Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-24
QUEEN EMMA In WASHINGTON.
The President Receives Her in a
Neat Little Speech.


WASHINGTON, August l4-A very dis
agreeable storm prevailing all the early
part of the day, Queen Emma was com
PEELED to confne herself to her hote
until after lunch, which was served Ia
her at one o clock Willard s was scene
of considerable idle curiosity throughout
the day, large numbers Of people stand
in about the halls and doorways, in hopes
of getting stray glance at royalty. The
storm abating this afternoon, carriages
were ordered, and under the guidance
of Mr.. R. S. Cheltin, of the State Depart.
ment, and Mr.. Odell, Of New York, the
Queen and her party visited and were
shown through the Patent Office and the
Smithsonian Institution. The Queen
betrayed most remarkable interest at
the former place in the examination OF
models of inventions of useful and prac-
tical nature, in all cases preferring such
in her examinations and comments, to
the merely ornamental or superficial.
She fingered long time in this place,
and expressed herself greatly pleased at
the ingenuity and enterprise there dis
played. At the Smithsonian Institution
she found much to awaken her attention
and interest, but in less degree than at
the Patent Office
The great event of the day was the re-
ception Of the Queen by the President of
the United States. At about fifteen min
utes past eight o clock p m, Her Majesty
and suite arrived at the Presidential
mansion. Hon. Edward StansbHry, AT
torney General of the United States, re-
ceived her at the door and escorted her
Hon Hugh McCulloch, Secretary Of the
Treasury, and Hon. Gideon Welles, with
several ladies and gentlemen of celebrity
and high positions, we're assembled to
receive her. Judge Stansbury introduced
Her Majesty to the President, who ad-
dressed her as follows:
am most happy TO renew to your
Majesty the assurances of profound re
gard and esteem made to you by the
Acting Secretary of State, and it affords
me pleasure to offer you a cordial well
come to the capital of these United
States, the seat of government for over
thirty millions of people. And in ac-
cording you this earnest welcome, permit
me to assure you that it is not because
you bear the title of Queen; it is in
duced solely by the prestige that has
preceded you, that has assured us of
your virtues as woman, and especially
of your efforts in the cause of Christi
anity, civilization and education among
the people of your country. 1t is more
on that account than of the rank or ap-
pelation that you bear. If were dis
posed to be facetious on this occasion,
| might say that while none of the peo-
pie of these United States wear crowns,
while no man is acknowledged as king
and no woman as a queen, yet while you
are here in these United States, you will
have none but queens to associate with.
To this address the Queen eurtesied,
and in an inaudible tone to me, made an
apparently earnest and heartfelt acknow-
ledgement. She then enter ed into an
animated conversation with Secretaries
MeCulloch, Welles, and Hon. Mr.. STAINS
bury, and was then introduced to sew
eral of the distinguished ladies and gem
tlemen present, and shortly afterward
retired
Queen Emma wore train dress of
rich black satin, ornamented with SINH
larly colored lace and bugles. Across
her breast, running over her right shoul-
der, she wore wide mauve ribbon.
Around her neck was a beautiful neck
lace Of jet pendants, suspended from
which in the centre, was a large diamond
brooch. On her head she wore white
lace veil, studded with small and chaste
.n& n.
ingly well to represent royal tiara.
Her Majesty has an amiable appearance,
that would have indicated great mirth-
fulness in her sunny days of royalty.
She has very large, expressive eyes, in
dicative, as phrenologists declare, Of
language; and, in truth, If ever eyes
could speak, hers do. Her color is OF an
olive hue; although seen far behind, the
color Of the skin of her shoulders seemed
no less fair than any Of the many beau
tiful ladies present. Her face, however,
is considerably darker, so much so, in
deed, that it led me to believe much of
her color may be induced by the expo
sures she experienced in her recent
travels.
The President seemed in one of his
happiest moods, and appeared happier
in mind than have seen him for long
time before.
The Queen was accompanied at the
White House by Miss Spurgeon and Ma
jor Hopkins. Among the ladies' present
to receive her we're Mrs President John
son, Mrs. Patterson, daughter Of the
President, Mrs Stansbury and Mrs
Welles The ladies were all in full toilet