The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-01-22
WASHINGTON LITTER
WAsnrNaroS, Jan. lst. 1886.

WAsHrNoToE, Jan. lst, 1886.
The event here to-day was the re-
ception at the White House. The
ilrst to arrive ut . Presidential New
Years reception are the correspon.
dents of newspapers end tho Marine
band. These are oil stationed in the
large ante-room or main veslibule,
the band to furnish the music for the
great procession, and the representa-
tives OF the press 10 tell who were
there, what they wore, and how they
looked and bowed aud smlrked and
smiled. A few. fortunate pen driv-
ers were admitted to the holy Of
hclles (the Blue Rooml whore they
could make accurate notes OF the
dresses of Miss Cleveland and the
Cabinet ladies who. shssIsted the
President In receiving. Your own
correspondent was among these tav-
ored ones.
II has been said that Mr. Cleveland
never appears tog better advantage
than when receiving callers. lie
stood, rs Is customary on these ac-
casions, In the Blue Room near the
door OF the Red parlor through which
guests enter. He Is Of heroic size,
and, buitoned up in a well htting
Prince Albert coat, he looked physIc-
ally equal to the ordeal OF four hours
OF nand-shaking that was about to
begin. And 20 be proved to DO, for
at two o'clock, p. M, when the doors
OF the Mansion were closed, aud after
he had shaken by the hand about Ave
thousand people, and given each one
q smile and a cordial al am glad to
SEQ you" II was remarked that,
through 1t all, he had not permitted
himself 10 sigh or look tired even II
he felt 80. One sympathetic caller
among the last took time 10 remark
TO him In passing that he must be
very weary. "0h, no." he replied
pleasantly, "thls Is one Of The easiest
things have TO do"
The next to arrive at this reception
were the Cabinet officers, who, /
may say, led off the reception, being
the first callers on the program.
Each one Of them looked cheerful
and vel. and 10 good condition eyery-
way. The Secretary Of State firsl
wished the President happy New
Year, and then paid the compliments
OF the season TO the ladies all along
the line, followed by tho other men,
bers Of the Cabinet. Tney passed On
to the East room, Jas The Diplomatic
Corps was coming up In their rich,
gaudy attire. Some Of these Diplo-
mats came to the White House IN
coroneted carriages, aud adorned
with swords and sashes aud gold
lace, their padded chests covered
with stars aud crosses and other In
sigma OF rank OF Office. Among
those more notable for elaborate dec
oratlons, were the English, French.
Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Chi
nese ministers. AS fast as the PresI-
dent disposed OF The gilded foreign
ers, they marched into the East
Room where they had more exlen.
sive. scope for the display Of their
brlllIancy. Then the Supreme Court
OF the United States was on nsnd,
that august body, which has recent
ly been 50 basely lIbeled IN regard 10
keeping for its own special use bar
room In some mysterious recess Of
the Capitol.
Congress next greeted the Presi-
dent, aud then Judges Of the various
Courts Of the District Of Columbia,
the Commissioner of the District, the
judicial officers OF the District, ex-
members OF the Cabinet and OK.
ministers Of the United States. The
Army and Navy officers In their i'm
posing uniforms came next and then
followed Department Officials and
Civil Organizations and Associations
too tedious to enumerats. Finally
the people came, and for an hour a
stream Of promiscuous humanity
swept through tho parlors. They
were old and young, black and white,
richly dressed and poorly clad, citi-
zens and strangers, with here and
there and an Indian from the far
West.