Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21
SOME vICR-REGAL FUN.

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hesitate 70 criticise tho preference In
dictated by the new President and his
wife In their manner and place Of wor-
ship. What We shall say upon that
delicate subject will he submitted With
. becoming show OF difiidence; al
though, - we must confess, We should
prefer 70 think that the White House
was going to be more attractive TO the
lovers Of downright fun than the out.
sct Of the Msdam's career would seem
10 promise. Ono account informs ss
that MIR. and Mrs. Hayes declined to
accept the "Nationai Pew" set apart
BY certain enthusiastic Methodist for
Grant and all future Presidents; and,
on their first Sunday In the White
House went on foot to another and less
"National place Of worship, albeit
itself was church Of the aforesaid
mcthodistical variety. Indeed Mr..
and Mrs. Hayes seem determined to
make their political and social admin
istrxtion quite ~ opposite In Its char
scteristics 70 that OF which IL Is the i'm
mediate successor, AZ the Chinese GUS
toms and surroundings are different
from those Of the jewellers In the occi-
dental nations. Mrs. II. even goes NO
far ~ r. refrain from riding 10 church.
She thinks II not compatible with a
good Msthodist's life aud professions
70 Dc no worldly = thing N 70 sit In
carriage behind > driver on the Lords
day. Her conscience smitss her lest
Jchu, tho son Of NiMshi, should there
by be kept frosl attending the church
Of his selection. We observe that her
ladyship accepted, ~ present from
Dir. Middleton, Clerk of the Supreme
Court, the Bible which Rutherford
kissed when he took the oath Of ONCE.
But she and her husband, after going
to their modest little meetin' house,
went home to the Executive Mansion
and dinsd with wicked Bob Ingersoli.
II tho Presidcntess Is fsnatical IN her
religious preferences she atones for Il
IN the Ipgersollian association. Evi.
IDENTITY my Lord Of Dutierin and bis
fair partner have different fashion Of
doing things n the vice regal palace In
The Dominion. II tho White House
Ia mildly Cromweliian In Its aspects
and seventies, Rldeau Hall, the resi-
dence Of Earl Dufferin, In not less
mildly suggestive OF the genial pleas
arings Of the days OF the Merry Mon
arch. An Ottawa correspondent Of the
Herald tells us Of what hc saw at an
evening reception at this same Rideau
Hall. ~ witnessed " says he, "a
cotillion 80 thoroughly original in its
details that y description OF u will
doubtless be Interesting TO some OF our
New York readers. First, a row Of
chairs WAS arranged On the four sides
OF the ballroom aud occupied by all
who could iad places. Then follow wed
waltz for perhaps . minute. after
which young lady took her sea, In
the middle Of tho ballroom and hold.
ing toilet glass was approached from
behind by one gentleman after another
until she recognized her choice, when
she WAS up aud away. Meanwhile,
each Of tho disappointed Aspirants for
her hand WAS obliged to mount chair,
until another general waltz succeeded:
then q gentleman, being blindfolded,
WAS called upon TO select . partner
from lady or q partner Of his own
sex, who were stcalthily placed In hi.
front. IL he chose the man tho laugh
was, Of course, against him. while the
lady was whirled around by ono Of the
genial sidcs-de-cawp. A third device
consisted In giving tin whistles and
bells 70 gentlemen, and requiring
thcm to stand on their chairs until
they blew UP Or rung up some sym
pathetic and considerate feminine part.
nsr. In the fourth instance . mon
stsr dice, ~ large ~ dry goods box,
was successfully thrown by four play.
ers, one Of whom wa Lord DuiYerln,
asd the person making the highss,
throw had his choice Of tho lady who
WAS put ~ the prize. In the fiilh o.,
Countess Duficrin started on alone on
. brisk polka, selected . gentleman.
and then alternately dasccd from ons
side OF tho room 10 the other, picking
up partners Of both scxes, when the
line. being ncsnvsnisnsly ioug, broks
up into waItxin. couples. Again, sp-
rons and uighicaps were furnished
two Of the Cavalien, Who were ~.
qulred 10 tic both before either couldi
claim the handsome prize. Finally,
four huge, TidIcalously masked indl.
viduals, ROBBED In white, who he'd boon
led out BY CAPITALS Ward, one Of the
masters u ceremony, made their up.
psaranco and rendered The scene hiia.
rious ustil The cbss. A. you may
we'll imagine, u was oil fun, innocen,
and enjoyable BY everybody, and by
none moro than The Earl and bis
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