The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-06-09
Correspondence of the Boston Herald.
THE INDIANS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, JUNE 6.
The Greatest event to the Indians, so far their re-
ccption in Washington are concerned, took place at
the White House, this evening. 1t appears that
President and Mrs Grant had arranged with Gen.
Parker TO give surprise party to the lndlans tne
Diplomatic Corps, the Cabinet and a NUMBER OF
other dignitaries. What was to be done was sup
posed to have been kept in profond secrecy, put
somehow the secret leaked out. As early as SIX
o'clock this afternoon, the carriages OF the foreign
ministers. secretaries and attaches OF the various
legations, were driving up to the portal OF the hlte
House, with male and female members OF each
family of the legations. Then followed the mem
hers of the Cabinet with ladies of their families,
with number OF Senators and Representatives. and
their ladies. In short time the Blue Green and
Red rooms We're crowded The ladies were attired
in magnificent summer reception and levee cos
lanes. while the gentlemen were I'M full party
dress.
ARRIVAL OF TIE BRAVES.
About o'clock the entire Indian delegation un.
der Red Cloud" and 'Spot.,u Tail with his
three braves, We're driven up to the White House
III open barouches and quietly ushered into the
East Room. This room was brilliantly illuminated,
md bouquets of flowers placed around. Gen.
Parker received the Indians and told them that
they all to the President and his wife and
children, and the members of the great delegations
from the Great Fathers of other nations to the
Great Father here and that they were to have a
htnd-shake How and talk, if they 50 desired
spotted Tail and his three braves were then invited
seats in the southeast end of the room, and Red
loud lltecn or eighteen llleu anu lOuf women
were seated along the east side OF the room.
HOW THEY LOOKED.
spotted Tail" and his braves We're dressed in
blue blankets, white legSings, white shirts, and
with each single eagle feather adorned the lock
II their hair, Their faces were painted with the
war paint, and all the bead and feather trinketS of
jhe body and legs were used. Red Cloud" was
horribly painted, neck, face and even his head.
He wears grotesque head-piece made of eagle
feathers and attached or sewed into red flannel.
W. n hp
ground. and was not only odd but beautiful. Red
Dog" his lieutenant and orator, also had on an
eagle feather head-dress as had several of the other
chiefs All kinds of grotesque shaWs, blankets and
robes, with variety of shirts. leggngs and every
conceivable kind of bead and trinket adornment
were brought into use by Red Cloud and his band.
Their squaWs Wore short dresses, with high bodies,
skirts. and their cheeks noses and foreheads were
an inch thick in red paint. The two bands took up
the entire side of the East Room, and were not
seated a moment before they commenced to jabber
-lWay at each other AT 4 fearful rate.
THE DISTINGUISHED PALE FACES.
The signal was given by Gen. Parker; not a
sound could be heard from of the forest,
thr folding doors opened from the broad passage
way into the East Room and uShered in the PreS-
dent and Mrs. Grant: Secretary Fish and wife :
Secretary Belknap and wife; Secretary Cox, wife
and daughter; Secretary Boutwell, and wife; Secre-
t;ry Robson and Miss Nellie Grant Judge Hoar,
wife and daughter; Postnaster-General Creswell,
wife and sister; Gems. Porter, Babcock and Dent );
Marshal sharpe; Judge Dent and the ladies Of their
families, and number OF Senators and Representa-
tNes with ladies. Then followed Minister Thorn
ION, wife and lady friend. with Secretary and Mrs.
Ford and ali the other oHaches of the British Lega-
zion; Baron Gerolt, wife and daughters Mr. and
Nine. Garcia, and, in short, the representatives of
every nation on the face of the globe except China
and Japan.
SUPERB COSTUMES
The Diplomatic Corps did not wear their uni
forms, but decked with all their stars and or
sors, and uniformly enclosed in swallow-tail coat,
White vest necktie. gloves, and dark pantaloons
Mrs Grant was attired in full flowing pink grena-
dime, with bounced satin overskirt and Wore hand
some diamond necklace and aponca hairla,lorn-
ngs. The ladies of the Cabinet and the ladies of
the Diplomatic Corps, together with others present,
seemed TO have made up their minds to outdress
rfl other fof tins occasion, for never during the
past gay season have such excellent taste and rich
dressing been so lavshly displayed.
MUTUAL SURPRISE.
Within few minutes the President with his
party, had all gotten into the East Room and taken
their position on the west side Of the room; the
President, with Secretary Fish, Gen. Parker and
Mir Beauyi>, the chief interpreter taking places at
the head of the room with Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Gen.
Parker, Mrs Fish next them and on they were
distributed. waiting and looking at the Indians,
and the latter lounging lazily on the sofas and
staring nj them. 1t was a mutual surprise. Soon
Gen. Parker gave a signal and spotted Tail" with
his braves from their seats and one by one
advanced TO where the President and his group
were standing, and then commenced introducing
the hand-shakc and the 'IIow." Red Cloud
and his band followed, and round they went one
after the other and ''Iowed" it with each and
every lady and gentleman present
GENERAL "PITCHING IN
BY the ladies it seemed to be especially enjoyed
They had 10 fear Of Red Cloud" and spotted
Iail with their goved hands they appeared to en-
Joy the huge shaking they gave and received from
ile sons of the forest. Tie stately Mrs. Thornton
Mrs. Fish, the beautiful Madame Garcie and the
accomplished Madame Gerot and her fascinating
tiaughtcrs Mrs. Ford wife of the Secretary of the
British Legation. one of the most versatile and
popular Indies Of society here; Miss Fish and a
number OF popular bellies who barely reach the tins
of the gloves of the most fashionable beau; of the
modest and retiring Mrs Boutwell, the dashins
and >prghtly Mrs. CreSwell the staid and reserved
Mrs. COX, and the hundred and one ladies', Young
and old. single and married. All seemed to forget
for the time being the severe rules of society," and
generally, in plain terms, "pitchng in" Good
rounds of Misunderstanding and innumerable questions
through the Interpreters INDUCED in: eX-
dnning the costumes, the Embarrassing, the paint
on their cheeks the beads and ornaments OF the
Indians, and the brilliant diamonds of our own
people. the under-rcmarkS and laughter of each
party, as something struck them rs strange
wonderful or ludicrOus, to be observed i'm
every section of that magnificent ROOM for bv ths
lime both ranks had broken and the pale-faccs were
much mixed
The fun text of Gen. Banks forthcoming
report, occupying six columns in that Jour
nal, is given Iii the N. y. Herald lIe com
menccs his argument by referring TO the
nntitiooS N nbal of l.