The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-01-07
LETTER.

Neu Years Reception at the White
House. The President Surround
ed by a Beryo Of antique Beauty.
[From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, d. Z. Jan. Ii, ~.
To day there has bee" a grand
social opening. Society, official
and non off, ia, has bren on dress
parade. Of course, i, is not very
vel. known where society begins
aud where she leaves of. where
til. real bon ton fades into tue
chromo-t pc and, especially III
Washington, are the frontiers Wa
vering aud i'll defined. Still. :"
cirty Is, as one would say, soele-
tn. The climax of society Is iii
President. and, in descending ell
macteri., the Cabinet, Judges oi
the Supreme Court, Senators AMI
| Representatives i'll Congress, Al
my and Naval officers, chiefs OF
bureau, and SO IN, down 10 the
depths. Nearly every 'o''y i"
Washington received this Ne"
Years. sven Guiteau announced
in Court that he wuuid receive at
the jAil. / SUPPOSE thai Gnitean l.
the anti climax, il 1t is aimls>.'
BILE t" speak t1.ppansly Ut so lo"ih
some u subject.
The President was assisted. ny
onite II number Of influential IL
dies. l use the wOrn l!H"eut'"i
ad,isedly it has Il peculiar sign'
tcance when applied to any body
within the cou,t circle, aud sug-
g-s:s 4 potency in politics anu
place. Rely upon il, neither 20
men nor men are chosen h"ph"z
card TO, important ceremonial hJ
this administration. The Ladies
. who assisted President Arthur tc
:. rectiye on New Years Were, Mes
, danes Senaso'> Logan, Cameron
Pendleton, Miller. Jone~, nf NJ
valo, ard Mrs. Representative
Kubiuson. Mrs. Logan was c::'"s
Ell 10, her tact, her large Western
;. acquaintance, and her b0nhomte
:, 81, | should say, b%ondamie; Mrs
Cameron was chosen for he
youth aud beauty ; MIS-. Pe,'di'
ton, because the President 'wa,:
ed one Democrat Oh the comm
,e..; Mrs. Miller, because the T.
cific slope needed representation
Q Mrs. JOne>. because she talk
d Freuch and Mrs. Robeson, b'
T. cause she talks French with til
70 vol, bilit, of Sara Bernhardt. AM
y is, moreover, acquainted with al
It the men and women OF all the
r cations. There were other rpa
ons disrernrd by your tar seeing
correspondent, hut he has no
tine to tire you with them now
Besides, he is tired out with tn
days cxcrtions. He felt it his d
nv TO yoar paper to call at til
White House and pay his II
>rec,S to the President. and til
snmewh,t antique brvy t'af SUI
rounded him ; bat the line la
t. I've drawn somewhere. ~ ne 81
the Cabinet and Supreme lou.
Il ami devoted the da, To the Il
nr dies. Tue ladies received il g,
= lighted par;nrS. Al! their expose
Y. supelticieS we're whi,r with IL I,o'
derry eff]ucescencc. Their cheek
were of Il pretty rediSh hue, som
If what like flesh tin!s. Their eyt
Id glared> with All artificial brillian
20 cy. Their handkerchiets exhale
81 delicious Odors. Their draperit
were the richest productions frOl
the looms OF India aud Massacl
setts-cut and gored. bias aud {
miriam l may not be quite acc
rate iu these sweet aud sacre
technicalitles, but before I writ
another society letter, | will int
Il view a mantua maker and in
st prove my style.
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