The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18
Reception Extraordinary.

Inc 1snlngtOn correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Commercial writes:
I write this letter as an act Of jus,
tice to neglected man. The Wash
ington correspondents, as a body,
have given themselves over to the,
of woman. Witness their
accounts of the fashionable
parties given by Senators and Score
taries. The women are all described
as a lover might describe his beloved
while the mon, though they may be
husbands aud fathers, senators and
ministers are not considered worthy
OF tlndlcsting the 4dgnltF OF my sex
and for an example to tho regular
correspondents, give you proper
account of the brilliant reception
given at the house of the distinguish
ed Secretary R-n-dll. s
The host was dressed in a neat,
close titsing coat, ola changeahle hue,
showing y delicate blue at night, but
in open daylight real substantial
gray, Pants Of same material, lined
with gray muslin. White skirt. New
patent stesl collar, marked "a. j."
1t is here proper to remark that his
tables Groaned under luxurious piles
Of bread and butter, furnished by the
Treasury Department. md the sid"
tables staggered with loads OF the
choicest wines, confiscated by tho
New York Custom House. t#.
Senator Dl-tt-l-e was dressed in his
best clothes. made loose, so as to be
changed in a moment, and worn
either side out. They wero Of light
changeable blue on one side, and .
reliable gray on the other. His
shirt was cut goring and was made
of material confiscated at tho New
York Custom House. The bosom
was Immediately white, typical
Of the breast within. He wore steel
collar which was also tpyica. Of the
character Of the man. He seemed
hungry and spent most Of the eve
ming in tho retreshment room, eating
bread and bntter, and slipping the
odds and ends into his pockets.
Chief Justice C-h-s-e was dressed
in a full suit of blue, with the exccp-
ton Of his vest, which had green
back. The tops of his boots were
also green, and he had in his pocket
several little pictures Of Christopher
Columbus and others set in green
lie seemed to be rather choice of
these, keeping his hands in his pock-
1T . all fha ti,,,o oo,,oo:olt,, ,r,Lor <ho
host or Senator D-l-tt-l-e wereabout.
lie wore susponders.
General G-r-n-t was also dressed in
blue and q cigar case. He had on
suspenders and blue ribbed socks
with white toes. He was heard to
inquire ii the Chief Justice gave il
up, he said it was because his offense
was rank. The Secretary of War
breyetted him on the spot.
President J-n-s-n came in lenning
heavily on the arm of Vice President
S-t-v-n s for support. On first enter
ing he seemed to be insensibIy affect
cd by something, but soon dried his
eyes with his new pocket handker-
chief-a splendid pattern Of bunting
representing the. United States flag
on the other. His outer garments
wore a curious mixture of blue, gray
and butternut, but all his underwear
were Of = sturdy gray, dyed in the
wool. lie wore no suspenders, claim
ing, it is understood, that such fix
lures are clearly in violation of the
Constitution and an insult to the
South. 1t is unconstitutional to 5us-
pend anything except women.
Senators Sis b r-y and McD-g-l
came together and looked and acted
like brothers. They were dressed
alike, each having on snuff-colored
butternut coat with two bottles of
whisky in the coat tails. Bodies par
TALLY empty. These two chivalric
gentlemen added mncn to the festivi.
tics Of the occasion by acting on in
teresting tab!eau, representing the
coat ofar,ns of Kentucky-"United
we stand" They wore white kids.
Seated in corner were Secretary
Wills and Senator D-v-s Of Ken
tuck's engaged ia a warm discussion