, 1879-01-22
rnc East Room and Its Occupants
---prcsitlents' Wives.
soe;ktv Weddings-A Club Dance
The Suproms Court--Bench
and Bar.
sonthcrn Claims Commission Lit.
erary Clubs---ConEress5ohal
Plagiarism.
Autograph Albums-Apollinaris Water
Democratic Dinnsrs-The
Fine Arts.


! so,,ta, carrrtpon,e1e< ot rhs Tribune,
w..u,yoros, d. C., jan. 1S.-'rhc fashion.
,,,. ,ra.on was fairly tnatRuratei on Tuesday
seeming by Il reception at tho Willie House.
r,,. r-oun1s verc ab1azc with caa-llcht, md. ns
..r,t.v.s set down tileir treigllte beneath tho
,a,tr Ior,;co. pedestrians caue tranplu1 up to
.,,a ,oor nj f,,ot, Entering the portals, us1lcrs
saa,,,,rd The sexes, leaving tho rnascuincs to
,h,an checks for tltcEr hats ami coat In
sho hall where arrangements ayc made for box.
,..s ,,,.n, xrh,,e f,c frmtninca aro lutr1cd Into
ing .'en, ,,,,s, !. ,,..a .,sr,s
the family o'"'pErru'a WINCH - a.eu 40 a'aas
drcssi"Etoos''. WINK tfansp'Fes nete no man
knowctf, hut after moro or less ~aitiag escorts
receive the escorted ut Vie inner Vcstthttle III nl!
,le clnttes OF more or less elaborate tollcttes.
ra,1,n, tn,o d current VI humanity, vsltors arc
go" H ,,,,-,,,,, t,.. rr,, ,,rortn,,.rrnm md thcn
ol'e 'p,o.'s" ,"s..,.. ~ ,.ha.a .,,on MI
Into tue p'"e' uFa"n'E'oou, ""e'' 'As' "A0
themselves tn this prcsGt'cc OF
THE PRESIDENT.
. 1o,tt,u,n NJ ti,c military tertuaefou. Will,
t,,, :, h,,n,, n,+. ~ In. .rro7o,
Ills 1aee pueNeteu '"s1 "as. s..,,. sss ~
tlor. bcnt's for"ar nt''l "htspcfs; ionF
nalne!'' Somewhat tnkon aback, replied:
"s1r Raeonfeur." "hercupon TIC ihaftla'
hero wheeled lnif.rtght about on Ills
i'm boot.ncc1, md introduced .hlr. Raft
~. rs.u.s,u ,rho prostdcn, r,rch,rjc,i1v l,c,1
eoa'.e'. "s .., "s..'I. y -. .,.'. "s .,'S
out bis right hand' eazca saeantlv NJ me' ana
said: "Sir. Hunter. a,n Etah to sec you."
L., In -e,novcd his la,,1 lie gave mine au On.
s.I .,,.ro,n,tt .,uI f,,m.irg II f,urd ,nv.
Sssa 'u"sss' - '' n,..san,s.,n ,t,,r 1a1r IN
SCH IN isoat u t'a'fo"'3 .."'"''s ~, >"
sinc-cnlorcd sills dress, wliO. got my namc
right from the fntrodaecr, hoped / was well,
thoupht would find WAs1,1prton a pleasast
n,,cc to vt,it. ind bo,scd MO forward that
'''eo ~ '"''si ~"
eIlE Nlls,IL C0E0lulIT AtCdI 3tlHN uI12 ASAb IL
tlrn+ WHO "onacrs that
MRS. HAYES - POPULAR
Win MI win yts;t tho WhIto 1Iuu.e. and that
WI" VI VIZ ''p's ~. " .-..,.N..
acs liank' nca'ty n'3'"ess INV" e's" .ap''t"'s"
the old 'iurycydrons anu young NoouIcs OF so~
ctcty7 Tie blue drawlnC.roon in which the re-
ccnt,ou tnkcs place 10 what one reads about la
liz Arabian Nirb,s,-tho azuro md gold Of ,ts
"'e A'a'.a" NR" ~, .o "a aoa -.
~a''a a'lu ,"'n!.te' n'u 'ne k"' xe""s .asse' "
e1o..cs, being lighted up by brilliant lights In
crystal chandeliers, reflected from large mir
rors, Here tic l1p]otnatlc apd other dlst,u-
pn,slro ncnp,r con,.r.oate. while tho masses arc
hurried on through tl,o green drawing. room
-."7
'''o ,oo,,
1"l .Aei "oo'a'
This Is the paFlor u tic people IL Is m lh-
mense rootH, nash!ly frcscoed, adorned with
r-e.,.n,, ~, rf.,iov .ra hrt1,,,,tv ,,o1,t,d he
i'es"oh's ~ ite',s' ~ STU ,.,'" u.''.1 I ~
ftupenuons cnhhacl'ers' Inc n1asioe oan", ~
the adjatent hall, dfscourses stirring music, nnd
there Is a Kaleidoscope circle OF prom enadcrs,
viii , c.ntr..n,.cn and nvnl frnmcwo,k
~ ,,.,ssa ~, ~ s,-,,,.a .I,",a.,,a,.
VI 4c9sef1-on' 4nc 'ofs.Hn u'p1onass
Wern hrrs, wearing Their decorations
IN their hutton-loles, tho Chinese looking
like The tu.res In tho windows Of tea-stores,
Wills IN. rnrp. w.,c cros,,,c,1 vttt rad wonlnn
~. 1.,,a ,...,' w. ~ ~,ct... -, ~,
caps Ike extineuis'ers' INC osheele OF tne
army and naTy were gorgeous to behold In thclr
trats ct,ats a,al blue buttons, and Chief Joseph,
Ii, h!s iI war dress a,N, palut, was lilo Object
Of ,!urheA intention, Tic men, wearing the
ttercntrpu undrrtakcr's yatb OF eombre black,
were representative types of
EVERY SECTION or TnR UNION.
There wero stalwart and energetic citizens OF
thr ureat Nest; ral,t nud thouehtful New
Englau]vrs: uery and iu,uulstyo Soutl,rrnrrs
lhul,phtfut leacendauts of Tcutonia: uulck-
cred men tcar!I}, lin plcasant Nirs!an features
ul 1htIr ancestors from tIe areen Isle: bIuIi
md bnr!y Anrn-Sa1ous: swarthv Cnbn,,s: nn,l
nfew OF uumistakni]e Afrlcun ilescent. il d.
fcslbe ti,r iutcs. With ti,er INV attires flushing
levels, BRIGHTER uycs. a1ml wnuderfufiy nrrunee1
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