New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-29
CHIT IN HE PRESIDENTS PARTY.

The position OF the Presidential party on tho review,
ing stand At Madison square amid the drzzng yes
terday made comfortable. except the President
whose undivided attention TO the review by
the jokes hung about Some were occasIoued
by incidents OF the parade When Board Of der.
men passed by Senator Evsrts caused q laugh by re-
marking 10 a grim sort OF way OF gentle
belon ginK this party were avodaby detained
bur we're IN positions to send IN writing IN r hearlt
rrerets that tGoy we're unable TO attend rhs sasion
~ the exiied Aldermen and promptly
recOgnized and the President, Overheard tho
remark, let smile Turk sroun the Of his
Secretary whitney took great interest and pride In the
l.200 or more "nsvvcs who were placed early In tho
parade When the boys of the reached
the stand the started Of applause
them by cisppinx his hands vigorously He that
lie k-s tho looks OF the manly young fellow. the
last shore battery IRA 'xed Nv Srcretry wntneY said;
Every Fellow likes MS own best have seen the part
II the parade that interests aud further proceedings
are ia @"
Secretary Lamar already known most gallant
man OF the Cabinet He demonstrated his gallantry
axain yesterday By reviewing stand
Foe President had been presented with a basket OF
beautiful flowers Secretary Lamar had espled not tar
away young aiy OF MS acquaintance III those wv.
ers were mne" he SAID TO Colonel Lamont, 81 would
ono to my friend the lady Take
one 10 her., WAS the reply OF the Colonel II Will, II
you Will steal for ms. was the Secrearys RESPONSE
and the words scarcely OF mouth before tue
Private Secretary ha reached down and puck.d from
The basket OF the delicate Of pink roses which
shorty afterwari wts Ia the possession the young
led AZ
they noted Secretary Lamars ssantry, ard Nodded to
escL other rs II they enjoyed u hugely he brought
ho young lady TO be presented to the President before
DC lett the stand
There ladies with the Presidential party bat
Two who had tickets to the stani. In the mixing pro-
CESS drfted along until they found Ia thu
small box-ke space reserved for the President They
became placed immediately behind him Ia front Of
tue Caoiuet officers and others Of tue party There
Immediately cranins of necks amoax the ladies on
a Al on he AIT Of FRI
the Dsn stand, IL bsoatne Whispered arouui that
Mrs Cleveland mad arrived aud r-viewiny the pa
iaue win the Presuent. Que OF the ladies was gray
haired. while tho other was niil~agoi. Tho situation
soon became known to tue OF Cabinet, VINO
toouHht they had gool joke GU Tue President one OF
hem said: " lie would have done better II he mad
brought MIRA Cleveland with hun"
Secretary Bsysrd. on the M sc remarked
as the band played tho Marssillaiss while marching
by the stand; That tune strikes with an mex.
pressioe sAiness IL is not martial music. 1t smacks
OF the Revolution anu boodshsd."
hoard some comment tho main stand about tho
absence OF the Charge AnAres Franco who 10 TEN.
porsry tho head of the French Legation Washington
Turing tho absence OF NJ RousIAn 1t sail thato
# the reasons for not appointing Minister Psnpoten-
i~ry IN place Of NJ Rous;an. who not expected back
vas TO svoi committing she Freuch Government
trough iA Minister to anything that might 10 or
one on the OCCASION OF the unyong OF the OF
Liberty. Concdent with this noticeable absence was
he action of the French snip OF war. Minerva which
as heon IN this haroor Three days ago tho MInerye
aed out to sea. ostsusiDy for al practice, and
othns has boon heart Of her since. Tho failure
tho ship to be present to take part IN
no sTeroises or the day may DO fairly taken
AN Indication OF hitch tho relations
ie trench xovsrnment aud tho gentsmen who vera
ore with NJ Bsrth'di AMI Count DE Lsss-pa have
rard two roas0ns assigned Ono hal rof-ronce 10 mo
nana Canal IL was salt thai tho Statue Of Liberty
rrrcises were being uset to forward tho schsinss OF
n Lrsseps aud that tho Freuch 10 nwill-
through ts officials here project
Tor which therr IL ~ much discussion hotn~.
Atla m
rance My Informant SAIL that tho delegation to this
imtry 10 largely iDpregusL@d with "GAinbsttsisn,"
batover hat may TO- ana that there friction
that account