, 1874-12-22
Tho Blair''Tleelor Weading-Why " Jim
mic" Blair Bears Such q
Masculine Nalno.
Tho Tea-party ut Tho R0tnntla---
Who We're There, and What
They Wore.
Some Political Gossip from Henry
Watterson.
4 Casc of "Isistols and Coffee
for Two"


for TWo."
SOCIAL GOSSIP.
Gptcta. Correspondence of The .C..caao Tribune.
rivE LIE No1
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dcc. 19.-Sociesy las
boon In wl,ltl Of palpltatiuR oscitemunt this
week oyor tho many events Of interest crowded
into these for briof days. First mud forotnoat,
tho progonco Of lloynl Yiaitor-notwithstanding
ho waves his seoptro ovor a rnco Of baby-oatcrs,
and his complexion resembles that Of our
Eiftcenth-Amendmont brothron-baa o1ated ns
into an indcBcrbablo Htnto Of ecf-conaciouHucss
md grntulation oYor tho fact that King-a
bona-ldo soyeroign-is honoring us with q visit,
and that VIC Rhall thus DO enabled to touch tho
hcm Of kingly garments. It has bceu acmon-
stratod, howoYor past tho shadow OF doubt.
that Majesty ID subject to tho ills which ordinary
leah il hoir to, also; for King David (not tho
psalmist) was confined to h,B rooms with
aavoro cold for several days, but
to pay hs respects to tho President. Ills Excel
lenoy has been victim to tho samo epidemic,
md very naturally bond OF Bynpathy was I'M
modiatoly established between tho two rulers.
AZ u folloN-fccling makos us wondrous kind,
oftcntimoa, tllorn ia eyory reason to suppose tho
Reciprocity Tronty--tho oatonsblo object of
kalakaua's yisit-wilt bo anlcnbly and eatisfac-
torily arranged, Tho President intends giving
tho King n atnto-dinnor and n card-tccol,tion be-
fore the termination OF his ytait.
LIE rEnsoHE1.
His Majesty is not handsome man, nor is his
bearing such as to provoke aily oBpecigl inquiry
or ro,nark. His complexion: ia porhaps tlrco re-
moves from African. His fcaturca nro quito
ordinary: hi, lair black, fine, and straight and
.,ss, t,,,.,. III, ,,,,a.na,,a ,,,,,r ~ .,v,,
Hot WHY 'oieA .ia "s''''",'o 4on6 ~" u"tA
tne oppression OF h's iaco nonosI aio 'n"'''y'
lnl Ills height III tho vicinity Of foot
1As,sp or TIE CYPRESS AND OLIVE.
TIN rc,uns oyer 5{ nm gnbiccts and 5O0tl or
y an r-i1., -, +La t,tie ~ :, 1:;,,t -
o,ooo lo,e'ene's an'oi 'no ssssu " mug & ~
Hawaii" lit3 dom1nlona eonslst OF 1"elFo
Knull islands (of volcanic oEgn), in tho Pacific
Ocean, nbo,t 1000 miles southwest Of San Fran-
80 ,,.'a.,o,;o,,s 49,, osso,t;,,,,, ~ tr1o
tnousn Ine pioa'1et,oae "!o enoc'.i",!s 81. tno
Capital City Honolulu, il beautifully situated
On tho aea-coast' amidst all tho l''1urlant sur
bor is 4 very lino one, aud ships tlonting ilugs
IRON every civilized county nre continuously 1t
Gnchor in ita waters. The naval society s cor
uoaucntlv quito largo and very guy ut Honolulu.
ho hg ha m etoe eny ot frfa e,
and wcll-orsauizod nation; n,sd each OF tho aey-
oral islands il under tho Immediate jursdiction
OF Governor. Taero. ts also Parliament, dr.
vldod Into n Houso Ct Commons and House OF
Mobiles. Tho Insignia OF royalty. instead OF
tho cus;o,Nnry crown,. is E cluAk Of raro
Md coHtly yul}o,y feathers. When
tho lato King Tupa!llo died, llo appointed nosuc-
censor, leaving tho yellow cloak to adorn pucl,
palson rs might 10 c4cson BY tho ballotins Of
tie people. Tho contest WAS botvcen Qaeoll
E1nma, who formerly visited III, an1 Ka.nkaua.
Tho lntter after q severe contest, carried the
day. and WIS declared Hing, receirin: all but ai1
yotes Of the National LcEiElaluso. Lila brother,
Regent during the Hing abaenco, alld successor
ia oyout Of Ills death.
AND OFT! THE BRIDE WAS FAIR To SEE.
Tho noxt affair OF moment on orr sorlal tnpn
ia tho marriage OF Mrs. Junie Blair to Capt.
George Wheclor, United Suites Engineer Corps,
particularly well known to scientibts throughout
tho country as tho leader Of tho celebrated
Wheeler Exploring Expedition ncross tho piallls,,
DairH, Who have for 60 many years figured con.
Rpicuoltsly In Democratic politics Of tho past,
mud WHO aro rcudy and willing to keep tAelt
pames in the foreground Of any futaro con-
tingoucY OF like klnd. Tho brides' father
WIS Commodore Ja1nea Dla'r, U. =. n.
A daughter, Appearing Tow weeks after tho
fathers suJden denth. WIS uhrlstonea Jn'acs. I
sounded very peculiarly to hcar tho lectors SOL
emu wards; "N!lt thou, Gooygo, hayo this
very curious to know whether the Rector would
insist upon the clristcnod maine Jamo*, or per,
nit tho pot and muro familiar ono OF Jim1nio te
bo used IN tho ceremony.
AND THEY TWAIN suAI1 De AS ONE FLESH.
st. Johns Church. where tho marriage wae
eolomnxod, ID oue Of tho oldest cdi!icss in the
city. It il built iu tho form Of cross the 1us.
torial used in its construction being OF light
drub. rough Etucco, providontiai!y covered, in
part. BIZ luxuriant Ivy, whirh lay crops up tt
TIC yery oayqu. IL ia s.uail and i'll
arranged for any grind uupliat cero
mony, Us thcro is no middle ais!e,-
tho two eide aslcs being 90 very narrow NJ
hardly tn ne1nit tho rnssaec Of two nbroAst. nut
tho niaco III front OF tLo al:ar yory oircumscrlbol
Kovertholnss. more perHona DISTINGUISHED fol
position rank, learning, family, aud statesman
Elm hote ratlorod beneath tho protecting roo
Of tl,s 1npro,on,ioua church, than III my otlle
oacroI odificn in thu entire country, Sinco tht
aoya Of aenerai and Indy Washington, ths Iost
s,,tnmnns to nraver r1nr ont bY ltB imporaty,
iittlo old-tasbionod holl. Dy laif-past o'clocl
tho church md galleries rrero we'll filed will