New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-07
THE INDIANS.
GRAND RECEPTION TO THE INDIAN DELHGA-
TrONs BY THE PREsIDENT--rBE CHIEFS IN
FULL WAR CO5TUME-ALL THE FOREIGN


FULL WAR COsTUME-ALL THE FOREIGN
DIPLOMATS PRESENT.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The greatest event
"a Indians ana their receptions in Washington are
concerned took place the White House bis evening
IL appears that the President and Mrs. Grant had
ranged with Gen Parker TO give surprise party 10 tho
Indians. the diplomatic corps the Cabinet and
OF other dgnitaries What TO be done supposed
to have been kept in profound secrecy but tho
secret leaked out ~ early as O'Clock thls afternoon
The carriages the Foreign nsisters secrptars and
attaches Of the various legations driving up 10 the
portal Of the White House. with the male and female
members Of each family OF the Legation then followed
the members OF the Cabinet with the ladies' u their fam
lilies, together with number Of Senators and Represent
ayes and their ladies' Ia short while the blue green
and red crowded. The ladies' were atired Ia
magnificent summer reception and levee costumes. while
the gentlemen were Ia full party dress.
About7 O'Clock the entire Indian delegation under
Red Cloud and spotted Tail with his three braves ger,
driven up b. the White HOase I'm open bsrouchcs and
quickly ushered into the East Room This room WA
brilliantly illuminated, and bouquets OF flowers wers
placed around Gen. Parker received the Indians 1ad
told them that they al % the President and Ls
wife and children, and the members OF his great COUNCIL
the Cabinet, and all the members OF tho
great delegations from the great fathers Of other
nations 20 the Great Father here and that they
have handshake, How, and talk II they desired.
Spotted Tail with his three braves then invited ~
seats in the southeast end OF the room ard Ped Cloud
with Is and four seated along the
east side Of the Spotted Tail and his braves
dressed in blue blankets, white legdngs, white
shirts, and with each a single eagle feather
adorned the back OF the hair. Their faces were
painted with the paint aud an the
bead and feather trnkes body legs used
Red Cloud was horribly painted, neck face aud head.
He grotesque head piece, made OF eaglo feathers,
and attached sewed into red flannel This traiied
down from the head to the very ground and ~as not
only odd but beautiful Red Dog his Lieutenant and
tor had Of the eagle headdresses had several
Of the other chiefs. All kinds OF rot sque shawIs.
blankets and robes with variety OF shirts leens and
every conceivable kind OF bead and rnke edornmeni.
was brought by Rod Cloud and his band. Tho
squaws wore short dresses, high bodies or shirts and
their cheeks nose and forehead were thicky covered
with rcd paint.
The two bands took up the entire side OF the Et PoOin.
and not seated moment before they c'nihenocH
to talk away each other at fearful rate; but ~ sig
nal given by Gen. Parker they cea'ed ana hota
sound could be heard from a Of the forest
The folding opening from the broad pass SeWsy
into the East Room opened and usheed I'm the President
and Mrs. Grant, Secretary Fish and wife, Secretary Belk
nap and wife, Secretary Cox wife and daughter; Secre-
tary Boutwell, wife, Secretary Robson and Miss Nei
lie Grant Judge Hoar wife and dauter; Postmaster6
eral Cresswe wife and sister, Cons. Porter Babcock.
and Dent, Marshal Sharpe, Judge Dent and tho
ladies of their families, and number OF Sena-
tors and Representatives, with ladies'. Then followed
Minister Thornton, wife and lady friend, with
Secretary Ford and all the other attaches OF tho
British Legation; Baron Gerolt, wife aud daughter hr
and Madame Garcia and, in short, the representatives.
every nation the face Of the globe, except CHINA ana
Japan The Diplomatic Corps did not wear their uni
FORMS but we're decked with all their stars and
orders, and uniformly iucloscd in s"al0W-tall
coats, white vests, necktics, gloves. and
dark pantaloons. Mrs. Grant was attred IN iu ho"Ihs
pink grenadine, with fOunced satin oyerskrt ana
ii g,.,, hafr "a f no
The ladies OF cabinet and the ladies of the diplomatic
cops together with the others present seemed to have
made up minds to outdress each other for the Occ
sion for never during the past gay has excellent
taste and rich dressing been unifOrmay displayed
Within few minutes the President with bis party had
all got into the East ROOM and taken position on tho
west side, tho President with Secretary Fish, Gen.
Parker and Mr. Beauvis the chief interpreter, taking
places the head of the room, with Mrs Grant, hrs
Gen. Parker and Mrs. Fish next them, and on they
distributed waiting and looking ut the Indians an"
the latter loungng lazy the sofas and staring AZ
them. 1t a mutual surprise.
Soon Gen Parker gave signal, and Spotted Ia WIN
his braves, from their seats, and one by one al
vanced to where the President and his group were stand
ing and then commenced the introduction, the hand
shake and the How" Red Cloud and his band fol
lowed and around they went, one after the other ana
"Howd" it with each and every lazy
and gentleman present. BY the ladies, 1t
fear of Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, with their
gOved hands, and they appeared 10 enjoy the huge
shaking they gave and received from the sons OF tho
forest The stately Mrs Thornton Mrs. Fish, the beau
tiful Madame Garcia and the accomplished Madame &c
rolt and her fascinating daughters Mrs. Ford, wife OF
the Secretary Of the British Legation, OF the most
versatile and popular ladies of society here Miss Fish,
and number OF popular bellies, who barely touched
he tin of the glove OF the most fashionabnt
ubea; the modest retiring Mrs. Boutwell,; the dash
ing sprighy Mrs. Cresswell the sd and reserFed
Mrs. Cox, aud the hundred and one ladies' young and
DID, and married all seemed 10 forget for the time
being the rules of society and generally in plain
terms, "pitched In"
Good rounds OF hand shaking, and innumerabe Ques-
tons through the interpreters, ndulged in examn
ing the costumes, the Embarrassing the paint the
cheeks beads the tin ornaments OF the Indians, and
the brilliant diamonds OF people; the wonder re-
marks and laughter of each party, SOMETHING struck
them as strange wonderful udcrous, were to be OBJ
served in every section Of that magnificent room for by
this time both ranks had broken and the pale face and
the red man much mixed.
At this point the presented WAS most novel.
Here might the chief Of nation upon his
one OF ladies from foreign court or belle OF our
own country, mingling with group OF the red sns ana
seeking through the Interpreters ~ with Them
the polite Secretary OF State forgetting all about Cuba
the Fenians and the Alabama claims, arm III arm with
the British Minister, seeking 10 learn something
new from the savage the retieent Mr. Bout
well, losing sight Of the Funding bill or the
possibility OF further reduction OF the pubic deDt gal
lanng the ladies around to learn the history OF TINS OF
that BEAR or hawk, other magnintent warrior The
beau bachelor Of navy dancing attendance upon half
a dozen pretty girls at once, and asking question for
each from as many Indians but, no interpreter Dehs
present receiving either grunt nod, stare, or
grin for "A reply The Frenchman, the Engishman, the
Russian the Prssian, the Austrian, the Italian, the