St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-15
President Cleveland Honors His Cabinet
and Other Distinguished People
With State Dinner.
In the Percentage of Increase of Receipts
the st. Paul POstofice Leads all
the Cities of the Country.
No Issue has been Made Between the
President and the senate on
Appointments.
Ihe House Takes Up the Presidential
succession Bill and the Senate
Continues silver Talk.
Grover aad His Guests.

GNONcF aau kAIS GueSlSs
Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-President Cleve-
land gave his first state dinner at the White
house tonight, entertaining a company of
thlrty at banquet in honor of his cabinet.
Ihe same decorations of the parlors were
made as in preceding years, dozens of tall
palm trees being grouped together in groves
at the center and corners of the east room
walls and each window niche was filed
with plants. The mantel pieces on one side
oI this vast room were filled with foliage
plants, anu on the opposite side the mantels
were beds OF the choicest flowers. Roses.
carnations, aZaliaS, heliOtrOpes, hya-
cIntk. and lilies of the valley were
maSsed solidly together in a Mosaic
OF delicate cOlOrs bOrdered by a fringe of
scarlet pOinsetter leaves. In the three
smaller parlOrs only a few plants were
placed here and there, the East room being
made the special object of decoration. In
the small parlOrs lamps on low tables gave
them pleasant air of occupancy. The
table In the state dining room was laid with
thirty covers, the long fiat minor down the
center being loaded with flowers and bear
ing In the center miniature ship, the
null composed of carnations, the rigging
wound with smilaX and its freight loose
rosebuds. Tall eyergreens full of smiIax
and
TRIPLE BASKETS OF ROSES
and carnations were placed at the ends of
the long table, together with gilt candeI-
abra with shaded wax lights. Set pieces of
the cooks, and cOnfectioneIs' art. comfits of
cOnserves and bon bOns filled i'm the spaces
lett by the florist. At each plate were seven
wine glasses, water carafe and go olet. For
the ladies were provided large fiat corsage
bouquets of Iacquemina, la France or cook
roses or lilies of the valley. The bouquets
were tied with broad white satin ribbons.
stamped at one end with a picture of the
White house in black and the date, Jan. II.
1856, in gold letters. The other end was
crossed by red and blue stripes, and beneath
this national tricOlOr the name of the lady
was printed in gold. For the gentlemen
were six-inch stripes of the white ribbon.
fringed at the ends, and STAMPED
with same design and their
names. The dinner was announced
at 1:3O o'clock. the president leading the
way to the table with Mrs. Bayard on his
arm and placing her at the right of his seat
at the center OF the long table. Mrs. Man
nlng, who went out with Secretary Endi-
colt, sat at the left of the president Miss
Cleveland sat at the middle of the table op-
poslte the president, going out OH the arm
OF Secretary Bayard, and sitting with him
at her right and Secretary Manning at her
left.
LIST OF THE GUESTS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The president
gave his first state dinner of the season this
evening, in honor Of his cabinet. The
White house was tastefully arranged for
the occasion. and presented brilliant an
pearance. The east room and the parIors
adjoining the state dining-room were lined
with tropical plants and the mantels were
banked with choice flowers. The principal
decoration of the dinner table was an I'M
mense floral ship of state. which was sur
rounded by many smaller floral pieces of
different designs. One of the oldest at
taches Of the house said that the table had
never presented more beautiful appear
ance. The Marine band was stationed in
the main vestibule, and discoursed its finest
music during the dinner One reform in
stituted by the band was the omission of
Hail to the Chief" from its repertoire for
the evening. This was done out of respect
to the president, who is said to be very tired
OF hearing that tune. The following is a
LIST OF THE GUESTS:
hC VI STATE anu hIS. IaNdrU.
the secretary of the treasury and Mrs. Man
ming, the secretary of war and Mrs. Endi-
colt, the secretary of the navy and Mrs.
Whitney, the postmaster general and Mrs.
Villas, the secretary of the interior, the
speaker and Mrs. Carlisle, the lieutenant
general and Mrs. Sheridan. Admiral
Rodgers (the admiral of the navy being in
disposed), Senator Harris (the Democratic
nominee for president pro tenn. of the SEN
ate), Senator and Mrs. Edmunds, Miss
Leve and Mrs. Utley of Buffalo, who are
guests at the White house, Hon. Edward
Cooper and Mrs. Cooper of New York. Mr..
ID. Willis James and Mrs. James of New
York, Miss Weddell of Cleveland, O., who
is guest at Secretary Whitney's, ex-Sec-
retary McCullOch and Mrs. McCulIoch.
The president pro tenn. of the senate and
Mrs. Sherman, who accepted the presidents
invitation, were called out of the city. The
attorney general was unable to attend by
reason of a slight indispOsition. The presi-
dent escorted Mrs. Bayard and Secretary
Bayard escorted Miss Cleveland. After the
dinner short time was passed IN prone
nading through the parlors and the con-
servatOry, which was Illuminated for the
occasion.