The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-07


Sea and the temporary occupation OF Persian
territory.
Grant In London Mr.. Pierrepont's
Reception.
Our special dispatches from London give
lively and successful picture of the i'm
portant social event that dazzled the great
capital on Tuesday night. Although in catch
ing General Grant for dinner OF Apsley
House the Duke OF Wellington demonstrated
the inheritance OF strategic talent and was
the first to exhibit to circle of admirers the
great lion Of the season, yet it was only pos
sible for him to make o restricted use OF his
triumph in favor Of the type OF humanity
that can be invited to ducal mansion. The
real introduction Of the ex-President to the
world Of Londoners was made last night by
the American Minister in o reception
SO brilliant that all occasions of the sort
which have hitherto shone in the annals OF
our legations abroad will henceforth be-
come the prey of dumb forgetfulness." In
each one Of the engagements scored for .
month ahead the ex-President will meet
some one set Of English society, men of
this or that party or shade Of opinion, men
Of science or Of letters, army men or navy
mon |; but ut tho Legation, and presented
by the American Minister, he has had an
opportunity to make the acquaintance OF
English society without regard to the lines
which divide it into SO many cotcries, and
has seen at its best that average quantity Of
l. \ r.oA
ut one view save on some such neutral
ground as our Minister'S parlors.
In the easy-fowlng description of Olive
Logans letter by cable the reader may see
the brilliant and motley company passing
in review as Grant saw it I; and may catch
the color, the movement, the spirit Of the
occasion as the whole scene is revivified by
the picturesque touches Of this delicious
chroniqueuse 1t will greatly distress our
lady readers, we fear, to note that our two
lady correspondents differ greatly in their
account of the dresses Of Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. Pierrepont. As the HERALD is regu-
larly read by half q million ladies, and us to
ladies the world over there can be no more
important item of Intelligence printed than
statement Of what dresses were
really worn by famous women on ia
nous occasions, we are deeply chagrined at
this discrepancy. But what can the perplexed
journalist do in such case? We procure
descriptions by ladies-ladies famous for
their taste, tact, talent, their accurate obser-
walton and their skill as writer's. Yet one
says that is brown which the other says is
claret colored that which one calls cherry
the other calls scarlet, and they are actually
at odds on the material between stamped
velvet and damask silk. It is to be noted,
however, MS between Miss Kate Field ana
Miss Olive Logan-that Miss Logan is the
better authority on points Of this nature,
and we recommend the ladies to accept her
account until this difficulty is explained.
If it were q case of critical insight and
philosophic analysis Miss Field should be
preferred, but to catch the dazzle and blaze
of millinery and take it all in and put it
down well Miss Logan is worth all the other
correspondents we know.
1t is keenly said by Miss Field that, in
this reception lies the discovery of q ''career
for our ex-Presidents." This gives perhaps
rather more consequence to the Presidential
part of Grants career than is given to it by
the distinguished Englishmen who vie
with one another in their endeavors to show
him marked attention. They admire the
great and successful soldier, the man whose
persistent adhesion to ON obvious principle
crushed the greatest and most capable re-
bcllion ever made against o government
since the world began; and they would
be far from paying similar honor to
any accidental politician who in the
piping time of peace might be ma
nnuvred into the Presidency by party
tactics. But the idea is good ono,
rs it indicates q way in which to develop
as occasion may require those interchanges
Of expressions OF good will which are per-
haps less the results of international SYM
PATTY than the causes Of it. He who states
we'll the grounds of sympathy between two
great nations presents q formula that is
accepted and on which is framed the minds
of millions Of men; and II o President out
of Office can assist in this development OF
pleasant relations round the world there
will be many President whose usefulness
to his country may begin from the time his
successor is sworn in.
Give Him . Leather Medal.