The daily gazette., 1880-02-04
WasAs.ese. Letser.

a wHT1K HoCsR MISREPRESENTATION
roILKrTKs oE TEE GKSrLKMER-sAv-
AGES AND sTHKR DIsTISGCEHKD Pr
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(From our Regular Corrsspondent.l
WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb 3Dd, IssoL
Last Fndsy was held the next to Last
Presidential reception Of the season,
aud, thinking you might care to bear il
described, i betOok myself thIther at
hah-past eight O'Clock The Kas-ht car
riage way semi-c1rxio in front Of the
White House vas full Of vahicles of vari-
ous sizes. Styles and herAhiie &c inscription
but all confined 10 one OF two horse
power. There was iess display Of hvrry
than you would see on halt thai number
OF Carriages in Europe, bot stiIl there
was enough. Some Of the driS err made
NJ further oskensakion than a close but
toned overcoat and . silk hat. A mAiorf-
" OF the callers, male and female, came
AfooS In the brilliantly hghse.i ante
chalhber the red coated Marine Band
we're playing such enchanting dance
seemed unable TO walk straight, and eu-
tered the cloak room In half waltz. Iu
the CLOAK room we removed our hats and
overcoats which were placed In q large
nun bered pigeon-hole, and check bear
ing the corresponding number handed
U.s. After carefully Admiring . large
mirror, we we're ready TO swarm up and
be presented. Through . large open
door we could see the President and Mrs.
Hayes iDdustrto1sly smiling and shaking
nabds. Prono1uciBg our names TO Mr.
Webb Bayes, WHO stands on the Ieft OF
hts father and o, Arrest the door, be con-
veys the SQUAD TO the President. who
>h4kes ba1fs in an 1rhzns business Ike
way, calling the pane Of each visitor
The presentations 10 Ms Haye>, who
was standing two STEPS 10 the right, were
Esie BY Colohel Casey in theszme man
ner. The next step vas TO move on and
J IN the z eat ,h ong thai had already
shaken and passed into the East Room.
here every body was prom snadi ng, talk
i0g with hAr scquaiBiaDce~, nirting in .
ngnlt nd gay, or admiring the dresses of
the dreSsy, the styles Of the stylish and
the airs OF the aIrish-
Ga Ihis occasion a group of Ute In
hau Chiefs who had come 10 the rscep-
coIored blankets were the chief attrac-
uon, aud their imnonile, smileless, mel
ancboly faces presented . strange con-
irAst with the gay and brillhAut throDy
bat surrounded them. The General 81
in> Army was p-e>ent in uniform a.
E-uAl, attentive TO the ladies, some OF
whom he introduced to the Indians.
Among the distlu uished perS0ns pres
vat were the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court, The Spe Aker of the House.
and SeDAtor Elmuots. or the undis-
ungui he'd persoas preseot were mem-
D-rs Of Congress, foreign ministers, re-
port~rs, Army and Navy officers, gov
ernmeot clerks, ready made clothes mer-
cnAnt- and United States Senators. |
SIli not att mpt To tell what all the gen
u-meo had on there were too many OF
th- N and too great = variety Of costume.
observed that a tailor from I, b street
wore au elegant frock coat. cut deai
train with extensively padded shoulder
pantaloons nared at The bottom, and
dark dollar KID gloves Mr..
tall elegant beau from the p. o. Depart
Deot. salary 81 40 year, As mssh ad- |
n'red in short greyish habit, cut |
straight N terQum, pantalooDs fitting |
Closely over the hips, and coiffure ar |
rsnRed Ia Heenau. The Judge of the |
Pohce Court, . pronounced blonde, ap- |
peAred in white gloSes and cravat, black |
Swaliow tan coat and pantaloons to match |
With metallic Ornamental mention
these, Mt that they were more elegantly
dressed than most members of Congress |
and attaches Of legation, bat because
heir costumes may be taken as types Of |
sty les, AMI furnish guide 10 the brother |
I Miss Flora McFhmsy, who may come !
70 Washington not quite knowing whai
70 wear when be presents bimself at b.
American Court. While the white neck !
lie aud swallow tail coat, with black
tro wsers l. the Costume de ri0ellr for re-
cepiions, no gentleman need feel con-
'pieuously out Of place in frock coat