The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-17
THE AMERICAN TUILERIES.
THly ROYAL PALACE or A REPUBLT-
CAN PRESIDENT.

Equine Establishment and the stunning
Iiverier-van Bnrcn's Gold spoons SUR
pnrsad-Mr. OaIe's DcBuncistions In 1S4O
ReviveJ-whntt the Hon. Horace Greeley
Thinks Of these Tbipes.
Correspondence of The bun.
WAsaIu ios, ID. c., Jan. ID, 1S70.-At all the
royal courts Of Europe certain degree OF etiquette
Is rigidly enforced as a matter OF course and the
ceremonial forms and social display incident thero-
TO vary with tile character OF the people and tho
tastes Of the sovereign. But royalty 10 the ultimate
OF aristocracy, and 10 II oil must pay Difference.
The enforcement OF this Difference Is the life Of roy
atty. Al some European courts matters OF etiquette
have caused serious complications, threatened the
safety OF the state, and even imperled otherwise
friendly relations with ueighborng Governments.
There tinscl Ind lace are demanded by the usagcs
Of centuries and required by the necessities Of the
forms Of government The sdIons OF queens and
princesses are made resplendent with glitterlng
ornamentahon and costly display. The American
court at Washington has hitherto been free from
these superficial indications OF grandeur, and the
plain citizens Of the republic have been educated to
exercise perfect freedom both as TO style OF dress
and manner OF approach IN visiting the temporary
magnaes Of the nation, u only they were decently
attircd and maintained becoming propritety Of man
ncrs. With this simplicity Of etiquette many OF the
former administrations VI the Government have been
distinguished for the rare culture, beauty, and re-
1nemcnt OF their social surroundings. They have
attracted to them the nobcst minds Of tue age, and
ladies have graced their psiu homeiy parlors whose
queenly beauty, ease, and grace Of and cul
iiyatod minds might have put to shame the proud.
est court OF any ahstocritic government In the old
world. Here was the pride and boast Of tho Re-
public-that real, substantial merit alone pass
port to favor and social distinction even at the cap
- Al
Of fortune.
THE GAYET1Es on rnE PRESENT SEASON.
The regular annual round OF pleasure and social fes-
uVties In the capital Of the Republic was insugu
rated during the last week By an unusually liberal pro
gramme at the White House. Or Tuesday Mr.. Grant
gave her first grand dress reception in the afternoon
On Wednesday evening occurred the first OF the
winter series Of Presidential dinners. On Thursday
evening, tho President held his first leyee. The
Inauguration OF these fashionable designations at the
white House was anticipated with unusuai esgerness
BY the butterflies that gather here for their winters
pleasure and show the 90 because OF the preva
lent expectation that the Presidential entertainments
promised for THE winter viii be fSr ahead Of any
thing In the past In point OF splendor and display.
Not only had the elegant salons OF the Executive
Mansion been extensively ovsrhauled, brushed up,
and rebted for these entertainments but what added
more 20 their attractiveness was the style
and pretens,on that characterized them. The
mere fact at the Presidents wife va. to he pre- ent,
in her ever varying and magnificent toilettes, the
product Of the skill, tastc and resources OF the IA
nous Parisian msn-miliner. Worth. who alone has
the honor OF making her dresses would OF itself
have been an attractive card But beyond ths Euro
poan style VAS introduced Tor the first time In the
elegant oeneiai costume OF the servants aud
attendants.
In net. the White HOUSE Is no longer to
be the plain, horely abode OF an unpretsnding
republican President; but the air OF regal grandeur
and the costly sumptuousnc-s of the prncoy courts
OF the old world arc 10 be introduced to astonlsh,
ave, ard impress the hard working citizens OF this
boorish country.
NEw ERA.
To gain an Idea OF the enango that has eradu-
ally orept and the contrast the White House
to-day presents TO the same establishment score OF
yssr- has but TO make a formal cali Of re-
spect upon the President No longer docs he ind
the main entrance standing open to al, corners
Even at the very threshold he is reminded that the
lateh-string does not hang out 40 In days OF yore
The house Of the President IL closed against the
common throne. lobe sure the great dguitary may
be seen, but not a. In days gone by, In a plain,
familiar, easy manner. The visitor must understand
at the OUTSET that he Is calling upon no ordinary
parsonage. 1unky, In full dress, receives
him at the door. All the paraphernalia Of swrllos-
tailed coat white vest and ehoker black rousers and
white gloves. With which this ob.eqnoua door.open.
or astohishes the visitor IL dc tsued to prepare the
mind for something moro grand and aristoeratio
within. The plain citizen IA at once embarrassed
and confused. If the usLcrs OF the President are
thus grandly at,ired, how may visitor approach the
august presence In PLAIN homespun' Nevertheless,