The San Francisco call., 1897-01-02

A year ago Chinese woman was seen
| for the first time at the opening function
of the official social season. She was Mrs.
Yang Yu, the wife of the envoy from the
Flowery Kingdom. To-day she came
again, and created as much interest and
con- ment as she did on her previous ap-
pearance at a New Years reception. Her
wonderful siIken robes we're the admira-
| tion OF all the women present, while
| every man pronounced her as pretty as
picture, and not Chinese picture, either.
| She drew the lions share of attention
even more than her husband and the silk
| gowned members of his suite. Yang Yu's
costume was resplendent. In his wake
came his secretaries and attaches, Ho Yen
Shing, Kwang Ying. Messrs. Hoo, Su,
Wang, Shang, Chung. Sun. Lee and See.
The presence of Mrs. Yang Yu was not
the only mark of Oriental advancement at
| the reception. When the Korean Minister
and his suite were announced the specta-
| tors, who craned their necks to see the
| odd head-dresses and gowns In which
| they had been accustomed 10 see the rep.
resentatives of the Hermit Kingdom at
tired, met with disappointm for they
had discarded their picturesque costume
| for the conventional garments of Euro
| pean civilization, appearing in them for
the first time at the New Years day func-
tion. Uniforms of European cut were
also worn by Torn Hoshi, the Japanese
Minister, and his fficiai family. Moustapa
Bey, the Sultan's re preventative, made bis
initial bow wearing his fez.
| A year ago to-day Venezuelan message
Of President Cleveland was fresh in the
| minds of those who saw Sir Julian Paun-
cefote bow and smile as he shock the
| Presidents hand, as though he might not
within brief period receive notice that
diplomatic relations between Great Bri-
| tain and the United States had been
severed and directions to return to Lon
| don imm edia'ely. To-day it was Senior
Don Enrique Dupuy de LONE. the Spanish
Minister, who was metaphorically in Sir
Jullan's shoes. The greetings he gave and
received were cordial in the extreme. and
resplendent IN gold braid he passed
along the line bowling and smiling with
Castilian courtesy to the ladies in the re-
| ceiving party. Sonora Dupuy de LONE
and number of uniformed secretaries
and attaches. some of them with their
wives followed the Spanish Minister.
Others member of the diplomatic body
present were: G. D. Weckerhlen, the
Minister of the Netherlands; Senior Julio
Rengifo, Charge d'Affalres of Colon bla
Maurice Tovstens, councillor of the
| Belgian legation; A. Grip, Minister OF
J Sweden and Norway; Senior Salvador de
Mendonca, the Brazilian Minister, and
Dona de Mendonca; Senior Antonio Lazo
| Arriaga, Guatemala's representative, and
his wife; Senior Domingo Cana. the Chill
can Envoy, and Sonora Cana; Senor Jose
! Andrade, the Venezuelan Minister (just
| back from Caracas with the protocol OF
/ the treaty of arbitration with Great
Brittany; Ladislaus Hengelmuller Won
Gengervar, the Austrian Minister. with his
| wife; j. B. Pioda, the Swiss Minister, and
| Mrs Pioda; Constantine Brun, the Dan
| ish Minister; Francis NJ. Hatch, Hawaiian
| representative, and Mrs. Hatch; e. D.
Kotzebue, the Russian Minister; Vis-
| count de Santo- Thyrso, the Portuguese
| Minister, and Viscountess de Santo-
| Thyrso; DR.. Martin Garcia Merou, the Min
lister from Argentina; Senior ]. B. CaIvo,
| Minister resident of Costa Rica. and
| Sonora de Calvo, and Senior J.. D. Rod
| riguez, the first representative of the
Greater Republic of Central America
| Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador) to
| participate in the annual New Years re-
| ception.
Secretary Olney, who had made the pre-
sentation of the members of the dipIo-
matte body, stepped to the rear as the last
OF the foreigners had passed, and Colonel
| Wilson took his place to INTRODUCE those
| that followed. Chief Justice Fuller led
the line OF grave-fooking Justices of the
Federal Supreme Court; Chief Justice
Mott, the new presiding officer of the
| United States Court of Claims, was fol-
| lowed by his associates on the bench ;
| Chief Justice Alvey of. the Court of Ap-
| peals of. the District of Columbia, mem
| Der of the Venezuelan Comm ission, pre-
ceded the District judiciary. Then came
| ex-mem bers of the Cabinet and ex- Minis
tiers of the United States.
I Major General Miles, attired in his full
| uniform, broad golden scarf across the
breast indicating that he was the COM
manding general of the military forces,
led the large contingent of army officers.
| Adiutant-General Ruggles and the various
| brigadier.generals who preside over the
| bureaus OF the War Department were i'm
.mediately in his rear. General Wheaton,
commanding the military Department OF
\ the Platte, took advantage of his presence
| ia Washington to attend. a brilliant
| picture was presented by the snowy uni
forms. of these and other officers of the
army who were there-staff officers on
| duty at the War Department, officers OF
| the regiments stationed about Washing
| ton-nearly all fne-looking men, who
passed along am id a continual jangling OF
scabbards and jingling of spurs. Rear
| Admiral Ramsay Rear Admiral Walker,
| Commodores Matthews, Sampson, HIGH
| born, Melville and a number of other we'll
known officers composed the naval con-
| tingent. Colonel Haywood. the COM
mandant of the marine corps, led those
| under him, and after them came General
Ord way and the general staff of the militia
OF the District Of Columbia.
Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress struggled along before and behind
the military and naval people. Speaker
Reed bowled past the receiving party, at
tracting considerable attention. Senator
Sherman and other veteran wearers of the
| toga were also present. Black frock coats
became the rule at this point and contin-
| ued for some time. Passing along in the
order assigned came the regents and Sec
retary of the Smithsonian Institution, the
| Civil Service Commission, the assistants
| to the heads OF the executive departments
and the heads OF governmental. bureaus.
Carrying their tattered battle flags came