The national Republican., 1867-02-25
SECRETARY AND MRS. McCUL-
LOCH,A RECEPTION.

ONN'N@I shbhs w eho
Mr.. and Mrs. MoOuILooH, II being their first
evening drawing.room reception this season.
Soon after o'clock the spacious parlors and
drawing rooms were comfortably filled, but
by o'clock they were crowded with ladies
and gentlemen, and continued so until about
midnight, Notwithstanding, during the whole
time, there were constant arrivals and de-
partures. II is seldom that party has been
seen, Of similar size, that was more dis
tinguished for eminent men and beautiful and
cultivated ladies. Among the noted per-
sonages present whom we recollect were
Chief Justice CHASE and his daughter Mrs
Senator SPRAGUE; Postmaster General Ran.
DALI and his wife and mother; Speaker Col
FAX and lady; Senator SHERMAN and Mrs.
SHERMAN and their neico, Miss MARY SHER-
MAN, daughter of Col. CHARLES SHERMAN;
Senator STEWART and Mrs. STEWART; Senator
FoGG and Mrs. FoGG; Senator HARRrs and
Mrs. HARMS; Senator CRAON and lady;
Gen. BANKS and Mrs. BANKS, accompanied
by Hon. MARSHALL o. RoBERTs Of New
York; Representative boutwell, and Mrs.
BoUrwEti. Representatives NIBLAcK, WENT
WORTH, GARFIELD, and others Of the House;
Mr.. CHANDLER, Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. CHANDLER; Commissioner
ROLLINS, Of the Internal Revenue Bureau;
Mr.. WELLS, Commissioner Of Revenue; Capt.
BRIDGEs, Of the Navy Department, and Mrs.
BRIDGES; Mr.. GoRDoS, Of the Engineers Bu-
reau, Navy Department, and Miss GORDON;
Commodore WISE, Chief Of Ordnance, Navy
Department and Mrs. WISE; Major General
OANBr, commanding the Military Depart
ment of Washington, and lady; Major Gen
eral TAYLOR, Chief Of Commissary U. s. A;
Major General BARNES, Surgeon General U.
s. A.; Admiral CUSNISGHAM, Commandant
Of the Washington navy yard, and Mrs. CuN-
SISdHAN; ex-Congressman VOORHEES, and
Miss WINNIE REAM, the sculptor; Mr.. BAKER,
Of the State Department, and Miss BAKER;
Col. BuRSuAN, Of the Judge Advocate Cen
erals Bureau, and sister, and host Of other
ladies and gentlemen distinguished alike with
those we have mentioned for their eminent
positions, heroism, craftsmanship, beauty,
fashion and worth. To attempt to name the
bellies present would be risking ones life.
We will not do it. They were there, never
theless. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Ne
vada, and this city, were represented by some
of their most charming daughters. To de.
scribe the toilets Of the ladies would be i'm.
possible.
The styles Of costume were nearly as
numerous and various as sizes and COM
plexions Of the ladies' There were not two
dresses alike in cut, pattern, color or orna-
ment All differed; yet all were beautiful,
and, we suppose, oil were considered "fash-
ionable." We don't know why; but they
were. The head dresses appeared to be more
elaborate and extrayagant if possible, than
the dresses Of the body. The most prevail
ing style, just now, seems to be what the
Indians call the "scalp knot" The hair is
combed from before, behind and the sides, to
the very top OF the head and there knotted !
The same style will be observed as prevailing
among different Indian tribes now in this
city. 1t is to be regretted that intelligent
women nowadays will employ their beautiful
hair for such ridiculous dressing of the head.
We hope they will soon return to reason.
The plain, but graeefully flowing, black
locks naccompanied by single ornament,
Of one Of the accomplished bellies at Secre
tary McCuLL0cH's, on Saturday night, at
tracted more attention and was more ad
mlred than oil the costly dressing, distortions
ornaments, pull twists, wheels, rivulets
waterfalls, scalp knots, or what nots, wit
messed on the occasion. That is the opinion
of our JENKINS. The horse hair protuberanct
which is now much worn by ladies upon tn,
back Of the head would be considered {
horrid calamity If it grew naturally. L
would be viewed as n monster excrescence
and surgical operations would be resorted to
even at the risk of life. Will the ladies
never stop such nonsense? We beg pardon
for this depression, but we couldn't help it.
Mr.. and Mrs. MCCuLLoCH gave their
guests a most cordial greeting The SeCre
tary could not have been in better spirits il
he had had nothing to think of and nothing
to do during the past three months, which
has not been altogether the case. Probably
next to The president, no man performs {
greater amount Of mental and physical labol
every twenty-four hours. Mrs. McCrLLocr
gave that graceful, generous welcome to hel
numerous friends which has SO justly popu
larized her drawing-room receptions al
among the most agreeable in Washington.
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