Show THE WHITE HOUSE The Now Years Reception by Hayes The Pretty Petticoat ol 3lra Hayes Washington ITho New Years day in Washington has been bright and beautiful like a clear winter morning in California and as a consequence of such unusually prtptious weather the observance observ-ance of this day was even more thn ordinarily animated and brilliant The spectacular feature of the day was of course tho official reception at the Executive I Ex-ecutive Mansion into which at the beginning begin-ning ofthe days festivities are gathered nearly all of the personages most distinguished distin-guished in the official and social life ofthe national capital and where besides the assemblage of the highest civil dignitaries of our government and of scores of army and navy officer in their blazing uniform I uni-form togetber with the female loaders of society in their choicet toilets there is to bo coon on thu occasion only the annual unique display of the itunning diplomatic diplo-matic corps arranged for the most part in georgous fabrications of gold and silver embroidery and nil amid the accompaniments of music the glitterof light and the beauty of flral decorations in tho superb east room making such a scene aj can be witnessed nowhere in this country except in Washington Wash-ington on the first day of the year Tho President and Mrs Hayes were assisted in receiving the distinguished throng by several of the members of the cabinet acd the ladies of their families A thoroughly competent lady reporter thus describes Mrs Hayes toilet which she remarks was more than ordinarily becoming be-coming Tho gold threads with which her white brocaded satin was wrought contracted well with her dark bairandeyes I and brunette coloring The waist was cut V shape in front and filled in with lace The sleeves were of ducherso lace and embroidery in seam pearls on the finest net The court train was long and square and entirely made of the whIte brocaded satin on which rosebuds were worked in threads of gold The petticoat of plain white satin of the richest texture was trimmed with bias folds of satin arranged ar-ranged horizontally with a fringe of gold and pearls between Up either side where the court train fell back from the petticoat were broad bands of embroidery in gold threads In her hair was a silver comb and on her neck a pendanta cameo head of tho President set in diamonds dia-monds Receptions were subsequently held ct the houses of almost every person of prominence in Washington and visiting was kept up until a comparatively late hour Among those who paid their respects re-spects to the President and subsequently made general call were Justice Field Senator Booth and Congressman Davis of California The other members of tho California delegation in Congress were absent from the city Mrs Horace Davis received at her house on I street Tho wife of exAttorucvGeneral Wil lismshaving reoccupied her Washington home held a reception at which the was assisted by Mr Cram of San Francisco Mrs Justice Field assisted by her sister Miss Swearingen Mrs Coit of San Francisco Mrs Davis and daughters of New York and Miss Bulet of Philadelphia Philadel-phia received as usual a numerous and I distinguished throng of callers at her residence resi-dence on Capital Bill Mrs exdenator fetewart and family have removed from the quarters placed at their disp sal in tho British legation by bir Edward Thornton on the night of tho fire to the neighboring mansion owned by 0 J Hillyer of Nevada which she will occupy until her own is repaired The total loss upon the building and its contents is not more than 20000 or 25000 and the insurance is 8100000 San Francisco INew Years Day was one of the most beautiful days Business was universally suspended not so many open houses as last year on account of the break in stocks |