Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-23
The Republican COurt---RuIes Of Washing
ton Elfquite.


ton Etiquite. -r-a--.
ruPerleyp Correspondence Of Boston Journal. =
Werssd in ssPhilip's Handbook of Wash
ington, volume daintily bound in crimson
4 and gold, that ''at the seat Of government
convenient form of social iutsfcPurse seems
Rbsolutelv II a spensiUle.is Before the first
month Of Washrngton's administration had
passed fhis question Of ''etiquettep kicked up
q row at ths Republican Court and there was
a ,aprolonged discussion between the Federal
list Hamilton and the Democrat Jefferson be-
fore Hcode" could be agreed upon satislac-
ttory,to the eourtly danes in powdered hair
llolg ks3tsces, rasHing skirts aud high red
Iheeled shoes. This ''codeS "a the supreme
Law atthe present time. 1eRlPora mutWtar--
but though the times change, ths-W Washington
nian 'icode Of etiquetts remains. The hrst
article, that neither the President nor bis
wife can return visits, was partially disre-
garded by Jefferson, who abolished ths Re
publican Court established hylWeshington
and kept up by John Adams. Madison did
not exsetly dare to restore the afuli dress
drawing rooms bnt he rarely visited al
though Mrs. Madison, then in the full bloom Of
youth used TO return calls. Mrs. Monroe
was in feeble health, and thus had pretext
for returning % the original etiquette, and
since her DAY neither the President uor his
wife have. returned the visits which sll pay
ito them. s8rsf .t- 81
The Vice President owes q visit to the
PrNidsni, on the meeting Of Congress, and
on New Years day-but he is entitled 10
Sse frat visit from ell others, which be
-. y eotuTn by card or in person. The
-. y Of the Supreme Court call on the
P.aside u annually, on the opening Of the
n mi an. 1 Is NeE Years. day Members
80 O., Net call on the President annU
O1,s u ~ - ~ = 5ening Of the Court and OF
NJ, Vs.4si S6Ns. Members Of the Oabine
Iii =, tbe Prssi' dent on New Years day
so5 i5s Fourth on July, bat they must an
,.,,,tI- r,aI-a the ft st cal, either in person
~ nv leaving a visiting card, on the Vic,
Presidsnt. ne iudqes Of the Supreme Courl
senators and Speaker o. the House Of Rep
septatiTes. e -. s. slltt AaA l-t
when John Quincy Adams was beere
,4orv of State, he addressed o formal lette
= Vioe President Tompkins, in which b
rsradiated The right Of Senator's to exao
tbs = rat call from Cabinet ohcers, but n
,vasDoT oTsrruled by the State Rights men
I'M REGARDED Senators as representative
r6fzasTsraign p5Wers. So the Senators onl,
owe ~ sirgt visit to the President, the Vic
Presidaut tie Vice President, the Judge
,of the Supreme Court, and the Speaker
Ihe Supreme OsHEt, and the Speaker OF n
House. and they even claim the first Visl
As due them from Foreign Ministers.
Representatives are expected 70 eau Il
person, or to leave E card, soon afteF th
opening Of each session, upon the PresI
dent Vice President, Judges, Cabinet on
GERS, Speaker and Foreign Ministers. AZ
minor officials owe the first visit-and Fhs
-is IaidsdoWn By the gentlemen, applies I
the ladies'. 80 next to Mrs Lincoln, tn
> Mrs. Senators are high.oeckoloremsl th
.Oo6iaet danes come next, then the Mi
tress Representatives, and 50 down unit
the better halves Of the smallest salarle
clerks are reached. After which, las Ii
Independence programmes sayl CON
a strangers snf citizens geaeEsllyt'j vi
itinR by card Is the most expeditions an
least expensive way, for although engrav'
pastebosrd is costly, hack-hire IS costhe
"A member Of Congress, who wishes Q
the entire Stillon, must distribute sDo'
TVe kundred cards at the eommenceme'
ssoh session, which the knowing on
%, tucked into their stationery accounts