The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-04
THE PRESIDENT Ar THE SEASIDE.
Grant and His Wife at tho Long Branch
BAH, as seem by Olive Logan-Olive IL
introduced to Grant, and Talks to him
Kindly t.

pesred at the recent ball at Long Branch:
After the quadrile the band struck up one
OF the pieasantest airs from Faust" and the
crowd closed about the President, who stood
chronic position of extension 10 receive the
grasp OF the oncoming hundreds have read
in private annals that George Washing toms
hand. after his levees, was often swollen twice
from admiring visitors. Thinking Of this,
what milk Of human kindness is In me gave
M me o slight jar Oar Of -con.prenez p and
Of his excellent Exceilency, l. gave him
one Of my prettiest curtesies. and re-
fra,nea a. from Offering my hand. With perfect
grace 1 a ne responded in bow and With an apro-
in at ! glance. o Carlyle, where art thou. lou.
that may say to thee how wonderfully clever
enoS wsrs 70 Tr1te q ths Philosophy q
IN neat evening suit of black broadcloth, and
white Decktie, and spotless linen, is no more
tne IN drant whom saw a. the depot, with
tie mysterious clipped hairs on his rusty coat
stsd rhe~paper box IN tySs. hard, than chalk Is
cheese. He even looked handsome. For, OBJ
serve! A man in his position has so little near
MN OF that divinity which doth hedge about
Legion OF Honor, or &of the Bath. or Of Isa-
bella the Catholic. Il BE can't even use b 9ewei-
led garter orr diamond hilted sword. He has
abs absolutely no externais. and yet the people ex
Adon1s, the grace Of Helen, the deportnienta
OF Tnrveydrep. Let us have sense, asl we'll
as peace 4 - ~ -
said the other day that 1 respected Grant. !.
But, mark you, there are some Of his perform,
ances that must put out OF my memory when
!! make this announcement. Prominent among
tnese ls his leading his pure and lady-like
wlEe 20 tne theatre to gaze upon nude women
cand the eymnastic indecencles OF the French.
masked ball male dancers. But for oil that I
W wish s TO S ne Just, and have no hesitation in
tleman-aye. and looked like one--at this grand
ball, which was given solely in his honor. :,
Enc stohditv which is SO prominent q fea-
ture with the President was Observable in the
rather humorous fact OF the same persons be-
ing introduced to him two or. thre times with,
IN bali hours time, and he never seemed to
'ne t.e aware that he had ever seen them before.
tom" said adign.tary in h'sear. s..'How do you
40, Mr. Darlington 2" responded the President.
Inc supper was positively the andsemest
spread haye eyer seen outside Of palace.
fancy table almost two hundred feet long
laden with tuberoses, panses, mignone.te.
camelias and gerauiums; with Gilt candeabra
wlth twenty arms; with gas chandellers aboye. \
snedding their brilliant rays on such delicaces
ice. supeame Of chicken, chaud .froid; or SAL
mon, which Richelieu might have enyied.
served entire, !garnished with slices OF Lemon.
tne na whoie ta I em5eddiea in Montpansier butter
dies fingera. the punch biscuit, the ice ere ,ms
ana she :bets,'the berries, the pineapples. can
no 11Cfa. -t45lf
After the supper the Presidential party re-
turned to the ballroom and dancing was Re-
sumed. Sheridan dances everything-polka.
redowa. walze. Why has no poet written
:. Sheridan's Dan se2" Philip" said Artemus
Ward. 4rayely. the vary Arst minuse g he was in.
troduct Il to sheridan tn the West, 'sfsnilip you
are big little man, but you- ride 1t is bore"
Artemus bad to endure its recitation at every
puDnc gathering he went to for q considerable
period. Considering that poor Arty was hot,
Democrat, not to say o reb, this was IA he
would have expressed ii, rough. =, N 7s.f gsI
The more one sees Mrs. Grant the more ore
el's standpoint are the worst OF tleforhitieE-
come to have tender. touching look. She is
evidently p very retiring and modest woman.
Dur1ng the hand-shaking she and her little
Daughter sat on 9 lounge behind the President,
in-that true WON anly sphere.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 she kept
her lowly seat till the General asked her II she
would walk-which she did. 5ls c59s 3 fls
Mrs. Grants toilet was in admirable taste.
White satin, with zephyr-l,ke pverskirt of
tulle looped up with exquisite and appropriate
howers. Flowers such as you might have
culled in the country @ half mile back from
here. Poppies, corn flowers, sheayes of wheat
over her shoulders white pont-lace cape was
decently and elegantly drawn. In this respect
the first lady in the land was in marked con-
trast with the second. third, or five hundredth
VINO promenaded about her with dresses cut in
such fashion that even the most blase eve
could not fail to note their shameless immo17
= SS&HEt .'t fl ~,