The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-16
THE PRESIDENTS LEVEE LAST NIGHT.
Final Reception of the SeasOn-The Per.
sOnneI and the TO1lettes Brilliant
SOiree. Etc.


SOtree, Etc.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The last reception for
the season at the White House took place this
evening, and the saloons we're thronged from s
to 10 O'Clock by moving mass OF human beings.
IT the number of visitors present can be taken
as an indication OF the popularity OF the present
occupant OF the Executive Mansion, he must in
deed have been gratifed, as well as his nume-
rous well-wishers, at the large number of repre-.
sentative men and women who called to pay
their respects.
For not only every State and Territory in full
or partial communion with the Government but
almost every city and large town throughout the
land, had it one or more representatives present.
France was represented by Marquis de Montholon
and family and several members of his suite
and number OF eminent French citizens tenn
porarIy visiting the capital; England, by Sir
Frederick Bruce and family; Russia, by Baron
Stoeckl and the attaches Of the Embassy; the
Netherlands, by Chevalier de Karnebeck; Spain,
by.Senor Don Tassara and family; Prussia by
by several members of the legation in.
Guiding the Minister, Baron Won Gerolt;
Sweden, by Baron Wetterstedt; Denmark, by
Colonel de Raoslof; Italy, by Senior NJ. Cauta-
GALL, Secretary of Legation: Mexico, by Senor
Don Romero, members OF the legation ard ladies'
&C companied by the accomplished daugh ters OF
President Juarez. Indeed, nearly all of the re-
presentatves OF foreign courts and Jvernments
had one or more members of their families pre-
sent, including BELGIUM, Austria, the Hanseatic
Republic, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras
Chill, the Argentine Republic, and Brazil, by
several of her distinguished sons and daughters.
Many of these delegations were accompanied by
their ladies and friends, making, all in all the
largest gathering of the Diplomatic Corps ever
seen on any occasion before in the Capital.
The Supreme Court was represented in the
persons of Chief Justice Chase, Justice Under
wood, and Judge Hughes: the Senate of the
United States by Messrs. Foster, Norton,
Sprague Davis, Sherman, Morgan, Harris,
Doolittle, johnson, and Morrill the House OF
Represe ntatiyes by, Speaker Colfax, Green
CLAY Smith, Raymond, Farnsworth, Wash burne,
Banks, Smith, Rogers, of New Jersey, and many
others; the amy by Lieutenant tGeneral Grant
and lady, and his military family, Generals
Thomas, Townsend, Hunter, Custer, A. j.
Smith, Hardee, Meigs, Eaton, Surgeon Barnes,
and a score more of officers of lesser rank; the
navy, by Rear-AdmTal Smith, Commander
Smith, Surgeon Horwitz, Chief Engineer Isher-
wood, Commodore Radiord, Captain Smith, and
Paymaster Jackson, and the Marine Corps by
Colonel Zeilin. The members of the Cabinet
were all present. except Messrs. Seward and
Harlan, accompanied by ladies; also many of
the heads of the different bureaus and their
clerks.
Among the distinguished citizens present we're
Governor Parsons, of Alabama; Maynard, of
Tennessee; Ex-Governor Newell, of New Jersey;
Dr.. Daily of the Indiana State University, and
many others too numerous to mention. The
citizen representation was confined to no exclu-
sive class but embraced men and women occu-
pylng the more humble spheres OF life. as well as
the most exalted in the social scale and the
lottiest intelleCts pressed forward to greet the
President with the most humble in the land,
The visitors moved through the ease room,
blue room, and the red room. The President
stood In the blue room, surrounded by members
OF his family and immediate friends. Marshal
Gooding, assisted by Commissioner French and
Colonel OBeme, did the honOrs of the occasion
bv introducing each guest in turn, first to the
President and then to Mrs. Patterson and Mrs.
Slower.
The President never appeared to be in better
spirits. The ladies received the guests in the
same frank and unostentatous manner that has
heretofore gained for them the respect of all
visitors. They were becomingly dressed in half
mourning, with no other head,tTim ming than
natural flowers. Towards ten O'Clock the heat
became so oppressive by reason af She crowds
in the apartment that one lR6g Szlnted and
several others were only remoVs time to
prevent similar unpleasant resuhf
Taken all in all, this was one "a the most
satisfactory receptions of the season, more
people, and representatives of more classes,
being present than on any similar oc 3asion
Even the radicals in large numbers paid their
respects to the President, who received them in
manner becoming his position.
VI the dresses OF the ladies on such occasions
as this, it is not worth while to speak critically.
THESE receptions are true representation of the
republican court of free America, where within
true republicans. Meny ladies and gentlemen
were IN full evening dress; but the great mass
presented themselves In attires apparently ia
accordance with the whim of the moment The
Marine Band discouTsed some excellent music
during the evening. At a little past ten the
guests had retired and the Presidential mansion
was again left to the undistuTbed use ofits egit
mate occupants.-Ne1 York Herald.