, 1873-01-07

Ilagt1 and Hawnil. In thoHo Legations thoro aro
probably Hevonty-1vo or ono hundred persons,
Of whom tho majority wero prosent today,
tune. sovoral Of tllom wero attomloti by tic
ladieg OF thoir families, equally richly, If lcna
ofllcafy, attirod: Amongst tho rogular corps
woro admitted Qcnoral Aorlofr tic resl,lolt
military inyontlons In Now York; boston, Hart
ford, ailtl ut other points, nnl nlso 1suBHo Cur
uoy, tho British Claims Commissioner.
FonE1aN FACES.
Tho rank Of tho resident Diplomatic Corps Is
probably hfgllor thAn wo havo previously koNn
II Washington. Tho Spanish Minintor, Polo do
Donnrbo, ID an Admiral mud politician OF tho
highest note at home. Tho Fronc1, Minstor in
t S 1'aas r. IFS S NSas y 0 4%ars has ;'s asao1 s
himself at Washington. Catncazy'a SUCCESSOR
is tho Baron Ononberg,. ,woll-gsthcred aid
atraight-looking man. The Austrian Miniator Ia
looAing old man, Of tho hnost cont our Of ionti
and features. Count Corti tho Italian, is Il
proud and quiet typo Of tho South, with
awartliy hue. Kulrl Ton Sch1ozer ia Il Bharp.
bounce, and vol cstoomel At Berlin for lu nil
ities belgium, Portugal, Holland, Swollen, aitl
Denmark aro represented by, FUR average types
Of tloit public citizons: Turkey has for its
oIleat rcui.lont 1t Washington Of tlaem al, tho
wifo il an American Of excellent family. Eng
lana las for Its raofosentative gentloman, Of
nodogty and nd ostosn M t., not exceeded h unc
ward Thornton. 1Iayti Las itB uogro with m
English nnme-Prcston. japan las also Its
Ctorgo, in Moli Brazil. tho Argentine Ropub-
lie. Chill, Ecuador, Colombia, hIoxico, aMatoma-
II, and Peru send representatives from spaninh
America. And Greece and Liberia mako tho
extreme possibilities of statcs, both represented
to-day Mt tho Executive Mansion III Washington.
TIE STATE AEcrrT1oN.
This asBemblaBo Of tho choice ngenta of
Hovorojgns- -whoso persons arc as inylolablo
horo as those Of tho Kings who com1ninsionod
thom--might woll crafty nnu inti,nidate tho
Ss aks Of le aans own 0m o % ears u Il
O'clock with tho President,-ho droesod in his
plain. but very neatly-iitting, black cloth suit,
with plain tic st the throat md nho in rich
now sil! Of pearl groy, trimmed little tsarfor,
and tlowing long, 30 that Bl.o seemed to ho " do
yelopme,lt FROM itn folds. Tho prenitlent md
his lady were directly IN place, with Secretary
Fish ut his left; and meantime Tho Marine
Dand, all claa IT,, in rod ard wIte had struck up
At this instant, tho picture in tho old Wlitoa
House was az fine as 1t could be.
Tho 1,ed parlor where Tho Cabinet and alieH
Of It's chiofs, nna tho diplomatic circle, met Saa
silk, vclyot, jeweiry, aido-aworls caa. a.tlrosRos
studded collars. Tho Dluo rarlor, wl,cro tho
Prcsldcnt, WlGo, and Secretary OF HtRte 6tonu,
showed moro clearly what was characteristic Of
all tho establlamont,--th crystal CaH-Eio1nt-
inge shining in tho long mirrors, and the great
staring mnsb Of pearls in tho bu1bouB Chandeliers
looking iii dull awnkcneBs at Tho 1owor-yasns
oyerflow1ny with fragrance and all creeping
tlelicatcneHs Tile nenr music gavo q Gort OF
necessary inr to tlliY Wow to mako it moro stnn-
niugly hoGtllon, and the ilToyoront mind could
not Lelp but feel tint tho Rtage and Govern
mont, tho spectacular play and tho fact, aromuch
like each other.
Color, corornony, boom, shino, nnd slow move
mont: States nor plays cannot DO nayed without
them.
"Mr. President, Blaquo Boy. Envoy E1traor-
dinary md Minister plollipotentiary OF niB |
Highness tho Sultan Of Turkey! Madame Boy,
Mrs. Grantl"
This acema to bo the way to begin it. And |
then tho quiet 1ittlo man bowed and Hlook !
hands, as did Ills wife, to all,-Mr. tigh making
tho lntroductione. Tho Cabinct ladies rot !
around on tho Bido Of tho Presidential party by
Tho time tho Senatora, Congressman, otc., came |
in; and then, toward noon tho whole ettifco |
Sas full Of pronlcnadors tho big East Room |
was crowded; the band playod Nallzos, Berc-
ladoB, and marches and, out of doors, car
riagoa movod and oboycl orders in long lines.
Meantime, at tho gate. n uumkor OF future
Presidents Of tho United States were peeping in
.omo OF whom woro ono Hlloe, aud most OF
whom ran at the nose and they wore unanim-
ous in hailing grand folks in earliagog thltB |
u You, sir the Grand Duke Gi' mo q cont to
lro of my pistol wid!" GATH.