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fRRsIbENTfGL .DiNFER.,

/ PRESIDENTIAL DINNER: =.
educational" ip his last letter from Wash.
ing'on to the PhiIsdelpLis Pfess, describes
dinner II the White IIouse As follows:
Thshyur is gehetsify fixed at. six o'clock,
p. rt'p thetime wlieh millions are taking
tlieit supper. You receive: 4 card about the
size of an ordinary platcatd, and if you
are invited by the Psesideuttlie dimensions
Of the card are,double, and generally rehds
as follows -
.The President requests the honor Of
your company to dinner on Friday, April
o, ate e'o'clock, p. m. An early answer is
'requesteds"
If yougo to the Presidents you. are ex.
Pected 70 dress in your best clothes. and to
wear wl'ite gloves. -Nou,areintroduced in.
to the small reception room, where you
find the President, Miss Lane. Mrs. Judge
I'oosesslt,. james Buchanan, jr.,. and tie rest
Of the Household. After being duly, ne:
sen'ed 70, them, you await lie atfiSaf Of
other guesus The private secretary, MIR.
Buchanan .'jr., quietly Informs you that you
are to.escort Ito the dinner such slaly,
whom he now introduces. to. you, md the
I'Isdy, if senf eonsrany is isfresented. to anoth.:
ePgentlenan; :s@;iiaosis to IL iesssuthbaniou,
during the feast The hour; having arrived,
the conn any move into The large drawing,
room, where they are ds1zled by The gor.
geousdisp!"y Of Pptsts and gas light, and,
SEGA number of Write. walters, alsq>ib.
gloves, whose 9usincss:i it is ,to; attend # the.
guests. The President takes fis set not at
the head Of the table, tut on t6e side ex-
-actly midway, Miss Lane acting as bis
vis;a'pis.:, You find your.name beautifully.
; Written ORA estd taid.npon. ,hs:plate,S before
the !ssas san are to'ocenpy, and the .eater:
tainmenf begins. ,The:cooking is generally
French cooking, the Wines costly and rare :;
and you willssoon have an opportunity sof
hearing the "great man" talk. You need,
not be Informed that7Mf. Buchanan is one
ofhhe most delightful diners in the world:
lie has a fund Of smalttslkstpr the ladies,
avariety Of old fashioned ahctaotes; saad
'cand, ~. he is by no means sparing Of the
grape, lie grows more eaay, and more affa-
rye, and more agreeable as TIE repast goes
on, calling out ore aftet the other of The
company. and paying compliments TO the
ladies, occasionally taking wine with" them.
You never.a ask the Pbssiaent to take with
you, but wait TO be invitedsby bin; After
terhainihg in This delightful society 'forssevs
ssral hopss st given signalasop tile Presis
dent fiha company fise, ieturn to til" hssps
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