The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-11-25


nnd : nshion-Nccncs Outsido -Eirew orLs '
aud Entausinsui.
wv iort nj" the reputation of max Ing tr,nd and
''"'hs DISPLAYS, hut II 10 not stretch of imarin.
hon iosy that ihe motropoli, eciped itself a, the
h'.sn'hcent reception given to General Grant and
lady lat nieht a, the fihh avenue Hotel Il 70.
ungucstonaby the most brilliant ,p.ct.e. NJ b..u,x
srseo elegance ani sllendor that has ever bcon
Nitne'eed In New York, The most sorsoop. toil,t.
thc handsomcst decorations the most er1ui,ite f,t
en"mbN we're there displayed with q profu.one.s
'ha' icm nded one Al the stories OF fairy land. IL
'e"hed That the people had de'cr ned TO pav
'"'r respects W tho great Union hero in
smSnner musnsurato with bi. services aud With
the position uheh he holds as tho tspreseutAti,e of
the Mon army. The enthuaiasm mani Ii.stsd I'm the
preparations for the great occasion wa heartfelt and
'ponianeou. The Prince OF Wales and Ru-.i.u Ball,
and the japanese party evoked no such ssp,r. ,ei
ms on the par OF the psopo for thev .ppo.ed only
10 fashion and love Of display. ~hio the Grant recep-
uol added patriotism and gratitude n the b.,er in
ccniivos From the time the first notice Of public r.
eepuon 70 tho GensraliNAs made knosn. the world Of
iashIon has been In acon,tant autteT OF excitement
Tor The time Of preparation was necessarily v.ry
brief The shopa Of the uottstsA and the .tor,.
OF the toilet snd fancy dealers we're almost taken by
superb dresses. the mos, attractive ornsnenta aud
the inos elegant trimming wore secured royardI..,
Of money! and tho milliners hAlrdreaers, etc, have
cen allowed tiino neither TO eat or sleep. The
male peisua-ion, also, have been equally excited.
The question Of tickets, boots, choters and svao~-
isi' hAs boon the ali absorbing thsme and business
hss been Of secondary Importance. No wonder, then
thSt New Nort ou'dld Itself last night IL determined
beforehand to mshe the reception of Genera Grant
the greatest event Of the Kind that ever occurred Ia
this country aud It succoeded.
Asev,ning approached. notwithstanding tho uu-
pleasant weather, large crowds began to assemble
and before seven o'clock the space IN front Of the
iinh Avenue Hotel wS filed with eager upturned
iaccs Nhlle e3i street was completely blocked up
over the 23d street entrance was placed an awning
and piect Of rich carpet extended over the side
waIt to the street. A. the ladies door the Finn
avenue, the same h-rAEemou,s were made, the en-
trance 'or the company being on Twenty third
IT,, and the exit BY the ladies hotel entrance About
one hundred and hny polcomcn under command
" Captain Hrnetett aud sersc.nt Rob uson, of the
ti'y Hall squad ~ere on duty, and kept oIcellent
order The Interior Of the hotel blaze Of light
rope wa extended across Al the head Of the stairs
beyond Nhleh none but invited guests we're permit
ted TO pass. The space outside Of this rope however
was ompletely Jainmod With interested looiers-on.
male and female including guests Of the hotel ETC.,
,u ,,.t,,. a., 90, -. :, ,h - :, 49,. -',,,
h.,,Ia. ,v,, sn,L, an ,ha .o,,1 .a,, -
o,,,o.l ,ho s,,..,. ho,., 40 Il. t -, -.
and NO ,ox.I I.,,. .v., had ..h ,r,,1I.,, ,,,.i-'
81 ho.,,,, an, ,,,,ion =. or,.,,o, 40 a. -. a.
Ge,.rsl Grant sop,. ~ the lsdi,. ii,.,ot, Ii.,o,
w,,h ,,ono,d, an, an. ,ov.,.I &c.,. -. .ris.
and bo.nt,,ui ,hio co,ons,, a, ,o.s. Ia
di.nord. .,d c,,cl.,. ., cola .,o,n., ,I.
head. Of n,arlv all And mn, ,ho cn,ir. bou -.
an co,rp,etely bIoe.,d mn that 1, "a. i,,n,,.Ilo 10
may. Gsuersl,. with ,h.i, ,,,r Admiral, lin
thoir ,trinss For,i,n Con,uI. iii ,h.i, ,,l.ndI,
puitorn, fth,t of tho Au,,,i,n Cop.uI G.,s,,I N
Io<es being tho mo,t ,bo.y- bee,u,. ,o,,po,oi ~
,carlst and soll, ,p,..fed A,oong ,hs M.io, u.n.
cr,l, ,as particul.rlv no,lc.i tall ,oup. man n,
nbout thirty and hundre1, tn.de thu inauirv.
"Who A. he ~ That he wa. rich N, ,yI.
dent. for although I'm undIe,. uniform. hi.
star. were studded With dl.,aond.. Thi, ~,
Major.Geueral Alexander shaler, formerly Captain
Of tho Seventh Regiment, and who a..i.ted General
Cochran in raising a regiment, which lie vent With
As lieutenant.colonel 10 the war Merit the horo Of
Fort sumter apDesred-tbc brave Auder-on Nth bis