The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-02
WASHINGTON.
new YEARS DAY AT the WHITE HOUSE.
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RECEPTION BY THE PRESIDENT AND FAMILY
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The Army, Navy, Cabinet and Foreign Am-
bassadors Represented.
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Negroes Admitted to the Reception for
the First Time.
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Gen. Grants New House Thrown
Open to Callers,
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Gen. Grants New House Thrown
Open to Callers.


winch IN cOnceued by those visited republican
palace to-day to be tho highest type Of ses,,y. Tho
thirty thousand doIlars appropriated by Congress
identifying and reoova,ng tho White House has 70,
reached the hands OF the Commissioner OF Public Build
ngs; the "Pear OF the Republic forced 10 show
himself In a rather dingy setting; but ho sbono bril-
lantly enough for all that In accordance with tho
time honored custom and arrangements Mr. Johnson
received the Blue Room this bare OF ornaments
excepting couple OF with fresh flowers the ladies'
OF the White House, Mrs Patterson and Mrs. Slower
Misses Craigones and Baxter, two pretty young Lady
visitors from Knoxville, Tenn, and the children
OF the family The bruised furniture OF the Fast Room
removed the carpets covered with linen spreads
to prevent further sohng from the feet o Prond cleo
tors Thanks to tbs womanly supervision OF the Ten
ncssec housewives the dingy mansion made quito
prcscntable. The Marine band, scarlet uniform forty
pieces strong disooursed excellent music from
ante room through which high aud low passed ON their
10 the New Year greeting without the streets we're
sloppy from the meltiag snow the crowd about tho
grand entrance nnd the carriage way watch the arrival
Of the ign and domestic dgninrics and 10 gaze al
mirugly upon the gold gauzo Of foreign diplomats
thcir wives aud daughters not gres, might
have been without bo,hcrlng the white gloycd police
men. Tho President took hs station IN the Blue Room
iut before eleycn O'Clock when the foreign ministers
members OF ,he Cabinet. supreme Court Judges and
| tbclr ladies' announced Sir Frederick Bruce the
TALL porily white hatred representative Of her Butaunc
Majesty, the pioneer Of the ar'i named class; While
Mr. stanton, with the spectaces aud the smile wa the
lrra courier Of the Cabinet They were quickly fo'
| loved however by Marquis dc Montholon, French
Minister; Baron Stocked Of Russia Baron de wedcr-
| stedt of Norway aud sweden; Count wydeabriok, Of
Austria Commander Beransii iron, the Italian state
| NJ Rap.loG oC Denmark Delforsc Of Belgian Van
| Lm5erg lpm the Netherlands, senor Romero, from
| the republic 81 Mexico Senior Molina fon The
! Central American states senior Asia Bcrnsga ff9m
| Chile anI plan John Htl from the monailin re-
public OF Switzerland These foreign ministers were
| generally thor prescribed court dress very rich
Of course, but un'que in the eyes Of the borg''d',
| senior Romero of the suffering Mexican republic, 40
| pcarrd ia a plain suit OF black, and the res
pient OF m extraordinarily hearty shake Of the hand
| from tue President The isdcs accompanying heo
foreign parties tascfully bat not expensively
dressod Judge Chase. wearing the same bcntgn, 10.
imprisoned expression which appears on The one dollar
grccnb,cks With Mrs spriguc hts daughter. who
thinner picr and the KATE Chase Ohio people
| admired
Half hour spent Ia The Bloc Room by these
dsnarcs "a gold lace and Jccofst and These ladies'
OF elaborate toet aud versatile tongue, animated con
| verso IN all the modern languages carried 90,
PRODUCTION ceremonies gons through st President
| Johnson and h,. dspghtcn unrufned Mra jobs
son and Colonel Robert tho Presidents beng isis
| posed. did not
The officers OF the army sud navy next preseaied
70 the chef Magistrate NaBy'of the foreign snllare1
| yet fingered 10 the Blue Room when the hero ~
the creates, Of wars Lieutenant Genefa Grant grnspsd
hand OF the Prsdeut the fcoc Of The shake which
followed convincing the ling that u MT 0gs Of
mere formaliy. General Grant passed nto the room,
respectfully greeted the ladies aud at once became the
een,re " ltiie presentation circle position witch he
vacated - sooa a. u coai gcniecy b. done FOLLOW ~
the General every officer o. rank Who chained -
he wash,agion v day pad hs respects 70 ,hs Pres
dent They al 10 fu.l unform aud presen,ei
very brilliant appearanos Their follows
Geusrsls Rawlins roWnsend ord HOssri Hunter Msg',
| Dolbedly Barnes seth Williams ingalls. Hagh Ewing
| Bartlett Glnorc Eaton Morris. Mott Hariie, Prime
Perry, Holi Nichols Dciaa.ld Green. Alexander. Dent
Ke,chum Fess.nieB, Esn. naskns, Ksron, shiras
viBccnt RseEer. Robinson, Dana, ycEesyer, Ramsay
| Dyer sui strong
subsegcnily Captain Fox ASSISTANT ssrfe'afy - The
| Nayy, introduced The follo-ing namei oalser IA
| na.s.l. sI..sssos. D~vs-. TO-
Coumodores Radford Wee and Har~ooi, ,ad colonei
zelin. commaBaapi 81 the Marin, corps No naval on
GERS from other than wasbngion present
The dpiomaic oorps. TIE cabinr, tho army aud navy
orosrs having tssen depsrsrs, President Jobnson
nerved hsn.af for a friebeiy maslir struggle With me
vigorous bsa,os9f, Policemen stationed along the
route " from the Bloc Room. Ubsd states Marsha
God ng and Colonel oBsirns took 20 Their posiipus
the Pr.adsu' and the joyous cell walng popsses
| we're admted keeping s,~p 10 the nsompf-hsnsibls
music OF TsraAausv, carefully rendered By The ssrns
band tn. lively young ladies' from Vast renn~s-.
10 state ~ Interesting expectation Mr. stsT-r
aud Mrs. Patterson snd smiled ch-erfrliy vbils The
d~nps face bsed thoe tsgssinga rblch represent
him with mirh hs oompos,oa All
classes spptoac Rel II the of thIry pc sai
ssjyyss the ia~zmsbs puVsx. q boxing bslf gs-si
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