The New York herald., 1872-12-31

sefor Mariscal. OF Mexico; Count Cor .. isy NJ
schiozer OF Germany; Counsellor Borges. y
Brazh (who on account Of the death OF his wife's
brother win DO nnattended) Mr.. Defossc. OF Bel.
GUM; Senator Flores, OF Ecuador; Mr.. Preston, OF
Hayu; Mr.. Westenberg, OF Holland: Jugoi M0ri, OF
Japan. and Consul General Htz. OF switzerland
LITTLE STARS OF FASHION.
Several OF the ENJOYS and ministers will be bril-
lanty attended. Minister Thornton will have
nn dour secrstaries, Admiral Polo dve secretaries
secretaries ard attaches with two ladies, and the
Marquis de Ncailies six secretaries and attaches.
Confederation, and his lovely wife will be missed
G g wln Senor Roberts and his beautiful Cuban WIFE,
@ Ss % With Ss exception o one som
student OF the Georgetown College, In Spain. The
Admiral. who came here with reputation right
4 POLITICAL DHMA000uH
OF tne same terminal name has lived down the an
pleasant mistake. and Is one ofthe best-liked mem.
bers OF his corps. He ID genial, frank and aHable In
forty; n Of low stature and slender In ngure with
hale aud ruddy complexion and q prepossessing
face Long and intimate association with Anglo
saxon "a, men ana manners has engrated many trait:
and. 80 far from being hostile, he Ia extremely par
ttal to Anglo-Saxon and Ango-American ideas"
connected with New Years. Day Is The weather,
which has really been bad enough for the past few
sn3 ass that
rsgaa presenting his cfedeniias rom mt the Court 81
Thornton has been kept indoors from his suburban
walks for two or three days by the snow, and Is
time when he and Minister scnencE @ X we were being
nightly called from their beds to decipher and an
swer puzzling dispatches rom their queruous
chiefs OF the State Department and Downing
street. But the present mete0rc indications give
promise OF two or three good long stretches about
Wednesday, ana it is hoped that Sir Edward VIII
be bright and cheerful again by New Years morn
ing.
THR REcEPTION-PART TWO
After half hour with the foreign Legations
the Supreme Court Judges, Senators and Repre-
Judges and onicers OF the District Of Columbia
celaneous and black-coated delegation win not
excite much interest, and will be speedily swept
out through the East Room to admit the army
and and. navy ,,, onicers, the former in the ele-
well dressed, has bestowed upon the military SER
GERS. and secretary Beknap viii present them. en-
Admiral Porter Will lead the ma w into action, and
Secretary Robeson win stand by to pilot the gal.
liant tars past the shoals and qulcksands OF the
Blue Room There Is friendly competition be-
tween the army and navy officers here as to which
ON New Years Day. The navy is to be reinforced
from Annapolis, and the marines will be gorgeous
to behold The heads Of bureaus Of the several de-
partments, the soldiers OF the War OF 1912 and the
association Of Oldest Inhabitants will follow the
army and navy in swift succession, and then for
an hour the President and the White House, the
Marine band and the ushers will be given up to all
who choose to enter, and in any costumes they
please to wear. During
THE CITIZENS RECEPTION,
so called, there lS great crush, some CONFUSION
and good deal OF amusement.
will next cali upon the Secretary Of State, the
army officers upon the Secretary Of War, the navy
upon Secretary Robeson, the judiciary upon the
Attorney General, the heads Of bureaus upon their
respective chiefs, the Senators, in the absence OF
the Vice President upon whom they please, and
the calls OF ofcal duty being thus out OF the way
those Of social obligation and pleasure will be con-
tinued by the gentlemen al day, except between
the hours when the subordinate government OIL
GERS stay at home to receive those employed under
their direction.
THE SOCIAL RECEPTIONS
OF New Years Day will be numerous and splendid,
particularly In the army and navy circle. The fam
lilies Of Generals Delafeld, formerly chief OF the
present chiefs OF the Ordnance corps; Hunter,
Commander OF the Department OF the South in the
early part Of the war; Dunn Assistant Judge Ad-
vOcate General; Humphreys present chief OF en-
gineers and successor to Hancock as commander
Of the Second Army corps; Thomas, former AS
Quartermaster corps; Barnes, the Surgeon Gen.
eral, and Meigs, the Quartermaster General; OF
and sands, Conmodores Reynolds, Wise. Boyle
and Patterson, General Zeiln OF the Marine corps,
and Drs Maxwell and Pinkney will all hold recep..
Stockton, both OF New Jersey, will also receive.
GOVERNOR COOKIES FAMILY
receives on Georgetown Heights; Mrs. Woodruff,
mother OF General Max, late Secretary OF Legation
at London; Mrs. Ross Ray, Mrs. Turnbull. Mrs.
Marshall Brown, Mrs. Niles, OIL street, assisted by
Mrs. General Hardie OF New York, and Mrs. Judge
Fisher. are among the prominent ladies in private
life who hold receptions
Mr.. Horatlo King, formerly Postmaster General
has issued cards for the customary Saturday
literary reunions at his house during the season.
and others in society preparing to do the same.
This style OF entertainment has become very popu-
lar here, affOrding the means OF at least oral pub
lication before select audiences to many light
essays and poems, with sufficient merit to be en-.
tertaining, but not profound enough to go into
print.