The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-17
LOVELY WOMAN
BRIGHTENS THE WHITE HOUSE WITH
HER OWN RADIANCE.

The Fair Young First Lady" Wins the
Hearts OF a Throng Of Social Celebrities
Gossip About People Who Were There
The Prettiest Fair Maiden Was Eng
Iisli, You Know.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 1.-THE social
event of the administration was the intro
duction Tuesday night by the president Of
his young bride to the "thrones, powers and
diminions" of the Old World, as represented
by the diplomatic corps, and to the army,
navy and congress The deep interest ex-
cited by the fair young girl brought every
man who owned a uniform to pay her hom-
age, made hoary senators and unsocial
members quit their congressional lair to
wish her happiness, and every woman In the
social world that could win an invitation
was present The result was that long be-
fore O'Clock the line Of carriages reached
far below the treasury, and the great north
portico was glittering mass of silks, jew
els, gold lace, fair shoulders, waving plumes,
and ostrich tips. In slow but orderly line,
through heat as intense as July, the throng
moved into the private dining-room, which
was converted into cloak room, the superb
china and game pieces looking oddly
enough pigeon holed with opera hats and
opera eloaks umbrellas and ,anes From
this point through tine private hallway,
past serried ranks of white hyirangeas and
crimson pelargoniums with the gorgeous
vista of the greenhouse on one side and the
equally brilliant spectacle of the red hall on
the other, the guests were usherel through
the red parlor into the presence of the presi-
dent and Mrs Cleveland the introduction
being made by Col Wilson, of the engineer
corps.
The bride complimented her guests by
wearing her bridal toilet, with the differ
ences that at this time she had not the veil
and that she wore the suberb riviere of dia-
monds presented by her husband as we'd
ding gift, and that she carried a exquisite
bouquet of valley lilies She is wonderfully
pretty-far more SO than her photographs
make her-and her grace and self-poSsession
are marvel They are mingled, too with
simplicity and sweetness that 80 to every
heart, and Mrs Cleveland was installed
queen of wide domain.
The diplomates were received promptly
at 3 O'Clock, a crash of music announcing
tHt Gnu VI Vic licoiithh nuls
Cleveland into the blue parlor The dean
of the corps, Mr. Stephen Preston, made the
presentations, and one oil tue special features
of this portion of the evening was the pres
ence of the young Prince Leopold, of Brazil,
with his commanding officer, Saldanha de
Cana IA descendant of aSco de CANA, and
Lieut. AlveS. The prince Is the second son
of the princess. and the brother of
the heir-apparent. He has the purest blonde
coloring, a cool figure, and closely resem-
bles the house of Sake Coburg. His grand
father, Dom Pedro is remembered with
such vivid satisfaction here that the young
mldshipman was given warm welcome
He wore no court Dress but the uniform
of the Brazilian navy, and its oddity
consisted in there being one epaulet
and shoulder knot and an anchor be-
tween the coat buttons at the waist
The ladies' of the corps appeared IN elegant
new gowns in honor of the bride, the
most notable being the toilets worn by the
Vi5countess dos Nogueiros and the Misses
West, of tie English legation All of the
diplomates were In full court dress, ieweleli
and betrayed with medals and orders, ex.
oepting, of course, the representatives of re-
publics, VITO were clad in the doIeful black
| and white in which our men celebrate all
festivities.
1t was an evening of notable presences,
not the least being Archibald Forbes, the
war correspondent, who, having had the
pluck 10 ride into hundred battles, could
face the stare of a thousand eyes I'M
blanchingly, and he was certainly stared at,
for he carries off Saturday as his bride Miss
Meigs, the daughter of Gen. Meigs
and the people naturally looked him
over" The gallant Scot wore plain
evening dress, and although he has
more decoations than any other privat.
| gentleman in the European world, he did
| not even wear the Victoria cross, which, by
| the way, is the only one his sovereign will
allow him to wear in England, as she con
| siders his dukes collars, counts medals,
| princes orders, etc, inconETuous in mar
| who has no title in his own country.
Another reappearance which was greetet
with great enthusiasm was that of Mrs
| Admiral Porter, who came out Of seclu
| sion of ten years to greet the bride. She L
quite one of the most fascinating womer
we boast of, and she held little lAvee o.
| her own
One Of the prettiest of the young matron
| present was Mrs Lanier Dunn, ten. Butler
niece, and quite the prettirst giil was Mis-,
Flora West, the English minister seconC
| daughter.
After all the guests had been presented
the president, with his wife on his arm
made tour of the east room Mr. ant
Mrs. Endicott, Mr.. and Mrs Whitney, AM
| Mr.. and Mrs Villas, accompanyin s, th
guests opening a lane for the party. Dur
ing the trying parade Mrs Cleveland wol
golden opinions, and IL Is but Just to So,
that she walks with grace ami harmony
of movement shat are rarely seen After
| completing the tour of the great salon they
passed out by the red corridor, and the las
| guests left on the stroke of ] l. The youn.
girl in whose honor the brilliant pagean
was had is tall, OF slight and iineiy nodded
figure, modest and gentle, with expressive
eyes, ready smile, and clever withal
Perhaps the most striking figure i'll tn
| throng was that Of Fred Deusia lass, vino, i
company with his wife stood III u prominen
position near the door.