The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-30

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he takes his place In the blue parior. On
this occasion, too, Mrs. Stevenson win
probably not be present, as she is in
mourning for her daughter.
bqlud the president and his wife are
the Secretary OF State and his wife and
then the other members OF the Cabinet,
escorting each others wives. The hus-
bands lose the order of official precedence
ON this occasion, but their wives main
tain IL for them. The wife of the Secretary
Of State must precede the wife OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury, and the sister
of the Secretary OF Agriculture must bring
up the rear or there would be a revolution.
HAIL TO THE CHIEF.
Amid the buzzng comments of the group
gathered in the hallway the p resident makes
tie passage to The door OF The blue pa Nor.
The brass gate is shut to-with a snap as The
sister OF the Secretary Of Agriculture passes
the threshold. From this time none may
pass through the doorway. But 4 curious
crowd gathers in the opening and makes
comment on the favored ones within. The
society reporter is Lere with her busy pen
Gil, a very welcome visitor, for the society
reporter is Opular person in Washington
and counts her friends In high places.
There is little chatteripg among the
members OF the receiving party, exchanges
OF mods with those who are behind the
line. the final preening of gay plumage.
Then the President takes his place at the
entrance to the red parlor and the Secretary
OF State presents to him the dean of the
diplomatic corps, that pompous but rather
Democratic knight, Sir Julian PauneefOte.
Another representative OF the State Depart.
ment standing beside Mrs. Cleveland pre-
,at;nn Is :, n..,a.s 1orn,,li,x IN mos .. COS
All Int n few or the figures a re f., militia r tn
the prasidcpt.s wife Sir Iu,ian is IN !.
brilliant military uniform. He tarries "A
porv,,ous,v piIded ,ocLe,l hat in his hand.
behind him come the other members of
the corDs alfred in the payest of uniforms
or silk robes. The. Chinese minister and
his attaches keen their little skullcaps on
their heads and save when they sha ke
the Presidents hand, keep their own hands
buried in their flowing sleeves of silk.
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Inc hour haineu LOT ."e reception VI inc
uipoIia'ic cofps is II Goch. bei"re
.na. nm VI. o1piee eoui' !nst.'es n..'
Ins,i1e En,,nr ,nnt,ng nra,n,,,tc hrsi.,a
the S,a,,ar, uarIan ar mo hrnoa-s,,ouI.
,,ar,, Gu .c,,,ni.. ,h. min 60 ,,r ho,or
ne nres.nts ,is ,oiIa, yucs IN tho pre-; ,,.nt
Justice Field In the van, and they pass
down the receiving line and into the red
parior ana the east parior beyond II.
Few OF the diplomats have gone through
the pafiofs' pu' ihos' Oh 'icii nave siIppeu
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oei' VI 'he SuPieine 'o"f~ anu H're '"e
regularity OF tne RECEPTION is broken, LOT
among 80 many IL Is dlihcuit l" Keep any
oruef oil precedehce' anu senators ana
Def-DHe
Vice President or the president pro tenn
pore of the Senate makes the introductions
OF the Senators, and the Speaker introduces
the members of the House. But there are
always stragglers. and the members OF the
House pop up singly and in pairs at inter-
walls all through the remainder of the recep-
tion time
Then comes the Army and Navy officers
Gen. Miles leading the one corps and the
senior admiral the other. And the odor Of
moth balls follows in their trail Secretary
Lamont will introduce the Officers Of the
Army, and Secretary Herbert will perform
n liz. dutr fur tho officers of tb,. NAVY
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DhfAhIMENi of r i,iAls NEAi'
Now come the department Officials, and
the superintendent Of public buildings,
Col. Jofn NJ wilson, takes MS place AT Inc
Presidents right, while younger Army
officer, q lieutenant. stands between the
President and Mrs Cleveland to repea the
presentations. There is no recognized or
der OF precedence among these depar tinent
people Assistaht secretaries anu sccoha
ASSISTANT secreta1ies are jill J"n'pien TO-
gether and OF equal Importance. Then
f..II tl O. nj a fafth al ~ . IA g.
trict of Columbia and other local organi-
cations. aud nnaHy the oldest inhablt-
ants ASSOCIATION appropriately closes tne
column 'oi IeeoshlHeu sue.s nv, ne u ,..,,'
W .ne wv, o. ~, w.; sn;',,,',s.
,,kc , much needed res,
In the east parlor the scene has been
o,inal.in. anu i,, na n u. ni, ,t,a mig
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anu so' sepusis som neu "on.u ahu., .ne
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10, na. sioun' ,na s, on n. .ne
mos. ",ah' sees wa. oitia, ""sn
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a"Ioi'i's no" a, 20 ,N. i
ARMY ana navy oiiicers nave gone tnrough.
A NIUE later IL Degibs 10 empty iseh
through the window east OF the entrance
winch Is an inproVised exit anu peIole
Wy pun. - az .,,n ~ III ~, us
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nave "e.n i'.'',e" ne "he Vi ."e
fe'ars Oh e'a'e must return 10 her nome 10
assist her husband IN the entertainment OF
the diplomats VINO ihVarlaoiy nreakiast
with him after the receptions. The other
cabinet women nave receptions at uitir
own homes usually, ana th1s IS inVariapiy
true OF the representatives OF the secretary
of War and the Secretary OF the Navy. for
unwritten social law requires that the Off