The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-02


OF Senator Lodge; Mrs. Reed. wife Of
Speaker Reed; Mrs. Franklin Bartlett,
OF New York; Mrs Cowen. Mrs. Draper,
Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Mccormick, Miss
snnpkins. Miss Turner. Mrs. Wads-
worth. Mrs. Washington. Mrs. Claude
NJ Johnson, Mrs. fhurber. wife of Pri-
Nate Secretary Thurber; Mrs. Dunlap,
the Misses Hamlin. Mrs Conrad, wife
OF the solicitor general: Mrs. Dickinson,
Mrs. Eckles, wife of the comptroller of
the currency; Mrs Harriet Lane Johns
ton, former lady of the White House;
Mrs. Fuller, wife of Chief Justice Full
Ter; Mrs. Rufus w. Peckham Jr.; Mrs.
Craig, Miss Harmon. Mrs. Minot, Mrs.
A. a. Wilson, Mrs. Ralph Cross john
son. Miss McMillin. Miss Waller. Miss
chief Justice of the court of claims:
Miss Mary l.. Kennedy, Mrs Clarence
Cary, Mrs. Baldwin, Miss Elizabeth
Curtis. Mrs. Doe. Mrs. Whitney, Mrs.
Ma'awell Mrs Bowler, Mrs. Dabney.
Mrs Miles, wife of General Miles: Mrs.
Sawtelle. wife OF General Sawtclle: Mrs.
Wheaton, wife of General Wheaton:
Miss Craig, Mrs Micou, Miss Tucker
man. Miss Stevenson, Miss Mabel John
son, Mrs. Ramsey. wife of Admiral
modore Matthew's: Mrs. Goodloe, Mrs
Stanley Matthews, Miss Mitchell. Mrs.
William G.. Rice.
The first person to shake hands with
the President was Right Hon. Sir Ju-
Ian Pauncefote, British Ambassador to
the United States, ana Dean of the he
Diplomatic Corps. Sir Julian was ac-
companied by Lady Pauncefote. the
Misses Paunocfote and members of the
EN- hassy. The French Ambassador,
Jules latrenotore, and the members of
the French Legation, were next. fol-
lowed by the Italian Ambassador. the
German Ambassador and the Mexican
Minister.
ORIENTAL CURIOS.
year ago n Chinese woman was seen
Tor the first time at the opening function
OF the official social season She was
Mrs. Yang iu. wife of the Envoy from
the Flowery Kingdom. To-day she
came again and created quite as much
interest and comment as she did on her
previous appearance at the New Years
reception. She drew the lions share OF
attention, even more ehan her husband
ana the s!ik-sowned members of his
suite. Yang Yu's costume was resplen-
dent In his wake came his secre .uries
and attaches.
The presence of MIS-. Yang Yu was
not the only n>crk of Oriental advance
ment at the reception. When the Co
rean Minister and his suite were an
nounced. the spectators, who craned
their necks to see the odd head dresses
and gowns in which they had been ac-
cuStomed to see the representatives of
hermit Kingdom attlred, met with n
disappointment, for they had discarded
tne picturesque costume ror the conven-
tional garments of European civiliza-
ton. appearing in them for the first
time at the New Years day function.
Uniforms OF European cut were also
worn by Mr.. Teru 5oshi the Japanese
Minister, and his official family.
MouStapha Bcy, the Sultan's repre-
sentative, made his initial bow without
removing his fez. Others of the diplo-
matte body present We're the Ministers
OF Spain. the Netherlands. Sweden and
Norway, Brazil. Guatemala. Chilli. We
neZlela. Austria, Switzerland, Den
mark. Russia. Portugal Hayti Costa
fiica and Central America.
Following the Diplomatic Corps came
the Chief Justice and Associate Jus
tices OF the Supreme Court of the United
States. the Judges of the United States
Court of Claims the Judges of the Court
OF Appeals. and the Judges of the Su-
preme Court OF the District OF Colum-
bia; Senators, Representatives and Dele
gates in Congress: Commissioners of the
District of Columbia and judicial Off
GERS of the District: eX-Members Of the
Cabinet, and eX-NT.nisters o: the United
States; Officers OF the army ana navy
and Marine Corps: the General and gen
eral staff of the Militia OF the District
of Columbia: the Regents and Secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institution: the
civil Service Commission; the Inter
state Commerce Commission: Assistant
Secretaries of Departments. Assistant
Postmaster-Gcn Solicitor General.
Assistant Attorney General, Commits
sioner of Fisheries. Commissioner of La
Dor. heads of bureaus of the several de-
partTents. president or the Columbian
Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, asso-
ciatcd veterans of the war of 1916 Grand
Army of the Republic. Loyal Legion
Union Veteran Legion. and members OF
the Oldest lima bitants' Association of
the District of Columbia.
ORDINARY MORTALS.
1t was nearly l o'clock when the pub
lie reception began. Men. women ana
children of all wol lks of life passed i'm n
seemingly endless procession through
the reception rooms. For each the Pres
ident and Mrs. Cleveland had a smile
and hand shake.
At . O'Clock the doors We're closed and
the last of the most trying social or
deal of the Cleveland administration
was over.
RUSSIA TO FRANCE.