Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-01
Brilliant Reception of the President
and Mrs. Cleveland.
CROWDS THRONG THE WHITE BOUSE
All Pay Their Respects to the Chief
Executive.
OTHERS WHO ENTERTAINED

iuhcioh mas gone into history. Bright
sunshine filtering through every opened
window, sniff of crispy wintry air, bril-
liant assemblage of those who make our
republican court were its features Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland have exchanged
New Year greetings with the official world,
the representatives Of all the foreign coun-
tries with whom we hold diplomatic rela-
tons and with the public. The reception
was a brilliant event, ard while the forms
and ceremonies were exactly the same as
Tor many years past, there were probably
never hefore as many new faces looking on,
to whom the Kaleidoscope views rapidly
passing before them were totally unfamiI-
lar The whirligig of time and politics pro-
vided almost an entirely new audience, IL
IL did not present an absolutely new cast.
The new faces in the cabinet circle were an
indication Of the changes down the line
Anotner ofhcer at the head of the army, new
ngures In the diplomatic corps and the in
tense personal interest with which recent
events have clothed some OF the older ones
gave new stimulus to the old scene. Alto
eether President and Mrs. Cleveland had
not 1soed before as interesting an assort-
ment OF untried conditions as they did to-
day.
The White House Does Not Chance
The White House does not change very
much. no matter how swift the movement
may be elsewhere. Here and there the
freshening touch which betokens some ef-
Tort at change is evident. The furniture I'm
the blue, green and east rooms has new
coverings. and the rooms are very fine In
their ew adornfng. In each instance the
new coverings conform to the familiar tints
OF the room.
The new door between the blue and red
rooms, cut to make asier cdfnmunic alton.
received It's ofncial christening. 1t tried
TO look as IL 1T had been there for wears
and years and knew all about official So
liabilities, but it could not any more than
the grand folks who passed between its
silken hangings. They crossed its thresh-
DID, looked back and smiled and won
dered why that door had not been Thought
Of ten years ago. 1t let a flood of sun.
light into the room.
There are alwave one set of old friends
at the White House who can bc relied upon
70 turn up arrayed in their very best ON
fete days. They are the plants from the
conservatortes, ard very proud members
OF the Presidents household. They ought
soace so ce iSs Ssr they have more living room and
All the furniture could be taken out of
the mansion. but for the person who onIy
goes there On state occasions to miss the
their waxy white blossoms, the pink and
wnite axafeas. the rows Of primroses, the
languishing perfumes of the hyacinths. the
SPICY doors OF the carnations and .
whole show would be a disappointmenf
All the old favorites were on hand TODAY.
ana so were the oid-timers who could shut
eneir eyes ana Imagine they saw any one
OF the last half dozen Presidents standing
Just where Mr.. Cleveland stood, and then
tell you to a dot just what was going on.
The Floral Decorations.
One OF the mantels Of the blue parlor was
banked In poinsetta leaves md red came
las, making vivid ornamentstion. The
other was covered with white camelias.
sprayed with lilies Of the valley and hya-
cfnths. The south windows had tall palms
reaching nearly to the ceiling, and wax
plants and poinsettas banked in front The
walls were drsped prettily with smilax
garlands. and a pyramid bouquet of old
time flowers decked the center divan. In
the east room the mantels were banked
with foliage plants. the windows hidden by
the tall palms, and poinsetta bushes massed
about them. The red and green parlors
had effective touches Of the same welcome
leds and greens. Only big palms filled the
giided inches down the corridor. Every
other inch of space was kept for standing
room. Even the big, comfoS able settees
from the corridor were removed.
By 1890 all the state apye,ments were as
Col. Wilson as the pAuenal housekeeper, as
well as master>rof state ceremonies. was
among the fp-t arriva1nnnsd -gaye his ON
snt s,at s%i1I n0d Pa s;st sna %lrse sne5 pleas.
accomplished = be-
fore the curtain rang up on ~
ing Of White House hospitality
promptness which is characteff.
diplomatic corps, its members soon~De
to arrive.
The Diplomatic Corps Arrive.
The Russian charge d'afraires, in his
stunning uniform, and accompanied By
other members Of the czar's legation fam
lily, was the first to reach the red room
In a very few minutes Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. magnificent specimen Of a sturdy
Briton, had Joined the company. As he
came in, the richly jeweled sword of his
splendid uniform got tangled in its trap
pings, and little smile went around, as he
waited for an usher to get Ii loosened for
him. The scene in the red parlor grew I'm
interest with every new arrival, until the
last comers simply overfowed into the cor
ridors.
On the stroke of IL the president and
party came down stairs. They faced a cor
ridor crowded to the wallis, through which
passageway WAS kept with some diff
Guilty. Col Wilson led the way with Lieut.
Gilmore. The President and Mrs. Cleve-
land as usual, walked together, followed
by the cabinet and ladies. There were no
absentees from the latter. excepting Mrs.
Hoke Smith. After few minutes given to
the exchange of greetings with the large
company already assembled in The blue
room. the formal reception commenced.
Representing the Diplomatic Corps.
Great Britain was represented by the
Right Hon. Sir Julian Pauncefote, G. c. B.,
G. e. M. G.. ambassador E. and P; Lady
Pauncefote, Miss Pauncefote, Miss Sybil
Pauncefote, Miss Lillian Pauncefote Miss
Audrey Pauncefote Viscount Cough. Sec
retary Of embassy; Viscountess Cough.
Mr.. Henry Outram Bax-Ironside second
secretary: Mr.. Hugh ]. O'Beirne, third SEQ
retary; the Earl Of Westmeath, attache.
and Mr.. Ronald Macleay, attache.
France by Mr.. ]. Patenotre, ambassador
E. and P; Madame Patenotre, Mr.. Paul
Lefaivre, first secretary Of embassy; Mr..
Maurice Trubert, second secretary of en-
bassy; Commandant Clement de Grand
prey military attache; Madame Clement dc
Grandprey and Mr.. Jules Bouefve, chancel-
lor and attache.
Italy by Baron de Fava, ambassador e.
and p; Baroness de Fava, Marquis Obizzo
Malaspina di Carbonara, first secretary Of
embassy; Count Vinci, secretary of en-
bassy; Don Mario del Principi Ruspoli. at
tache; Donna Palma DEF Principi RuspoI
and Marquis Paoli di Montagliarf. attache.
Germany by Baron Max Won Thielnlann.
ambassador E and P; Baroness Won Thiel-
mann, Baron Clemens Won Ketteler, coun-
selor and first secretary of embassy: Capt.
Albrecht Heese, attache; Mr.. Albert Won