The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-03
White House Presented a Scene of
Gorgeous SplendOr.
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION
GREAT THRoNG OF OFFICIALS
IN ATTENDANCE.
Diplomatic Corps, Army and Navy
Officers, Supreme Court Judges
and Other Officials Paid Their Re
spects TO the President-Happy
Opening of the New Year.

Washington, Jan. 2.-President Nc
Kinley held his first New Years re-
ception at the White House today
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 southern breeze began to melt
the snow and turn conditions pleas
antly. At the executive mansion every
arrangement had been made for the
! orderly handling of the great throng
which was expected. The gates to the
grounds were closed and watchmen
| stood at intervals along the broad
| driveway leading up to the great por-
tico. Just within the entrance to the
/ house, in the conservatory. was posted
/ the United States Marine band in their
brilliant scarlet uniforms, making a
/ fine showing.
! The decorations of the interior of the
stately edifice were entirely floral.
/ Shortly after 1880 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. Mckinley in the recep-
ton. 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 cabinet
came the ladies invited to the blue
room, behind the receiving line. They
were: Mrs. Porter, Mrs Bingham.
Miss Mabel Mckinley. Miss McWil-
Hams, the Misses Reynolds, Mrs Full
Ter, Mrs. Bate, Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Gull
lon, Mrs. Daniel, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. El.
kiZhs, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Faulkner
Mrs. Frye, Mrs. German, Mrs Gray,
Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. Hoar, Mrs. Lodge,
Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Mills, the Missea
Morgan, Mrs. o. H. Plat, Mrs T. c.
Wetmore, Mrs Wolcott, Mrs Reed,
Mrs. Berry. Mrs. Catchings, Mrs Dali
zell, Mrs. Grosvenor. Mrs. Henderson,
Mrs. Hit, Mrs. McCIennan, Mrs Nc
Millin, Mrs. March, Mrs. Payne, Mrs.
Steele. the Misses Wheeler, Mrs. Miles.
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Howell, Mrs. HeyI
wood, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. General
Sheridan, Mrs. James A. Cary. the
Misses Cary, Mrs. William r. Day.
Mrs. Manning, Mrs. McKittrick
DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Then came the diplomatic corps. am
bassadors, ministers and their suites,
in the gorgeous uniforms and decora-
IlCIlS CHARACTERISTIC OF the foreign rep
resentation. At their head was the
British ambassador, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, with Lady Pauncefote the Misses
Pauncefote and the numerous staff of
the embassy. The ambassador greeted
the president and Mrs Mckinley most
cordially, pausing a moment for an ex-
change of Angio-American greetings.
Sir Julian wore a close-fitting coat. the |
breast heavily corded and embroidered
in gold, with chapeau under his arm. !
and gold mounted sword at his side.
He showed the effects of his recent. Sc
riouS attack of the grip and moved |
about with some effort.
Then came the German ambassador. |
DR.. Won Holleben, in the German dipIo- |
matte uniform of the highest rank, with |
its abundance of gold lace and medals /
of distinction.
There was one very noticeable fea-
ture of the French party in that on the
breast of each showed for the first time
at an official function the superb dec
orations conferred on them by the
queen regent of Spain for their services
in re-establishing peace. The decora-
tons consisted of jeweled crosses of the