New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21

MORE THAN 5000 VISITORS WELCOMED BY THE
INSTR 3ss or THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington. Jan. 20 (SpeciaD-The Presidents
wife gave reception this afternoon from $3.50 until
$50 O'Clock. IT was the first Saturday reception
Mrs. Cleveland has given to the public during her
second Adminst traitor. and II understood that
1t would be the only one this season. Everybody
therefore desired 20 go. and apparently everybody
gratihed that desire. To say there was crowd
would hardly express the line Of people from the
White House portico down through the grounds
and out along Pennsylvana-ave. the entire block
TO Seventeenth-st. For many years the hours at
Saturday receptions have been from until 6
o'clock. Hundreds misled by the change ito
day. and to be prompt had gathered in line full
hour before the doors were open 1t a day OF
gray skies and chilly air. but the good temper and
patience Of the crowds rose above the discomfort
OF long waiting outside. once over the threshold
they met by warmth. brightness and beauty
in the White House. The state parlors. East Room
corridors and conservatory were thrown open and
brilliantly lighted. the beauty and sweetness OF
flowers everywhere and the band played pop
uar ars-In all Of which the people for the time. In
a pleasant, harmless way asserted individual own
ership
The reception was held in the Blue Room. where
Colonel Wilson made the presentations. Mrs
Cleveland received in a gown OF pale-blue silk. fig
ured In fine stripes. She looked extremely well. and
gave n smiling welcome TO all. allowing no on"
iS S WITH wh0 hr sssy e wd Of the c @
e in gown Of pearl gray satin ow and Of 9 oshcs 'o of
roses SIX; and the wife OF Commodore Ramsay.
In gown of black MORO: All OF the women OF
the Cabinet circle. except Mrs Gresham and Mrs
Blsse. were back OF the llne-Mrs Carlisle, IN
gown Of bottle-green satin Mrs Lamont IN car ma
Hoke Smith, in blue and white silk; MISS Morton IN
black MORE: Miss Herbert. In russell brocahe ana
blue satin. and her sister Mrs Micon In pink
crepe There were group OF attractive ., Young
women in pretty reception gowns also asked %
assist back Of the lnsmM5ss EMILY oiray W the
Hdtutant- General: Miss May Huddleston Mrs
CleveIand's cousin the Misses Ernst. daughters OF
Among the visitors were the ney-Gener1l the
Minister OF Turkey, the Rev Dr. DAVIS OF Ne%
York; Admiral and Mrs. Watmough ana their guest
Miss Meade Of Philadelphia. daughter OF the late
General Meade: the wife and daughter or Justice
Harlan Miss Kate Field. Miss Grace Sanders: MRS
Ellen NJ Richardson and Miss Kichardson' or Bos-
ton; Mrs. Mary Goddard or California ana eA-
Governor Hoyt. Of Wyoming. a..
Though the reception was a large one the ar
rangements for the comfort and pleasure OF visitors
were 20 admirable that the occasion was one or
general enjoyment Most OF the visitors were
women who outnuiabertd men at least twenty five
TO one There only one drawback JACK OF time
passed through IN the two hours ana necessarily
the line had 10 be moved on raridly-that 49, as
rapidly some women could be moved Dg tn n, gen,
move on ladies': don't block the way; please move
on to the East Room" TO move on AZ the rate
Of forty or fifty persons ar 1i,e ny fore Look
ing back" at Mrs Cleveland. But II was me same
GA story with much the same charm which led
people the first @ 70 n tdfn
iook" al the mistress Of the White House. To-day
il was man who was found our when ne Pa h
through the third time. 1t was the women; how
ever who declared with enthusi astlc Satisfaction
ebst NIrs Cleveland had changed bit. but
looked sweet and lovely as ever