The sun., 1895-01-02
Mr.. CLEVELANDS DAY.
HE AND MRS. CLEVELAND RECEITE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Beautiful nsy sud the Fright Cui-
forrss OF the Diplomats and Omcers Cows
hInn 20 Make q RrIlIInnt spectncIe.

to-day. The representatives OF foreign powers
In their court dress greeted the President in the
name OF their rulers. the army and navy paid
their respects to their Commander-in- { chief, the
members of Congress to their Executive, tho
Federal officials to the head OF the Government,
and the public at large to the chief citizen Of
the nation.
The weather was clear and bright, with brill
liant sunshine. The approaches to the Execu-
tive Mansion were occupied by double columns
OF army and navy officers, stretching away from
tho portico beyond tho gotes, the red -tnsselled
helmets OF the artillery the yellow OF the cav
airy. the white OF the infantry. and the black
plumed chapeaus of the navy, showing dis
tinctly above the Of dark blue uniforms re-
splendent with gold trimmings Beneath tho
| great porte cochere carriages rapidly deposited
the brilliantly nttlred members OF the diplo-
matio CORDS, and along tho avenue, extending
down the side streets, stood long lines of or
Ranizations and private citizens awaiting thei-
turn to shake the Presidents hand. Crowdng
into the last inch OF remaining space within
sight OF the White House were thousands who
had been attracted by the gay scene.
Promptly at IL o'clock the Marine Band, sta
| toned in the main corridor, began Hail to the
Chlet' as the receiving party descended the
broad stairway from the private apartments
and took their places in the Blue Room. the
| through which the guests entered. At his right
stood Mrs. Cleyeland, and beyond in the line
Mrs. Olney. Mrs. Bissell, Miss Herbert and Miss
Morton. Mrs Stevenson was in North Carolina
invalid daughter. aud Mrs. Hoke Smith was i'll.
Back Of tho RECEIVING line were Mrs. Perrine,
Chief Justice;, Mrs. Schofed, wife of the GEN
eral Commanding the Army Mrs. Casey. wife |
wife OF the Presidents private secretary; Mrs. |
MeAdoo; wife OF the Assistant ,, Secretary OF the
the Admirals: Mrs. Chadwick, wife OF the Chief |
Of Naval Equipment; Mrs. lleywood, wife OF the |
M s%esma % M s "1af SEpM Mf yrs
SON wives ot the senators; Mrs Crisp
lnez Fielder. Mrs. Cochran, Mrs. strans, Mrs.
Ga,chhings m Mrs Daniels nm and Mrs Hendrix.
Miss Murphy and Miss Voorhees,, daughters OF
the Senators Mrs Maxwell wifi. nt the Assist;
the Comptroller of the Treasury: Mrs. Eckels,
wife OF the Comptroller Of the Currency; Miss
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury; Mrs. uhl,
wife of the @ Assistant , Secretary of state Miss
Letter. Mrs, Andrews. Mrs. w. X, Carlisle Mrs,
Bradber, Hiss Queen and Miss u Helm In ;.
s. A.. assisted by Lieut. j. {. Gilmore. Fourth
Artillery. made the presentations in the follow
At / l o'clock, the members OF the Cabinet and
the diplomatic corps; ,-,.
Justices of the supreme Court of the United
states. the JUDGES OF the .nited States courtof
!
District OF Columbia.
gates in Congress. the commissioners Of the
District of Columbia and ths judicial officers OF
exeMinisters of the United states N
At 1: 40 the officers Of tho army. the navy.
At II, the REGENTS and the Secretary OF the
Smit thsonian Institution. the Civil Service Com
,s the m e Gsnnr
ments, the Assistant postmasters-Cicnera the
the Ass'sn 81 Ss
missioner Of Labor, the heads Of the bureaus Of
the the o @h the
At l.:15. the Associated Veterans of the
War Of lS4g, the Grand Army Of the Republic,
and the. members -of tEg Oldest Inhabitants
Association of the Listrict,of Columbia.
At l2:35, the public.
IL was exactly six minutes before . o'clock
when the end of the line reached Mrs. Cieve-
she did the first. and then began animated
conversation with those behind the line. II was
the the Blue e. Room VIII the % end Of W tits c"iamn
Seventeenth and Eighteenth, streets. By
hurryng people, "a, along ,,. all all who who ,,,L,d had
greet the President and his wife before the gates
were closed, BY the time the popuace began to
out and Mrs. Cleveland stood up alone. shaking
hands at the rate Of sixty minute Old and
some. afflicted with stage fright" after pass
ing MIR. Cleveland. became aware of tho pres
reaching out aud grasping the hand that had
just been dropped by the President
have missive Of sons ." sort. He carried a
voluminous document written in black and red
sent, he was prevented from doing, so by the
celebrity with which he was moved through the
apms arms removed emo e'i. his cap and Shouted 1T Hurra6
for Grover" while his father was shaking
CripnleI. |
Cleveland to sit down and rest. which he did. 10
the great delight Of himself aud wife. until the
Grandmothcr"' Chapman, aged s5, was in
ysa rss es ssn to ss M m
aa IN Of The DAY ss
Public Buildings and Grounds, in all the glory
f Of hts & wSs by
One of the interesting features Of the reception
at the White House was the variety in salu!a,
corps. Some OF them bowed low over the hands
Of the receiving ladies, others passed with
and occasionally one placed his hand over his
heart and greeted the ladies in true Oriental
have sometimes been known TO do; The, crowd
Of lesser lights in the Official and social world
ceiving party who were late in arriving, and
made i very dinicult for them TO reach their
place In the line with the President ana Mrs. ,
The grand corridor presented very mixed as
New Year spirit were prominent, and tho dig
nihed Justices of the supreme Court Cabinet
officers, Senators, ana even the gOrgeOusly be-
ribboned and gold lace covered diplomats were
tostled by the passing crowd q every day peo,
more than ordinarily attractive, the Blue par
lor being the particular point OF interest as the
post OF the receiving party. The large mirrors
were veied In smilax.
The mantels below them were banked with
hot house flowers OF loveliest hue and sweetest
perfume. The windows were filled in with tropi-
cal plants and the brilliant red poinsela The
Red Room had dainty white prmroses on the I
mantel. The slender stems OF the electric lights
were twined with smilax, tall palms and ferns
filling In tho windows and corners of tho room.
Much the same effect was noticeable in tho
Green Room, pink primroses adding soft touch |
OF color TO the dark green OF the palms and rub
Der plants.
Mrs Cleyeland's gown OF heavy white moir6
antique with very free skirt, embroidered in nm |
elaborate design with silver spRnRles. was ex |
tremely becoming. The bodice was high. nearly |