The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-03
THE WHITE HOUSE.
The New Years Reception by
Hayes.
The Pretty PetficOst OF Mrs
HByeS.

Washington, 1.-The New YeSrs da,
In Washington has bsen bright anC
beautiful, like 8 clear winter morning il
California, and as a consequence of suel
unusually prop;tiOus weather, the observ
ance Of the day was even more III Il
ordinarily animated and brilliant. Tn,
spectacular feature of tina day was o.
course the official reception at the Ex
ecutive Mansion, into which At the begin
ming of the days festivities are gathered
nearly all of the personages most disiin-
guished in the official ana social life Ofthe
national capital, and where besides the
assemblsge of the highest civil dignitsries
OF our government, and Of scores of army
and navy officers, in their blazing uni
form, together with the female leaders OF
| society in their choicest toilets, there Is 10
be seen on this occasion only, the annual
unique display of the stunning diplo-
matte corps, arranged for the most
gold and silver embroidery and all
amid the accompaAiments of music. the
glitter of light and the beauty of floral
decorations in the superb east room,
making such scene as can be witnessed
nowhere in this country except in Wash
iRgton on the first day OF the year.
The President and Mrs. Hayes were
assisted in receiving the distinguished
throng by several of the members of the
cabinet aud the ladies of their families. A
thoroughly competent lady reporter thus
describes Mrs. Hayes toilet, which she
remarks was more than ordinarily be-
coming: The gold threads with which
her white brocaded satin was wrought,
coatrasted we'll with her dark hair andeyes
and brunette coloring. The waist was cut
V shape III front and filed in with lace.
The sleeves were of duchesse lace and
embroidery in seam pearls on the finest
net, The court train was long and square
and entirely made of the white brocaded
satin on which rosebuds were worked
in threads of gold. The pethcoat of
plain white satin of the richest texture
was trimmed with bias folds of satin ar
ranged horizontally with a fringe of gold
and pearls between. Up either side,
where the court train fell back from the
petticoat, were broad bands ofembroidery
in gold threads. In her hair was silver |
comb, and on her neck a pendsnt-a
cameo head of the President set in dia- |
monds.
Receptions were subsequently, held st
the houses of almost every person of
prominence in Washington, and visiting !
was kept up until comparatively late |
hour. Among those who paid their re-
spects to the President, and subsequently /
made general CALI, were Justice Field,
Senator Booth and Congressman Davis,
of California. The other members of
the California delegation in Congress
were absent from the city. Mrs Horace
Davis received at her house on I street.
he wife of ex-AttorueY-G General VIII
lisms, having reoccupied her Washington
home, held reception, at which she was
assisted by Mrs. Cram, of San Francisco.
Mrs. Justice Field, assisted by her sister,
Miss Swearingen, Mrs. Colt, of San
Francisco, Mrs. Davis and daughters, of
New York, and Miss Bullet Of PhilsdeI-
phia, received as usual, numerous and
throng of callers at her resi-
dence on Capital Bill. Mrs. ex-senator
Stewart and family have removed from
the quarters placed at their disp sal in the
British legation by Sir Edward Thornton,
On the night of the fire, to the neighboring
owned by @. j. Hillyer, of
Nevada, which she will occupy until her
OWN is repaired. The total loss, upon the
building and its contents is not more than
$50, 900 or $4,000 and the insurance is
100000.
San Francisco, New Years Day
was one of the most beautiful days
Business was universally suspended; not
% many open houses as last year on
account of the break in stocks.