The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-07
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The Fashionable Letters Of ChevaIier Jenkins
from Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 1858.
The Topeka Guephs and Lscompton Gni5,eIineS Ftater
nixing-Secraary Co,5's Second Reception-BrUant As
sembla9e-7he White House Well Represen,ed--sr Gore
O.sey's Dinner Private Taeatricals-scelons by the
Cabinet Officers Ladies, dc.
On s'amasc ic. Repcrtoral Jeren,DA may pirate about
sectional feeling and attempt to convey the Idea TO the
readers in rural districts that society here il ia
Paris just before the revolution Of 1880, when Tai
ieyrand said W the crafty Louis Philippe ~ OF his
Palais Royal balls, ''we dancing volcano" But
no hidden fires OF revolution shoulder beneath this
tropos and the Topeka Guelphs cordially frater
MIXING with the Lecompton Ghibbeiipes night after night
very much the lawyers OF country circuit who abuse
each other all day in bad English and meet at night in the
Judges room 10 indulge In baons Of bad liquor The
administration of Frank Pierce sadly deficient in hos
pitaty, that Of the lobby members; but the
bers OF the present Cabinet all live like gentlemen, dis
pensing the courteses Of life with lberay and the effect
is marked. Vipe Ia danse,
Last night the second public reception" of Mrs
Secretary Cobb nee lamar, charming type Of the true
"Souhern matron." The Secretary of the Treasury Ia
extremely popular and his house (cousecrated last
sion by the Inequalities OF Governor Aiken Of South Caro-
lina) very much resembled the the upper
room at court ball at the Tulerics so was the
mosaic Of bright eyes and brighter gems floral head dress
pCpheiia, epauletes AMI eagle buttons diplomatic
decorations and dresses tres decotes. Tho prominent
group the White House party: Miss Lane, still in
mourning, being escorted by "roated" (and would be
"rotating') George Plat while Mrs. Pitt the
OF j. Buchanan Henry the popular Private Secretary Of
him whom the Indians call "Chinquniila"--the great
Buck" Marshal Hoover was course attendance az
the "usher Of the gold stick should be.
Colonel May and bis 'sdy (she looked aueenlike in
black velvet) were there IN all their majestic proper
tons; Mrs Secretary Thompson Is fascinating az.
pesrsnce In conversation Mrs Sluiers locked charm
ingy 10 white and for MIS- Clayton (ths lady OF the
Assistant Secretary the treasury she ways looks
well, and always Is IN the best Of spirits Lord Napier
,honsh shs sa,. Of Ms,st DAVIS VANS him % be-
prudent Tho Misses Gordon OF this city,
attended by admirers, and there are those on Gov.
ernors leland who will not be surprised 10 learn that
Miss Fanny Randolph, OF Georgetown, wss bewitohink.
The belle OF the Cabinet Miss Saunders there
the gcd and pretty Miss King daughter o. the Ass.an,
Postmaster General With this array of "mAidens fair
with many others in the full glory OF rreproachable tot
lete there was, Of course, lack OF boaux, and gal
lantly did the latter organize themselves into foragng
parties to make Baaava charges through hosts Of crno
line 10 the bounteously spread supper tables.
Sir Gore Ouseley onicrians n score Of dplomatsts
dinner to day, for the 'squater plenipo' h fairly in
stalled here, having rented the house on rrcsidents
MCGUIRE Tho millionaire auotoneer, has party 10 night,
and the fno pictures on his walls viii cnshrinc motley
vate tbeatricas at the house OF well known Western
NJ. G., which are strictly SUD rosa
This the day which the Isiles Of the Cabinet ON
all receive," AID carriages dashng about be
tween the high up mansion al the Of and Four
and half streets, where Mrs Toucey cntcrtains her
guests with old school hospitality, 10 the house OF Score
tary Thompson, corIer OF and Eighteenth streets,
whore a full length portrait OF Old Hickory, by Suly,
keeps watch and ward over the refroshment table Be
tween these the duplicate houses Of General Cass
adorned with works and the residences ~ the other
Secretaries In each hall card basket into which all
toss psseboard evidence OF their presence ANY can
call and many receive In return invitations 80 balls ard
receptions
So much for the gossip Of the day Al reroir.
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