The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-04
CoLLAx AND CnAKDLE.
rscccat Reception AT Their House" IL
washington.

EsCCCSt Reception at EhciF hOnScS ia
washington.
The correspondent OF the New York
Herald says that this season is the most
brilliant that Washington has enjoyed
for many years. Speaking of n late re-
ception at Speaker Colfax' residence he
SAYS: Wonderful man Is COlfax-
through clouds aud sunshine always
souled fellow. y pleasant word and
look for everybody, never losing his
euuanimity, steady in his orbit as the
sun, and like the solar luminary send
ing forth beams that warm and cheer
the social sphere around him. Perhaps
800 persons called on him last Friday
evening and went away i'll happier
mood or mind than when they came.
OF course amid the mass many queer
specimen of humanity straREled in.
Hiraln Jones, from Indiana, and Bal
DIV Brown, from Illinois, immense
types Of the Hoosier creation, with Ill
fitting black coats and digits fearful to
behold, shoulder in to grasp the hand
of the host, and, terrible to contemplate,
the hand of the hostess also. Colfax
smiles, though they put him to the tor
ture. They lumber along by the ladies
bowing with ludicrous grace and roll
ing forth grotesQue compliments. But
these are fine, big-hearted fellows,
though their manners be Il little brusque
and awkward. The Speaker likes them ,
too. lie takes Il pride in these Western
yconaury, that haye hewed down the
vast, tall forests, and gone to the sea
with Sherman. Then they are por-
ton OF bis constituents, and faithful,
energetic ones, also.
SENATOR CHANDELIERS RECEPTION.
Senator Zach Chandler astonishcd
the town recently by the extent and
style of his reception. Every body
worth noticing was invited; so it is easy
to guess what crowd the society OF
Washington furnished. His house on
II street is a substantial brown stone
structure, and when lighted up makes
q very fine appearance. He had an or
cheslra of music and conservatory OF
flowers for the occasion; so that two
senses were attracted and, it is to be
presumed, in some instances captlvated
at the same time. Trees were Temporal
rily planted on the staircase, an idea
not altogether new, but always SEEM
ingly original. The supper table looked
like miniature model of Pekin, with
confectionery OF all kinds and colors
framed into emples, towers, mtnarets
and pagodas. Altogether Zach Chand-
Ter carried off the palm as far as display
was concerned. He was immensely
pAtronized, not alone because people
knew he was able to give an uncom-
monty striking reception, but also from
the fact that he is in great measure
popular with the general run OF the
people. Simon Cameron looked de-
lighted, whether with the sight OF
the supper table or the floral ex-
hibition it would be hard to say. The
British Minister was there, highly
forgiving compliment indeed, after all
ZAch's terrible denuuciRtions of Albion
the pefidious. Senator Henderson and
lady, Senator Morgan and lady, Sena-
tor Stewart, Williams, Thayer. Corbet
and Drake represented the upper branch
OF the Legislature. All the professions,
the two arms of the service and the
House of Representatives had some OF
their number present. Miss Blanche
Butler looking bewitching. Miss Law,
of New Hampshire; the Misses Dietrich
of Maryland, and the Misses Dixon, OF
Connecticut, were charmingly attired'
The c0upd'UH near midnight was as
pretty MS could be desired, but there
were almost too many for the extent OF
space at hand. However. as everybody
seemed 10 be happy, this drawback
tailed to be very much noticed. ltthere
is anything that Washington lacks 1t Is
set of capacious reception rooms
where the ladies can sweep along the
floor without feeling apprehensive thai
some awkward masculine boot may
deprive them of q yard or two ora very
expensive train. Xach's party was 8
great success in point of numbers. IL
other respects a refined taste may be Rp
to find fault.