Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-03


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PEcTED- BRILLIANT SCENES II.
TEIE EXECUTIVE MANSION MRS.
DALZELL ASSISTS IN RECEIVING.
Washington, January president
Mckinley held his first New Years re-
ception at the White House to-day. The
weather, which had been severe and
bad for the past two days, was much
more pleasant when the day broke, and
as the sun mounted higher a warm
breeze began to melt the snow and tenn
per the conditions pleasantly. At the
executive mansion every arrangement
had been made for the orderly handling
of the great throng which was expect
ed. The gates to the ground were closed
ami watchmen stood at intervals along
the broad driveways leading up to the
great portico Just within the conserva-
tory of the White House was posted the
United States marine band in their
!, brilliant scarlet uniforms. making
fine show and rendering appropriate
music at each stage of the ceremony.
The decorations of the interior of the
stately edifice were entirely arboreal
and floral. Entering the central corri-
dor the guests passed beneath wreaths
and festoons of smilax, suspended from
the crystal chandeliers, while tall rub
hor Yl1o nfc Inc
The red parlor. which was set apart for
the reception of the cabinet and diplo-
matte corps, was handsomely decorated
with potted plants and maiden hair
ferns in crimson jardi-iers.
The next of the apartments in order,
the famous blue parlor, was marvellous
1y beautiful in its floral adornment
The heavy curtains were drawn, tower
ing palms studded with scarlet poin-
setta filed the southern end of the
room and a flood of soft light from the
central chandelier draped with smilax
poured upon the great garlands of
camelias, which adorned the mantels,
and the wreaths of ivy and red holly
berries suspended upon the gold framed
mirrors and flaming with tiny glows of
>electric light. Across the northern end
Of the room row of closely set gilt
Nand blue touches Separated the receiv-
ing party from the long line of callers.
The green parlor was more simple in
its decorations, which were made up
altogether of foliage plants standing in
pale green jardinieres and a few dwarf
palms.
The spacious east room was trans
formed for the occasion into great
conservatory of tall palms and ported
plants, masses of cut flowers and
graceful festoon of maiden hair fern.
On the further side of the room wide
(ra1chi pa lns-t.Fhes-r rose ont of bank
of dark green and ruset foliage. The
recessed windows looking toward Po-
tomac were also filled with palms,
touching the ceiling and clusters of
poinsetta blossoms. From the chan
deliers hung garlands of ferns and gal
ak leaves, while from the large divan
in the centre of the room rose a pro-
fusion of rich tropical plants.
Shortly after half-past 10 o'clock the
members of the cabinet with their
families began to arrive and closely
following them were the ladies, who
had been selected to assist Mrs. Nc
Kinley in the reception. They were
shown into the private reception room
where they left their wraps and then
assembled the stairway to the library,
where they were met by the President
and Mrs Mckinley.
Following the members of the cabi-
came the following ladies invited
I'D the receiving line in the blue
Mrs, Porter, Mrs. Bingham,
bliss Barber, Miss Mabel Mckinley,
Miss McWilliam, the Misses Reynolds,
Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Bate, Mrs. Burrows,
Mrs. Cullum, Mrs. Daniel, Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs.
Faulkner, Mrs. Frye, Mrs. German,
Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Hanna Mrs. Hoar,
Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs, Mills,
the Misses Morgan, Mrs. o. HI. Plat,
Mrs. TIC. Plat. Mrs. Proctor, Mrs. Mills
Ter, Mrs. Wetmore, Mrs. Wolcott, Mrs.
Dalzell, Mrs. Grosvenor, Mrs. Hender-
son, Mrs. Hit, Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs.
McMillin, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Payne,
Mrs. Steele, the Misses Wheeler, Mrs.
Miles, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Howell, Mrs.
Haywood, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs.
General Sheridan, Mrs. James A. Gray,
the Misses Gary, Mrs. William R. Day,
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mrs. Parsons,
Mrs. Mining and Mrs. McKittrick
Then came the diplomatic corps,
ambassadors, ministers and their
suites in the gorgeous uniforms and
decorations characteristic of the for
eign representation. At their hded
was the British ambassador, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, with Lady Pauncefote, the
Misses Pauncefote and the numerous
staff of the embassy. The ambassador
greeted the President and Mrs McKin