In a place set apart for them were Major McKinley's family and
friends, amongst them being his wife and his mother, Mrs. Nancy Allison
McKinley, a bright, active old lady, over eighty years of age.
The Senators being in their places, the President of the Senate gave one
stroke of his gavel, and immediately the doors of the Senate were thrown
open, and the usher of the Senate announced:
"The Ambassadors of foreign countries."
All the Senators rose to their feet, and in filed the Ambassadors in full
diplomatic dress.
Their dress-coats and trousers were decorated with gold bullion, they
carried their white-feathered, three-cornered hats in their hands, and
across their shoulders, from left to right, were sashes of colored satin,
according to their rank or their country--pink, white, yellow, and red
satin.
They were ushered to seats in front of the Vice-President's dais, and
almost immediately the doors were again thrown open and the page
announced:
"The Ministers of foreign countries."
The Senators again rose, and in walked the Ministers, and were ushered to
their seats.
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