Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-01-12
Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec, 81. 1868.
cHILpREN's PARTY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The grand children of President john
sons family gave children's dancing par
ty Tuesday evening. About $50 invita-
tions were issued. They were not at all
confined to the children of the upper ten,
Whomsoever the young entertainers have
made agreeable acquaintance with, at
home, at day school, at dancing school, and
clsewhere-them they were promitted to
invite without regard to their social po-
sitions such list generally being supervis-
ed with reference to character only. One
of Senator Pattcrson's daughters is quite
a pretty dancer in what are called clancy
dances" There had been great prepara-
tions going on among the numerous mas
tiers and misses, who were fortunate enough
to have received cards of invitation and
the height to which their youthful spirits
had been raised by their rose colored anti
cipation of the pleasures of the occasion,
can be better imagined by all parents than
described by your correspondent The
mothers largely participated, Of course, in
the preparations and, truth to tell, they
also bore about equal part with the child
ren in the excitement and happiness in the
prospect. A good deal of effort had been
made among all ranks of our Capital dem
izens-people whose worst fault in the
premises is the inheritance, according to
Combe, Of too prominent projection Of
the occiput midway behind the ears-to
secure admission to sec the rare and real
y charming spectacle it was. | do not
blame them. | know YOU and your read
ers would not have withheld them by q
very rigid observance of ordinary eti-
quette. "Onc touch of nature makes all
men kin"
The children, in charge ofparents, &C.,
began to arrive about six o'clock. BY
seven the East Room was filled with the
prcttiest, brightest and cheeriest collection
of humanity ever beheld in that room of
gay scenes. 1t was vast bed of brilliant
flowers, despite the contradiction in the
din of chatter issuing therefrom, and the
taking to themselves of tripping little feet
that wouldn't rest. But soon the cele-
brated Marine Band (also brilliant in their
scarlet uniforms) commenced sweet
strain, and Immediately the fowery ex-
panse began to twrl itself into promenade
columns, and circle round the room. And
soon after dancing followed under the dir
ection of Prof. Horatio Bates, (whose
pupils many Of the little ones are) and all
the various figures in vogue among "child-
rem of larger growth" together with some
fancy and tableau dances specially adaft-
to the little children, rapidly consumed
the hours, and delighted all present. Sup
per was next on the programme. This
was the only disseminating part of the
affair. Flowers feed themselves after
that fashion ? No, no Imagination is not
enough for that But they were little
ladies and gentleman ALL About eleven
o'clock they were preparing for home.
SENATOR coNNEsss BILL.
The distinguished Senator from Cali
fornia, has resolved, in view Of the fact
that some of the heads of departments
and bureau officers affect not to understand
the intent of the framers of the eight-hour
law, and Of the Legislators who voted for
it, to endeavor to secure the passage, at
an early day, Of the bill introduced by
him to the Senate last week. This bill
will enlighten the understandings of some
of the obtuse gentlemen connected with
the Executive branch of the Government.
1t enacts that from and after june %,
1868, all laborcrs, workinemen and mech
anics in the employ of the Government
shall receive for days labor as provided
by law, the full wages and compensation
paid for such labors as if ten hours con-
stituted days labor. Good for Senator
Conness. He has ever been the friend Of