The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-02
REGAL RECEPTION.
BRILLIANT AND DAZZLING NEW
YEARS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVE-
LAND RECEIT'E ~
ROYAL STYLE

Tho Day Elsewhere.
WAsHINGToN, d. G., January New
Year opened here with bright, clear
dav. and TIE air ~ warm As that OF
Spring. The grand event of the day,
the reception at the Executive Mansion
President Cleveland's fourth and last
reception. of course Oyershadowed every
other festiyity.
No pains were spared in preparing for
the great annual New Years day here
when legislators and officials, diplomats
and citizens. soldiers and sailors, Old and
Young, men and women, Democrats and
Republicans, came 10 the W hiie House
to pay tribute of respect and express
good wishes 10 the Chief Magistrate OF
the nation The mansion, with its aes-
thetic decorations, was rendered still
more attractive by the usual profusi0n OF
tropical plants and flowers displayed in
the corridors and principal rooms Moth
ing hai been left undone TO furnish bril-
liant and suitable surroundings for the
notable occasion. and the scene from first
to last was one of hrilliance and gran
deur
The Cabinet party who were 10 assist
in the reception arrived early, and were
shown directly up stairs, where the Pres
ident and Mrs Cleveland were awaiting
their arrival The ladies who were 10
iOin the President and Mrs. Cleveland i'm
the reception were: Miss Bayard, Mrs.
Fairchild, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs Villas.
and Mrs. Dickinson. With them came
many Of the ladies who Were 10
assist in their home receptions.
As usual the Marine Band, in
brilliant uniforms, was stationed i'm the
main hall of the mansion, and with al
most military punctuality az II O'Clock,
the hour fixed for the reception 10 begin,
struck mp the New Years greeting
march. Sousa.n As the President and
Mrs. Cleveland appeared at the head Of
the stairway, leading from the second
floor TO the Blue Room on the floor
above where the formal presentation
were 10 be made Immediately behind
them came the receiving party. The
member, of the Cabinet who were present
were received informally and with the
ladies. not of the immediate receiving
party, they took their places behind the
official receiving line IL required but
moments time for the arrangement of
positions TO be made, and then
THE RECEPTION BEG4S.
The Diplomatic Corps, with their
ladies' entered first Many OF the
foreign representatives were in military
uniform. radient with insignia of various
orders. They presented a spectacle of
great attractiveness and spicnd0r The
Diplomats filed into the Blue Room IN
the order of their appointment, and IN
turn presented the attaches of their lega-
tions Mr. Preston, the llaytien Min
ister. the dean of the corps, was unavoid-
ably absent from the city, so Mr.. Romero.
the Mexican Minister, presented the mem
bers of the corps 10 the President and
Mrs Cleveland. The corps with their
ladies passed through the Blue Room and
into the large East Room, converting
that apartment into a scene Of animated
splendor, where everything in the way of
brilliant costumes gay decorations ana
gold lace and rich trimmings mingled 10
dazzling array Then followed the re-
ceptlOn OF the
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, SENATOR'S
AND REPREsENTATIyEs.
After these. came the army and navy
officers in full-dress uniform. All grades
were represented, from the two stars and
four stars Of the maior-general and adj
miral ia the army and navy down 10 the
single broad silver anchor of the army
lieutenant and naval ensign. Following
these came the
OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT
and then the Associated Veterans of the
war of 1916, the Grand Army of the Re
public. and the members Of the Oldest
Inhabitants Association of the District
of Columbia All of the soldiers
were presented to the President by
name by Colonel John NJ. Wilson,
and Lieutenant Duval Of the army. They
passed through the Red Parlor at the
door of which these two officers stood
The receiving line extended across the
Blue Room TO the door leading into the
great East Room through a window
which had been transformed into a tenn
porary exit under a canvass awning and
out of the east gate Of the White House
grounds. All pedestrians were admitted
TO the grounds through the west gate,
and carriages through the east gate
THE SCENE N FRONT OF THE GROUNDS
was animated A heavy guard had been
placed at either gate to keep out the
crowd which began 10 assemble at an
early hour, waiting for the public recep-
ton The police arranged the eXpectanl
visitors in a double line past the Wine
House grounds and down the avenue.
The public reception was announced at
1875, but il was nearly l o'clock when
the gates were thrown open TO admit the
visitors in small squads and detachments.
From that time until the close of the recep-
ton the crowd poured ceaselessly in the
parlors. At o'clock, the hour fixed Tor
the conclusion of the reception, the
crowd was still great, and the President
said that he would remain and receive all
who came.
HOW NEW YORK UsHURED IL 1889
NEW York, January THE New
Year was ushered in by an unusually
large number OF drunken brawls and
fights and increased drunkenness. IN TIN:
citv and Brooklyn, during last night and
today, no less than three men were killed
and six seriously injured in various ways
There was a large number OF minol
shooting and stabbing aiirays, as well a.
an unusual number OF burglaries, fires
and other unpleasant incidents during
the night and day.
Mrs. schOfeld to be Buried at West foint
WAsHISGToN, ID. c., January The
remains of Mrs. General Schoield wer'
taken tonight 10 West Point, y. \.
where they will be buried tomorrow
/ M. ,,-ore accoupanied bv Genera