Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-12
GOVERNORS RECEPTION.

Attended by About Seven Hundred Per-
( sons Grand Display Of Rich Toilets
Large Assembly of State Politicians
With Fair Proportion of Young So
ciety People.
The governors reception at the Metropoli-
tan last evening was in every feature a nota-
BILE and successful event. There was a large
attendance, so large that, although the guests
passed rapidly the reception party, consisting
of Governor Pillsbury and Mrs. Pillsbury, as
sisted by Gen. sibley, Mrs. Knox and Mr.. and
Mrs. Langdon, were quite three hours engaged
in receiving and returning greetings. As
rule the ladies' toilets were elaborate, accord
ing to the mode, rich and elegant. and this
to the ladies. Among the gentlemen present
were most Of the members of the legislature
and well known citizens of St. Paul and Min
neapolis, with quite number from different
parts of the State.
The reception,as announced, was held in the
parlor of the Metropolitan, which was neatly
decorated with gracefully draped national
colors over doors and windows, and with a
profusion of flowers on stands and tables
From to II o'clock steady, close procession
of ladies and gentlemen slowly moved up the
corridor, and pressing in at the front door of
the parlor, exchanged greetings with the re-
ception party, and fled out of the second door
and dispersed through the large corridors
The governor and Mrs. Pillsbury, with whom
most Of the guests would have been glad
to linger longer than the occasion allowed,
were charmingly pleasant, even when the in
evitable mistakes of names or other errors of
introduction occurred, and this ceremonial
part of the affair passed SO easily, that guests
forgot how they had crowded each other at
the entrance to the parlor.
During the reception the throngs in the cor
ridors were entertained, those who were not
in the packed line--by the music of Seibert's
orchestra, and about the close of the reception
dancing was begun in the upper corridors to
the music of Danz's orchestra, and promenad
ing in the second corridors was finally
turned to dancing. Meantime refresh
ments were served in the hotel dining room,
from about $50 until midnight, and dining
the parlors to be occupied by gay groups of
friends.
In anticipation of the large crowd limited
space was allowed for tables in the dining
room, and the guests were served standing by
as many walters as could find room to move
about. The tables were handsomely set, with
only a few ornamental pieces, CONSPICUOUS
among which, for the novelty, were pyramids
of "quail on the half shell'-beautiful birds
roasted natural and bedded on shells IN messy
nests. The refreshments, including all varie-
ties of meats, fruits and delicacies obtainable
or desirable, were nicely prepared and served,
and, notwithstanding the at times overwhelm-
ing numbers of those who gained entrance to
the dining room, all were supplied to their
taste.
1t was estimated at midnight that nearly
seven hundred persons had attended the recep-
tion. At that hour many had departed and
about o'clock the young folks, who had been
eagerly enjoying the dancing, were preparing
their elders had been pleased.