St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-22
GAY SOCIETY DOINGS.
The New Corners at the Capital City
Rapidly Making Themselves
at Home,
While Those of the Old Regime Adjust
Themselves to the New Cir
cumStanceS.
But Miss Cleveland Does the HonOrs
Gracefully.
Some of the Pleasant Entertainments of the
Past Week-Receptions by Cabinet
Minister'S Wives,
Correspondence of the Globe.

Correspondence of the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March-1S.-This week has
been more like one in mid winter instead OF
mid-Lent, as it really is. 1t is curious how
quickly both society and real estate have re-
covered from the shock of the change of ad-
ministration. The new leaders of society
''catch on" with promptness that is quite
com mendabie, and are apparently quite as
much at home as if they had been at it for
half century. Of course some of them
were accustomed to Washington life and its
peculiarities, but they were in the large mi
nority. Mrs. Bayard and her daughters have
been here for years, the mother of the attor-
ney general has been good deal in Wash
ngton, and Mrs. Hendricks, of course, has
had long experience here. So that to
these there was not the unc0m
Portable experience of beginning among
community of entire strangers.
But the greetings to those who come as en-
tire strangers have been so cordial, and the
intention of making them thoroughly well
come and helping them to feel at home was
so evident that those who come as strangers
begin to feel that they are really pretty well
acquainted now. Ii there were some people
who had any doubt about the sort of treat
ment the new president was to get from So
ciety, they may set their minds entirely at
rest on that score. He could give his entire
time, if he was so disposed, to social life
But he is not. He is
HARD WORKER BY NATURE,
and he finds ample opportunity to exercise
that virtue. He is at his work early and late,
but finds time to stop and receive his friends
socially, sometimes in the middle of tue day,
sometimes in the evening. Miss Cleveland
is quite as busy socially as her brother is in
ing her receptions on Saturdays are
wonderful. Long before the hour
for the receptions to begin the people begin
to arrive. OF course the large majority of
them are ladies, but not all, by any means.
By the time the doors are opened and the
reception begins, there is a line of ladies
Down the walk leading from the street to the
White house door extending long distance
toward the street. 1t is almost impossible
for those having business at the White house
at that hour to gain admittance through the
throng of anxious struggling ladies. 1t Is
estimated that as many as three-thousand
people file by and shake the hand Of Miss
Cleveland and the ladies who assist her.
Mrs. Baine's graceful recognition of the
family OF her husbands political opponent
in calling on Miss Cleveland, has been re-
ceived with marked exptessions of satisfac-
ton bv all of Washington society,
THE CABINET LADIES
and Mrs. Hendricks were overwhelmed with
callers this week. Wednesday, their recep-
ton day, was one of Washington's best. 1t
seems that the sun shines more brightly in
Washington than elsewhere, for there is no
smoke or dust of busy manufacture, as in
other cities, ana the second cabinet ladies'
dav'' was as near perfect as Washington sun
and atmosphere could make it, and the
crowds at the receptions of the ladies were
something wonderful. Whether the ladies
were receiving in homes of their own or at
the hotels, their rooms were crowded, and the
attentions paid to them By leading ladies in
Washington society, and by gentlemen, too,
must have shown them that the four years
that they are just entering upon were to be
very busy as well as pleasant ones.
OF course the most interesting event OF the
week has been the reception at the White
house on Tuesday evening to diplomats, army
and navy members of congress and the
supreme court. The usual preparations were
made at the house for the comfort and con-
venience of u large company, and
WITH TEMPORARY BRIDGE
thrown from one of the windows as an exit,
no confusion or delay was experienced on
arriving. The offices upstairs were used for
general cloak rooms, and the state dining
room adjoining the special entrance from the
south portico was set apart for the diplo-
matte corps. The conservatory was open and
lighted, and the parlors were more eiaborately
decorated than usual with palms and bloom
ing azalias. The receiving party stood in
the blue parlor, with Lieut.. Mason, Col.
Rockwell and Marshal McNlchael as masters
OF ceremonies, the latter making the presen-
tation TO the president. Miss Cleveland, who
stood at his right, wore a trained dress of
white silk, with front draped with applique
lace and low corsage finished with same
lace. She carried a bouquet of Mermet
roses, and her assistants in line were the
wives of Secretaries Whitney, Endicott and
Manning, and Postmaster General Villas,
preceded by Miss Catherine Bayard. Miss
Bsyard, standing Immediately nert TO Miss
Cleveland, wore a trained dress of pink sati n
with draperies of pink tulle,
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