Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

anu the SINKING 1unQ required. lHe
memorialists say in conclusion that |
they do rot propose to besiege Con |
gress by persona. pressl1-a end solici- |
tatiou, but to rely co4lden;l7 on the
merits OF toe case as How presented.
Gre po.r,.cIlc. OFT. y = gEer: /.
The King of s!,c Cia,a..i -! Islands
al shc sEE2ss" Eso,>e-
This evening 4 1r:..laIt reception
was gived By tine rts'i.' i:c =: tha Elk
ecutive Mansion 10 A;ng -~lakaua.
We may besrei ,ul1 lt;3n to ,i.e last fore
of our natures, bat there Is surely
| something very attractive about the
dignity thai doth hedge n king, for
all this zRepublicaas scss,.5i;il. nas been
| eagerly stretching i.s yarinu5 necks
for the least possible peep at the mon
arch from tie Kingdom by tae Sea,
| VITO has been IN our midst for the
past week. So the individuals who
were lucky enough to receive cards TO-
day never dreamed OF sending a re-
greet. Long before o'clock the
| drive to the White House showed It's
| line OF carriages, from which emerged
various shapeless bundles quite as un-
IKE the brilliant beauties we met
| few minutes later as butterfly and It's
c1rysalis. Outside the gate, aIong the
walk ano beside the portico, stood the
dear pubic who might not pass the
threshold. Inside, courteous atten-
dants showed the way 10 the cloak
rooms, where belongings were rapidly
| checked and bestowed. Fair hand;
| squeezed into gloves that were too
small, SO I heard more than cne pet
fish exclamation from sweet lips when
rebellious buttons went flying into
space. Waiting only minute for cs-
corts, we passed through the Grand
Hall to the East Room. whore The
President and the King stood side by
side. Postmaster Jewell and Seer
tary Robson acted as masters OF ccre-
mony, presenting thu guests, vino
came slowly up on the Kings left hand
and were duly introduced, then greet
ing the President, passed on lis right,
making room for new e0rocrs. Tail,
manly, decidedly fEc-lookirg We
found His Majesty. lie wore 10 III
slgnia Of rank, being simply in Gle
CANT evening dress, and shaking hands
with cordial grip which was far more
satisfactory than many another gin
gerry t0uch We received before the
evening vas over.
President Grant looked weary and
tired. l. must be a dreadiu. strain to
ones muscles to repeat so many times
: the energetic clasp which he 6cstows
upon the never ending succession oil
people who claim his cGu,t2sy. Mrs.
irant looked well in h"r sweeping
dress OF richest black velvet, with it,
rich lace trimming, and the whit
plume GROWING her Drai,ts was vase y
. ! becoming. Colonel Fred Grant onktd
supremacy heppy, as indeed lie might,
when such bright laughing face Wa,
close to his shoulder, when the DAN
ewes sought bis SO constantly with -
expression that made all the othel
Young men envIous. MIS-. COiOae
= Grant seems quite too stately Il title
} for the yoacg lady, who was constant
~ chatting with the easy self-posses5
ion which the Chicago girls seem tt
5 inhale from the free lake breeze:
; which bright n tLeir eyes and tAeil
8 Her dress was of lavender. I an
almost sure it was satin, but couitin'
8 wear to it. Anyway it was exceed
: ingly rich, while It's poin5-lace trim
!, nings were fauitlessly beautiful; anC
$ we c-uldn't help thinking that tht
= fancy designing such exquisite pat
terms might have been capable 0
artistic work in other directions
whose fame would have: been deathless
S Mrs. Grant IS not 50 handsome d
o her sister, Mrs. Palmer; but .. 'jIapoyt
e she is love!y enough for any E.an Q
= this generation.
l. Mrs. Fish, with her air of pQrfe =
e good breeding. stood lear the youns
e couple. Mrs. Br:stCw vas there mar
;, et.zi King Lcan ever IN her black we've
Il dress with It's rich trimming Of lee
S and Jet.
i 1irs. Attoruey-Generel William
= was, of course. Ii centre of attraction
and admiration. She is certainly sill
perb i'll evening dress. Tonight /
u was an azure silk, ca tj'Gilc, of couree
d with floods of costly lace decorating
0 the lowcut corsage, while the aprc;
overskirt OF the same fairy fret WCll
was caught at the back with sprays Q
brilliant flowers.
Next 10 this party Miss Clara Louis,
Kellogg MAZE the principal attraction
S Her dress was a creamy white silk,
J marvel OF skill aud taste. Mrs. Bass
G of Buffalo, \. Y. Ia her bridal dress
. made Il most picturesque appearance
: But the wife of tie new Japanese Min
: lister, who was presented to-day, Il
the President was the observed OF al
+ observers. Dressed in the costume 0
n her island horae, she certainly wa
= remarkable. Il was of white silk, ut
q train wide, hanging sleeves and tunit
= bearing broad band of scarlet where
: birds and flowers brocaded into life
! like shapes made most unique orna
l. mp1ts. Her husband was OF precious
O little c0nst quence beside tnis gor
. geons figure, and she, poor thing
t looked heartily delighted to make he
0 escape. Miss Meigs looked sweetly il
: a white illusion, with garlands OF rose!
f draped from girdle to hem. Mrs
: John A. Logan wore q handsome
4 brown satin with velvet bodice an,
= stshes, aDd all over the room there
f were such crowds OF lovely shoulders
r such prOfusion OF glittering jewels
q such bewlldering poems IN the shape
f Of tasteful tOllettes that tie gentlemen
I IN attendance received little notice
I Sir Ed. ThOrnton's coat was profusely
: decorated; indeed all the gentle
: men OF the foreign legations made
= sticking figures, and none were more
: noticeable than those from the Otto,
/ man Empire, their funny little red
/ | caps, with pendant tassels, looked SC
: odd ia such an assemblage. No one
40 i-4OL1 SOl EyCOtto tlltu VIC u
| ! dor from Peru. His uniform glitter i
S with broad golden stripes, and the
2 lady on his arm was also splendid Ill
5 her array.
Altogether it was an assemblage We
shall never forget. All the American
: eagle III ourcomposition pIumed itself,
3 stretching its remotest pinions, and
wondering where under the broad
6 Heavens finer-looking "crowd' could
: be collected. The cards had been SO
f limited that there was no crushing.
t and II King Kalakaua was not pleased
with the welcome rendered him. if he
is not sure of our cordial greeting, ]
don't know what would content iIn.
There were the greatest of all our land
{ before him, from the President. Vice
President. and Cabinet to the Judges
of the Supreme Court, Senators and
Members of Congress. And then there