New-York tribune., 1894-01-02
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION
SCENES FROM TIE ANNUAL DRESS PARADE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
GORGEOUS COSTUMES OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
AND BRILLIANT TOILETS OF THE LADIES.
[BY TELroRArI TO TIE TRiEuNE]


AND BRILLIANT TOILETS OF THE LADIES.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiEuNE.l
Washinctou Jaa Sunny skies and balmy air
made a perfect day for the first New Year recep
t,on Of President Cleveland's second Admin stration
The official part Of New Years Day at the White
House is an annual pageant. taken as matter
OF course The court dress Of representatives. Of
foreign Governments. uniforms of American officers,
fine Gowns and Jewels worn by women OF all ma
tons sparkling lights flowers end music. give to
the picture a splsndor which never fades and more
or less Of ceremony adds an interest which never
wanes crows old.
The White IIous" decorations to-day were simple,
but none the less the effective. In the East Room
pots OF white primroses were used with the
green OF palms and other tropical foliage in the
Green Room pink prnros,s ana palms, and in the
Rel Room SO much improved 10y its recent doing
up" there were white prlmr)ses and green foliage.
The few bright flowers N the Blue Room,
whore the reception was held Here rad carnations
gave q dash Of color among whi'e ones on the man
tells and the scarle, poinset.a was asseI with
ferns in he corners OF the roo H..
Two or three little things give more than the
usual interest To- the occasions today. While oil-
cal prouc asked to assist gathered in the Blue
Room, these trincs were talked oyer. Mr. Cleve-
land was the first ex-Preslent ever elected Pres-
dent over IN the Red Room were the first AM
b,ssadors eyer accredited To this Government
British. French. italian and German. Then. among
the wives Of officials asked to assist behind the
line yere the wives of four Republicans mely
radical Republicans. too. They were the wife Of
senator Frye the wife Of Senator sherman. the
wife Of Senator MandersOn and the wife OF Fepre-
sentative Reed. of Mane. Mrs. sherman MF"-
Frye and Mrs. Henderson were present. senator
Mandcrson accompanied his wife. but senator Sh"r-
mann and senator FRYE were somewhat conspicuous
bv their abscrc.. anl neither Nh nor Mrs. Reed
was rrescut al tnis would be- the merest uihe
# ,her, was NOT an unvrltten law o; etiquette
.',, ..n,. 49,, ,g,l,l f., o., to the White House
when his VIZ" OF daughter Is ased 10 "SS'S' ~ al
Official reception
day there was ID sen Of g when he entered ,','
Blue Room with Mrs. Cleveland on hs arm ~
looked strong nrl smillng ani apparently was III
tho best 81 spirits. Mr.. Cleveland also WAS 'ooN-
Ing extremely w.N. The general opin'h was ,"|'
''''' "'' ".' '''..' .'' t ,,.'l,r mistress Of
the White House during her nusnd"i W'' w.
,,,n..,,,,,on Her own was weu chosen in a
,.r. ., ',. ,a..,,, shade fashioned with plain
.ki,t l,ri.r.l oe The bottom wl,h narrow band
Of bach FUR 'H s,yrs To- g,, i9r ';' an baeK ribbon
Tnr Vicr- lrrsiI dent ana Mr. stevenson ana NON
"l eorr,inr iho ,lne which vas u longer one
fn,n .ftru seen ana Included the full rclr'Scnta
I,,. , NJ V,r. a htn.Isomc gown OF pale
rio.ct brocalr arI darker shade of v'iF.t W:tn
f,mlnih = p. ,,,,,.n Of rich black velvet.
vltn bands - I-ih point on ihe SKIRT and wasl
ash". g ro,' m"''' 'ng ,.. t.1ntifni gowns
J." '. .'.' ,,,n " ,ri.e moirt tnc waist hnishe
,.,tb rnlut lac, aud knots - magenta 'veNet III
W. rrav tatn wiih trimmings of rale Lace worth
a snail fortiu. ina madns mo, rIi's,,ye % i5l,, h,,
ripyer ana iet' ana si,n her hu, physique AMI
| N.F'' 49,, "". ,rsE link color In her checks Was a
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