| Show dymm my mm newy NewT earla Rec dion plon ion ton at theu theM hite bIte mou hoige hoire 8 e ct et C condax 4 lesart literati r judt mui Mol teres lerea ten tem et N a plebs lieb Pro fanum vui nua rus et cetera washington jan 2 18 78 editors de deseret et nem new the fl first ra t to a arrive rd I 1 48 at the presidential now years reception are the correspondents of dit dl lerent Berent papers and aud me the marine baud these thebe are all ali in the large autt room the band to furnish furnia tx irico and the correspondents to tell who were there what they had on and how they bowed and shook ani and aul smirked and aud smiled yesterday some somo lady dents were pie sent in full dress and a few male pen drivers dri versi verri hadon had on swallow tafu white neckties neck ties white kl ki i gloves with in their button holes the ladies in full dress drees had special privileges accorded them they were allowed to penetrate t the he sanctum sanctorum of the blue room and to make accurate notes of the dresses of mrs hayes and the ladies receiving with her thib thia made the rest of us jealous were not our papers as rt respectable sp and well CO connected as them theire and aud bad had not our readers also a right to know about the colff eures and lacis laces ani and trains and deml demi trains traine and deml demi monde trains as well as the read eis eta of the papers of jennie june or mrs grundy if this be tret so i make the most of it the arrive was the diplomatic corpse corps for let it not be tor lor forgotten lurg iorg gotten oilen that diplomacy is the mummy of past ages and aud of i flete fiete systems of polity and ilat tint I 1 bis his no legli legitimate mate place in it burday of printing presses teer leer phd s and ocean cables cable when kings and cabinet and presidents learn woj t vere ele formerly state or court conn secrets from the newt newspapers papers a week or a month bufore before they are ma ina uiel in their own council 1 I is i titue ad civilization thou thuu d itself clear of this nue due ou od antique useless and expensive herita heritage gb niome members of the diplomatic corps are rich and gaudy they came to io the white houe houfe e in coroneted carriages be dightO with swords and bashes sashes and gm gold lace while their manly kidded ltd chesta chests their ao maclis need no padding pad pud dlug diug are covered with stars alid abd erns eros ses rand and other r insignia of rauk rank or onlee onice among the more notable for elaborate decoration were the english french spanish russian and japanese ministers others were poor in purse purge and salary and democratic in their attire among these were wera some of the representatives of the south american republics who appeared in the customary dres of gentlemen i at an evening party or walt wait erat r sat a swell t or first class hotel they came QU u foot this made it a little attie aw awkward war for them for when france or eu augland g I 1 and aud entered the anteroom ante room lie bad only to turn his back to his accompanying berv servant arit urit who tok the cloak irom from his shoulders und displaced ed him in all his hid splendor but hut some impecunious ambus a i dors who had walked to the f feene cene were seen vainly searching for fur a place to hang their hats and overcoat overcoats after the foreigners had disposed of their outer covering they waited for a few minutes jabbering animatedly in several everal beveral languages mostly french iu in a second smaller anteroom until the baud commenced to play when they moved into the blue room headed beaded by secretary evarts and presented their distinguished compliments to the presidents and mrs hayes thena then to use a military term they debauched debouched debou ched into the grand east room where they had lad bad a more open field for the ibe display of their inen able ible brightness the reception of our m military I 1 datary and naval officers the supreme court the senators anul anki mid wid members of the lower followed clo cio close e upon and the diplomatic corps remaining in the east room were soon reinforced by these and the ocene was exceedingly gay animated variegated brilliant grotek grotesque que etc etc for once the gentlemen out dazzled the ladies in splendor of attire the most richly deemed drei dieh sed woman was senora genera Ma mantilla utilla in english mrs cloak I 1 suppose w wife ife of tile the spanish minister shu ahe wore a rich dress of green velvet trimmed with blue satin and wrought round the phylacteries with designs of heavy silk pink roses in rs bhe she was not at al all nil laverse averse to showing her dress and frequently shot off like ilke a comet from the dazzling constellation in the south end of the room and promenaded promenades its entire length first with one at and then with another of which flirtation or relief her fat and sleepy husband seemed unconscious or grateful to sum my observations secretary evarts wore a rather short tailed frock coat buttoned close and it looked a little like it had bad been renovated and made to look aa as good as new for two dollars rost Post postmaster mast er general key wore a full fuli dress suit and bad his bis coif colf coiffure fure arranged a la a heenan mrs key rey who ia is a large and aud handsome lady ll 11 yas was dressed in an elegant black sif all silk k she ancl anil the P M J U are both of heroic size anul anil the handsomest couple in the cabinet ane secretaries of the interior and of the inacy were both present with their daughters daughters of the latter latte rare are rather pretty young ladies with perhaps a slight excess of rural lural grace in their air addman and manner miss aliks has a face in which is an almost pathetic combination of intelligence and retire ment rare homeliness the outlines of her features are like those of maggie mitchell mrs me creery wore ble blie bie bli e silk with a ion lon long iong 9 train and I 1 heard a lady say that she looked dowdy there was udy present with bare arms imagine senator judge or congressman guster glister of texas shirt sleeves cut dnn at the arm pits I 1 was pleased to 86 see seo that she had been ed and that from the size of 0 the scar it had taken of course comment in this style sty Is is very brutal bu but t would it not be well t to 0 make a new dep deD departure arture in this sweet branch of journalism and write what many say and all think about these extravagant displays I 1 do not re fer fur to na naked ked arms and necks especially ally but it has become th the 1 fashion of the local press to slaver blaver with ecstatic rhetoric the styles and natural or fictitious beauties of ladies who appear at marriages receptions hope hops etc we blame them for their vanity and extravagance that his has brought on the panic and is making marriage a burden burdea or an impossibility and yet we are continually their vanity and extravagance by af pf printed anted flattering lies no of aud and refinement to have her physical points discus bed ged and those without intelligence anti anil refinement who solicitously court this discussion bad better encouraged to stay at homely home by having inc the fhe truth told about them may may not be realized it may 9 innocent BO so v venerable en erable is custom but flattery is just as pernicious as any other lie Sena senator edmunds munds was the gentleman present who did have on the customary black he r wore a pepper aud and salt suit I 1 am unable to account for this thia breach unless the vermonter has iconoclast or ia Is trying the dodge or is advertising new england woolen mill might have the diplomatic tale take talethe ta ahe matter under consideration since it has lias nothing nettling else to do As J uc elvers eivers t r must say that the present are an improve duent on ut general and mrs grant they have a lit hearty arty manliness and womanliness of minner manner in shaking iha rha hind nua 91 aud and pronoun pronouncing clug the name ef f uhe the person presented that lasur abaer hantl A I 1 cheer cheerful ful fui and magnetic r cas eab CAB A S V |
