The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-31

RIOUS GER EN- MES,
&c., &c., sc.
OUR WASHING. ON CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON May %, 1860.
ne Jdpd~e- Preliminary Arrangements for the Rccep-
ton kgamce of tAe Chit Ambassador's Court Costume
The Dstai Of he P,ocession from WHard's 10 he whie
HoGse-A Usfque Sce~e- 1As Ceremonies o" Aryius' a,
tie Pyesidextsa Observation-Disclosures Gathrir9 Of Tie
Beasasful and Fashionable Ladies Of Wdshngtow--TAe
Chif Ambasaaors Presentation Of the Tysoons Letter to
TIE Presidtnt- h oduction Of the embassy to the Cabs&,
Senator'S and Representatives. -TAe F5rmr Imagine the
Speaker Of the House in ne LgM Of Fsco. and tie
Prssident Sikado-1he Concluding Ceremonies, &C.
The reception OF the Oriental Embassy by the President
Of The United States ID event which win become pro-
ninent in history and one entitled to minute de-
scrpton than in the hurry Of the time have hitherto
been enabled give IT, Although occurred the 18th
OF the month cannot have los its interest 10 those
who read only for news and therefore, shall give
full and faithful s the hackneyed phrsss
OF the whole ceremony Witnessed by myself
Al quarter past eleFen the mornlng OF presenia-
on eight carriages drawn mp the private
70 the hotel In Four eenth street, where greater
Gro nd than Usual had assembled A few minutes later
eight looking swarthy faced japanese emerged
from the hotel and stationed themselves either siae Of
the steps which the chief Of the Embassy had
scend order to reach their carriages Each Of these
men bore aoft pole, about twelve feet long by eight
inches in circumference, on the top Of which WAS fixed
strange device, two being alike One OF these wss In
the form Of half moon. another in that Of star;
third square block painted In red and gold the fourth
reeembled Ratchet; the ffh the head of spear; the
A1th gilt croes the seventh, In the form Of flower
known the princes feather and the eighth in that Of
Msl,ese cross. All these devices beautiful spscI
Of chroma mctallurgy, and the poles equally
chase In their lacquering and inAying Taese the
atans OF Office
Soon after these hslbert bearers had taken up ther
positions, the chief Ambassador made his appearance,
leaning on the arm OF the senior officer the naval
mifsicn who conducted him his Carriage and After
wards took his place the opposite This grsndes
whose eight servants knel and bowed their heads TO-
wards the ground a. he passed them, was srrayed
In full court costume, which In Japan il only on
state ecrssions On the crown Of his head he wore
black ornament the sign Of rank and ceremony shaped
like hand about four inches wide by fifteen long, bent
in middle and tied at the ends and having some 70.
sembls1oe to ladys workbox. The clothes he wore
were very bsssy, and had . starched appearance. His
gown, which was much larger than the usual pomona.
jacket, was alike with his skirt or uowsers of MAZE
rial peculiar to Japan, made Of Grape, fax and SILK and
Of slate color infinitely figured. The large sleeves Of
this, sty extending right and len, suggested TO the
idea Of the garments resemblance 70 the pulpit gown Of
the Episcopal clergy. His trowsers were Of dim and
yeowhh green, and instead Of the ordinary straw san
dsls he slippers the uppers Of which were OF thin
chocolate colorei leather, pierced With diamond
RED gaiy ooloreds fan Ia his right han ,
at his sdes the words. No sooner hsd be
Of ahss By S H@ me me
and gang Of my poIsoemen we're drawn up. There Il
stopped, and was scon followed By the carriage OF the
second Ambassador, escorted b. Commander Leo.
Tho second Ambassador dressed in . rich green
brocade gown, with nsurDg Of leaves AID flowers ana
vim NOT enter INTO ninus DESCRIPTION q De dress OF
each Individual but ct once say thai the high grandces
same style insulting The bead which later, may
remark wss kept IN position BY strings tied In bow
der the chin, and thss the only difference observable
with the officers OF the naval COMMUNION who accomps
Died them, occupied exsctly that number OF carriages
cts together with the Presidents interpreter occupssd
separate A the latter formed In proossson
.he h.lSers bearers Of their occupants stationed
each carriage, and the immediate servants OF
the party took up their places On esch side Of
each attending Them aad the other Ave ouy SIX .scu
sive Of The hsioers bearers Who eot ponp the
oorSss Than al The ress put sosssher tsen.ytwo
wand 1t was headed BY bssch Of twenty We police
The band Of Tie marines ana ne ordnsscs %ss came
NEXT then the carriages and the japanese Ca foot the
carriage Of shs nrs. A~Ssssssor beng iorsmos .aa
these foiioved snotbc, bstsS 81 n,,,osr.sn ANA, 81
number 70 the nrst which closed The procession. rhs
procs eded bv vav Of Pvpnsvlvanis svspns ana
Fifteenth street 70 the Presidential mansion, followed Sv
ba, wei drssssS Isoie. soa ss.sssn ma 'ns rso0s'
The sun pboue hot snd br,eht imam the rrx.d ana
moving muhisude and the srv va beaufuIlv nina srd
the marital stsius OF the band we're pesssnt ana
70 the ears e the distance the no al ana shs
white HOUSE rev ess and Iess with the a,snt AZ exsrv
me ment ssht 10 unIoue hsd nSver bef,,s hs.r 80
N rhe Nsv World. md univ once IN Ia Ola 80 ~.
two hundred and seventy ave years aeo on he osson
OF TIE embasv 10 the Pope
On sssvlpa q the doorvay AZ the Vhe Nou.s ,hs Ia.
paness focs took The ADVANCE ana dut1boisd nom
selves In double line, between whi,h ths rr>ndsss
passed. the knecsse e. hey aid Co. into ths ,c
tertcv a The building, where they recsvsd by save
raj Of the Embassy, Who had preceded them by two
hos and ahsn poesescn Of The Apastmsn Intended Tor
them ina eight highest rank ushsred into The
Blue Room the ocian next In rank into the Red Room
and the ssrvapts, numbering N.Y. ranged theuneelvsa NJ
double nk aide Of the hail. In an nusr corner a
which The poles Of Office placed leaning sxan TIA
wall
Man Whuo tia Rom In r.