'os .yns p'nd'd Over r,a ss unS Ss,
che vas the icaAt ~ every circle, sse could
rot be chervne than psriectfy :. sens IN
rounded by The drh.yts' Of the nation. "Mss Lane u
lady In ten thousand exclaimed slI for nos only
did she receive The lady visitors they poured
IN, Win vfun'f vh oh asonshef all but sac en-
,ertsntd al the ume crowd Of beaux, and By her
brilliant vi, and ready reparses kept them CONSISTENTLY 90
the defensive.
During The ate adn,nstrsiop, the rrss,dsnys house
had Assumed sembrs msssctoy aspecs, 10 coos.-
bad fallen Mrs Pierce Her efforts 70 ensestais
forced. and gave only pain 70 those who asended her
receptions. Every thne seemed 70 pAytake OF her own
serious and 'nful feelings and every echo
cf the merry laugh had died from the halls But
Miss lane hss erticed that echo bach and again oil
10 icy ard slsdsess In the Executive mansion. The
rartst bot bowe pIapts vc'e brought into requsion
and Ansraed around the ard alcoves the hello
ope violet hysenih and fosca Of the rohcs pcr'ume,
ent ner swterfss Ia the atmosphere, and presented
,htgetber scene which an Eastern princess mlgha
Miss Lane hsuelf- In all The resbpess Of rural health.
Ter cheers vers with The she loved and hsr large
blu, eyes blaming with smlsbility and gent esess,
her psrscp 10 above the medium hctht vel pro-
roftcreo, ard weighing about one hundred and
twenty hve or thirty pounds, snc : blonde,
with FRhi hair, worn perfectly plain, and With =
aulless ctmplslcn, "bencrG the lly and the rose,"
and prortupoed by common oopsent on both sexes
"bsattiful.' Although much accustomed 70 Asb,onabe
society MIR Tare bee evidtrty avoided the disspsons
which are 90 common 70 wsshipetcp NE and which
csuse 90 many beauties TO fsdeeer he sprias TINS or
life 10 ever. .
Mr. Buchspsn being bssse,or Of oourse the ladies' ais
inquired for him and we're soro'y ossppontss 10 dnd
hsvss too md face the music and had lodged under
the nice OF being Cabinet Council Well be has pevey
ret red time mary, and the ladies' viii bex,u NJ
thnt that have not changed for the better ne
pa,,sn, ladies' there y . good time coming.