Telegram-herald., 1888-01-03
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
a Bnsss .aa Bs.wfffai Dag Yesterday -
W>shfnsrsa-A Brilit4as Array %
CaIiaFs 4E ths Pressas.ti@l

Washington. The saa shons warmly IN
tas almoss eioudisss zks. and ~itA ths az
osDsisn Of discovered adsszlks Ia ths
ssriy morninx. ~hich made walking little
dia,caIt the dag sas all thai could Be de-
xirsd- The White House vas tbs main
uefnt Of interest % ths Official world and
the pubic today, and ieng before the be-
rinniax Of the Presidents annual rsespti0n
the great iron gates. c.oslng tns Psnnsyi-
ssniar.se. enhances % the groznds were
sursouadsd Dy people Who gzzed with
e,ErissiEy Al the brilliantly costuHlsd throng
Of diploms1es and officers as Il nlsd into The
Exscatigs Msnsi0n. Tue interior xas
u.ssefulig suE not iavishly decorated with
potted plans and h0Sefsznd vines All OF
Ihs shades ware drawn snd the gas burned
brightly "A tAs crystal enandellsrs, which
we're festoonsd with smilax and other
<r.esful sinex The yeslioGie Was almost
hllea by the scarlet coats OF the Marine
ssat. xhich vas under tbs direction OF
Prof Soussa and dasc0uEsed pleasing music
- Ehs ceremonies progressed
Five minutes aiter II o'clock the band
s~x4n % play Hail TO the Chisf. and she
reception party descended the stairs and
snfsrsd The blue parlor. Marshal wilson
and LieuE Dnysl 4. s. n. led the party.
followed sy the President and Miss Bay
Al serretsrv Bayaru and Mrs Cleveland.
seerst.rx Fslrchlid and Mrs. Whitney,
nscr-farF EndicOtE and Mrs Falrcnild.
Po.tmasfsr Gsnerai add Col. lamont
sscrstnry Whitney came later and joined
the oartg IN the blue parlcrs. Marshal
Wilson took q position AZ the west door OF
the soonn add introduced the ornciAls and
public 20 The President. who stood at Dis
- nd x4
services for the oficers Of ths Army and
Nsvv. Mrs Cleveland stood near 70 the
President and Was assisted by Miss Bayard,
Mn. Fairchild and Mrs Whitney.
The space IN the rear OF the reception
party was allied with persons prominent IN
Wsshinxt0ns Official society, among them
being Miss Endicott. Mrs Lamont Miss
Villas. Miss Garland. Mrs sheridan. Mrs A
n. Stevenson, Mrs. Leo Knott. Mrs. d. y
Thompson. Ars. Pruyn. Mrs Colonel Will
.on. Mrs. A. A. Wilson. Miss Wilson, Mrs.
&seorrr Bancroft and Mrs. otsooins.
When the pa " had taksn up It's position
aud exchanged greetings with the members
Of The Cabinet the diplomatic corps was re-
csivsd. All of the foreign ministers were
psssent sxcept the representatives from
Portugal and Italy. 5enor Preston. OF
Hayti, dean Of the corps. led the party,
whieh made brilliant picture IN laylshly
embroidered diplomatic costumes. The
Chinese minister and suite. clad in richly
decorated silk oriental sArbs, attracted much
attention
The supreme Court next paid It's respects
% The President all of the members being
present. It was followed by the Judges OF
tae Courk Of Claims and members OF the
District Judiciary Then came the Senator'S
and Representatives in Congress, win their
ladies', rather mo- In nsmDsr than IS usual
upon New Years Day. Speaker Carlisle
aia not enter with the members of the
House. bat came nearly half An hour late
The officers Of the Army and Navy, who
had .ssera bisd &C their respective depart
ments, reached the doorway lust as the
lsst OF the representatives passed through
the blue ro0m- Lieut. dsn- I. a. Snsn-
dan heated the Army officers, while Fear
Admiral Joustt led the Naval contingent.
Al OF the officers in Washington, active and
r,tirsd were in the hne msktng pretty
pieturs with their dark blue Uniforms and
xlt spaulsts.
The crowd was hardly equal 20 that Of
previous years, presumably for the reason
that most Of the citizens had been able TO
x-stify their desire to meet the President at
bis weekly receptions during tne rsI and
WiDtsr. The reception terminated st
o'clcck. having passed OF successfully IN
every particular and without Al untoward
incident
Pres id.nt Cleveland endured the ordeal Of
hs.d- shaking today hes esoically. He had a
srronx grip and . pleasant word for each
and sv-ry caller Mrs. Cleveland wore a
trained robe Of olive plush. slsborately
trimmed With gold lacs- The waist was
square cut Font and outlined with lace
which vas beaded in hearts She had .
xoid twisted pin IN her c0rsage- She wore
one glove the right hard being bare. Her
hair sss arranged N a Grecisn coil. pierced
with q diamond headed hair pin, gold
cord girdls sneirclet Der waist and vas tied
y. front Miss Bsysrd wore high-nec<ed
aress OF black dotted tulle short skirted,
trimmed with black ACE aud open
v shaped a. the neck. vsiied with
black tulle. Hrs. Fsrchiid were q
White toilet OF satin. It was sslf high in
the neck bad a tram Of ivory suite brCca8s
snd ths 'front.' festo0ned with white szuze
over small frills Of plated gauze and lace.
hrs. Whitney wore French dress Of an
tigae blue brocads. With rows OF silver EN-
broidsry neon folding panels. The trsiu
vas full and plain The corsage was
shapsd. 9rspsd With silver-oaBgsd tHlls
and Al the point she wore an immense dia-
rnond star. In her ears she wore solifsirss.
Back of thsss ladies a large company had
assembled BY special invitation. TheJ
w~re MS. J. v. L. Pruyn and
denxhtsr. Mrs Leo. Knots, Mrs. Phi
sheridan. Ms. Iaraont, Miss Bancroft. Cor
onal and Mss Bliss. Mrs. Warren. Miss
Isr,i.s Rsvsrd Nr. and Mrs. r. 2. Villas
Ms Villas. Mrs.. Jonn u. Wloon, Miss
W.llsr. Ms. Assistant Secretary Thsmp-
sen, Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. A. A Wilson
Hiss wills "A. Mrs. Hoilydsy, Miss Porter,
Nrs. Grsely. Ar aud Miss Ensicatt, Mrs
samuel Ward Miss Howard, ar. and Mrs
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