The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-27
The First Popular Reception
at the White House.
MR.. EDMUNDs' PROSPECTS.
General Sparks and His Friend Mr.
Dement-rhs Newspaper Men
Stick TO Their story.

the President and Mrs. Cleveland took
place at the White House. on Friday
evening last, and it certainly must be
classed as the greatest affair OF the kind
that ever occurred at the EXECUTIVE
Mansion, at all events since the days OF
Abraham Lincoln. fel fortunate in
being able to attend it. The reception
had been looked forward to by the
Washingtonians for week. The Pres
ident had taken unto himself a wife
and every body wanted q good. square
look at the latter--that is, as good.
square q look as q gathering OF that
kind might afford.
| The reception was announced to be
gin at 9 clock rather late hour con
ssdering he task TO be undertaken and
by that hour. the people were wedged
in soird anks, packed SIX deep. from the
Riggs House 10 The farthest entrance to
the VIII te House grounds. thence 10
the por ico OF the House itself. In a
word, when the Marine band. at pune
rually Q CLOCK, struck mp Hail 10 the
IChfef. /" the procession must have been
ali OF half mile long. Fortunately the
night was cool, which greatly helped TO
keep the Cense crowd IN good humos.
Ii is a great trial on the patience OF any
one to be hemmed in for TWO hours IN
50 great a mass OF people, and yetno
body is compelled 10 be in the crowd at
all. lt is entirely q matter OF choice.
Ii man and a woman. or any number
1 Of men and women. object TO standing
upon their feet for two hours before be
| ing able 10 shake hanGs with the Presi-
dent OF the L nited States. and the first
lady of the land his vile. they are at
perfect liberty 10 keep out OF tie crowd
and stay at home.
At this great reception last Fricay.
/ the female portion OF Washington were
out in great force; indeed they must
have oninumbeTed the sterner sex two
II not three 70 one They deserved. Of
course, 10 see the bride. and right molly
cid they battle o attain this end. No
amount OF crushing aud jostlins
could put them out OF humor. TheV
might b. wesried and worn, but they
were in line 10 see FRANKIE" which
kept them good injured al the time;
the crowd. as a whole. rhowever, was
orderly in the highest degree.
The reception took place IN the Blue
/ Room. Each person as he entered was
introduced. BY mare toThe President.
whom turn introduced the same person
10 his wife who was standing on his
right. The President was in tie best of
humor. and shook hands in no half
hearted manner. II wa not one Oi
those shakes that Is absolutely devoid
of character; that Is disappointing; that
when the hand IS offered, the person
who should take hold Of il and snake il
simply touches il and allows the arm to
fall limp rs the side Such shake is
worse than no shake az all. But in
President CleYeland's shake there was
warmth; one of those GLOW do you do,
old boy7 sort OF grips that makes one
feel good all over. As for Ms. Cleve
land she was wonderfully gracious. and
quite ut home-that IS. in this,
her first Introduction 70 the public. she
was utterly uneniharTassed; smi.ed
her sWeetes', and shook hadds.
as did her husband. as if she
meant it. Mrs. Cleveland is an ey-
ceedIngly pretty young lady. She was
admired by everybody. and IN many
phrases was this admiration expressed
fectly divinel" ''Isn't she gracelulr'
Isn't she pretty - were some OF the
expressions that fell from the lips Of the
fair sex, while many Of the sterueT
sex were heard to relieve themselves
by saying '.She's reauty ~ shes a
daisy" "She's 4 dandyl" shes q
beautiful grill" ETC., etc. / see that
various sizes OF Mrs. Clevcland's pnOto-
graphs are now for sale all oyer town.
and perhaps they have reached Salt
Lake City. Her photographs. however,
do not do her justice. They give her
the appearance of being a stout
woman while the contrary is the case.
She is tall and somewhat slender
features small and well defined; beauti-
full dark brown hair; lovely dark brown
eyes; and her graceful MANNER and
smile are very winning. Ii was very
amusing to notice the anxiety the
people evinced to catch = square look at
the bride. After shaking hands with
her they passed round TO q door in the
hallway Opposite which she stood
doing the honoEs tof the EVENING", and
there gazed in admiration upon her as
long as il was possible.
The reception was announced to begin
at 9o'elock and close at IL O'Clock bur so
great was the crowd, even though II
passed through az the rate OF 50 persons
per minute, il was after midnight
until the last individual had shaken
hands. Mrs. Cleveland stood the ordesl
well. Her arm. however, must nave
ached; for to shake hands with 600
HCOfAC - s1-n VI III nature.
As for the President be looked hearty
enough and strong enough TO go on
shaking hands for \ week.
The week II Congress has not been
without some little excitement. Tie
Morrison tariff bill, for one thing. va
Knocked out in the first round aud il is
not likely to meet with any better fate
to-morrow. when Mr.. Morrison VIII at
tempt 70 bring II up again. Ii IS gene
rally conceded that II is too late in the
season TO introduce such an important
measure. There would be no end 10
the discussion, and very little might be
accomplished after all. IL is stated
however. that should a majority refuse
a second time 70 take up the bill for
consideration. mem bers who have
speeches ready-andt there are hundreds
will get leave TO print" so that the
matter may be used as campaign litera-
ture- By all means let such matter
go into the country. No body
is yearning tonit in Washington. 4
good many fsMesD have TO De fixed
before the al elections, and on this ac-
count many members are anxious to get