The Avenue was lined by cheering throngs as the Ambassador and his suite were driven to the hotel.

The carriages were flanked by U.S.Cavalry.

Over the gaily decorated Waldorf the golden imperial banner of the Celestial Kingdom with the great blue Dragon snapping at a crimson ball fluttered in the breeze.
But Li Hung Chang did not pay the hostelry the compliment of relying on its cuisine, preferring the services of his own Chinese cooks.

The day after his arrival the Ambassador was received by President Cleveland at the home of ex-Secretary of the Navy William C.Whitney, Fifth Avenue and Fifty-seventh Street.

Surrounding the President were the Secretaries of State, War, the Treasury, the Attorney-General, and other officials.
The visiting statesman was presented to Mr.Cleveland by Richard Olney, Secretary of State, and to the Chief Executive turned over his credentials from the Chinese Emperor.
The banquet that evening, given by former American diplomats to the Celestial Empire, began at six o'clock, as Li wished to set for the Western world the example of early retiring.