, 1876-02-03

yin INAtH1 AIfA-s
RECEPTION At TUE WHITE nousE-rnE se1tr
saArE --,,1.
cnrrr.|,nr1TErur r.er nnnu ~ syrnpr.ny
culyn1,E1,'s nncEr1,oy-aAY PROGRAMME rou
NEXT wzEk-scnArs OF CHAT.
S,tcal corYespond<neta u 714 chteaa1 Trisan<.
WAsn1saroS, D. c.. Jan. 3o.--Tho most rroni-
ueut feature OF the FAY and fes'ise ''ncason."
NOW in'fta glory, is tic receptions by tue Fresl"
deht ot tbs United 6:ateA on alternate Tucaday
evenings. Some, who attempt TO invest these
gatherings With tho imperial or regal diGnitieu
tomfoolery Of tho Old World, call them 'ioyeee.'
But there is o marked difference bst"eon tie
unsea&raincd Intercourse OF We. tho Feop!s OF
these Unltod States and tleif servant knd Ch'c1
Magistrate, and the long and harrow path which
those tako who salute the occupsnts Of thrones
Here, tho doors Of the White Houno so thrown
opsn 70 whst Gen. Taylor called all tha world
and the rest al mansind." There. every one
must 10 n11afod In coutt-dfcsst and tho guarded
fo.naltsiea of official presentation must be OBJ
served before tho palace can 10 Gu
tered, aud tho royal OF imperial poraonago
Aumbly approaohcd. In Great britain, which
hoasta Of ita progressive fsoedom tho "oasth-
TEST rolait merchant, although Or uhcxccptloh"
shIo character aud standing, cannot be pro-
ecnted at the Court Of Gunon :95cto'ta. nniesa
he holds sonse Office Which Gtyes him tho
right. Here, cas7iage-drivers AMI aeaEa.tfosscs
have as much right to attand PFesIdeuta 1eeep'
| tion Is Senators au,l heirenaos.
TIE ROUTINE OF nEcErrios.
E.t.r1pg tho Wh!to-liouae benoash its i'm
posiu: North porsico tho viBisors psaa without
| cotomony to tho rooms where either sex leave
| their wrappinga, aud whore tho ladies' give tho
| tlusl shake. out to tla yoluminoua trimmings OF
| tbe,s skirts. 4 largo stat Of scsTants eudeaTor
| to caro- for hats and oscscoaFe uepoelteo "'1a
| cessful. This il a modern Improvement as IN
yenre psst they ucto piled lip promiHcuousIy,
md the owners ran tho rIsk OF exchanging them
for .,ticlsa of u WORSE 0, be<ter austy when
th.y lpft. Tbsro wcro those, it MAS asserted.
Who used to exchange old bats and thresAbaro
orc.tco,ts 10. otl,o,s OF botscr quality. whi!c
thei, victims wore forced to replace tloir lo.soa
| by moro regular aud expensive mode.
| Passing into ball which ruus cro.rwtso
through tho White House. from the East lsoou,
to the conservatory At tho wost end Of the build
Inc. eeptleu,cn moe. tho ladies', and "fsll lu "
sas Aae "a.us ~ eA'rI . aJ on,,,,,. ,nnst ~
lno'o Is ~ .Asot's'sm aoa essa .ass
| to sho end OF lilo eol"nn' WHICH uloseo Hio"!s
forward. Every two or three n'nales sonao halt
No. ~ 80 t.,,t1, r,,,or ~ III. n,a.,c,,,a
Ia'a ID sae lau''s P.t'ot VI w '.o ee.aas .. .s.
family IT 10 PSPe'eo "s'u too' auu .uo 4u'u9'
.n,or-houcn liz nnue, It contains 4 grant
@ suo ,.sr. n,ctrr, \, (;cn. Grant md hi,
p'ano, "'se ps>a.e .n,.'... " ~. 49, 'r,,;a,
family nslt OF oostes msnsel'fasos' w %als'
arc vloWs Of Dt. Frapklin's residence At Pass,
n..r Paris. and a ceutfe-tabio On which theEo /.
s,,~.r, . ,,r,., h..kn, of cbo,cs oxo.tcs, But III,
et"a'o 49, .tn.,. ta.s Mo.;r, .,,~tw A.,
column does hot na't neso' aos'as Sunny oa'
ward It pAaaes through another PORTAL, and ea
tors
TIE pLrE noon.
Th}a ia a we1l nropors;oucd ontpou. oral II
.s;,,. r.I1-n.nar r,,rt.;na md fu,n;tur
ahape' WIZ "a.'psp''' eu'ao' - -. -.
Of b!ue and gold. II ID WITHOUT aouos cue OF 'n
most elegant apartments on this continent. But
hofore tho stranger can take Ia tho splendo
sro,,na him ne anas himself confronted BY
an,t.a." =, hf,c,. sG.rsI,at shsrno. who in
een''esns" " p'aet, DiA'o""' eeA'Fe' "3e -
! cl!nes his ear, AMI whispers:
| .afonr mama p"