, 1874-12-22

illuminated bit twice boforo and thon to celebrate
tho yctotlon achieved oyor Our i1aurgont broth.
era. Tho freacoIng at tho top OF thedomo looked
30 soft md far awny TINT any ono imaginative
enough could oasi1y havo lcon,od tho 1iEllraa to
DO tho glorIiied spirits Of our brave md ineom-
parable ancestors, gazing down with approving
eternal in tho hreas!a of tho SONS and dsugitoras
OF The ]lopnhlc. anH-jots. aoftonotl by globes
OF ground glass, oirclcd round ahd round like d
pcrpout. winding its luminous wey to tho worry
ergroons,, and flowers, dockod tho wallis above
thu grattl old paintings; End tlllrteon tab1os.
representing tho thirtool original Statos, wnro
lttoraiy surrounded by oil tho youth, beauty.
i,a',ced in their con,mondallo efforts by lilo b.
niEn faces Of tho inon who ind graBpod ollr lib
critics from tyrant hanls. Iho powdered hnir.
aud
cosTuMEs WORN 4 CENTURY 400,
nro especially becoming 10 pornoia with dark
oycB; mud Hpme Of tic lovol.eBt faccB l hnyo
ovor aoen bcamel out from banoasll the frills of
caps yollow with tho marks Of years which llnvo
of tic Marines, EdilI,,-woro wiito sat
In dress belonging to hor grcat-groh -griild-
mother, and n satin turhan to lnntc!l, which cn-
tiraty concealed llor hair, but showed to rena,k-
ollvo stIn Of *tho soaror. Mrs. Horny j. ooolt,
Jr.-whoBo raro, Hwccs fnco l,annts ono with ita
pure bcauty-woro q drcss Of dark blue two
/ would call it "navy-blno" now; our ancestors
"e oaf enqasfa 4 RS,'Ss Ss res
! hoasting 230 ycnrs Oyor Tho whist waH d. whto
1ioniton laco bortha. 100 yeara of agc; and from
hcr protty throat 'ves suspended hugo portrnt,
tho seventeenth century. Another young iady,
frum firginin, woro wlito sntn will sprays OF
scarlet lsonoyaucklo 1aud-cmbroiaorcd n1l over
it, Which gtaccd tho flroi reception given by
LADY wAslt1SBroS
| at Mount Vernon. At tho Massachusetts .nb1o.
IN n franc, was the old commission iasucd to y.
| II. Ward aa Justico Of tho Peace by George III.
Alius 1lcigs, daughter OF tho Quartorinantcr-.
| ono Of Martha Waphinglon's droBuos Al tho
| Maryland tGbte, wax candles burned In solid
silver candcabfas that haye bcon IN tho Stewart
| fAmily for over 150 yoRrs. Miss kltt'o Cooke,
daughter Of tho ox-Govornor, carriod n fan onco
horno iii tile hands Of the Marquiaa do Lafayette.
| Refreshments, liquid md eubstnntlal. were
served ut tic various tables, iatcrsporned with
| articloa Of handlworl lowoss, aud cups with
aeorgo weshinstons 81 autograph tor 81 Or loo
Georgia MAS represented by IN exquisite tom
| pic, supported by six columns ornanlonted will
| cotton IL bloom, rico straw, green sugar-cano,
| forms and tlowors, aud tho roof ono bower Of
| ferns.
Tho trcssing-room asHigncd tho ladies waB the
| one usually occupied by Speaker Dlainc, who
| has boon n most enthusiastic helper III this pa-
charming address III tho old Hui Of Representa-
sives whore, during tho oarsy portion, Of tho
evening, tho Marine Band was Htationed.
Tho lIawaiinrl King and suite woro expected to
ho present, mud tho crowt. Which stendily III,
creased and remained. instead Of con,ins nit md
going from timo to time: renchod crushing pro-
eood-naturod, laughing crowd. however,
and only some Of tho .yy!g young laaisa s1i.'a
their tnblcs suffered any great Inconvenience.
They, liko 10 many tnnliuiuo Cas,biuncas. TO-
solved to stand by thoir posts until legally ro-
leased fro1n duty, md 80 tho waYcB OF pasa'nG
humanity surgcd BY, and bore PORTIONS Of aprons
| and scraps Of rlbbous aa trophies Of tho contest
Behind tho Connecticut table Was Iruull,lll's
picture representing tho Sieners Of the Decara.
ton Of Independence. This tabo was presided
over by Mrs. Con. Paul, handsome, iigh-bred-
| looking woman, aud Miss Sedgwlc!s, daushtor
| Of Gcn. SedSwic,, tnll, slender woman, with i
small, casstcal hcad, dark nkin, onrlel!cd With
brilliant color, dark eycA aud brilliant conSorsa-
tional powcrH. Thero wore cakos orna'ncnted
| with nut,ncgs on the table, erl ono Young lRly
wore necklace and bracelets Of tho sano aro-
matte nut.
| MISS KELLOGG,
| tho pri1un- donna, native of tho Nutmog State
stood hofote tue tablo for nearly tiro hours, ind
eold bouquets to tho ongor crowd, who, failing
to SEQ the King. Whoso elcEuess rteyontod h'a
appearance, bowed to the ellrne OF tho Queen
Of Song. Miss Kellogg looked aa prottily as nho
did several ycars ngo, in her handsome black
drosa and elaeyoess volyot jacket, embroidered
most oxgniAtcy With bouquets Of roses and
buds, and elegant diamond lowelry. The Post
muster Genornls daughter, Mics Jowoll waa
also at this tabio.-a bright, pleasant, petite girl,
lair nrd fragilc-iooking, but unfortunately not
inhcriting the beauty, youclFafcd her diatin-,
Enished pnrn. hftcr tho crowd Ind vonlewliat
abatcd, tls Marine Band stationed tsolf in the
I;otunta, and fow couples, afflicted with dance
mania, took :. few steps Of the delicious Doston,
just to ray they had danced iu the Rotuuda Of
tho Capitol.
The Senate Chamber was open to pron,cnndcra.
| or thoga fnetrinr n .tHnnn1nu cot1lrrh rEnnyCtj