St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-02

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-New Years
opened bright and clear, with more snap
and crispness i'll the air than during the
holiday week. The day is more OBJ
served here than in the othtr cities
through out the country, and, while the
custom of keeping open house is falling
into deSuetude with the more fashiona-
BILE set, official society observes the Gu
tom, and in many homes parties were
made up to receive all callers. These
receptions, however, do not begin till
afternoon. and the event this morning
and early afternoon was the presiden-
tial reception at the White house. The
executive mansion had been made spe-
ciaily attractive for the occasion. The
floral decorations were tasteful,
but not elaborate. Festoons of
SmilaX were everywhere In elaborate
profusion, from the frieZes of the wall,
from gas and electric light fixtures, and
in the window embraSureS. In the
state dining room potted palms were
placed. In the red room row of Chi
neSe primroSes stood on the mantle,
backed by green plants. Palms were
clustered before the fireplace and IN the
corners of the room. The blue room,
in which the president and the receiv-
ing party stood, showed the brightest
flower effects. The daylight was wholly
shut out of this room, and the great
chandelier. with its glittering crystal
pendants, was all ablaze. Before the
window to the southwark were grouped
palms and plants, the gorgeous scarlet
leaves of the Christmas plant being the
conspicuous feature. On the mantel-
piece to the westward were Chinese
primroses again. The shelf on the
other side of the room was bank of
fiowers-roses, lilacs, carnations. tulips
and white hyacinths. The east room
decorations were confined to greens,
with few Chinese primroses peeping
from here and there.
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
for the presidents reception is as fol-
lows:
At IL a. m.-The president received
the vice president, the members of the
cabinet and the diplomatic corps.
At11:1 :15 a. m.-The chief justice, the
associate justices of the supreme court
of the United States, the judges Of the
United States court of claims, the
judges of the court of appeals, and the
United States supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
IL 80 a. m.-SenatOrs, representatives
and delegates in congress, the commits
sioners of the District of Columbia and
the judicial officers of the district, eX
members of the cabinet and eX-minis-
ters of the United States.
11:45 a. m.-Officers of the army, navy
and marine corps.
IL m.-Regents and secretary of the
Smithsonian institution, the civil service
commissioners, the interstate commerce
commission, the assistant secretaries Of
departments, the assistant postmasters
general. the solicitor general, the assist
ant attorneys general, the commissioner
of labor, the heads of the bureaus of
the several departments and the preSi-
dent of the Columbian Institute for the
Deaf and Dumb.
At 1875 o. m.-The Associated Vet
erans of the War of 1916. the Grand
Army of the Republic. the Loyal Legion
and the members of the Oldest Inhabi-
tants' Association of District of Co.
lumbia.
At 1885 p. m.-Reception of citizens.
which terminated at2 p. m.
The arrangements for the reception
were interrupted about 10 o'clock by an
untoward incident. which fortunately
occurred at an hour when it could not
mar the reception. A wild-mannered
woman, evidently of unbalanced mind,
arrived early at the White house with
the announcement that she was there to
take possession. She was politely
shown through the lower floors of the
building by Capt. Dexter, the chief
usher, and then quietly escorted away
by policeman. AS the hour for be-
ginning the reception drew near there
was tangle of