| Show = < GROVERS RECFtPT ONt ON-t f Details of the Presidents Reception I Re-ception on Friday I DELEGATE CAINE PRESENT G City of Chester Got unite The steamer the Rocks at HJgli WaterThe ailsrlnc Steamer VAsnnGTOS J lIt ary IFor the fi 1 ine in several year3 NewYears day dawned olear and beautiful The the IP rost was soon sipated by rSg sun and long before noon the temperature was like that of a Spring diy The occasion was observed here 33 in former years by general calling to considerable business was suspended a able extent and all executive departments depart-ments were closed At the entrance to the White House grounds two policemen kept back the crowd of curious idlers men who gazed with interest at the handsome equipage ot the diplomatic the high officials of gov corps enment and other distinguished rEns Mounted policemen kept wrons the carriage approach clear at and along the line officers formed on eaCh side of the dporway to the Execu Mansuu The full Marine band tive occupied the main vestibule and discoursed dis-coursed familiar airs during the pro of the ceremonies The decorations gress decora-tions of the mansion were exceedingly simple being confined to tasteful floral arrangements Graceful palms and rare tropical phnts were in profusion oouquets of great size and of harmoni J e1s solors stood on the centre tables I and delicate garlands of smilax entwined f en-twined the crystal chandeliers At 11 oclock to the accompaniment ofiHail l to the Chief by the Marine band the Presidential party entered the reception 1 recep-tion rooms and took up their station a the Blue Tailor Mrs Bayard I eai ed upon the arm of I the President Secretary Bayard I ecorted Miss Cleveland and the remaining re-maining members of the cabinet followed fol-lowed with their ladies Secretary Lamar La-mar being the only absentee Colonel Wilson preceded them and Lieutenant Derail with Miss Bayard brought lip the rear The ladies stood in this order on the Presidents right Miss Cleve Ind Mrs Bayurd Mrs Manning Mrs AYtutnev and Mrs Vilas Owing to a see e cold Mr Endicott was not pe5eat The President and members of lIS cabinet wore Prince Albert coats I Jfi > s Cleveland wore < a co irt train ot garnet velvet with tabliere of white silk wrought with beaded embroidery I the corsage was of white cut square in front and heart shaped at the back I gar iet elvet foruued a peasant waist in front the sleeves were short and pearl covered qaiil tie suede reached high above the elbows She carried a bouquet of white roses Ma 1 Bayard wore a train of white satin with richly embroidered white canton crepe draped shawlshape over the s irr She wore a boquet de corsage of natural roses Mrs Manning wore a very faint shaaeof heliotrope satin embroidered in pearl and crystal beads all over the irout It had a train as did the dress of each fcdy in the receiving party Mr Whitney wore white satin richly embroidered in silver a magnificent 1 diamond necklace and a diamond comb completed her toilet v MM Vilas wore shrimp pink silk with ornamental trimmings and embroidery on crenelisse Mrs Luniont wife of the Presidents private secretary who was present with aehusband wore an elegant toilet of lam pnlnrpH ntm I Members of the Foreign Legation 01 Tao take advantage of this opportunity i Pay their respects to ti Executive nad all airivod and the residential jiriv jJd jarely taken their places be oe tje Portuguese mini ter who is dja during the absence oftheHaytiaii I minuter was presented and his brother I diplomats followed line Their hand one uniforms gave an added brilliancy 1 J the scene The British governmcnt IIl > represented by its minister Hon i L > AVestMiss West Miss Flora West I i j I 5fr and Mrs Helvar Hon Chas Hard ings and Mrs Lehman the gentlemen named being all members of the Bntifh legation l in Washington The Misses West wore dirk blue dresses with nets and mufls to match The rta of the dressesw of silk striped v itli red blue and ok1 gold and the uices were trimmed With little gold passementerie and had full fronts of white crepe IISSM I During the diplomatic reception the Secretary of State stood at the left of I I the President to introduce to him mein w7 ° ttJe foreign legations and Colonel M I son commissioner of public build ngsand grounds stood between the Pisideit and Miss Cleveland Rnd in trimuivd the ploaiats pud their fern II es to her The lollowing countries were represented Portugal Italy Ireat C Britain Belgium China Austria Aus-tria Jlexlcu Russia Francc Switzerland Swit-zerland lurkey Spain Peru Costa Rica and Salvador Netherlands 1 Ecuador Germany United States ofj Uuambia Japan Norway and Sweden Argentine Republic Brazil Denmark ana Venezuela All members of the diplomatic corps except those who represent republics on this continent were in their court uniforms When all these had been presented Colonel Wilson Wil-son took Secretary Bayards place and J utrodaced all other official classes as Members of each arrived to the President Presi-dent while Lieutenant Duval of the army made the introduction to Miss Cleveland The reception of members j Jf the supreme court and court of 1 aPpeals followed Of the former there j Wee present Chief Juitice Waite and Justices Blatrhford Harlan Brad j Icy Gray Woods Miller Field ud Strong accompanied by the 1 Jidies of their families Accompanying lae justices were JudgeJJancrof Davis ad < lr and Mr J H McKenney rIse conrt of Claiiia was represented by wef Justice hardson and Justices lvn 1tt and lasi b The Supreme Court 0 distrit was represented by Judges MacArthur Hagner pox Mer rickand James Commissioner Webb and Major LydeJjer represented the district commissioners As the visitors passed through the receiving parlors they congregated in the East room and mingled in animated conversation Senators and Representatives began to arrive early Among the Senators were Sherman Logan Cockrell Hawley Miller Dolph Cameron Coke Cullom Mandersen Sabin Brown and George Among the Representatives Representa-tives were Speaker Carlisle Randall Ran-dall Ketcham Farquhar Seymour Willis Cutcheon Brown of Penna j Strnble Taylor of Tennessee Backs dale Cabell ODonnell Van Eaton Thompson Mattson Ward Morrison Lctovere Scott Swope Pay son Fuller Davis Fredericks loner L Stone StewartBreckenridgeKeagan Towns bend SpringerVSingleton Bragg Weaver Boutelle Blanchard Haynes Oathwaite Caswell Baker Williams T J 1 Henderson Geddes Steele Cole Clements GibsonWilson and Delegate Caine Most of the Congressmen had their wives and other ladies with them Mr Kasson represented the exministers Senator Sherman was the only cabinet officer noticed At a few minutes to 12 oclock the long line of army officers wended their way from the War department across the way The line numbered nearly 300 although only forty officers are stationed sta-tioned in this city Between seventy and eighty retired officers reside in Washington and all who were able to travel were in line todav Besides those from aifierent bureaus of the War department the barracks and Fort Meyer a number came over frbm Fort MoHenry to pay their respects and the force was largely increased by a number on leave who are stopping here temporarily General Sheridan of course headed the line accompanied by his personal staff AdjutantGeneral Drum followed with officers in the i AdjutantGenerals department Then in order came the officers of the Corps I of Engineers headed by Col McComb retired j signal corps headed by General Hazen Cavalry Artillery Infantry Medical Cor > s and Pay Corps There was no intermission between the army and navy reception The line of naval officers followed on the footsteps of army officers It was headed by Admiral Ad-miral Porter by his side walked Admiral Ad-miral Worden Following came the different chiefs of the bureau Navy Department and many other naval officers of prominence in fact like the army the navy was represented by nearly every officer who I is as present in Washington Of course I both army and navy officers were in full dress uniform and presented avery a-very handsome appearance in the east room where they gathered for a few moments after reia reception i in the Blue Parlor The new officials from the various departments were nearly all present Civil Service Commissioners Commis-sioners Edgerton Trenholm and Eaton and Commissioners of Education Educa-tion Eaton and Professor Baird followed by Professor Powell and all heads of the scientific departments led in this procession Then followed all heads of bureaus in the department who are presidential appointees Assistant As-sistant Secretary Fairchild led the Treasury officials The Mexican Veterans Vet-erans Association was well represented repre-sented members numbering sixty filed in and paid thsir respects to the President Following them came the oldest inhabitants numbering about fifty Their appearance was venerable and very impressive G A It delegations delega-tions foflowed The pleasant weather served to bring out the largest New Year representa tion for many years Members were in line according to their posts and numbered about 1000 in all They I were admitted through the west gates at the Avenue and before the Time had finished coming up rline I the walk the ront was going j through the Eastern gate m hav lug passed uirougii me trmiu House many colored men some of them maimed and crippled wer included in-cluded in the ranks df this organization The gateswere notopenetV to the general gen-eral public until after the GA Rre ception was completed he > crowd of waiti g citizen was immense If extended ex-tended from the eastern gate in a solid mass far down the avenue occupying the middle of the street When thej time arrived for the general reception the gateiwere opened and the lino passed through the whole house Notwithstanding Not-withstanding the irumeuso crowd the best of order prevailed and everything passed off in a smooth manner During Dur-ing reception alt tie parjors except the East room were darkened and when the diplomatic army arid navy and oth4r officials entered the beautiful beauti-ful room the effect was most brll liant The sun shone brightly through the sofltheru windows and the splendid landscape viewed from them added no little to the charming scene It is estimated that over 6000 people shook hands with the President during the reception The President lowered the record of handshaking considerably consider-ably In nine minutes he hook hands with 274 personsombout thirty four a minute The highest number previously shaken by a President on New Year s day was by General Grant when he grasped the hands of twenty eight persons a minute for thirteen minutes |
