New-York tribune., 1879-01-02


general and hearty despite the unfavoraoie
weather.
NEW YEARS AT WASHINGTON.
TIE RECEPTION At THE WHITE HoUsE-iHE sNo"
INrERTEREs SOMEWHAT WITH THE EN'of"hNi
OF THE DAY.
WASHINGTON Jan. 1.-The advent of the New
Year was generally observed. The prlncipai P"i"'
of attraction was the Executive Mansion' wheie
tho rcception of guests began at IL O'CLOCK
In company with the President were Nlce-IresluenV
Wheeler Mrs Hayes. Mrs. Jewett OF Chlcago MIS-
Austin of Cleveland, Mrs. Hastings Mrs AhueI-
con of Cincinnati the Misses Scott Mrs Woodworih
and Mrs Andrews. Rarely, if ever before mas tno
Vice-President received New Years calls with 'he
President.
Corncts were laid across the main por-
tico from the cauiagC-way. Guests were ir
ccved at the door by ushers in full
dress snts and conducted TO the Red Parlor
whence they passed into the Blue ParlOr. ard aler
nrcsentatiop 10 the President and Others, proceeded
fo the East Room leaving the Mansion through an
open window facing Pennsylvania-ave. Inc long
anteroom leading to the recepuon-room was
brilliantly lighted, and rare tropical plants
we're conspcuously displayed. In the Blue Room
The chandelier and mirrors were draped Win
smax. On the other side Of the mantel large cam
delabrums were placed, bearing bouquets OF MOVERS
In the centre was a large divan. in front OF which
,tood the President VicePresident, Mrs. Hayes and
her lady attendants. The East Room was brilliantly
lighted. and plants and flowers were distributed at
ali ponts Thirty policemen guarded the building
Vbilc IN the main vestibulcs of the Mansion the
Marine Band was stationed, playing at brief inter
yals
The ladies in the Blue Room were all IN
full evening Dress and looked exceedingly weH
under the mellow shaded gashght. Mrs llayesWoIe
an elegant dress, an ivOry-tinted, sllk-tralhcd
skirt. with high waist. The neck was cut V shape
in front and filled in with lace. The sleeves ana
draperies of the skirt were of the same-elhDOSseu
white gauze, of a very rare pattern. MIS- hayes
wore no iewclry. in her black hair was single
white plume and an ivory comb. Mrs. Evarts ana
her daughters were in deep mourning Miss Devens,
the Attorney Generals niece received warm
erecting on her return 10 Washington. Mrs. Key and
her eldest daughter accompanied the Postmaster
General.
According to the programme previously arranged
the members of the Cabinet and those OF the DlpiO-
matte Corps had the precedence, half hour being
set apart for their reception. Attorney Oehelal
Deyens was the first to receive n New Years wei
come. Then followed Postmaser-Gencral hey,
Secretary Evarts. Secretary Sclurz, Secretary Nc
Crarv and Secretary Thompson, all accompanied
by ladies. The only absentee was Secretary Sher-
man, who was Informed by telegraph this morning
of the death of his brother. He had called. how
ever. before the reception began, to inform the
President of his bereavement.
The British Legation, being in mourning,
was not represented. Baron SchlOzer was
the first diplomat to enter the parlor
Nearly all the members of the diplomatic Corps
were present in full court dress, accompanied by
their wives and the other ladies of their households
The Chinese Legation attracted the most attention.
L., .4,1 11,n tt,1o H. or
and his attaches. The Ministers and secretaries,
except Mr. Bartlett wore the Chinese dress, 1t was
their first visit on a New Years occasion, and!hey
were evidently much pleased with the attention
bestowed upon them.
All the Judges of the United States Supreme
Court with the exception of Justice Clifford (who
ison visit TO Richmond), and the Judges Of the
Court of Claims, the Southern Claims Commission
and the Courts for the District of Columbia were
present with ladies.
Nearly all the Members Of Congress now in Wash
ington called to pay their respects. Prominent
among them were Senators Beck, Booth, Butter.
Edmunds, Herman, Mcdonald and Morrill,, and
pcakcr Randall and Representatives Atkins Dur
ham, Jorgenson, Mills, Page, Patterson of Col
orado Sapp SchleicheT. WhtthOrne, Willis, OF New
York, and Willis and Carlisle, of Kentucky
The attendance of officers of the Army was un-
usually large ali being in full uniform including
Adiutant-Ge General Townsend, Generals Meigs, Mac
feely, Barnes Alvord, Humphreys and Myers;
Generals McCOok Audenrcid and Poe, of General
Shcrman's staff Colonel COrbin, Lieutenant John
GLENN and Others General Sherman was
not present The Navy was represented by
Admiral Howell CommodOres Whiting aud Jehers,
Pavmaster-General Cutter, SurgeOn-General Grer,
Mr. Easily, Chief of the Bureau of Construction and
Repair. Commodore Febigcr CAPTAIN De Kraft and
,,,1 At,lO
and GOodloe, of the United States Marine
Corps. All classes of officers and employees
under the Government were represented, i'll
clndnc United States Marshal Frederick
Douglass and other coOTed men. At
balfpast 10 o'clock the President received the Sec
retary of the Smithsonian Institute, the Commls-
sioner of Agriculture, the Assistant Secretaries of
the Departments, the Assistant IOstmastcrs-Gcn-
eIal the Solicitor General the Assistant Attorneys
General, the Superintendent OF the Coast Survey
and the heads of Bureaus or the several Depart
ments. The Smithsonian Institute was repre-
sented bv the Secretary Professor Spencer,
f. Baird; the Agricultural Department by Commits
sioner lie Due; the State Department by Messrs.
Seward Hunter and Sevellon Brown; the Treasury
Department by Assistant Secretaries lIawley,
French. and Treasurer Gilfllan. Chief Clerk
Crosby rcprcseuted the War Department, Assistant
postmaSters General TyncT lIazen and Brady the
Post Once Department, ana Assistant secretary
Bell the Interior Department. There were also pres
ent First Controller Porter, Commissioner OF Customs
johnson, Register of the Treasury ScOtcld; Au-
dtOrs Reynolds, French, Austin, Taber, Fla and
McGrcw, Of the Treasury; Commissioner Raum;
Commissioners Bcntly Hayt and Eaton; solicitor
General Phillips Assistant Attorneys General Mar
hlc and Freeman; Solicitor Ravner Assistant Rob-
insOn Mr. Deirecs the Public Printer, and others
The President next received the soldiers of the
War Of 1872 the Associated Veterans of the Next
can War, the members Of the Oldest lnhabltants'
Association OF the District of Columbia and the
Grand Army of the Republic. The public generally
-. nhn,iftnA frnm ] to . D. IN. AT Mhch time the