National Republican., 1876-01-26
PRESIDENTS LRvEE.
Brilliant Gathering at the Executive Man
sien.

The attendance last evening at the Presidents
reception wss unusually large, many strangers
now visiting the capital calling to pay their re-
spects to the Chief Magistrate and the ladies Of
the White House. Those, however, who merely
called to shake bancs with the President and Mrs
Grant soon passed out, hile those in full evening
dress remained until the usual hour for departure
yet even late in the evening the crowd was so
great that promenading was made rather difficult.
Through the evening the Marine Band rendered
many excellent operatic selections and one or two
wsl.Ies. Probably no more select or distinguished
assembly ever graced the Executive Mansion
than that which thronged through the rooms and
corridors last evening. Mrs. Grant received in
receiving she and the President promenadei
through the East room, and for half an hour
mingled with their friends in social converse
Mrs. Sharpe, with Mrs. Colonel Grant and Mrs.
Secretary Fish, assisted Mrs. Grant The toilets
of dress generally finer than anything Of the kind
that has been witnessed in the National Capital
IN several years.
trimmed with Valencienpes lace, while at her
threat she wore o bunch of roses and held 10 her
hand bouquet of the same. Mrs. Colonel Fred.
Grants costume vas an elegant ashes-oEroses
Irauve satin, with crinDed fringe and pearl orna-
ments. Mrs. Shsrpe's dress was of heavy layen.
der silk, with ruftles of the same and falls of
black lace. Mrs. Hamilton fish wore q fawn-
cOCred SILK, with black lace trimmings, fawn-
cOlOIe0 plumes dCd diamond ornaments. MISS
Edith Fish wore beautiful costume of ciel blue
silk, with NRlenciennes oyerdress; ornaments,
pearls and natural flowers. Mrs. Secretary Robe
sons toilette consisted OF superb white silk with
black velvet trimmings, and magnificent dia-
monds. Miss willing wore an elegant white
Rrepadine, finely trimmed, and diamond and
pearl ornaments. Madame Hergeman, wife of
the Danish Minister wore a chsste cream-white
silk, beautifully EN- oroidered. and diamond orna-
ments. Mrs. Chapman Coleman, heavy black
silk, and dead.gold ornaments. Mrs. Thomas
Wilson, cicl blue silk. The wife Of the Japanese
Minister wore heavy rose colored founcsd silk,
pulled On irdiHe, with Etruscan gold ornaments,
Among the many present, besides those mentIoned
were Secretary Fish, Attorney General Pierre
pont, Secretary BeIknap, the Danish Minister
Minister Thornton, eI.Attorney General Will
liams, senator and Miss Boutwell,, General and
Mrs. Mckee Dunp, Hon. James II. BurIeigh and
wife, Hon. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Harris, Hon.
and Mrs. n. l. Townsend, Hon. ]. Sheakly and
ladies, Hon. II. NJ. Atkinson, Commissioner Of
Pensttns; Governor Burbank, Hon. J. A. Kas-
son, Secretary Chandler, Consul General and
Mrs. Hitz. Hon. and Mrs. Franklin Sanders and
Miss Sanders, Judge Hayden and the Misses
Hayden Hon. and Mrs ]. H Baker, Colonel and
Mrs Amos Webster, Hon. Z. ID. McDougal, Miss
Lizzie Porter, Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite,
Hon. J. ID. Defrees, MIR. and Mrs. Peter Baum.
gras, Colonel Stewart, Hr. and Mrs. Hoffman,
Miss Robena Taylor, the Misses Coleman and
others.