Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-01
A FORMALITY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ARATHER
DRY AFFAIR.
Mr.. Garland and His Abhorrsnee Of the swAl-
low-Tail-Ths Negro 0a the
Wood-Pie.
rFrom our Regular Correspondent

IFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WARRINGTON. December 3l.-Ihe national
capital has been quiet for several days, owing
% The ahsepce Of 80 many Of the Senators and
Representatives Tomorrow reception n ~ Q
White House viii be the hrat important event o.
the fneW year IL will not 30 - much 81 social
event ~ the average nonresident OF N e9nint-
ton imaRinss. IN Is more Of a Formally man
anything else. and II the truth Wero known mot
q the distinguished people who feel D0und 20
coil % pay their respects % President ana
hrs. Cleveland would be Glad 20 Get out
Of doing 90, especially those who hove Tor
years been 10 the habit OF going through
these formaliJiss. New-Years VIII be quito
generally observed IN Wsehin gtCn and George
town, and those who are In the habit Of keeping
open house will make 10 exception tomorrow.
This good OH custom started b. tho knicker-
bocEers has become very much abused. FASHION
has taken hold Of u. aud instead o. friends drop
ping 10 10 SOC friends ard takl0g their ease, tue
practice now Il % see how fG't you can empty
your house 70 make room Tor other callers.
Their" l. constant stream OF visitors All
day and al evening. and Wlue-Qunking
diaabies na1v of the young men VINO hAAe
the rounds. The reception az the White House
% ~ course "dryr affair and is ieastlese. II
couldn't ne otherwise. a. Il would brcah a. most
any president 20 attempt 20 supply refresh
ments: and besides % couldn't be done on a..
count Of the great numbers These annual
events az the White House are pleasant alolrs
20 witness, and the music and decorations are
the finest Tho nashy uniforms o. tho dipi9-
make pleasing caaDge ia the gontral appear
ance.
rorA EID-GLovE MAH.
Attorney-Geueral Garland Is never seen - any
receptions. He isn't n Eid-Riove man. ana eDhors
tho convent ma swaiioT-taii. MIR. Cariand 's ~
no means an unsoCiabie man, however ne
lkcs 10 have bis friends 81 his home. and :. lohu
q plain, simple music, preierrihg p'hn'ss ,
melodies 90 anything that can DO sung from
grand opera down 20 tho sounrette Tfpffi1"e.
lie likes 70 play whist and e1chre. ana enjoys
greatly tho society 81 his childrcn ana WclI
Young friends. Miss Garland his only ddugh-
ter. and q deJUf1n's Of this season. viii receive
Tomorrow. aud her distinguished father Will OF
course be I'D the psTlors. bat ne viii not 6hen
evening comes don the fun cress.
7gs NEGRO ~ TnE w00DPILE
The negro politicians are undoubtedly work
ing very hard % have Harrison appoint one OK
the leading men Of their race 70 CAB net posi-
ton, but they are a. bodily divided ~ the blaine
aud anti Blaine ana me Malone and anu-ha-
hone people The southern negroes, as RUE,
want H. r. Bruce 10 he chosen and tie negroes
in the North and West are for Frei. Douglass.
Here ia The District Of Columbia thcre are
Douglass and a1ti-D0uRlgss negroes, the lauer,
under Perry Car-on, being laiKr,y l4 .us -i- =,
jority. Carson i- styled ne "Ial hlac.-oak,
and be constantly Hlludes Tn snoring terms TO
Whist he calls " book uig9cfA' carson - IN oiu-
timer and generally manages 70 20 as uelfFal9
20 national Republican conventions. The Nnlte
Republicans are laughing az toe EFFORTS on Tie
nfgro politicians. su1 will give ttoir back sup
porters seryile positions on nothing.
PERSONAL
Rcrresentafive henderson, ~ North Cerohnn
aud family have tax % quarters f1r The winter az
Wiuaras Hotel Tho parry includes Mr. and
MR. Henderson. Mis- Bessie Hem, rson, Master
John s. henderson, Jr., aud Miss Carrie %. iieei'
OF salisbury, =. G.
S. 3. fnicy. of Philadelphia, md Miss Monte
Eudey. ~ Greensboro, \. G., orc also -cslstcrei
al Wllards.
Mr. leo wheat. wh0ao remarkable musical
talents have 40 many times delighted Richmond
audiences has heou asked FOO take p1ri 90 mo
Hl.-' benefit here on tho lSiu of January nuI
viii doubles. DO SD. SIR. Wheat comes hero
every now mud then f-om hia tarm near Berry
Vile. in Clarke county. 10. Not long ago Dee -et
% music Mr. Thomas Nelson Pages dialect
poem. Away Down souf,n and 1t has been pub
ltshcd.
William s. Disney Of Wilmington, n. e.; f.
p. Strings Of the same STATE, aud n. +. walker
and wife, Of Loudouu county, Va. are registered
at the Metropolitan
state Senator Horny loaton, % loudoun, waq
in mo city today hie way 90 balti uore 10 a.
tcnd e. come legal aud railroad business, Tie
case being the disputed bona question 10 con-
nociiou with tho Warrington and Ohio biauch
OF the Richmond ana pgnyillo railroad
f.. W. Lyon, ~ Raleigh. n G., end u. D. j.
Morris, OF Mershan, Va, are a. The 81 James