New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-20
IN HONOR OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (speeiab-The President and
Mrs Cleveland dinner IN honor OF the Diplomatic
Corps this evening There were forty-nne covers in
the State dining room, which beautiful with floral
decorations. The table had in the centre double
American shield RED and white carnations formed the
stripes and the stars Of vioets white carna
tons 1t rested on the long mirror bordered with roses
and an effective piece. The table was extended by
ends accommodate the large number Of guests
At the ends open diamonds of carnations and
square cushions OF Bouquets Of la France roses
for the ladies' tied wi olive MORE rlbbous For
the gentlemen there were orchid boutonnieres
The President took In tie wife OF the Italian Minister
Baroness Fava, and the wife of the Mexican Minister
Mrs Romero, the former his right and the latter
his left These ladies. in the absence OF the Haytan
Minister'S wife. took precedence by their husbands
seniority OF service The Hayan Minister took in Mrs.
Cleveland, sitting her right, and the Secretary OF
State sat her left There nany gentlemen
than ladies' and many OF them seated in pairs, or
two gentlemen al erDating with one lady. BY this
ngeinent the dinner company were, beside those
named the Mexican aud Russian Minister'S the wife OF
the CHILEAN Minister Mrs De Cana; the Argentine and
Spanish Ministers Lady Upper the British and French
Minister'S the wife of the Ncaraguan Minister Madame
De Guzman; the Swedish and Chinese Minister'S Mrs.
John Sherman the Italian Minister. the wife OF the
Hawaiian Minister, Mrs. Carter; the Swiss and Neither
land Minister'S Miss West, the Gillian Minister, the
Belgian Minister Mrs. DE Reuterskold wife OF the
Swedish Minister; the hawaiian anu GeriDan mlhSteis'
Madame Montufar, wife of the Guatemalan Charge
dAfaires; the Turkish and Costa Rican Ministers, Miss
Bayard. Sir Charles Upper, Representative Perry
belmont chairman OF the House Committee on Forrgn
Affairs; Miss Storrs. guest at the White House, tue
Charges dAaaires from Guatemala and Japan Mrs.
Alfred chaplin of Brooklyn; the Danish and Ncaraguan
Ministers the Colombian Minister and Veneznlan
Charge d'Adarcs Mrs scott Townsend. the Brazilian
Charge d'AiFlres Miss Murphy, of Minnesota; Senator
Sherman, chairman of the Senate Foreign Aalrs CON-
mittee: Joseph Chamberlain. Mrs. Erasus Corning OF
Albany and the Austrian Minister The arrangement OF
the table allowed fifteen the sides ten Ut one END ana
nine at the other Tho Corean Minister was not pre-
sened President time for the dinner :he lnv-
tations having heen sent ont a week before Mr. Pax
Chung Yang presented his credentials
Mrs L. s. Grant received with Mrs. stanford to-day.
There were crowds of visitsrs. making senatorial
calls" and Senator Stanfords beautiful draw ingrooms
were filled with changing company frsm to O'Clock
Among the vistors there many old friends calling
on Mrs. Grant who frankly showed her pleasure to be
so warmly welcomed back 10 Washington. Mrs Grants
toilet trained gown of mourning silk and cluster
of English violes on the waist Sir Charles and
LAZY Upper. Mr. Chamberlain and Colonel Mosby were
among those making visits to-day.
Logan c. Murray, president OF the United States
National Bank of NewIork. is at the Arlington with his
wife and daughter for a weeks recreation. He gave
dinner to ght 10 friends