Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
THE DOLLS RECEPTION.


George Washington and Gen. Grant spend
Pleasant Afternoon with several Fine
Ladies.
Gladys CARING had issued invitations
for dolls reception, to be held June
%, from four to six p. m, aud that mo-
mentous afternoon had arrived. great to
Gladys JOY. The little girl in pretty
white dress and blue silk sash was fit
ting about under the great elm tree, her
doll in her arms, when the first guest
was announced-"Miss Belinda Graves.
And in dainty carriage, with parasol
held over her head by her careful mann
ma, in at the open gate rode the young
lady. She was dressed in the same ele-
giant suit in which she arrived from Paris
a few weeks before, and she smiled in a
patr0nizing manner at George Washing
ton, who sat at her side with a very
dirty face, minus one eye. He looked
decidedly out of place by the side of the
fine Partisan young lady, but his dear,
little golden-haired mamma regarded
him with loving glances, and would
suffer TO rude remarks to be made
about his appearance Gladys, like the
courteous little hostess she always is,
insisted upon giving him the place OF
honor at her right hand. where he be-
haved in the most gentlemanly manner,
not stirring at all, but keeping his one
eye fixed on the dish OF ice-eream. Aunt
Ruth, a large, good-natured looking rag
doll, was placed at the foot Of the table
"She did want to come so badly that
hadn't the heart to refuse her, said
little May Ford "Her clothes are not
fashionable, and they don't fit her very
well, but her dear old face looks so good
And when | was i'll she never left my
side, but stared at me as anxious a
possible all night and all day IcSuldn1
bear to leave her home, and so brought
her along"
And quite right, too, " said Gladys
I'm very glad you did.
One darling little mamma came quite
late, and ran into the garden hugginQ
her doll closely to her heart oh
dear!" she exclaimed is Gen. Grant
too late for his tea?"
mo, indeed, said Gladys; here is
his chair standing ready for him, and
there's a nice slice of cake on his plate
And when the general was seated
among the company they looked at him
with admiration for he presented fine
and soldierly appearance with his
cooked hat (which he had forgot
ten to remsve), his gold-laceC
coat and his sword by his side.
He bore the marks of battle about
him. but that only made the ladies adj
mire him the more. The mammas OF
the guests acted as walters, and, really.
their children, for such very small PEG
pie, must have had tremendous appe.
tiles, tor the good things disappeared in
marvellous way. The ice-cream van
ished quickly, but George Washington
did not take his one eye from the dish,
Perhaps he thought it would be re.
filed, and wanted to be the first one tc
be aware of that fact.
Gen Grants hat fell in the jam, but
it wasn't his fault--one of the mammas
accidentally knocked against him.
II was very pleasant reception, and
when six o'clock came every body was
sorry. But all made ready at once to
depart. Miss Belinda Graves was put
in her carriage, and she rode away with
her usual sweet smile, which seemed to
have become still sw~seter since the gen
erals hat was treated to jam.
George Washington. at last forced to
remove his eye from the ice-cream dish.
was carried off with his face hidden
among Mamma Marjorie's golden curls.
Gen Grants brother told the hostess
that the general had had a splendid
time, though the genQrnl himself main
tanned his reputation for silence hy say
ing not a word,
All the guests, as they hade Gladys
good-by thanked her for the pleasant
entertainment She had given them. and
expressed hope that they might be In
vited to the next dolls reception that
took place under the great elm tree
Nancy Lee, in Detroit Free Press.
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