The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-02


Her mother. Mrs. Perrine, were a hell
ErDpe velvet gown, oTnamented With
silver passenenterie.
Mrs Gresham wore q gown <of black
and white satiu. Black formed the
most of the Skirts which S<zasi borlered
&5th white satin and this material also
6erH1ed the s1eeyes.s
Mrs. Carlisle wore gray MORE antique
tr5ruzned with sable and passementerie.
MRS. 1lamC1t was in huttercup satin
elegzn1y brDcaded in white with d
lace pattern. Brown velvet and lace.
formed q Becoming ccllarette finish.
Mrs. BisSell wore white satin bro
cade With a waist in a fluffy effect Of
white chiffon trimmed with pearl and
silver Passenaenteries.
Miss Herbert was in a light blue
satin richly broca0ed in pink and finely
nlE%te6 chiffon friIls on the bodice.
hffk Dlney wore purple 5engalineJ
rechiT embroidered and tAErnaed with
MSS Morton wore atoilette OF black
s1sd white striped 1aoire aud brecadel
with point lace.
Mrs Hoke Smith being IN poor health.
ala not take part in the reception.
A atumber Of ladies, including the
wives and daughters of prominent Of
aeials and personal friends of Mrs.
Cleveland, lid been invited TO take
kJOoAL1Q146 GCAll1lQ Lie A1lC Will Lit 1S-I
ceiring parts so that there was a bril-
liant array Of handsome costumes IN
The Ladies.
The ladies were: Mrs. Fuller, Mrs
Ecf.odeld. Mrs Casey, Mrs. Thurber,
Mrs McAdco. AIRS. Walker. safrS Ram
sey, Hdrs. Chadwick, Mrs. Reywood,
Mrs. Walsh Georgia.. Mrs. Sherman,
Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs.
FeldeT. Mrs. Cochran. Mrs. Strauss,
Mrs. Catchings, Mrs. Daniels, AIRS.
Hendricks, Miss Murphy, Miss Voor-
htes, Mrs. Maxwell. Mrs. Bowler, Mrs.
EclSles, Miss Curtis, the Misses HAM
lin. Mrs. Uhl. Miss Kennedy, Miss
Aia,eel johnson, Miss Mamie Letter,
Mrs. andrews Mrs. J. w. Carlisle, Mrs.
RTa7ber, Miss Queen, Miss Helnur.
The programme had been arranged,
as Is customary. for the admission OF
The different class Of officials Is in the
order of their rank Usually the vice
president is the first to pay his respects
80 the President, but this year Mr..
Stevenson is south on account OF the
illness Of his daughter.
The President took a position near
ahe west door next to Colonel Wilson
and Lieutenant Gilmore who were
charged with the duty of introducing
The callers TO the presidential party.
HRS. Cleveland stood on the right of the
President and the ladies of the cabinet
iE a line, members OF the cabinet Joined
the party in the rear and tie reception
began. The diplomatic corps VINO were
accorded fhe first place in the cere-
mouies, made & magnificent display as
Ehey entered the Blue room headed by
Sir Julian Pauncefote, tho British am
fbassador with tagl and erect figure clad
5n brilliant diplomatic dress and his
broad chest fairly blazing with the
aiamOnd star Of the Garter and other
orders OF nobility. The Chinese az
1racted all eyes by their rich silks and
unique cut, and everybody admired the
pretty and picturesque figure presented
by Minister Yang Yu. The new Aus
trian minister, Mr.. Henglemulier, was
TeSplendeRt in a HungarianS-uniform
that in color and richnessAoutshone all
others Finally the diplomatic corps
drifted slowly into the vast EAST room
and mingled with the crowd gathered
there and the reception went on. BY
rights the supreme court should have
come next but they were Debated and
came in after other members of the
judiciary, the court Of claims and court
of appeals, the district Judiciary being
IN fact preceded by a number of sena
tors and representatives.
The Plan DemoraIized.
The presidential plan, however. was
sadly demorahzed today. After the
diplomatic corps and judiciary had
been received senators and members of
Congress were slated to follow but
they arrived very irregularly and but
few were in the first section of cal
lers. The number Of members of both
houses was noted as being unnaturally
small. Hardly more than twenty sena-
tors We're TO be seen. There were
more Republicans than Democrats
among them. Among those present
were Senators Sherman, Teller, Du-
bots, Mcpherson, George, Call, Lodge.
Wolcott anr PETER. The members of
the House were scattered genera lIv
throughout the line that followed for
the next half hour General Horatio
King was in the section allotted to
eX-caoiqet ministers and eX-ministers
CT the United States to foreign rouu-
tries. The army and navy were the
only official bodies which came in soli6
lines and they were the main part cf
the exhibition from a spectacular view,
with their gold lace glittering through
the corridors and their swords cIank-
ing marually. There was a notable
large gathering of army officers. no
less than three department command
ers marching with their STATS Several
of the higher officials were making
their last New Years round in active
service, as they will be relegated to
the retired list in the course OF the
year.
General SchOfeId and STAFF,
Following the army of course, was
General Schofeld with his staff, Gen
eral Vincent and Captains Schofeld
and Bliss. Generals AIcCook, Kruger
aud Otis followed, attended by their
staffs, but General Miles, who had
been expected from New York, failed
10 appear Other warriors in the front
ranks were Adjutant-Genera Ruegles
nspector-General Breckenridge, GUAR.
termasteT Bachelor, Surgeon-General
SteinberG, Paymaster-General Smith
General Casey. Of the engineer CORPS
General Fiagler, chief of ordnance.
Red cavalry plumes next waved
through the doorway. Their wearers
were the officers of the Sixth cavalry
stationed at Fort Myer and command.
ed by Colonel Morgan. Red pluanes
Sieralded the artillery which was led
by the officers of the Fourth, from the
Washington arsenal and after them
were several infantry officers on de-
tache9 service. The naval contingent
made an even more brilliant array
than the army. Two officers of the re.
tired list, Admirals Russell and Erben
We're at the head, followed by Admiral
Ramsay and Commodore Selfridge
Commodores Cochran and Matthews
Chief Engineer Melville, Paymaster-
General Stewart and Judge-Advocate
Lemly. The uniformed delegation was
ended by the Marine corps officers, lee
by Colonel Haywood.
AT 1870 a long line of government
officials were admitted ii included
the regents Of the Smithsonian insti
tute, the civil service and Interstate
commerce commissioners, assistant
secretaries of the departments, com
mlssioners of labor and heads of sew
eral bureaus. The delegations of VA