The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02


Worth, but from the lady who MAKES his designs. IL
was a rich black Antwerp silk, court train. There
were three scoiioped ruiies OF bhe silk, bound
train was finished IN with the finest black Chan.
tiliy lace, which extended down the sides Of the
front and around the train the bodice was open
o RUNE Of white yaleDciennes lace trimmed the
neck and q fall OF black lace fell over the white.
quarter OF q century and writes poems FOR his
grandchildren, kept open house. with his lad, and
married daughter in good, hale, Maryland fashion
the oldest correspondent here entertained at Mrs.
poore's paternal home In Georgetown. while meau.
time these old male stagers were out with the
youngest complmentng womanknd.
OF clerical people Mrs. DR.. Newman, a hne
Corwing, attorney for General Fremo9ts railway,
wife OF ex-Register Of the Treasury Jenreys who
was also at home.
Mrs: Byron SUNDERLAND. wife Of the late chap.
and Laura, and her sons BRIDE Mrs. Erskine Sun
derland.
Is Mr.. Hutchinsons, one OF the lessees OF the
Alaska fur seal islands, which was partly thrown
open to-day, and Hutchinson. who is one of the
brightest lawyers naturalized In Washington,
- BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Having made the round OF these many recep-
tons let US again return to the White House to see
how they are getting on there ut the shutting up
The Old Defenders and the Old Inhabitants are
still lurking around In a lost kind OF way to find
somebody to tell their "reminiscences to, or as IL
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fry Of townspeope, darkies and folks stopping
over the day at the hotels, were pouring along
wistful grimacing, to shake that anguisied mag
isterial hand. The smell of savory plants and
ferns took away the flavor of our horny-handed
and loyal generation, and the relocated Marine
Band was still booming the waltz OF Weber or the
rattle OF 0fenbach's tuberculous music. 1t was
neither welcome nor interests 1t was the official
privilege invaded by the many and dignity ag-
gravated by what 1t must submit to.
THE OLD INHABIrANT OF WASHINGTON.
While lettering in the White House we fall in
with the immemoria New Years caller. He wears
s nat i've SIX out Of fashion but VEL
has yeowish tinge. as If it were carefully put
away IN camphor on the LIST of January to do duty
look about this Old gentlemans legs, as If he were
making gradual transition from the fashion OF
paned on the ground Of srnkage Both as to
legs and garments. His watch is silver of course
and held by guard with silver slide upon it, the
slide looking very thin and 1t Is his delight to in
form the President that he has never omitted the
customary call since Mrs. Madison introduced It.
"Was Mrs. Madison then the importer Of New
Years receptions In Washington" say we to the
old caller
"Dear bless you yes. She had seen it in New
York when the capital had been amongst the
Dutch twenty years before, and If you take up
Washington Irvlng's letters you will find that
about 1871 he describes Dolly Madison as a fine,
pOrtly, buxom dame who has smile and pleasant
word for everybody while her husband, jamie, Is
denoted as "a withered little apple-John, and made
even more obscure by the splendOr OF Mrs. Cults
and Mrs: washington. sisters OF the New Years
EXACTLY MY REMEMBRANCE, STRIP
mot In such style did the severe Francis Jefrrey
tell how MIR. Madison looked on New Year'sf" says
looked like a schoomaster dressed up for
funeral in small clothes and knee buckles, with
powdered hair and much ostentation OF friendship
Then we have the old inhabitants, who constitute
a society here raliying all In q group to compare
notes whenever the Marine Band will let them
hear each other, and We pick up good deal OF
gossip.
OLD TINE WHITE HOUSE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
In 1915. with the White House in ruins, 1t seems
that Mr.. Madison removed to an extraordinary old
mansion called the Octagon, which stands on the
flank OF the White House, overlooking certain va
cant lots and hars of the Potomac and blinking in
a grandiose way up at Arlington, which holds It in
There, by the courtesy OF John Taylor, of Mount
Airy, Va. who had constructed this enormous brick
mansion the New Years reception n was held and
Madison signed the Treaty OF Client.
The two succeeding years found the Madison
about two blocks from the White House, receiving
their friends, and
MRS. MONROE
had the first opportunity to reopen the Executive
Mansion proper about 1878. Tins latter was the
halcyon day OF society In Washington under the old
had ragged through five terms and three admins
trations were now almost wholly composed for
Monroes administration was the era OF good feel
hands for the whole of MonrOes first term.
THE GRADE OF CoNGREssMEN
was also high at that time, and the recent wars In
Europe had released Tor diplomatic holidays in
America higher grade OF men in experience and
gentility than we had heretofore known. There
was Stratford Canning, representing Great
Britain, and Hyde de Melville, representing
the recovered Bourbon dynasty OF France:
for words, but his native kindness won
respect more than Madison's mincing volubility.
York, and her daughter, Mrs George Hay, Of vr-
ginia, had been schoOlmate OF HOrtense Beauhar-
nais, daughter Of Josephine and mother OF Louis
Napoleon. During Mrs. MOnrOe's occupancy Of
the White House the Marine Band made its most
gorgeous appearance, and in 1924 the White House
FIRST TIME ON NEW YEARS DAY
to the general public. The little old National
Intet'igencer congratulated mankind next morning
such temptation. That was celebrated reception
on the LIST Of January, 1928, when the old frame of
Jackson, Calhoun aud Crawford were contesting
for MonrOe's place.
5000, 600 for his Revolutionary services by our Con-
gress attended the New Years ceremonies at the
White House with his son, George Washington
Lafayette. There were also present the PATRON,
Van Rensselaer,, RUFUS King, Harrison Gray OTIS
1.-THE pOitest man In B0stOn), Governor Core Of the
Bay State; Edward Livingston, Of Louisiana;
OF South Carolina; Jackson, Lowell and GOrham, oil
Boston, and Wilde, OF Georgia, in most cases &C
cQmpanied by the ladies Of their households. Per-
haps this was the greatest reception in point Ofcha
acter ever known at the capital city. The same
night Congress gave magnificent entertainment
to the Marquis dc Lafayette at Williamson Snow
Willard's-HOtel; for by this time hotel life was
creeping up at the capital, and the Marquis was
guest at Browns HOTEL at the east end.
Joel r. Poinsett, OF South Carolina, afterwards
Van Buren's Secretary of War, managed the enter
tainment at Wizards where 200 gentlemen Were
assembled, and the President OF the Senate, Gall
lard and Henry Clay, the Speaker, had the posts
Of honor. On one side OF Gaiard sat James Mon
roe and on the other Lafayette. There were seen
down the board the faces OF Samuel Smith, OF
Maryland; Rufus King, John Quincy Adams, jack
son. Chandler OF Maine; DE Wolfr Generals Dear
born Scott, Macomb, Bernard, Jessup, and the
veterans cambridge, stewart, Morris and Tingley.
Prospere gave the dinner,
CELEBRATED FRENCH COOK,
who charged but 800 for his services. To this dinner
came Unexpectedly an old Revolutionary soldier,
named John Near, VINO had removed Lafayette
when wounded or the field OF Brandywine and he
got his dinner Free French embrace from La
fayette, vote of honor from Congress and two
weeks OF feasting. The old gentleman LETT wash
in0Lnn with no liver To speak Of but a. 600. which