The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-02
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Since tlaelast reeeptio' IL has hecn reno
! waited completely, and 1t was fairly re-
| splendent in gold and silver and white. III
| its vast proportions the contents of a whole
| conservatory of plants and flowers were
| swallowed up without in any sense crowd
| ing the decorations. In the magnificent
east window stood n gigantic pyramid Of
green, made up of tall palms and rubber
| plants towering up towards the high cell
| ing. founded In masses of ferns and grass
| es, interspersed with big, blazing red stars
OF poinsettas. The three great crystal
chandeliers were the centers of perfect jun
giles of crecpers and asparagus and smlaX,
while on the mantels We're enameled jar
dinieres filled with quaint Chinese prin-
roses and cinerarias and other bright hucd
flowers.
In the blue parlor stood the receiving
party Those who were IN the receiving
line ard assisted Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland
were: Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. Olncy, Mrs.
Lamont, Mrs Harmon. Mrs. Wilson. Miss
Herbert, Mrs Francis. Misses Morton.
Nearly q hundred other ladies' were IN
vitod to assist back Of the line In the blue
room.
Promptly at II o'clock the Marine band
of fifty pieces struck up Weber's Jubilee"
and the president and Mrs. Cleveland, fol-
lowed by Secretary and Mrs Olney and
Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle. Attorney Cen
fTdl IiGIlNbn anu MIS-.
Wilson. Secretary and Mrs Francis, and
Secretary Lamont Secretary and Mrs. Her
bert. Secretary and Mrs. Morton, moved
down the stairs They entered the blue
parlor where they exchanged greetings
with the receiving party.
Mrs. Cleveland'g gown was of mofre
cloth very plainly made. its chief orna-
mentations being high ruche of point lace
at the neck and butterfly bows of lace on
the shoulders and where the folds of the
skirt were caught. Her sleeves were long,
and the gloves of white Kid. Her hair was
smooth and wavy, and arranged in sim
pie fashion.
The reception began with the entry OF
the members Of the diplomatic corps. head
ed by Sir Julian Pauncefote the English
ambassador. and Lady Pauncefote. All
were in full court costume. The red fez
Of the Turkish minister and The striking
robes of the Chinese minister and repre-
sCntatives Of other oriental countries.
added to the effectiveness OF the scene. The
Corean minister and his suite. wearing
their black box-like hats, attracted much
attention.
After tho diplomatic corps had been re-
ceived. Justice Fuller and other members
of the supreme court and others OF the fed
oral Judiciary. accompanied by their wives,
followed These in turn were succeeded at
II :25 by the senators, representatives. the
commissioners OF the District of Column
bin, the judicial officers of the district. ex-
members of the cabinet. and ex-mlnisters.
The congressional contingent was notice
ably small. Senator Sherman of Ohio and
Senator Morrill, of Vermont came FIRST and
Representative Sayers OF Texas was the
first of the representatives.
At 1910 the officers of the army and
navy and the marine corps, the officers OF
the militia OF the district were received.
Major General Miles. the commander OF
the army, and Adjutant General Ruggles,
headed the officers Of the army, who were
resplenicnt In full uniform. All Of the off,
GERS stationed at Fort Meyer were in line
Admiral Ramsay and Commodore Mat
thews headed the officers OF the navy and
Colonel Hayward and his staff those OF the
marine corps.
At noon came Secretary Langley and the
regents OF the Smithsonian institute; Mr..
Proctor, the president. and other members
OF the civil service commission: Colonel
Morrison and the members OF the inter-
state commission; Commissioner OF Labor
Wright; Assistant Secretary Curtis OF the
treasury: Assistant Postmaster General
Jones; Assistant Secretary Rockhill OF the
state department and other assistant secre
taries and bureau chiefs.
At 1915 came the representatives OF the
wrr ri 1886, the Grand Armv ~ the Re