New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02

a stampede in her direction at times
and if she had not been spirited away
by the nurse her record in the hand
shaking line would have been greater
than her fathers.
Olive. with her mother and nurse
was on hand early at the inauguration,
ceremonies. They sat on the raised
platform at the enc Of the Assemo1y
Chamber. Mrs. Whitman wore long
black yelye. coat. with large coIIaI
of skunk. and carried huge nun. het
wide black hat was tilted up at the lels
side. At her waist was punch o.
lilies of-the-valley and on ner nun nun
violets and a large purple orchid. OliVe
wore aocoat bordered with fur and a
bip pale-blue bonnet. IL was so Dig
that occasionally it slipped forward, so
tbat she had to peer through the featn-
ers till her nurse came to her rescue
and adjusted it.
olive was not bit abashed by the
solemnity of the occasion. Nneh sHs
recognized an acquaintance she waved
both her little fat hands IN ecSVa'lc
welcome . Albany
one of the nice things about Albany,
she remarked, was that one ga" ~
MANY New York people here. -.
When the speaking began she heP'
hor bands in their white kid gloves,
nronerlv folded in her lap, and was
model of decorum. Only once was
tbere a breach in her manners. IN inc
middle of Governor Whitman oe
nunciation of "the growth OF iswiess-
ness" she yawned right IN his Iaee;
But she instantly spread her gi0'eu
hand over her mouth. 81.
When the ceremonies ended ana tne
non with which the new Governor nau Az
signed his name had been presented ~
MIS- Whitman, they went to the oIs
rambling house in agile ST. whele d.
2 O'Clock the reception began o-nor
In the receiving line was uoS $500.
Whitman. Mrs. Whitman, Mrs' 49, 49,.
neck. wife Of the Lieutenant uote
Mrs. Hugo, wife Of the oectttsiS oU.
state: Mrs. Travis, wife OF the ~
.vo,iar. Mrs Wells, wife of the Treas
,rer. Mrs William, wife Of the State
Trgineer and Surveyor; Mrs 1e'h
io,s Mrs O. II. p. Belmont, Mrs; her-
nan Oelrichs and Mrs. Edward brett
mo But these did not attract so
v,,'cb attention from many OF the four
,bousand en-, women and children VINO
Siod mast the receiving line as did the
-, DIive. In her white lace hounces,
anda big pink bow on her huhy Drown
MO To every one who stopped TO speak
30 nor tho child offered her hand. IL
was an impromptu reception, but once
started il could not be stopped.
81 wish YOU Happy New Year" vas
Olives favorite greeting, which she
varied with 81 am very pleased TO see
you" -, ,ho o.Lod
ber how she liked her new home, was
a much nicer place than Newport
where she spent last summer
Mrs. Whitman, for the reception was
dressed in black velvet, with corsage
and high collar of black lace: All Al
banv, apparently, came to the recep,
ton, from the members OF the ola
Dutch families 10 small boys in ragged
coats. The sufragists came IN group
10 welcome their sister in the cause
TWENTY-FIVE Of them, members OF the
Albany Equal Franchise League--al all
wearing yellow gardenias IN their but
tonholes. +-.
New Work 20 the inauguration were
Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch and Mrs.
Joseph Griswold Deane Mrs. Blatch
seized the opportunity 20 go 20 the
senate after the ceremonies and talk
with Senator Wagner, leader OF the
minority. and Senator Brown, leader OF
the majority and president protein OF
the upper house. -
"The suffrage situation is all in a
mess" she said, after she had talked
with them. "and ! came 20 ask them
20 straighten il out. This eonstltu,,
tional convention has mixed things all
up. II the Legislature passes our sut-
frage amendment, and if the eonstitu-
,ional convention tacks a suffrage
amendment on its Recommendations, we
shall fall between the two. The one