Daily national Republican., 1863-03-03
For the National Republican.
lNKLINGS OF IDLENESS.
THE PREsIDENT's RECEPTION LAST NoHT-AN
IMMENSE GATHERING.

cannot dress decently when he visits the Chief
Magistrate of the Republic" Perhaps It would be
more eredItable to us, as a people, II all men who
visit the White House were of the same opinion.
THE EXECUTIVE MANSION.
The White House las the residence of the Presi-
dent Is generally cslledl was blaze OF light as
we approached, and carriage after carriage was
dashing up under the portieo to deposit its fair
freight. Ireg7etted to also see ambulances used
BY some otieers, who doubtless desired to econo-
mile, but who must have forgotten that the con-
yeyanees provided for the wounded, are not their
private vehicles As for the sOvereigns, they came
foot, mingling at the portieo with foreign min
isters, who arrived in dashing equipages, with
wants In livery. guard at the door (whoss attire
was anything but uRiCOrm) showed that we lived
in warlike times and that the bayonet is now typ
ical of the strength OF the Republic. Long may It
wave.
wRAPPINGs.
In the large vestlbule were attendants ready to
take care Of the gentlemen's overcoats and hats
giving checks for them, which did not bear the
" eternal revenue" " stamp which II is provided BY
law that all checks " must bear. The ladies
passed on into the family dining.room, where they
"took Off their things" After the usual smooth.
ing of hair and expansion Of skirts, the fair ones
emerged into the hall where, after some elbowinE,
cav hlleEb lOlneu Nltlhf an huCn
crowd as there was in that hall Such rush OF
soldiers Such a pushing BY civilians Such
Balaklava charge OF ciioyens Il ciioyeRnssl why,
had it not been for policeman my friend Jenkins
would have been smashed as badly as was his hat
which he would carry in his hand.
PRESENTATION.
Passing through the red drawing room, the
guests were marshalled into the blue drawing
room, where Marshal Lamon presented each one
to President Lincoln. The Chief Magistrate re-
ccyed every one with his frank cordiality of man
ner often saying few pleasant words and win
ming all hearts, not stepped in party malice, with
his pleasant yet careworn smile.
! Mrs. Lincoln stood just beyond the President
receiving with graceful courtesy those presented
to her by Major French. She was most becomingly
dressed in mourning, wearingJe Jewelry hArmoniIing
with her attire and 1t was generally remarked
that she had never appeared to more advantage.
THE REPUBLICAN COURT.
| While for three mortal long hours varied tide
| of humanity swept up to the President, then
circled over into the eddy Of humanity graced by
| Mrs Lincoln, and then surged onward into the
East-rOom, the notables remained behind grouped
near the Presidents wife. Mrs. Marshal L''''
belle ct blonde Mrs. P''''. who 30 well represented
the citizens-resident of the metropolis; Mrs Gen
H''''''; Mss- l. Re-, OF New York, whose bro
cade was worthy Of any court In ChFistcndOm and
whose diamonds rivAlled her eyesi trio OF misses
from Boston, bright an Eastern morning-these
danes ef demOiSeS, with others delighted my friend
Jenkins, who promised to send me detailed ac-
counts OF their dresses, but has not kept his prom
ise-thAts what's the matter.
The Diplomatic Corps was well represented by
Lord Lyons, Baron De stGckl and NJ. SehIeIden;
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Ator Reverdy Johnson and Gen. Farnsworth, of
the coming Congress- Secretaries Chase and Welles
Commissioner Boutwell,, Postmaster ClephAne and
other public funetionArIes were there; Gen. Hal
leGk wore his three-stArred shoulder-straps hut
was eelipsed by that magnificent looking soldier
Major General RousseSui the Rev. DR.. Parker
represented the church, John Perpont, the poet
was one Of those most observe ed Gen. Fremont's
political friends lionized himi and there were
other notables, from those high In authority down
to stan officers, who, by the way, seemed to mo-
nopoliIe the pretuest women, who evidently be-
neye in the text "thy Sta6 shall comfort me"
THE EAsT ROOM.
Ne, hS people," had full possession of this noble
saloon, where was varied multitude, rivallng In
difference OF home the crowds that used to mock to
Rome when her imperial sway extended from the
Western oceans to the Euphrates-from the walls
of Antonius and Dacia to Atlas and the Tropic of
Cancer. Every loyal State, and some not suspect.
cd Of loyalty, were representedi and some of the
Territories well, If not better, represented
than the States: Nevada, for example Hundreds
| Of either sex congregated around the East Room,
or were grouped in the centre Of 1t, enshrining a
maelstrom OF humanity, which circled around ever
changing, like the figure in a kaleidoscope.
Jenkins said-And be should know-that young
1aHf Ernpn In Kla,
belle of the evening" although the OhioAns claimed
the honor for Miss C..... A Pennsylvania m matron,
whose classleally-formed head was decked with
natural idwers, was much admired Miss ,.,
Of Baltimore, in rather low-boddiced and oyer
trimmed silk dress, moved Jenkins conceptions of
JunO's regal beauty while no one could gaze on
the charms Of Miss ....s., Of Kentucky, without
regretting that Phdias could not immoFtAlize them
Ia marble. Mrs. ...., of New York, was attended
| by her four clever daughters, hanging around her
like cluster Of Isabella grapes and Mrs .,.. Of
Philadelphia, wore a diamond necklace which en-
circled her beautifully neck as sparkling
Alpine river flows over a pure glacier. Jenkins
is entitled to the credit Of this paragraph
Had laid any claims to a place, among those
who are protessiOnA writer's for the press should
have obtained the names OF the prettIest women
present, but one might as well ask from Captain
! Slhla catalogue OF lht brightest stars on fine
night, IS TO demand Of my idle selfa list Of the
brightest beauties In that galaxy OF loveliness
such variety of dresses, too, from ball costume
a Ia mode de Paris, to dOwagcrs In bonnets and
shRwls. As for los h0mLrcy they were there In
battaltons. Diplomatic ministers with decorations
andlobby chevalters without treputations-contrae-
tors and cleFks-uniOnlsts and cOpperheads-Rene.
rals and corpOrHs, with intervening grades-the
OH and the yOung-the good and the great-the
| gifted and the gay-all were there.
NUIsANCEs.
Some young clerks, who lead a chrystaIis life In
the yauled public offices, had burst forth into the
full blsle of the White House, without the least
conception OF how they should behave themselves.
and they evidently seemed to thlnl, that 10 so
crowd lady that she would almost iaint. wrs
"joly" As for the officers Of volunteers who per.
mitted their enlisted men to come during the re-
heis oftheir gusrd-duty In dirty overeOats and
| muddy boots, with unshaNen faces and unkempt
hair they may he democratic" but they forget
that dirty looking fellow Is out Of place at An
! eycmng entertainment.
| LES ADIEUN.
Al eleven o'clock, President Lincoln, who had