The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-10-14
OUR FRIENDS
FROM FRANCE AND GERMANY.
Arrival of the French Guests Last
Night-Thc Address of welcome and
Response of NJ. Outrcy--Tbc Ger
man Guests Received This Morn.

local committee from Washington went tc
Baltimore yesterday to receive the French
gentlemen who recently arrived, to attend
thcYorktown celebration. The distinguished
strangers were met ut the Mount Vernon
Hotel by the delegations from here and
after the customary Handwriting had been
gone through, left Baltimore on the limited
express Before leaving, Admiral IIalliga II
delivered n farewell address from the steps
of the cars. He complimcntcd the country
Mt large, aud the city of Baltimore in par.
ticular, for the cordial hospitality and
Kindness shown himself and countrymen,
and assured his hearers that he should
never forget their courtesy and attention.
The Admiral spoke in French and with
n great deal of warmth and feeling At
the conclusion of his speech he was warmly
cheered. When the train drew up mt the
platform of the Baltimore & Potomac depot,
Mt 40 o'clock, there were present Commits.
sioneis Dent and Twining and the balance
Of the citizens reception committee, As
sistant Secretary Walker Blaine and Chief
Clerk Brown, of the State Department, and
a goodly number of spectators. Assistant
Secretary of State Hit, who has accom-
panied the party ever since they reached
this country, was with them, accompanied
by Messrs. De Mills and Corday, of the
| Baltimore committee. Commissioner Dent
followed by the reception committee, then
boarded the cars, and in few graceful
words rendered to them the Inequalities of
the District.
The party then entered carriages and
IN the following order wendell their way to
the Arlington Hotel: First carriage, Com
missioner Dent, Admiral Halligan, Gen.
Boulanger, M. Outrey; second carriage,
Major Twining, Commandant Lichtenstein,
Major Morgan third carriage Assistant
Secretary of State HIT Marquis and Mar
quise de Rochambeau; fourth carriage, Mr..
Sevellon Brown and Madame Ernest 10y
seall and the rest Of the delegation as fol-
lows: Col. Bossau, commander of the Twen-
tieth Dragoons Lieut.-Col. II. G., Blondel,
Lieut. Sigisnund de Sahune Twentieth
Dragons; Octave dc Russey, attache of
the minister for war; Jules de Cavalier de
| Cuvicrville and Henri DIES Camps, captains
in the navy; Baron g. dAboville, Vicomte
Henri d'Aboville, the Count d'0lonne,
Charles dOlonne, Francois de Corcelle, dele
gates of the foreign office; the Vicomte de
Jacksonville St. Georges Mason, captain
of the Legion of Strangers and attache of
the French military mission, accompanied
by his wife and child; Hughes Boulard Poe
queville, secretary of embassy; Frederick
Schilling, naval lieutenant; CASTOR de Sa-
hume, sons pretet de Coul; Count De Grasse,
lieutenant First Regiment of Marines;
Henry Chomas, naval lieutenant; Felix
Regamy, delegate of the Minister of Public
Instruction and Fine Arts; Count Paul de
Beaumont, Lieutenant de Lestradc, and Mr..
Samuel, interpreter.
NJ the Arlington
the distinguished guests were taken in
charge by mine host Roesslc and made
thoroughly comfortable In the annex
to the hotel proper known as the johnson
House, are quartered Rear-Admiral Hal
ligan, Gen. Boulanger, Commander Lich-
tenstein, Col. Bossau, Chevalier dc Cuvier-
vile, Capt. des Camps, Commandant de
Pussy, Lieut.. Thomas Aidloth, and Lieut..
Schilling. The remainder of the commits
sion are located in the main building of the
hotel.
At Z o'clock the visitors, with the excep-
/ ton of three members of the party, includ-
ing NJ. de Corcelle who was formerly secrc-
tary to the French Legation here, and has
many friends in the city, sat down To
dinner. Their dining room, as well rs the
principal apartments assigned to their use,
is in the part of the hotel on the north side
formerly the residence of Hon. Reverdy
Johnson. 1t has very handsomely set
table, and the decorations of the room are
particularly appropriate and elegant. The
French flag and arms are entirely used, and
the effect is striking. The menu for the
first dinner was printed upon miniature
dish beautifully engraved.
The party retired to rest soon after the
discussion of the meal, which engaged them
until 10 o'clock. Their meals have beer
arranged, by Mr.. Roessle's orders, so that
their home customs shall be disturbed as
little rs possible A cup of coffee and fresh
rolls will BE served to each ON rising. Al
L o'clock a. m. q dejuener a la .fourchetie will
be set in the private dining room. Dinner
is fixed for o'clock, when n table d'hot6
meal is to be served
Our German Guests.
The German delegation of visitors TO the
Yorktown Centennial arrived here this
morning proceeded to breakfast at the Ar
: lington and then to their rooms. They are
seven in number, and all of the Steuber
family: Col. A. Won Steuben, Capt. +. vor
, Steuben, Capt. Richard Won Steuben, Capt
Eugene Won Steuben, Lieut.. Cuno vor
, Steuben, Lieut.. Bernardo Won Steuben ani
Lieut.. Anton Won Steuben. There was IL,
formal reception, the guests arriving quietly
! and quietly returning to their apartments
The French Guests This Morning,
There was very little business transacted
at the French embassy this morning. Tn,
attaches of the legation, at u very early
hour, were engaged in preparations to dc
honor to their distinguished countrymen
Most of the members of the legation called
ut the Arlington this morning and left thei
cards. None of the guests arose much be
fore II o'clock, and it was fully half-past
IL before any of them made their appear
ance in the breakfast-room.
! The Decorations To-day.
What changes can be wrought in few
days! Only week ago nearly every hous
in the city Of Washington was draped il
the garb of funeral woe. To-day the revers
can be seem Over nearly every house-tol
along the route Of the procession through
which our distinguished French and Ger
man visitors passed proudly floats the flag
of America, France, Germany, and Other
, countries. From Twenty street t.
. the Arlington Hotel the decorations are no
of very elaborate character, but afte
leaving the Arlington scarcely prvat,
house or place of business along the entr,
route was without some sort of decoration
On New York avenue, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, n number Of houses
are tastefully and beautifully deco
rated, but John Chamberlain's club-hous,
eclipses them all. On Fifteenth street TIN
Riggs House, Welcker's, Corcoran building
and Frank Wards place of business are al
handsomely adorned with the flags of al
nations. On the Avenue, between Mint
and Fifteenth streets, the stores of John w
Boteler, Shuster Harvey, Chapman, Huff,
x Taylor, Baiers Hotel, Burns restaurant