The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-02
5BRIILIANTESP]BjCPACLE.
The. Preside nt'ssNew Years Re-
ception Splendid Affair.
! SAssCENE FROM FAIRY LAND.

lASSCENesSE FROM FAIRY LAND,
Deaatlfsilt t.cost inics and Gold Lace.
The Graedest Reception In tho
His.ory or the White House.
.ss3't 3 The Day siai Other cities.
WAsnlsGToN, Jan. 1.-THE new year
!. began with cold, disagreeable rain,
which continued all day, aud this natur.
,allyShad a depressing effect upon those
! who had prepared a programme for
( visits.
The White House was, as usual, the
central point Of interest. There have
been, Of course, many similar occasions
I at this listoricmansion, but those whose
memory and experiences add weight to
their Judgment assscsthsts nc; one Of its
pred deeessors has excaya yaedt tinSbrilliancy
the. .frats official reception giyensby the
head OF ofthepsesent administration. Ger.
tainly' never before has there been at a
White House Recap such o large and
I distinguished representation from the
other lnatioGs soi tho World. !. This was
: due 10 the presence, In addition To the
: regular diplomatic md consular officers
I. of other. countries, OF the delegates to the
Observation-Disclosures Conferences and
! the, delegates TO the Pan-American Con-
! ference. FbeEprtsence Of these dis.
1 tinguishcd foreigners was naturally the
igleading feature Of the reception.
:xsscyaEE ERRoNi PARRY LAND.
The mansion had been specially pre-.
pared for the occasion, and when the
reception iat its height presented a
A spectacle of unusual beauty and splendor.
The. full Marine Band, in gay unifoi N
3Iof ired, and blue, was stationed in the
,sYestibule Just inside the main entrance,
and with but few intermissions played
lively and inspiring music from the time
! the President took his stand at the head
OF the receiving line in the Blue Parlor
until the last OF the callers had taken his
il departure, u period OF little over three
s hours. 2 The Interior decorations, while
not elaborate, were very effective, con.
4 sisting OF aliberal distribution OF tropical
and Towering plants 10 all places where
they could be displayed To advantage.
The general Z effect was also height.
ened I by the brilliant illumination of
2 all the parlors, he bright gas light
being reflected from myriads Of irrides-
cent crystals and II nrmerous French
plate glass mirrors. Tall plants,
mingled with delicate ferns aud ivy,
slined the:mainl corridor and filled every
Salcove. Inithss sEastR Room, opposite the
2 corridor, was HlargcS lIank /; Of tropical
plants tastefully arranged reaching near.
: ly to the ceiling, and many broad man
tells Of the East Room were ornamented
{ with, choice plants in gilded pots. The
Red and Green Parlors also contained
profusion OF flowers, but the Blue Parlor,
/ where the reception was actually held,
gsayeindicaiion OF having received the
4 greater share Sof attention TO q liberal
display Of rare plants, ferns and smiluK.
There was q profnsion OF cut flowers,
Including yosee, poinsettas, q tulips,
scamelias, hyaeinths, azalias, carnations,
Rjaponicas &ard : rceonias. These 3were
: banked in bright designs upon the man
!, tells and served TO form q huge boquet
! on the central diVan. 7@i:z,5f.;;i,5 @i:5zIf.;,.
4 The large doorway at the back of the
room was concealed by number OF tall,
large leaved plants, which formed n
4 beautiful background for the receiving
4 party. 4 s4 5Ssl. Al;
THE RECEPTION BEGUN. 4 ~
The reception proper did not begin
until II o'clock, but the Vice President
and the Gembers Of the Cabinet, with
the ladies' OF their families, arrived
shortly:beiore that hour aud were shown
directly into the Presidents presence in
the private parlor upstairs. When ev.
erything was in readiness the President
and party descended to the Blue Parlor
and took their places in line. The Ma
.rine band signalled their arrivals with
the extremely familiar al; 8 Hail TO 1.-THE
The party entered the Blue
.Room!ini the: following order:
Col. Earnest and Lieut.. Parker .! !s! u. Il I
tifSs The -34esident aud Mrs. Mckee. II J
Is Vice President and Mrs Morton. X
SSSThe Secretary Of State and Mts: S.iB4Elkins.
81 syS s9a Mrs
= The Postmaster General and Mrs. Wananiaker
=, The Secretary Of tho Navy and Mrs. Tracy.
The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs. Noble. /.
The Secretary Of ASrsutuIss ns SGd M.i Ms Rusk
Colonel Ernest Of the army, and Lieu.
tenant Parker of the navy, acted as
4: master Of ceremonies, the former max