Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-05
ArrHK NATIONAL CAPITAL.

AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Brilliant Society Events - \ Glimpse of she White House New Years Day ReceptIon.Mrs. Cleveland,s Gown A New Haven Lady,s Social Triumph-9ucGs sss of Her Brother, General Whitney, Son of Professor Whitney of Yale-Others in she Gay | Thf0ng at tho Executive Mansion l Reception - President Cleveland's Coming Receptions - Bridgeport Society Belle - The New COnEres. sional Library Building.
 (From Our Washington CorrespondeDtI WAsHIsaToN, Jan. 3.-The- first day of the new year has passed, and once more the holidays are over. New resolutions have been made and broken; society has started on its giddy whirl in earnest, and the congressman are back in town ready for the coming session and the struggle which is sure to come over the Wilson bill, which will be immediately taken up in the house.
 WHITE HOUSE. RECEPTION.
 Of the reception st the executive man. sion yesterday your telegraph news has given you full information long ere this, and I will say but word. With the others, as l stepped in to pay my respects to President and Mrs. Cleveland and the ladies of the cabinet, two things different from the receptions of previous years struck me as peculiar, one being that all the ladies, with one exception, wore high necked dresses, and the other that Mrs. Cleveland did not wear the glove on her right hand while receiving.
 Mrs. Cleveland's gown was an elegant one, somewhat unusual as to color, but most becoming. The material, rich moire antique, was the exact shade of an Ameri- can beauty rose, made devoid of ornamen- tation. The corsage was cut square necked and filled in with fine lace that fell back on either side, forming a cascade. This lace was gathered at the throat into high collar of black moire antique, which ma terial formed the narrow belt and rosette at the back. Her hair was worn parted and turned back from the face in a little roll that ended in low coil in the nap of the neck. The only ornament was a small gold comb.
 In glanoine at the line of ladies who were assisting President and Mrs. Cleve- land, noticed Miss Marion Whitney, one of New Haven's leading society belles and daughter of Professor Whitney, one of Yale's oldest and most respected and famous professors. Miss Whitney, who Is keeping house for her brother, First As- eistant Attorney General Edward B. Whit nsy, is making her way to the front in Washington society, and her New Haven friends may naturally feel quito proud to think that she occupied such position of honor as to be "behind the line" as 1t is called, where only the favored few can get. Miss Whitney also assisted Mrs. General Olney during the afternoon in re- ceivipg her callers.
 Right here it might be we'll to say word about General Whitney himself, who is rapidly gaining brilliant reputation as first assistant attorney general, which posi- tion, one of the most important in the gift of the government, he is occupying in such an able manner.
 OTHERS IN THE GAY THRoNG. Among the gay throng at the mansion yesterday also noticed Commissioner of Patents and Mrs. John s. Seymour of Nor walk, United States Treasurer and Mrs. D. N. Morgan of Bridgeport, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Curtiss, who was formerly Waterbury man. Outside of the official events society did not receive, with but few exceptions, al New Years ca1le are not the thing here as elsewhere.
 THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTIONS. understand on good authority that tn, presidents receptions this year are to b. more exclusive than ever and that nothing less than invitation signed by the presi dent himself and countersigned by Score tary Thurber will admit to these pleasan and gorgeous aff airs. This is due, 1t f said, to keep the receptions from bein. overcrowded and to exclude those who II past years have been gaining sdmittance by the use of personal cards.
 l TREASURER MORGAN.
 Treasurer Morgan left yesterday to at tend the funeral of the late Nathanie Wheeler of Bridgeport and will be ava, several days. In speaking of our treasure reminds me of another Connecticut gir who, though just out in society, is rapidl, making her way to the top, and that i of Treasurer Morgan. She is a beautifu girl of the brunette type, and invitation to her receptions and teas are esgsrl
 sought after by the younger set.
 THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY
 While at the capitol the other day
 chsneed to look ont and see the larg gilded dome of the new Congressiona library building, in which many million of dollars are to be expended, and tel minutes later found me climbing here an there, picking my way in and out betweel derrioks and stones in search of Genera Casey, chief of engineers, who has charg of the construction of this, to be, massiv and magnificent structure.
 By the close of the year 1894 all of tn masonry of the building excepting the ap breaches, all roofs and skylights, interio ironwork of castings and stairs, etc., bool stack decks and marble work of corridor and rotunda will be finished, and consid erAble advance will have been made witl the general interior finish and decoration Since October 3, 1888, there has been ap propriated 8, $50, 900, while the total t date of expenditures has been $3 066, ,502 leaving balance unexpended of $7S3, 497 The amount of contracts in force sggre gate $1 ,064. 196, and the appropriatio, asked for the year is $900, ,000.