Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-19
AT HOME.
First Reception of the Pres'den' ""
Mrs, cleveland.

First Reception of the Pres1uen' ~
Mrs, cleveland.
WASHINGTON. D. c. June 10.
Tho White House never presented a mo'e
brilliant spectacle than tonight, on the
occasion OF the first official reception s!v."
nv the President and Mrs. Cleveland. Inc
decorations were OIL the same grand sca'o
as at the Presidents wedding. with the excep,,
tion there were more tropical plants anu
ferns and less flowers. The scene when the
reception WAS at its height WIN tne f'cn
toilets of the ladies, the spl-nd r oi
Oh; and the bright uniforms o. 'he
| officers was most brilliant. The signal
that the Presinent and Mrs. Cleveland wer'
| ready was given promptly on time, ana IN
| Marine Band. which was stationed IN Tue
| main vestibuIe, siruck up the ar. nan 70
| the Chez" The receiving party then u
| scen.lel from the upper portion on Tue
| house to the Blue parior, in the following
l order. The President and Mrs. ClevtiAhd.
| Secretary and Mrs. End cott. Secretary
| and Mrs. Whitney, Observation-Disclosures
| and Mrs. Villas. Colonel and Mrs. Limont
| They ranged themselves in IL semi circle IN
| the Blue parlor with the President ti'st,
| then Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. End;cott.
| Mrs, Whitney and Mrs. Villas in he order
named.
Mrs. Cleveland was @:ttite,i in her wedding
| dress. She wore white silk gauntlet tn;ts.
| Her only orna Inent wiis Il diaiii"n'i neck
lace, the wedding ssft OF the Presi lent
She had a magnificent b'qhet OF white
/ roses at the corsage. Mrs. ttevrtand hair
was dressed in tirecian coils, and the charm
ing simplicity of her w!,ule attire omiy
| served tt, show to greater advantage the
| dignity OF her carriage and the grace
| iul pOise OF hen figure. She had ID smile for
everyone and Il word for mary. and her
wineonse manners captivatei Hi.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland were
assisted by yrs. Endicott, Mrs. Whitney
| and Mira. Villas.
Mrs. Endicott was dr. $50 in wii:e satin
! en- train, trimmed with black thread lac,
ard wore diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Whitney wore "a low neTh.d. sleeve
less white satin gown with d'aperS OF
white tu!l- and d amond ornaments.
Mrs. Villas was attired in IL m,auiii: eut
rob- OF caution crepe tri,!Ine.i with Val
e%nclinnes laced and iuoped witt, s~l!ster. Of
wnits r,ses. Her treatments were ii:.-
ina nds.
Mrs. Fsircl.ild ..,d Mrs. Eudl.,,it .ccu-
pied 4. ats il. the Btue par!"r. Til. i rIner
vas a.tired in "A robe OF biach tuil. entrain,
and tie latter ia i becoming .Jetualt al
nh:t. satin and t;iiic.
The Diplomatic Corps " r.. the first t. BE-
presented le,i by the Dean, Mr. Pr"ston,
Minister oi Hayti, aa.i Mrs. Preston. All
the lecati,ma were represented by their
Minister'S or attaches. The Ministers OF
Ecuador and BOLIVIA came on from New
York expressly topay their respects to the
new mistress ,1 the White House
Tuc BIZ lillian Prime, Leopold, and the
officers :f the Brazilian frigate "Bhrrins'
accom- ,anird by the members Of the Bra
lillian ie.ation We're present and We're
trea ted with marked consideration. Judge
Porter, first assistant Secretary OF State
and tEini tterk EfOWLp presented tie gentle
men and ladies OF the coru-.
4 general reception oI al other invited
guests then followed without particular
order If l'roeedate. Col. Wilson, oil the
army. made the pressD'Dtinls tn the
President, and Lieut.. DEva!lr, Of the
navy. the presentations to Mrs. Cleveland.
The clergy was represented iy Dr.. Sunaer
Il ami, the minister who otiiciafesl st til,
Presidents wedding, s;:'i Dr. Ii!burn,
blind Chaplain OF the House "f R"pre-en
tatives, and the Judiciary by.lustices i!nr-
Ian and Bradley. OF the Cuite.! States
Supreme Court, and Judges y, Merrick.
Macarthur and Haguer. vi the supreme
Court oil the District, and Minister McLaue,
and ex- Minister has=on aud ex-Nlinis-
ter Foster were among those VINO rald
their respects. Congress wis well repre-
sent the Senate by Senators She rrnan,
Coneer, Ransom. Harrison, Gibson, Aid
rich, Coke, Call. Cameron, Crockre'l, :iolph.
Hawi:v, ingalls,, Payne and Teller, and th.
House by Speaker Carlisle and Repre-"
sentatives Morrison, Burrows, Buchanan.
McCoo,nbs. Anderson Exam aa}. Be!non',
Bennett, Glass, Beach. Hlis-, B.ounf, II: Ii
drrson (lIinoisJ, Walfo,d, Wilkans, B: nlii.,
Whseler. John NJ. TAYLOR, Cutcheon. Symes,
Kee'ey, lie Fevre, Dunn, Gibson ('est
VirginiAJ, and many others. The army
and navy were also well represented.
Prominent among the general officers were
observation-disclosures. Sheridan. Nice-Ad-
luifIal Rowan, Adniral~ Stevens. Wells
and Jenkins a"d Generals Drum, Parke.
Bsnet and Hazen.
The reception was the largest ever given
at the White House. there being not less
than 1000 guests present. The reception
closed at about 10:45, and tie PIesi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland, after a prnmen-
AIDE through the various rooms, retired
accompanied by the Cabin=t ~ctirers aid
their wives to partake Of a collation. spread
in one OF the private apartments. Al the
close OF the Presidents reception the
Marine Band proceeded to the hotel ANA
serelade:l the Brazilian Prince.