Show OUR washington rt ouLAR washington jan 1883 nt alio capital camo and wont all abo customary observance with church celebrations and innumerable festivities at schools charitable asylums and homes and alas wilh ib usual record of intoxication and crimo i u u charily contributed freely to holiday happiness by gathering together tho children of tho poor and riving thorn tur lioy kria and amusing entertainments in this work tho presidents daughter nellio miss west daughter of tho british minister and tho daughter of chief justice waito may bo active besides miny others who equally flici but choso whoso names lack alio accident of fame but tho chief avont of tho week was president arthurs last kow years reception tho official pageant was brilliant mid tho president biad a long list of assistants including badiea of tho cabinet of the court tho wives of many So natora and kopro and othar ladies of social tho assistants stool in lino by burng withdrawing when fatigued to tho rear of tho receiving parly others camo forward aud filled their places promptly at tho hour for tho opening of tho reception president arthur in full ahio kid gloves and leitton holo bouquet stood ut the ie id of tho lino and received first liis and next tho diplomatic corpse tho chief justice and As justices follow oil then senators and judges of tho court of the district of columbia judges of tho court of chains Cl ains tho district judiciary commissioners of tho district members of tho Cabino fc and ex of alio llio united states then amo tho of tho army and savy tho assistant secretaries of of bureaus fo assistant postmaster general and attorney tho solicitor general and various other ho als surer commissioners secretaries tind assistants abo of abo war of 1812 and taso of tho mexican war followed by tho Boldi ors of ibo grind army of the republic and tho oldest inhabitant association of alio district aud then tho acors were thrown to citi zens bail n throng of both colors who acro neither judges bor mado a steady pro through tho butil tho reception cloard the whito wua with tropical plants tho marino band m tho vestibule vesti bulo vyila music lud in tho famous east room was alu 10 lo alio fivos of foreign countries mingled oi fabous court aad decorations wilh the gay of my and navy officers aud tho dombro antiro of the court Jus licci 1 ho day was observed ia washington en carriages carri agea ransoms hansoms han and caba along alio with their freight of calac s indies handsomely attired received them in gas lighted parlors gentlemen paid the couii of tho sip boj poj tea or coffeo nibbled and cako and and the first duly of tho new year was miny will never their hostesses again because by jan ast 1st thu official aud social of washington will bo changed is no end to inauguration in washington and several steps toward preparation for tho great event havo been liken tho past week halls and that can bo utilized for lodging being fixed up for org migrations mi rations that arc coming aud northern firms have to furnish thousands of cots tho committee on public comfort choso whoso duty it is to provide quarters either abc holds or private houses for poisons desiring them will endeavor to I 1 cop prices for every variety of donn don n to ordinary rates and cau it is hoped be relied upon to prevent charges mr Clev elands loll the civil hi been tho chief topic of conversation hero for elveral in the departments the widest differences feren ces of opinion ia in agard to it many officials ciali tho letter as insuring a thorough enforcement of civil rules while others assert that tho voiding cf it will permit the removal from buico of man who made a contribution trib ution for political purposes or delivered a political speech tho groat mr moody is coming to washington in iwa weeks to hold nd the city pastors h avo been making ar for hira iio wants tho largest church in tho city of course which is alio congregational on G street antas that has been for boroo other purpose tho mount varnon M E church was selected as tho next larges building mr moody always stops at a hotel in order to bo master of his awu time and movements and though ho makes no charges for his arc paid by tho churches in tho city where ho holds his hect ings admission tickets aro issued for each sonvico sor vico |