Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-02
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. WELCOME THE NEW YEAR Brilliant Scenes At The
 White House. 4 SWEEPING FIRE AT DETROIT. Consul General Waller Keeps Open House. THE CABINET LADIES RECEIVE. Governor Hill Fakes The
 OatI, Of Office.
THE CABINET LADIES RECEIVE.
Governor Hill Fakes The
 Oath Of Office.

NEW YEAR AT THE WHITE HOUSE
 A Brilliant Scene RIvaIlIng in SpIen- :, dor the Magnificenee of Royal Dis.
 play.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The New Year
 opened here with bright, beautiful, mild weather. The grand event of the day was
 President Cleveland's reception at the execu-
 ! tive mansion. The New Years festivities
 were brilliantly ushered in by the chief exe-
 outive and, in accordance with the custom
 as old as the mansion itself, the President : exchanged greetings with representatives of
 every nation and every branch of our govern
 ment, the officers military and naval, execu- tive, legislative and judicial, the veterans of
 our wars and the general public. Nothing
 l had been left un6one to furnish brilliant and
 1 suitable surroundings for the notable assem-
 ! blaze and the scene at the mansion from first
 ! to last was one of brilliancy and grandeur, 1 it's splendor more suggestive of royal display
 than the tribute of friendly nations and
 loyal citizens to the chosen head of a repub-
 lie. The controlling influence in all the dec
 oratiens and preparations the Presidents
 desire that all innovations and new \ departures should be avoided and that in every detail the great levee should
 resemble closely as possible those that
 have preceded it. These instructions were
 applied very strictly to the decorations of
 the State apartments, the corridors and stair
 ways, and the brilliant scene of last New ! Years day was almost perfectly reproduced. ! The approaches to the mansion were guard.
 ed and the carriage regulations were enforced
 by mounted policemen. Under the portico
 carpet was spread from the steps to the en-
 trance where the crystal panel!ed doors,
 thrown open ard guarded by doorkeepers in ! broadcloth and white ties and gloves, led ! into the entrance corridor. As usual the l Marine band, in brilliant uniforms, was sta toned in the main hail. Long before Il o'clock the band had taken its position, the ! doorkeepers were in their places and the sound of horses hoofs and approaching vehi- ! cles announced the earliest arrivals of the Cabinet party, who were to assist the Presi- dent and Miss Cleveland in the reception. | The Secretaries and the ladies of their fam ! flies as they arrived were shown directly upstairs to the apartments where the Presi- dent and Miss Cleveland were awaiting their \
 the reception room and awaited the arrival of the diplomatic corps.
 1 At il o'clock promptly the members of the l diplomatic corps and their ladies were ad- ! mitted. Most of the foreign representatives | were radiant with court dress, insignia of 1 various orders and presented spectacle of great attraction. The foreign representa- | tives filed into the Blue room in the order of | their seniority, the envoys extraordinary and | ministers plenipotentiary being presented | with their ladies in the order of their ap- peintment and in turn presenting the at ! taches of their legations. Minister Preston, | the dean of the corps, was absent from the city and Viscount Das Noguierdas, Portu- gals representative, with Viscountess No ! guierdas were the first to be presented and to extend New Year greetings. They were followed by the Italian minister, Baron de Fava, M. de Melsbroeck, Belgium's represen- tative, the British minister MT. West, the Chinese, Austrian, Russian and French legations, and soon after Senors Soteldo and Lozano of Venezuela, the last on the long list, closed the brilliant procession. The diplomatic corps filed through into the East room with their ladies and converted that apartment into scene of the r--zs st splendor, where everything in the way of brilliant costuming, gay decora- tions, gold lace and rich trimmings mingled in dazzling array. Then followed the recep tion of the Supreme court justices, Senators, Representatives, government officials and officers of the District of Columbia. At noon the assemblage had begun to lose the brilliance derived from the uni forms of the diplomats, but the threatened sombreness was averted by the officers in full dress uniform. The scene at once resumed it's .attraetiveness as the officers filed in two by two wish bright uniforms. sparkling swords and epaulettes, gay insignia, belts and shoulder straps, gloves of white or buff, gold lace and tassel- ! ed cords or gold orange sashes, while the monotony of blue and gold among the army officers WAS broken by the yellow colors of the cavalry officers, red of the artillery, black of the engineers and orange of the signal from the three stars of the lieuten- ant general down through stars, ca gles, leaves and bars to the sin gle bar of the lieutenant The naval uniforms were equally bright and varied with insignia of rank, from the four stripes 1 of gold lace and the four silver stars of the admiral ca down the grades to the silver an- chor. The reception to the general public began l at one o'clock and the vast throng in waiting 1 the line three or four abreast extending out 1 beyond the..mansion grounds far into the | street-filed slowly in and past the President, | but befere one-half of those in waiting had l an opportunity to shake hands with the Pres | ident the doors at o'clock closed and the re- l eeption ended. The ladies of the Cabinet left the execu- tive mansion before the reception there had closed and went to their homes to receive 1 callers. Mrs. Secretary Bayard and her l daughter received from to p. Mrs. l Secretary Manning was assisted in receiving | at her home by her daughter, Mrs. Fairchild, | and P11hu HSla the favorite nieces of Samuel J. Tiiden. | Mrs Secretary Endicott and her daughter re- ceived large number of callers at their l home. Mrs. Secretary Whitney kept open |
 house and surrounded by number of bril- | liant ladies dispensed the hospitaities of the | day to many friends and callers. Mrs Villas and daughter were assisted by Mrs Steven 1
 son and Mrs. Colonel Lamont. The Post | master General was at home and in attend l
 ance on the ladies. Their drawing room was |
 beautifully decorated and a sumptuous re- l
 past was served. l
 Speaker Carlisle and wife held their recep- l
 tion at the Riggs House, where they reside, |
 and it was the largest of the day. Mrs. l
 Morrison, Mrs. Mills. Mrs; Reed and the !
 wives of several other Congressmen as- l
 sisted Mrs. Carlisle in doing the honors of 1
 the day. l
 Receptions were also held at the homes 1 of Chief Justice Waite and number of !!
 senators and representatives. More beauti- 1
 fu1 weather than that of today could not be | desired and consequently New Years callers l
 began and ended their rounds under the l
 most favorable circumstances.
 GOVERNOR WALLER,S NEW YEAR
 A Brilliant Social Event In Hanover Square. LONDON, Jan. 1.-The New Year recep- |
 tion of Consul General Waller was held this l
 evening in the parlors of the St. Georges |
 club, Hanover Square, and was a brilliant
 social event. Nearly one thousand gentle
 men accepted Governor Walters invitation 1
 including many leaders of society on both
 sides of the Atlantic. The rooms were handsomely decorated with silk flags of yari- | ons cannfries with the A marican and Rrit- |