, 1879-03-05
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Why tho Diplomats Wore Entertained Mt tho
Whlto 1Iouse-l1tKli OLD Qncet'onn OF Ell.
qnettc-rrral.Ient lInyes mud tho rrcss-A
Magnificent 1sntertninnent-1sall hy the
Mexican NtInlster--N1,islc In tho NfbrntnE-
Farewell Hnppara OF tho Politic,nn.-isnn-
lai,lnent nj Desks 1rotn tic Hail og tho
Tf0uso-CRbtnet Officers on tho Fiour-'rt.o
Camorons Never Forget - Disappointed
I4nbbylsta -il3urnsfdo ~. Conlsllng-Chnt
Topics.
Special corrssronatnee Of The Tribune.
WAsn1s07oH, D. c., March 2,-Thc fashion,
alio season Of '7S-'7O expired BY limitation on
Ash Wednesday morning, hnving cnacd lliic an
exhibition Of fireworks, In blazo NJ glory nt
the White House. Their Exccllcnces tic dip.
1on,atc representatives here ot the King Of the
Cannbal Islands, the Prince Of pumpcsnckcl,
md other potcntatcs, Of high unl low degree,
havo been terribly disappointed, Of ;a.e, be-
eause they have mt been Invited 10 their annual
dinner a. the White House. Mr.. crarts has en-
dcayured to explain, In his blnndest manner,
that dinner without vino would bc no dinner
as all aud that Mrs. Hayes cannot conscien-
tf0usly preside at ar entertainment II
INTOXICATING nRyEnAaEs GRACE THE DoAnD.
This failed 10 moltfy the diplomatic ducks
aforesaid, who tnurMurcd their discomfort tn.o
every chr willing to listen to tltcir bad English.
Their high md mighty aoyeEeigns, they said, con-
formed to tile 1onE.cstnhlished 'ez MOTT scripta
OF inviting the representatives Of foreign Powcts
to dine early In cac[l year. This custom lad
been followed In this country since the days Of
Washington, nt,d one OF the rcasons given II few
years sincc for Increasing the ealnry Of tile Pres
ident 10 $4,000 was to cnnblc him to gieo tho
customary official entertainments. They hall
the highest official regard for Mrs. Hayes, but
why should her views on Temperance prevent
the President from extending tho usual hospi-
talltIes} All trls gabbc lonted about and A,lnl-
" began to find itB way to Mr.. Evarts, 10 Ills
erent annoyance. At last his fertile brain do
yisct
SOLUTION or TIE TROUBLESOME QUESTION.
The President should give an evening party in
honor OF the Diplomatic Corps. This would
compliment them, md It would not be neccs-
sary to have any vino on tie suppcr-tab!c. The
tdcn was hailed with delight at the White
House, a,i,l tho resources OF that establishment
were called into rcauls!tton to give MI .cntcr-
talnment worthy OF the host nnd OF the lion
ored quests. To add 10 their enjoyment, thry
were requested to aupear in tletr Court cos
tunes, with tho ribbons mud stars Of foreign or
drrs.
EvAnTs' IGNORANCE or ETIQUETTE
was the iirst st,lmblIng-block IN the way Of suc
cess!u'ly rcaliziug the programme 50 carefully
prepared. During the past tfty years there
has been famous question Of "proccicncc F."
between the diplomats and tho scnators The
former have coutcndcd TINT they wcFo tho per-
sonai representatives OF tl,clr High al,d Mighty
Mastcrs near the President, at,i1 that they
should rank next to him, and before any Amer
tcan. Per coutra, the Senntors have claimed
tint they represent the States composing tnc
Union md come next to tho President. On
this issue
GALLONS or INK HAVE BEEN WASTED,
aud rcnnB Of paper Spoiled Sometimes tho
diplomats have hcen ahend, and sometimes the
eenators. But the question lias always been m
opea one, mid, therefore, when tho Senators
cciyed their Invitations to meet the Diplomatic
Corps, they rebc!lcl. It would le proper, they
said, to invite the Diplomatic Corps to nil en-
turtalnment IL honor Of the senators, but not
diplomatic lead. 10 tic Senate, which t1nl ad-
jourl,cd carly on tho evening Of the entertain
ment, was very acantly represented, not q,la.-
ter OF the Senators presenting themselves, md
hnt OF those bc!nE candidates for appointments
ubrpnl or ut hume.
ANOTHER JOLLY ROW
was Kicked up about the decision arrived at by
the Kitchen Cabinet, not to Invite any ono con.
ncutea with tho prcss. Whit nalc thts mora
Offensive was the supplementary cdgt that
tickets would be signed md Issued By Thomas
Ltncoln Casey. Dvt.-Col. Corps of EngInccrs,"
admitting the bearers to thu ycstbulc, with the
| 1iunkles of tllu diplomats uMs daricy hack
drivers. As It Afterwards appeared that dis.
reputable characters Of 10th scXes obtained
! tickets, tlcro waa some Indignation among tho
journalists ut the slight paid to their profession,
| but It was a'lnycd By the President. When thc
| facts Gro brought to Ills knowledge by Sc,1-