The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-01-02
new YEAR CALLS
The President Receives. and
Beats the Record on
Hand ring.
The white House u GIitter,ur
Picture of ChivnIr,. Renuty,
Brain and Dress.
N
fhose who Received ANA the
s.'os,umes of Capital sucie-
~ Leaders.
secretary Baynrd', Elegant
breakfast Given to the III.
pIo'na,ic Corp.

wAsIIINGrON wAirs.

ASHlNIIoN, january ,-FOr iNC
first time in several years, New
Years dawucd clear and beautiful
The heavy frost was soon dissipntcd
10y the shining sun, and long before
noon the temperature was like that
OF spring day. The occasion wa.
observed here as in former years. by
general calling. Business was sus-
| pended to u considerable extent, and
all the executive departments were
closed. At the entrance to the White
House grounds two policemen kept
back u crowd of curious idlcrs
who galcd with interest at the
hmndsom cquipagcs of the di-
plomatic corps, of high officials
Of the government, and other dis
| liuguishcd persons. Mounted police
Kept the carringc approach c.cnr and
h long line of officers formed on either
eide OF the door way tn the executive
l1.iansion.
The full Marine band occupied the
main vcstihulc aud discourscd ia
inilar airs during the progress os the
ceremonies. The decorations of the
mansion were exceedingly simple, be-
! ing confined to tasteful floral arrange
mcnts. Graceful palms and rare
| tropical plants were in proiusiOn, and
boqucls of great size aud harmonious
uolors stood ON coutro tables, while
delicate garlands of smilaN cntwincd
the crystal chandeliers.
At II o'clock To the aCCOmuany.
mcnt of Hlail to the Chief" by the
Marine baud, the presidential
party appeared in the reception
rooms und took mp their station IN
the blue parlor. Mrs. Bayard leaned
upon the arm Of the president, Sccrc-
tary Bayard escorted Miss Cleveland
and the remaining members of the
cabinet followed with their mdics.
Secretary Lamar being the only alb
scntcc. Colonel Wilson preceded
them, aud Lieu cnant uva with
Miss Bayurd brought up the rear
The ladies stood In this order on the
prcsilont's right: Miss Cleveland
Miss Bayurd, Mrs. Mauninl, Mrs.
Whitney and Mrs Villas. Owing to Il
| present.
The president and members of his
cabinet " ore Prince Albert coats.
Miss Clcv, land wore court train
of garnet velvet, with tnhiicrs Of
white silk wrought with beaded cu-
/ hroidcry. the COrsugc was OF white
cut square in front and hcart-shapcd
at the back, and the garnet velvet
| formed II peasant whist in front
/ while the sleeves, which were short
and pcatl-covcrcd, u la suede. reached
/ high above the elbows. She carried
n boquct of white roses.
Mrs. Bayard wore II train of white
/ satin with richly embroidered white
! Canton crepe, drapcd shawl-shapc
over the skirt. She wore II boquct
| de cOrsagc of natural roses.
Mrs. Manning wore very faint
shade OF hcliotropc satin, cnbroid-
cred in pearl and cry stal bends all
over the front II had II train, ~ did
the dress of each lady In the rccciv-
ing party.
Mr.. Whitney wore white satin
richly embroidered in silver; u mag
niliccnt diamond necklace and u din
momd comb completed her toilet
Mrs. Villas wore II shrimp pink silk,
with oriental trimmings aud en-
/ hrOidcrcd on crepe lissc.
Mrs. Lamont, the wife Of the prcSi-
dents private secretary, who was
present with her husband, wore m
| elegant toilet of flame -cOlOrcd satin.
The members of the foreign lcga.
/ tions, who take advantage of this op.
por unity 20 pay their respects to the
/ executive. had all arrived, and tn,
presidential party had scarcely taken
their places before the Portuguese min
istcr, who Is the dean of the diplo
matte corps during the absence oflh
liay ticn minister was presented, an,
his brother diplomatcs followed il
line. Their handsome uniforms CAV,
AN added briliiancy 10 the scene.
The British government waa rep
resented by its minister, Hon. l.. :
Wust. Miss West, Miss Flora West
Mr.. aud Mrs. llclyar, the Hon. Charlie
llardiugs aud Mrs. Lehman, the gen
llcman named being all members o
the British legation in Washington
rhc Miss's We wore dark blu
dresses with bonncts and muils T.
match. The skirts of the drcssc
were OF silk striped with rec
blue aud old gold and the bodice
were trimmed with II little gold pa,
mcniuric and had full fronts of whit
crepe de lissc.
During the diplomatic
the secretary of ntutC stood c
ufthc president I introduce To min
the members of the foreign Legation
aud Colonel Wilson commissioner ,
public buildings and grounds. stoo
between the president and Mi
Cleveland, aud introduced the di,
lomuts and the their families TO her.
The following countries were rcl
resented; Portugal, Italy, Gre,
Britain, Belgium, China, AlIstri
Mexico, Russia, France, Switzcrlan,
c Turkey, Spain, Peru, Costa Rica nm
san salvador, the Netherlands, Ecu
t dor Germany, the United States
Colombia, the Argentine Rcpubli
Japan, Norway aud sweden, Braz
Denmark, and Ncrczcula. All mcr
bcrs OF the diplomatic corps, exec
= those who roprosc II republics on II
, continent, were in their court IN
forms.
When all of them had boon presel
ed, Colonel Wilson took Secrctu
BayRrd's place aud introduced all Ii
other Official callers, ms mcmbers
each arrived, to the president, whi
Lieutenant Dewall, of the army, ma
the introductlons 10 Miss CleyrIa,,
The reception Of members of d
supreme court and court OF clriI
followed. OF the former there we
Chief Justice Waite and Justic
Blatchiord. Harlan, Bradley, Gra
. Woods, Miller. Fields and strong, q
companied by the ladies of their faI
ilics Accompanying the juStic
were Judge bancroft Davis aud y
and Mrs. j. II. Mckinney.
Tho ConrL of clnima mna rnn