New-York tribune., 1885-03-15
MISS CLEVELAND'S RECEPTION.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Miss Cleveland
held crowded reception at the White House to-day
from 3 to 8 o'clock The JeiIersonian simplicity
which closed all the State parors last Saturday put out
the gas restrced the public to glimpse OF the East
Room and made the music and open Conservatory offor
mcr Saturdays but memory, was not repeated to-day
On the contrary faces alone told the story OF new
administration the crowds moving through the gas
Lit state apartments decked with azaa trees ana pots
Of beautiful orchids The open Conservatory was an es
pecal delight to Northern visitors The crowd
was double that OF last week and to
facilitate entrance and exit second dOor was maze oi
the window In the hall.
Miss Cleveland received In toilet OF black satin ana
Spanish gupure lace With this she wore large corsa2e
bouquet Of Cornelia Cooke roses. Her sister, Mrs oyt
assisted wearing trained dress OF pale gold satin,
and all over black Spanish lace. Marshal
McMicbael presented the visitors, and Colonel
Rockwell. standing on Mrs. Hoyrs right continued
the ia productions The wives Of the Secretaries OF the
Treasury and War and daughters OF the Secretary oil
State were back OF the line wearing visiting toilets
Mrs Blaine, and her son, Walker Blaine. were
passed in about o'clock through the Green Pator and
we're presented to Miss Cleveland and Mrs Hoyt They
fingered only a moment, returned through the Green
Paror and left the Mansion. Soon after Miss Margaret
Blaine and party OF friends came In with the crowd
through the Red Parlor and paid their respects TO he
were Mrs John A. Logan and the daughter OF Senator
Culon who after cordial greetings win tne iade. re-
Til the reception closed. The one novel ~ figure
Of the reception DR.. Mary walker
who with her beaver tile In one hand
and slender In the other, was lntfOluccd oy TUG
Marshal to the mistress OF the Mansion. She was not -
yed TO 20 back OF the line Aterward Dr. walker went
into the corridor and took seat one OF the SOFAS
where she surrounded II not by adhring' certainly
by curious, crowds OF strangers. . ,,
The British minister panied by his two dangh
ters George Bancroft with his pretty granddaughter
on his arm and the bushing countenance OF senator
ones of Florida were about The same time Among
Ihers pres were and Mrs. COckre. the wife
and daughter OF Senator Dawes, Mrs. Philp Sheridan
the wife OF Justice Field, the wife Of General Andrews
Reprcsen tatye Mrs and Miss sprggs the WE of Rep
resentative seney, Mrs and Miss Amcs, OF 81 LOUIS
the French Minister. Charles Bryant Jr, OF Coiofado
Mrs H. G. Burchard the wife OF Major Lydecker MRS.
Dolph wife of Senator D0lph, OF Oregon Mrs' D. ~
Lander, General Van Vliet. Mrs Mcpherson, OF New,
Jersey Mrs. MITCHELL OF Connecticut; the wiie abd
daughter of Senator Butler. Mrs. William l.. Frye, OF
Maine Mrs aud the Misses Ingcrsoll Miss Jonas, TIC
vile OF Sen TO SabD. MrsE mentiout OF Pennsy
Mrs Oscar Iarner, and General Terry.
Olfcia etiquette demands that the families OF Cabinet
officers make first calls the families Of Senator's
for that the Senate has the power 10 confirm
or reject the nomination OF Cabinet officers. IL Is
said that the wife OF the Secretary OF War Ia the
only lady In the families OF the Cabinet who has
done her duty this regard 1t is held also that they
must make first calls the families OF the Supreme
Court Justices person. II able 10 do so But some Of
the ladies have simply eft cards at the door This new
departure from long established social rules promises
TO give q lively interest TO official society.