Letter from Lily Macalester to Charles Macalester

Lily Macalester writes her father, Charles Macalester, regarding her stay at the White House with her friend, First Lady Harriet Lane. Lily describes the dinner party with Japanese delegates as a "great success." "My friend the young Prince Stkahara Jugoro, is very bright" and, as Lily explains, "asked me for my card, and to write my name on it." As a result of her interaction with the Japanese delegation, Lily notes that President James Buchanan "complimented me extravagantly" after the dinner. Transcript included.