The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-02
d VERY GRAND AFFAIR
Was the Reception TGndGrad blythe President
10 Diplomatic Corps and Other Officials.
MRS. LANG TU'S CHARMING APPEARANCE
Tsc Chinese Ministers wife The Centre
Of Attraction Through EEer iscmuty
and tn" WoHderrui r7caadress
Worn by fHcr- t'i;szrus Wait PA.
'iently to rnS Ihci. Eespects.
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Washington, Jan. f.-rhe White
House is ruoiny. bu; It's capacity w.l:;
Taxed 10 utmost to-day by the crowds
| thHl passed In and out OF what may be
| termed the State departments Blue
Room. where the Foreign Amhassa doris
and Minister'S have their first formal in,
| lelNicwS with the President: the Red
| Room the Green Room and the spacious
| EAST Room the scene of so many Incl.
dents that have become historical. and
| lastly the generously piopurtiomed cor
| riuar, extending nearly the entire length
| OF the mansion, with which all thcSc
| apartments communicates y force OF
| decorators, under the direction OF Car
dener Fisher. the NStcran Supcrintcn.
dent OF the White House conservatory
| and grounds. had worked hard last
night and early this morning in making
| the mansion look beautiful for the great
show OF the year.
The reception was set for II o'clock
| and Just at that Tins the members OF
| the receiving party, comprising Prcsi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland ana the Cabinet
officers ana their wives, came down the
private staircase leading to the corridor.
| headed by Colonel John NJ Wilson, l..
). a., superintendent of Public Build
inEi and Grounds in full uniform
| Entering the Blue Room, President
| and Airs Cleveland placed themselves
ut the right Of the line. and the others
We're ranEed in accordance With official
precedence. The march from the phi
vatc apartments above stairs had been
| accompanied by music from the United
States Marine Band. under Prof. 'au.
| Gill. which was stationed in the public
| lobby.
According to custom, the members OF
| tE+ Diplomatic Corps were the III 81 re-
cviNcd, and they came In force, huadcC:
| by their Dean, Sir Iulan pouiiccfortc.
| the tall ana hearty looking British Am
| bnSsdor, attired in his court unrormwh
! shook hands warmly and exchanged
smiles with the President as though
! there had never been such IA thing rs
! n Venezuelan note" or IL message TO
Congress on the Monloc doctrine.
Airs. Clcvclnnd'S gown was Of iavcn-
| der and white striped satin, trimmed
with point lace and high in the neck.
as were all the gowns of the members
of the receiving party. 1t is Il matter
| of particular note that nearly all the
members OF the diplomatic body We're
accomranied by the ladies Of their
| families, If they had amy. or by the
ladies OF somebody clsc's family. il they
| had not. And it 50 happened that one
OF these women attracted more utten-
ton from the spectators than nly, and
male members of The foreign contin-
gent despite their red and blue. yellow
ara white coats and braid and side
arms. She smiled swcetly on Mrs
Cleveland. and thrn went smiling and
b"winE down the line, and continued TO
'''''-'' 49, ''iS- 'i'i I4'ElfSn IL inc cast
room. apparently wholly Unconscious
nf the great interest she created. She
was Mrs. Yang Nu. the wife of the
thlncSr Minister who found herself TIE
cNhosure OF al eyes. Wherever she
went her progress was greeted with
Whispers. isn't she pretty" What
beautiful silk" What an odd head
dress
Mrs. Yang Nu was truly wonderfully
m,,r'I from an American standpoint,
anu NC most wonderful thing OF all
ab"ni her attire was tie hoaddrrs>; re-
| iclrrd to. 1t spariilCd with gems. ana
| Shiinmerch In the soft light thai came
| through the electric globes in tie room,
HllN "t q most beautiful texture formed
| INC gown and Mrs. Wang Yu cnuId cor.
| talnly have had the satisracijnn or
Knowing that her dress. if moi The envy
| OF ~ the men ana women at The re-
oepti"n, attracted the lions share OF at
trni!"n and praise
NJ the diplomatic officers ana lin.
| ladies noanpanyinG them left the
V Eiie House shortly before noon in
| order 10 pnrtakc Of the annual dipIn
rH;Ltic breakfast at Secretary Olney's.
FElin black frpck coats of othc;. cut
| :ncceeded the kclcidoscop!c array Of
! dipioinatic attire. The Chief Justice
| ana Associate Justices OF the IIrl:r1
states Supreme Court headed the Dem
! .i!a'lc ccat!nEent. Chief Justice Ful-
! Ter, accompanied by Hiss Fuller. The
4
E!%&!:! Justice Gray, the venerable.
| Justice iMr.j. leaning on the arm of
| E.$ wife for support; Justices Brewer.
| Wh!i@, Brown and Shiras. The Jus.
! tees OF the United States Court of An
pcals for the District Of Columbia
| headed by Chief Justice Alvey: other
! i3iStrlct Judges and n hos: uf Senators
and Representatives many of whom had
| wives and daughters with them. Among
/ ihe Congressional contngen. were sen
] ai"rS Sherman, Lodge, Carter. Nor
Ean, burrows, Squire. Bate. prcasor
and ShIup; Representatives Wheeler.
ni Alai3ma: CatchinEs Mcclellan.
! Northway. Pickler. Lacy. Hermann.
| Curtis. Of New York: Cobb. OF Ala
| hama. and Washington. of Tennessee.
| intcr-Statc Commerce Commissioners.
/ directors of various public institutions.
the commissions of tho District of
! Columbia. bureau officers ana many
others holding official Positions filed by
| In endless array. Then came the
army Stlicers. Major General Miles
| headed the line of his subordnatcs
making his first official social appear
ance as the AlajoI-Gcneral commando
| ing the army, gorgeous In yellow rash
| ana all the cppurtenancps of the com
mandinS generals costume
The army men turned out in full
| force-Chi2fs Of the War Department 8
| bureaus, staff officers. line officers Of
detailed duty. and the officers attached
10 the cavalry and artillery regiments