The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-02

ed to be only foliage, disclosed the
presence of many rare and curious
orchids, and prettily marked grasses
and small palms, all embedded in lar
diniereS
The East room was the glory Of the
house. Since the last reception, 1t had
been renovated completely, and was
fairly Respondent in gold and silver
and white. In its vast proportions the
contents Of a whole conservatory OF
plants and flowers were swallowed I'D
without in any sense -crowding the
decorations In the magnificent east
window stood a gigantic pyramid of
green, made up of stately palms and
rubber plants, towering up toward the
high ceiling founded in masses of ferns
! and grasses. Interspersed with big,
blazing red stars Of poinsettas The
great crysal chandeliers were the
centers of perfect jungles of creepers
and asparagus and smilax, while on
the mantels were enamelled jardinieres
filled with quaint Chinese primroses,
cinerarias, and other bright-hued flow
erS.
THE RECEIVING PARTY.
In the blue parlor stood the receiv-
ing party. Those who were in the re-
ceiving line and assisted Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland were: 80
Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Olney Mrs Carlisle,
Mrs Lamont, Mrs HARMON. Mrs. Wilson,
The following invited 10 assist back of the
line in the blue room:
Mrs. Wetmore Mrs. Elkns. Mrs. Merrill,
Mrs. Gear, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Hale, Mrs.
Lodge, Mrs Claude M. Johnson, Mrs. Thur
Der, Mrs. Dunlap, the Misses Hamlin, Mrs.
Holmes Conrad, Mrs, Dickinson, Mrs. Eckels.
Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston,
Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. Rufus w. Peckham Jr.
Mrs. Craig Miss Harmon, Mrs. Minot, Mrs.
A. A. Wilson. Mrs. Ralph Cross Johnson,
Waller, Miss Brice., Miss Gray, Mrs: Mott
Miss Mary L. Kennedy Mrs. Reed, Mrs
Franklin Bartlett, Mrs Cowen. Mrs. Draper
Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Mccormick, Miss Simp
kins. Miss Turner, Mrs. Wadsworth, Mrs
Washington. Mrs. Clarence Carter, Miss Bald
win, Miss Elizabeth Curtis, Mrs. Doe. Mrs
Dabney, Mrs. Gen. Miles, Mrs. Gen. Sawtelle
Mrs. Gen. Wheaton, Miss Craig Mrs. Micou
Miss Tuckerman Miss Stevenson, Mrs. Mabel
Johnson, Mrs. Admiral Ramsey, Mrs. Commo-
dore Matthews, Mrs. Maj. Goodloe, Mrs
Stanley Matthews, Miss Mitchell Mrs. Will
lam G. Rice.
Promptly at II o'clock, the Marine
band Of fifty pieces struck up Weber's
Jubilee" and the president and Mrs
Cleveland, followed by Secretary and
Mrs. Olney, Secretary and Mrs. Car
Isle, Attorney General and Mrs. Har-
mon, Postmaster General and Mrs
Wilson, Secretary and Mrs. Francis
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, Secretary
anu n4SS I1SI OSIl, 6SCIGldIy anu MISS
Morton, moved down the stairs. They
entered the blue parlor where they
exchanged greetings with the receiving
party. Mrs. Clevelands gown was of
MORE cloth, made very plainly, its
chief fermentation being high q rucha
Of point lace at the neck and butterfly
bows Of lace on the shoulders and
where 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 a simple
fashion.
The reception began with the entry
OF members Of the diplomatic corps,
headed by Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
English ambassador, and Lady Paunce-
fote. All wore full court costumes.
The red fez Of the Turkish minister
and the striking robes of the Chinese
minister, and representatives of other
Oriental countries, added to the effec-
| tiveness of the
st PICTURESQUE SCENE.
The Korean minister and his
suite wearing their small, black,
boxlike hats, attracted much at
tention. After the diplomatic
corps had been received, Chief Jus
tice Fuller, and other members of the
judiciary OF the supreme court and 9TH
ers Of the federal judiciary, accompa-
MED by their ladies. followed These
| In turn We're succeeded, at 20, by the
| senators, representatives the commits
sioners of the District Of Columbia. the
| judicial officers Of the district. ex-r1in-
| isterS Of the cabinet and ex-ministers.
The congressional contingent was no.
| ticeably small. Senator Sherman, of
| Ohio, and Senator Morrill,, OF Vermont,
came through first of the senators, and
| Representative Savers, of Texas, of the
| representatives.
At 11:40, the officers of the army and
| the navy and the marine corps the Of
| ficers of the militia Of the district We're
| received.
| Maj Gen. Miles, the commander of
| the army, and Adjt. Gen. RuggIes,
headed the officers of the army, who
/ were Respondent in full uniform All
| OF the officers stationed at Fort Meyer
were in the line. Admiral Ramsey and
| Commodore Matthews headed the Of
ficers of the navy, and Col. Howard
| and his staff those of the marine
! corps. At noon Secretary Langley and
! the regents of the Smithsonian insti-
| the other members of the civil service
| commission, Col. Morrison and the
| members Of the interstate commerce
| commission, Commissioner of Labor
Wright Assistant Secretary Curtis, of
the treasury, Assistant Postmaster
| General Jones, Assistant Secretary
| RocShill Of the state department. and
| other assistant secretaries and bureau
| chiefs. At 1915 came the Associated
| Veterans Of the War Of 1916, the G..
A. r., Loyal legion, the Union Veter-
ans legion, and the members of the
! Oldest Inhabitants association. At 2:35
the general public was admitted. The
earlier arrivals had all taken their
| leave, and much of the brilliancy of the
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