National Republican., 1877-01-20
MRS. GRANTS REcKrr1oN.
A Gloomy Day but Brilliant Assemblas
Toilettes Of the Presidents Family.

A Gloomy Day but Brilliant Assemblage-
Toilettes Of the Presidents Family.
Mrs. Grants second afternoon reception took
place yesterday afternoon, and despite the gloomy
weather the Executive Mansion was filled with
visitors to pay their respects. Mrs. Grant, as
usual, received her guests in the Blue room. She
wasassisted by Mrs Sartoris and Mrs. Fred. Grant
Mrs. Grant upon this occasion wore an exquisite
toilette, patterned after Worth. Over a ruffied
eanary-eolored silk was court train of black
silk, trimmed with deep lace; the corsage was
high, and the Sleeves .lashed to the shoulder with
insertion
Mrs Sartoris wore q beautiful blue dumasse,
trimmed with point lace and silk bows of Same
shade.
Mrs. Fred. Grant was attired in lovely toi-
letts Of cream-colored silk, with cardinal trim
mings, which was very becoming to her dark
style Of beauty.
The introductions were made by Ulysses, jr.
The President joined the ladies about O'Clock,
and remained until it closed. The delieate duty
of keeping the passages to and from the Blue
Room was intrusted to Messrs. Pendall and CHAR,
Among the visitors were noticed Sir Edward aud
Mrs. Thornton, Judge and Mrs. Mott General
Mcdowell. ]. S. Conrad, Judge Clifford, Miss
J. NJ. Powell, Mrs. N. Clifford, Mrs. A. A King,
Mrs. and the Misses Morrell, General and Mrs.
A. J. Meyer, Miss Constable, Miss 3. E. Cuttings,
H
Coffey, Mrs and Mirs Woodruff, Mrs General
Miles, Mrs. J. W. Russell, Colonel and Mrs
Hams. Mrs. and Miss Sherman, General Sher-
man, Wflliam Lawrence, Rear Admiral Davis,
wife and daughter, Mrs. G. H. Davis, jr.,
Miss Chenoweth, Gen. Meigs, Mrs. Montgomery
A. r. Shepherd. Gen. and Mrs; Beckwith and
daughters, Mrs. and Miss Steele, Mrs. McOauley,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. McKelden. Mr. and Mrs d.
G. Cox, Mrs Q. I. Faulkner, Mrs q. H. Peirce,
Mrs. W. w. Warner, Mr.. and Miss Cake, Mr.,
and Mrs. NJ: H. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs: q. P:
Mrs. Baringer, Gen. and Mrs. Whipple, Mrs.
Secretary Chandler, Mrs. Bacon, Mrs Marshal
Sharpe, Marshal Sharpe, Mrs. Casey, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. W. Hurd, Of New York; Miss NJ. Z.
Gen. and Mrs. Haines. Mrs. and Miss Sheriff.,
Gen. and Mrs Birney. Mr.. and Mrs. Capron,
General Starring. Miss Slack and Miss
Clarke, Commander and Mrs. Kane, Mrs.
Surgeon Gen. Barnes and Miss Barnes, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Gen. Eetehum, Mr..
Misses Frelinghuysen, Mrs: Elijah Ward, Gen.
and Mrs Benet Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Hinckley,
Mrs ex.S Senator Pomeroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Stephens, Mrs. Secretary Robson, Attorney Gen.
and Mrs. Taft, Secretary Cameron Gen and Mrs.
Hunter. Mr.. and Mrs. II. r: Linderman, Post,
master Gen. Tyner and Mrs. Tyner. Senator and
Mrs. Hamlin, DR.. Adam Cardenas, Mrs. ]. H.
Ashton, Mr.. and Mrs. JAS HoOven, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hactier, Commodore and Miss Schufeldt, Rear
Admiral Radford, wife and daughter. Commodore
J. J. Upham, Senator and Mrs. J. IL. Mitchell.
Mrs. Dolph, Mrs. Upton, of Oregon; Mrs. and
Miss Lowery, Mr.. and Miss Dennison, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horatio King, Judge and Mrs. Macarthur,
Mrs. and Miss Heath, Justice and Mrs. Strong,
the Misses Strong, Mrs: and Miss Lane, Gen. and
Mrs Potter, DIR. and Mrs. Nelson, Col and Mrs.
Fessenden, Capt. and Mrs. Luce, Mrs. DR.. New
man and great many others.