The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-25
wAsHIsoroS, D. O., Jan. ?

Marine band. These are all stationed
in the large anteroom, the band to fur
nish music and the correspondents to
tell who were there, what they had on,
and how they bowed aud shook, and
slairked and smiled. Yesterday some
lady correspondents were present in full
dress, and few male pen drivers had
on swallow tails, white neek-ties, white
kid gloves, and boquets in their button
holes. The ladies in full dress had spe-
cial privileges accorded them. They
were allowed to penetTate the sarcttsm
sanetorum of the blue room, and to
make accurate notes Of the dresses Of
Mrs. Hayes and the ladies receiving
with her. This made the rest Of us
jealous. Were not our papers us re-
spectacle and well connected as theirs Z
And had not our readers also a right
to know about the coiffures, and laces,
and trains. and demi-trains, and demi
monde trains, as well MS the readers Of
the papers Of Jennie June or Mrs.
Grundyi "If this be treason make the
most of it." The next to arrive was
the Diplomatic corpse, (corpsl for, let it
not I've forgotten that diplomacy is the
dried mummy of past ages and of effste
systems of policy, and that it has no
legitimate place in our day of printing
presses. telegraphs and ocean cables,
when Kings, and Cabinets, and Presi-
dents learn what were formerly state or
court secrets from the newspapers a
week or a month before they are ma
tured in their own councils. 1t is time
advancing civilization should shake it
self clear Of this fine old antique, use
less and expensive heritage. Some
members of the Diplomatic corps are
rich and gaudy. They came tn the
White House in coroneted carriages, be
decked with swords and sashss aud gcll
lace, while their manly padded chests
(their stomaehs need no paddingl are
covered with stars. and crossas. aud
other insignia of rank or office Among
the more notable for elaborate decora-
tion were the Englieb, French, Spanish.
Russian and Japanese Ministers. Olh-
| rx-ora Y,.,.x,- ,,,,,-,, av,l
Democratic In their attire. Among
these were some of the representatives
of the South American Republics, who
appeared in the customary dress of gen
tlemen at an evening party, or walters
at a swell restaurant or lirst-class hotel.
They came on foot This made it lit
tie awkward for them, fer, when France
or England entered the anteroom, he
had only to turn his back to his accom-
panying servant, who took the cloak
from his shoulders and displayed him in
all his splendor. But some impecuni-
ous ambassadors, who had walked te
the scene, were seen vainly searching
for place to hang their hats and over
coats. After the gilt-edged foreigners
had disposed of their outer covering
they waited for few minutes jabbering
animatedly in many languages, mostly
French, in a second smaller gas-lighted
anteroom, until the band commenced to
play, when they moved into the blue
room, headed by Secretary Evarts, and
presented their distinguished compli-
ments to Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes. Then,
to use a military term, they debouched
inte the grand east room, where they
had more open field for the display O
their ineffable brightness. The recep
tion of our Military and Naval officers
the Supreme COuit, and Senators ant
Members of the Lower House, fol
, lowed close upon, and the Diplomatic
corps, remaining in the east room, wer
soon reinforced by these, and the seen
was exceedingly gay, animated, varie
gated, brilliant, picturesque, statuesque
grotesque, etc., etc. For once the gen
: tlemen out-dazzled the ladies in splen
: dor of attire. The most richly dresses
woman was Senora Mantilla lin Englisl
Mrs. Cloak, suppose), wife of tn
Spanish Minister. She wore a ricl
t dress of green velvet, trimmed witt
blue satin, and wrought round the ply
lacteries with designs of heavy sill
!, pink roses in repoussee. She was not a
| all averse to showing her dress, and FIRE
quently shot off, like comet, from tn
dazzling constellation in the south Q
the room, and promenaded its entir
, length, first with one attache and the
a with anothsr, of which Irritation, or re
e lief, her fat and sleepy husband SCENE
9 unconscious or grateful.
To sum my observations : Secretar
f Evarts wore rather short tailel frac
: coat, buttoned close, and it looked lii
tie like it had been renovated and mad
: to look as good as new for two dollars
. Postmaster General Key wore a fu
: dress suit, and had his coiffure arrange
t a la Heenan. Mrs. Key, who is larg
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