The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-04
TIE PRESIDENT At THE SEASIDE
Grant and EIts Wife at the Long Branch
Ball, as seen by Olive Logan-Olive is
introduced TO Grant. and Talks to him
kindly.

Olive Logan writes to the New York World,
giving pen picture Of the Grants. as they ap-
peared at the recent ball at Long Branch:
After the quadrille the band struck up one
Of the plessaItest airs from Faust" and the
crowd closed about the President, who stood
ready for the attack with his right hand in 8
chronic position OF extension to receive the
grasp Of the oncomng hundreds. have read
in private annals that George Washing toms
hand. after his levees, was often swollen twice
it's usual size with tborlghtless hand-pressure
from admiring visitors. Thinking Of this,
what milk Of human kindness is in me gave
me slight jar Gar Of milk comprenez y and
30, when my name was pronounced in the ear
one Of my prettiest curtesies. and re-
Trained from Offering my hand. With perfect
grace he responded in bow and With an apro-
pos word. Raising my eyes, then, took him
In at glance. o Carlyle, where art thou,
that may say to thee how wonderfully clever
thou vert to write of the PHILOSOPHY OF
Clothss2" I tell gon, friends, Grant dressed
in q neat evening suit OF black broadcloth, ard
white pecktie, aud spotless linen, is no more
the Grant whom I saw a. the depot, with
the mysterious clipped hairs on his rusty coat
and the paper box In b is hand, than chalk is
cheese. He even looked handsome. For, OBJ
serve l. A man in his position has 80 little near
him of that divinity which doth hedge about
q king. he can't wear the grand Gordon OF the
Legion OF Honor, or Of the Bath, or OF Isa-
bella the Catholic. he can't even use jewell
led garter or diamond bilted sword. He has
absolutely no eIternals, and yet the people e1-
pect him to take on at once all the beauty Of
Adonis, the grace Of Helen, the department
OF Turveydrop. Let us have sense, as we'll
as peace.
Ksaid the other day that respected Grant.
But, mark you, there are some OF his perform
ances that I must put out OF my memory when
make this announcement. Prominent among
these is his leading his pure and lady-lke
wife to the theatre to gaze upon nuds women
and the eymnastic indecences OF the French
masked ball male dancers. But for all that
wish to be just, and have no hesitation in
saying that General Grant behaved like gen.
tlemap-aye, and looked like one--at this grand
ball, which was given solely in his honor.
The stolditv which ia 80 pr ominent fea-
ture With the President Was observable in the
IA; her humorous fact Of the same persons be-
ing introduced to him two or thre Q times with
in half hours time. aud he never seemed TO
General, allow me to present Sir John Barring
ton" said dignitary in hs ear. How do you
do, mr. Darlington 2" responded the President.
The supper was positively the h sndsomest
spread l have ever seen outside OF palace.
Fancy table almost two hundred feet long,
laden with tuberoses, pansies, mignonette,
camelias and geraniums; with gilt candelabra
with twenty arms; with gas chandeliers above,
shedding their brilliant rays on such delicacies
as galautine Of turkey, with trufaes, oysters in
ice, supeame OF chicken, chdud froid; or sal
mon, which Richelieu might have envied,
served entiie, garnished with slices OF lemon,
the whole embedded in montpensier butter.
And then the dessert-the fancy kisses, the la
dies fingers. the punch biscuit, the ice creams
1t, .L1kn kHnL kho rln
no more.
After the supper the Presidential party re-
turned to the ballroom and dancing was re-
sumed. Sheridan dances everythng-polka,
redowa, walze. Why has no poet written
: Sheridans Dan ,e2" "PhihR," said Artemus
Ward, gravely. the very first minu g he was in.
are q big little man, but your ride it is bore"
Artemus bad to endure it's recitation al every
public gathering he went to for considerable
period. Considering that POOR Arty was hot
Democrat, not to say q reb, this was, as he
would have expressed it, rough.
The more one sees Mrs. Grant themore ore
81 g standpoint are the worst OF deformities-
come to have tender, touching look. She is
evidently very Retiring and modest woman.
During the hand-sbaking she and her little
daughter sat on q lounge behind the President,
in that "true WON anly ephere.y" way which
DR.. Bushnell and Mr.. Horace Greeley so ap-
prove OF. was vexed at her for this; but she
did not seem to mind my vexation, for shekept
her lowly seat till the General asked her il she
would walk-which she did.
Mrs. Grants toilet was in admirable taste.
White satin, with zephyr-l,ke overskirt OF
tulle looped up with exquisite and appropriate
flowers. Flowers such as you might have
culled in the country half mile back from
here. Poppies, corn flowers. sheaves Of wheat.
Over her shoulders white point-lace cape was
decently and elegantly drawn. In this respect
the first lady in the land was in marked con-
trast with the secoud. third, or five hundredth,
who promenaded about her with dresses cut in
such fashion that even the most blase eye
could not fail to note their shameless immo1-