Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-08
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION


Ibe SECOND reception this season of the
President took place last evening, and was
indttd most brilliant and fashionable affair
the crowd being one of tue largest ever as
semblsd within the walls of the Executive
Manson. From eight until eleven O'clock {,
continual stream of persons were arriving and
departing. The parIors, halls, aHd east room
were filled 10 their greatesE capacity.
The President was in excellent spirits and
gave cordial greeting 10 the guests. For the
hrst time Mrs. johnson appeared in public
She Is still III very poor health, but mucn hat
ter than for some Time past. Mrs Patterson
ano MIS- Slower, the accomplished daughters
% tne fIeslueni, Were also present and assisted
ih MtIct ming tue guests
among the visitors were Secretary Welles,
accompanied by Mrs. Morgan, a sister of Mrs
Welles, Secretary McCulloch, accompapIed nv
Mrs. Charles NJ. M cCuIIocb his daugbter
law; Gen. Grant and Mrs. Grant, Gen. Sher.
ldan, SIR Frederick Bruce, the English Min
lsttr; M Caniagalli, Charge d Al fairs Italy:
Senor Romero, Mexican Minister: and a largs
number o: the attaches of the various legations:
George Peabody, the London banker; Bishop
Mcllvaine and Rsbert e.. Winthrop of NJ ass
Capt Bythesee, of the English navy and Iady;
Lord Southwell, of England: Senator Yatss
ano lacy, Se5ator Dooiittle, lady and daugh-
Ter, senator Morgan and lady, Senators SauIs-
bury and Patterson, Vice President Foster
ano lady, and l-Ige number OF Representa-
yves; Coils Moore, Morrow and Rives. OF the
accompanied by their ladie-; Gen Wilcox
surgeon General Barne-, Paymaster General
BrIce, Gen. Townsend, Commodores Powell
and Lee, OF the Navy; Lieut.. Com Shirk, Sur
geon Horwitz, and a large number of other
Navy officers; Edgar 7. WeIles, Esq, chief
S M,I Navy Department. Gov. Sharkle, of
from all parts Of the country.
Def RSens .naW Was STsssed IN BLACK six and
with white ribbon. Mrs.. Patterson wore a
Whlte alpaca and peplum trimmed with ma.
fo0n velvet; hair dressed with curls and
single samela- Mrs. Stcver wore a lilac.
coIored silk and W bite lace shawl hair GRIM nsd
ana dressed with white cameiia Miss Stoyer
wore a blue plaid silk, with low neck and
Anori sleeves Mrs Senator Doolittle wore q
Pearl-colored silk, trimmed with black lace
MISS Dooiittle wore white popIin trimmed
win PINK SIX, hair plain Mrs. Dol Rlyes
wore an ashes OF rose silk and peplum heavily
trimmed with black lace, lace spencer. and har
trimmed with white flowers. Mrs Dol. moore
was atfired In black silk " til ret trimming hair
erlmped and cHrled. Mrs. Charles NJ McOul-
loon wore mauve silk, white lace spencer
trimmed with narrow crimson velvet, hair
dressed with flowers. Mrs. Senator MORAN
wore a brown MORE antique trimmed with
nonnon lace, white lace, and crystal head.
dress Mrs Senator Yates wore mauye siIk.
trim med with green velvet.
Inc Marine Band, under Prof. Scala. per.
March, Tsnnahauser. Wagner. Ouick Sasn'
Norma Bellini, Overture StradeIja Flotow
ARA, lone, Petrella, Ealse des valse. Ten.
~. eo hiiicane, meyerbeer Galop,
ID eiteI SHELTER, Coro and Aria Robert II Dis.
Nolo- Meyerbeer. CavatIna, Nabucco Verdi
waltz Il yards, Godfrey, Aria, Martina, Flo.
Tow, Medley, National, Scala. Pot POUR n
Destino, VERDI Star Span led Banner Yankee
The evening session OF Congress prevented
many Senator'S and Representatives from at
tending, but the ladies OF man , OF them were
present '
The police arrangements under Lieut.. Hur.
ley ana Sergt Buel, OF the First Ward with
tnirty men, were excellent. and the Office da
In which they attended to their duties in nre.
venting as far as possible the passages And
dcorways being crowded up.