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Washington reception folly and the White House crowd
iSpecial Correspondence reports on Washington receptions as a social engine for national life. A vivid tour through four White House nights shows how crowds move, the crush in cloakrooms, and the perfunctory exchanges with the president and Mrs. Cleveland. Critics call the ritual silly, yet social rank and fashion drive the spectacle.
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