The Louisiana populist., 1898-03-11
LIKE HEROD OF OLD.
IMPERIALISM RElCNS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
The Hosts OF Plutocracy Make High
Jinks at the Expense Of the People
What the Ladies' Wore-A National
Disgrace.

The capital is itself again. Our Re-
publican court has cast aside the trap
pings and the suits of woe and appears
IN sables. Let the devil wear black!
as the Prince OF Denmark explained,
Mourning after the manner Of royal
courts Is at an end. Our mighty CHIEF
magistrate agrees with the princes
mother-"but to persevere in obstinate
condolement is a course of impious
stubbornness.' Shine out, fair sun!
On with the dance.
1t was a great function, the first OF
the McKinleys' high jinks, the gayety
that banished official mourning. 1t was
Respondent. Were there signs IN CUBA!
they were not heard in the heavily
perfumed salons of the executive man
sion. Were cotton, operatives suffer-
Ing In New England? Let them eat
cake If they cannot get bread. 1t was
time for brocades and satins, not 1or
prints, and it signalized prosperity.
There was no Jeffersonian simplicity.
The scene was one of more than I'M
perial splendor. The vulgar herd was
excluded. None but our "best people
were permitted to bask In the bright
effulgence of the sun Of Canton. But
yesterday that demigod was In the
hands of receiver, so to speak. He
couldn't meet his obligations and a
local newspaper was crying aloud TOT
popular subscription in his behaif.
But Hanna's broad shoulder was put
to the wheel and the stalled Mckinley
was. like Richard. himself again.
The Marine band, erstwhile by gov
ernment command at horse show
burst into triumphant strains as the
presidential party, whose coming was
announced by a bugle call and, pre-
ceded by two funkeys in the uniform
of United States officers, entered the
reception room. The period OF mourn
ing was over--ot financial mourning
particularly. The first lady OF the
land" we are assured by administra'
ton Jenkinses, wore a dream OF
gown, the lace vest of which sparkleo
with diamonds. What blissful change
from the day when the major couldn't
meet his notes!
Jenkins advises us also that 1t VA:
the most brilliant reception ever hele
in the White House. We may readily
believe the assertion from a descrlp
ton o. the gowns. The terms may no
be Ineligible, but the impression i!
therefore all the more dazzling. Fol
| instance:
Mrs. Hobart's gown was worthy O
a queens drawing room. 1t was o
white bengaline, trimmed about tn
skirt with white ostrich tips, aigret'
of which ran from the left side at tn
waist line across the front to the hem
A splendid aigret sparkling with dia
monds ornamented the left breast o
the low-neck corsage, while a diamon'
star fastened the aigret on her head
A double necklace of strands Of i'm
mense soltaires and pearl complete'
the costume. She carried white os
trich feather fan"
And the treasury was there:
"Mrs. Gage wore splendid direc
| toire kown OF cerise velvet that mad
her look as though she had just steppe
out of a painting. Down the left sid
from the waist was wall of Troy de
sign in brilliants, each section fastene
with sparkling buckle of brilliants
The ostrich tip aigrets on the LEI
breast and in the hair were fastene
with a diamond star. A necklace Q
diamonds completed the costume"
And for those citizens of Americ
who fancy this sort Of thing what hap
piness in the assurance conveyed b
Mark Hanna's recent dispatch, omit
ting the audacious and egotiseical bla.
phemy, "The Republican party sti
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