The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-24

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beauty, glory aud royalty, 10 VIA thi
night Ut tho reception OF the Diplomatic
Corps, and all the h%n0bOGraGy aud do
m0Graoy, and autOefaGy and plutOeraeJ
OF tho National Capitol was out In full
force, The iOrai decorations OF the
White House were q marvel aud q poem
OF artistic design. Palms, ported plants
ferna aud cut flowers Ia prOfuHlOn
adorned every available space, aud thu
effect was enhanced by gaflanda Oi
Bmllax tWlned round the chandeliers
Tho gubala began 10 arrive early, aud
When tho President aud Mrs, Cleveland
descended the ataira 10 tho music VI
"llail 10 the Chief" played by tho Ma
fine band, and took their places near
tho door OF tho Blue Room, tho bsauty
aud fashion were there Ia bare Shout
dera 10 gaze and applaud,
The President and Mrs, Cleveland
were aaalated IN receiving by Miss lay
ard, Mrs, falrehild, Mrs, EndioOtt, Mra,
whitney and Mrs Dickinson, Among
thoae back OF tho receiving line were.
Mr. George w Childa, tho Misses BAY.
ard, Mra Folsom, Miss Villas, Mr.. and
Mrs, James j. I'LL, of ~, Paul, Mi, A.
| j, Caaaatt, Mr.. and Mrs, George q. Rob,
erta, Mr.. aud Mrs, II, T., Flower aud
Mrs, Ward, OF New York,
The entire inside OF the White House
was d~azallngly Eliminated, The diplO'
matlo corps Ia brilliant court dreHaea
entered from tho blue PaTlOr. They
were all decorated with rlbbOna aud or,
ders aud vert presented 10 the PIeai'
| liant aud Mva nIauaIuuH lu gaana
tary Of state Hayard, Aftor tho limo
had passed, then came the Americans,
II was my FIRST Wow Of tho President
for 4 months, and no evidently IL not
worrying over the election. Ills eye Ia
| clear and bright and he 10 apparently In
robust health, Mrs. Cleveland IS an
lovely as ever. Ahe Is some atOuter
than last Winter, aud this improves
her. Her shoulders are rather too
aqnaroly aet for a ureek model, aud tho
Increased plumpneaa enhances her
beauty. Mira Cleveland Ia much hand
aOmer than her pictures. Her face
beauty Ia not In features, but In u
complexion OF marvellous OloaTnog0 aud
Ia animation and expression,
As entered the great East Room /
found II f%eaplendent with tho beauty
aud dress parade of the Capital. The
scene was picturesque beyond my lim-
tied powers Of description, There were
bellies there from both continents,
Girls from Boston and San FfanOlBCO;
from Chicago aud Augusta, from Ken
lucky and Orcg0ni from kicRNpoo aud
Kalamazoo, There were blooming bellies
with b0sOms O8 bare aa mother Eve,
1.-THE, beautifully formed glfls from Al,
ALBANIA, with black eyes and golden
hair; tall, regal, slim walstcd, peach
checked girls from Charleston, 5. o.
little, aprightly, neutrality-suspicious. bru.
notes from New Orleans, all done up
In lace and gOssamer aud shimmering
In diamonds; also bill0wy willowy, di.
whites In dlmity from Washington
and Baltimore. Then there were stun.
ming arrays of Oyerdresaed, ugly wO.
men, with blaze faces and too much tog.
CORY.
What are we oil here for, | ask my.
self, In u Whisper Why, glory aud
fame, Of counsel How the name runs
through The brain Ike n Burglng sea
over u high rock. IL da2zles us, II Is
the end and object OF human ambition.
IL In not born OF men, but In the Joint
product OF men and women and States,
all combined, Like u baby, II Is tho
product OF two parents, Men make
fame, but II takea tho State 10 make
men glorious. From S0mlramua 10 Ma.
ria theresa, from Deborah 10 Joan of
Arc, all famous women, like men, have
grabbed for glory. Even Cleopatra,
The red headed syren Of Egypt, Queen
Elizabeth aud Catharine Of Russia
reached for II with am0r0us muscular.
lily. Aud how our American women
In Official life do strive for II. sec
now In the famous East Room n pom.
derous widow, not ten feet away, rev.
elling In glory--in her mind. She Is 80,
and yet she persiRts In youthful gig.
Cling at Senatorial widOwer, despite
her years. lie Is COurtly aud civil from
pure sellshness. She gives good din.
ners. Her dress Ia Of the approved
plan, and she st00ps and shows too
much faded skin. And yet she Is an
interesting woman, She Is full of ex-
perionco. She IL orammod with anus
ing stories, She Is 30 delightfully."- In
Binuatlng that while we vote her an IN.
cyitOble nuisance, she has nm attraction
wo cannot quite resist
Here Is u Boston belle, with u neck
and shoulders like u Venus, leaning on
the arm Of u foreign diplomat, In u coat
of scarlet velvet, white silk stockings,
silver knee buckles, and al decorated
with orders, lie is u stately man and
chats In broken English, | stay into
the Red parlor where the sprlgs Of roy.
atty are the thickest, and gaze upon the
brilliant throng, All, me, thought |;
this Ia the place to witness the intcrna,
iOnal vanities of all mankind. They
are all represented here, Pagan, Ma.
hOmadan and Christian. Here, under
this spacious roof OF our Democratic
court, is the bluest blood. the digziest
and most Respondent eg0tism of both
Europe and Asia. And how our Dem.
Ocratic American women, and nj
sweet Republican girls do buzz and
nutter around this glamour of foreign
egotism.
There are twenty.nine representa-.
tives OF foreign powers In Washington, |
and each have an average retinue of tea
persons, making almost three hundred
b|espangled dudes to give dress parade
aspect 10 the White House reception to
the diplomatic corps. They are too nu
merOus to mention In one letter; In
some future epistle | will deal with
them. RUSH.
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