Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-02-02

WAR rs SEgx AT THE pEKsrD-Nrs LIZ
YEA Washington correspondent ofthe
TriLsm- gives the following lively descrip-
tion Of the scene at q reception at the
White House:
The Blue Room is one glare of glory.
azure and gold and white multiplied from
mirror to mirror, aud wonderful SCIENCES
shedding light over the s"ff blue carpets.
the upholstery, the stands Of flowers. and
the splendid mass below Your name Is
called, your hand Is touched. 4 pair DIVA
cant eyes look over You to the next be-
hind. You have passed the President; an
apparition of Hamlet's mother in red vel
vet and jewels is the Presidents wife; a
presented array Of fine ladies' appal you
with emerald. satin. and pearls. With q
.sWorth's" dress Of dove-colored silk, point
lace and diamonds, with rainbow of blue
and black and rose and gold fabrics; and
Miss Nellie Grant. who last year. with her
pretty hair down her back, capcred around
the parlors, now confronts you with puffs
and rolls and pink satin paniers.
OF course, at the Presidents levee the
diplomats are out in force-the white
whiskered Mr.. Edward Thornton, the lit
tie astute Baron Gerolt. with his future
son-in-law, the Greek Rangabe. and Ma
dame Gerolt herself, who has just set the
world so magnanimous an example in Civ
ing to the French Fair the unused articles
Of the GeNaan one; the dark Spanish
Minister; perhaps the brown-eyed wife Of
the latter, wearing the Spanish colors o.
fame-color and black-the fame-eolor q
strange admixture Of FIRE and blood-half.
yelled by her rich Chantilly, and subdued
by the lustre of her diamonds; here i:
the Count Turenne, beloved Of the young
ladies here are cluster of youthful Ger
man mobiles here the Baltazzi Effend
does duty for his whole legation here i.
Madame Ia Marquise de Chambrun, pale
faced, calm, looking like the prints of hel
great ancestor, Lafayette. enough to en-
dear her to all our hearts; here Madam,
Catacazy moves along, a superb piece o
Northern grandeur, golden-haired, blue
eyed, high-colored, her waxen shoulder.
rising from the sumptuousness of blacl
velvet, and web of black illusion gath
cred beneath rose in her hair, and fal
ling all around her like shadow.
Here comes the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, quiet, handsome, grave-with hi
pretty daughter, Miss George Boutwell,
proudly exhibited by her countrymen a
type of the New England girl yonde
passes Gail Hamilton, rosy and happy
with Sydney Hyde, whose great olive-col
ored eyes have danced just as gayly owe
European crowds. If you wait lon.
enough all the Senator'S and members vii
pass in review before you-picturesqu'
Fenton, the bluff Chandler, the Athenial
Conkling, and host of whom the sight i
so common that strangers are more dis
tinguished, but all of them provided witt
the prettiest partners they could find
Here come some Cuban ladies, lovely pa
triots, their jewels flashing less than thei
eyes, their silks pale beside their cheeks
as they work for their Island in the mids
of pleasure and here Mrs. Senator Amc
in her radiance moves before you. Sh,
wears white satin, shoulders and trail
edged with deep swansdown cluster o
oriental pearls is in the lace at her throat
and high in the masses Of golden hair tina
wave and glitter around it great whit,
lily trembles. She passes. and other
take her place ruddy-faced Admirals rol
along; here tramps the General ofour ar
mics. finding something before him o
which he really is afraid-a lady's train
here stands Morris who sunk the Cumber
land. her guns firing. her colors flying
here is General Gushing, keen. dark, aliv,
with nervous energy. talking with Cush
ing. of the Albemarle,. whose wild eye
are looking out for fresh danger and ex
element into which to plunge and her
here the band put up their instruments
the crowd suddenly disperses to the fou
winds. and is no more. chaos reigns il
dressing-room and vestibule, and out q
the silence of the outside night chorus o
shouts and outcries resounds Of calls fo
coaches, of oaths and answers-and til
levee is thing Of the past.