The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-03
NEW YEARS DAY.
ITS OBSERVANCE ~ THE FFDERiL
CAPITAL.
Reception at the White House-A bril-
liant Gathering Of the Cabinet, Dipio-
matte Corps. and Other Officiais-What
the Ladies' Wore General summary.

WASHINGTON, January President
Cleveland was to-day "at home as has
been the immemorial Presidential custom
to receive the New Years greetings and
New Years calls Of ceremony, duty,
courtesy, curiosity, good will and friend
ship, from all classes OF people. TIE
Supreme Court, the Diplomatic Corp'
the Congress, the Judiciary, the Army
the Navy, the Civil Service, the District
officials, distinguished veterans o! past
service in all branches of the Govern
ment, the various veteran organizations,
and the people prominent and obscure,
rich and poor, were the guests of the day.
To the representatives of foreign nations
and the army, navy, judiciary. and de.
partmenta, service, the New Years call
is almost matter of duty, and some OF
the more punctilious members of Con
gress take the same view, and even
among civilians Washington can pro.
duce number of citizens who have paid
their annual New Years call upon the
President regularly for many years and
deemed it duty of good and patriotic
citizenship. With diverse motives the
guests come, but the White House at
tendants have learned to know that thou
sands Of New Years callers are To be
expected and arrangements are made
accordingly.
ARRIVAL OF THE CABINET.
1t las about 1890 when the first car
rages drove up to the White House and
the Cabinet began to assemble. Secretary
~ o,1 t.I;ao raf fnllpx pI
by Secretary Fairchild and ladies. Post
master General Villas followed with his
daughters, then came Secretary Whitney,
accompanied by Mrs. Whitney and other
members of their family together with
the young gentlemen who are tn, guests
of Secretary Whitney's son. Secretary
Endicott was the next arrival and came
alone. The Cabinet members and ladies
proceeded upstairs to exchange New feal
greetings.
WHAT THE LADIES WORE.
Mrs. Cleveland wore a trained robe
of olive plush, elaborately trimmed
with gold lace. The waist was square
back and front, and outlined with the
lace. which was beaded in pearls. She
had gold twisted pin in the corsage.
She wore one glove, the right hand bare.
Her hair was arranged in a Grecian coil,
pierced with diamond headed hairpin.
A gold cord girdle encircled her waist
and was tied in front.
Miss Bayard wore black dotted net,
pointed corssge, and breast Knot of
jacqueminot roses.
Mrs. Fairchild wore silver, brocaded
with the front drapery Of white crepe
bordered with silver lace. The pointed
waist was cut Vshaped, back and front,
and diamond and pearl pendant hung
from white neckband
Mrs. Whitney wore blue silk, brocaded
in silver, with fischu Of silver beaded
tulle. A diamond star pinned the lace
together. Diamonds were in her hair
and clusters in her ears
THE PUBLIC RECEPTION.
Ii was little after l. 80 when the
public was admitted and by that time a
crowd, yariously estimated at from 5000
10 5000 had assembled. The receiving
party bythis time had begun to diminish
in numbers and the diplomatic and mill
tary uniforms. which had made the par
lors so brilliant, were disappearing ard
giving place to people in civilian dress.
The reception passed oil without dis
turbing incident or accident, and was the
best managed reception ever held al the
White House in regard TO every detail OF
comfort Of all concerned.
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