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...THE... 
 
 Washington Sketch Book 
 
 A SOCIETY SOUVENIR 
 
 By IDA HINMAN 
 
 CONTAINING OVER ONE HUNDRED PORTRAITS OF PROMINENT PEOPLE, 
 AND FIFTY VIEWS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND STATUES. 
 
 SOUVENIR EDITION. No. 
 
 Copyright, 1895, ^7 ^'^^ HiNMAN. All rights reserved. 
 
 WASHINGTON, D. C: 
 
 HARTMAN & CADICK, PRINTERS. 
 
 1895. 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Page. 
 Dedication -.-----.---7 
 
 Intkoduction -----------9 
 
 Chaptek I. 
 A Glimpse of Washing-ton, its Public Edifices, Parks and Monuments - - 11 
 
 Chaptek II. 
 The Etiquette of Society at the National Capital and Phases of Social Life - 25 
 
 Chapter III. 
 Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Stevenson and Ladies of- the Cabinet - - - - 47 
 
 Chapter IV. 
 The Diplomatic Corps at Washington -------57 
 
 Chapter V. 
 Sketches of Some Prominent Women -------65 
 
 Chapter VI. 
 A Review of a Season's Social Events ------- loi 
 
WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 TO MY PRECIOUS MOTHER; 
 
 THE INFLUENCE OF 
 WHOSE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, WHOSE UNERRING COUNSEL, WHOSE DEVOTED 
 
 LOVE, AND WHOSE FERVENT PRAYERS 
 
 HAVE SUSTAINED ME IN THE LONG YEARS THAT IT HAS BEEN MY DUTY 
 
 TO STAND ALONE IN THE GREAT CITY 
 
 IS THIS LITTLE VOLUME 
 
 AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED. 
 
WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Al /ASHINGrON the most beautiful and historic city of the land of freedom and progress, the land to 
 
 which the oppressed of all nations look with longing as the great world's highway of liberty. 
 
 Washington — the social centre of America, the home of the most charming and hospitable of people and 
 the most gracious statesmen and diplomats. It is of this city, the epitome of American life, of her lawmakers, 
 statesmen and diplomats, of Congressional proceedings and social events, that it has been my privilege to write 
 for a number of years. 
 
 A few weeks ago the thought came to me that a souvenir of Washington society which would contain 
 pictures of officials and ladies, of public buildings, and monuments, with brief sketches and descriptions, 
 together with a chapter on the etiquette of Washington society and a review of a season's social events, as 
 they passed in procession, arranged in order for convenient reference, would give a very practical and lucid 
 idea of Washington society and its distinguished actors, and might be well received. As the history of our 
 public men is so generally known, the sketches are mostly devoted to the ladies of the Capital. 
 
 The volume is partly a compilation from my letters which have appeared in journals of Philadelphia, 
 New York, Chicago, St. Louis and other cities, and bears all the evidences of hasty newspaper work. No one 
 can be more painfully aware of its imperfections than the writer, but as the thought of publishing the souvenir 
 did not present itself until the season was considerably advanced, there has not been time to prepare it on a 
 more elegant model. 
 
 All the beautiful half-tone pictures of individuals, were made expressly for this publication, and I com- 
 fort myself with the thought that if my book does not prove satisfactory as a literary production, it will chaim 
 the eye. If it is not readable, it certainly is beautiful. 
 
WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
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 6 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 CHAPTER I 
 
 A GLIMPSE OF WASHINGTON, ITS PUBLIC EDIFICES, PARKS AND MONUMENTS. 
 
 ATl/'ASHINGTON, the Capital of earth's greatest 
 ^ ^ Republic, though less than one hundred years 
 old, is one of the most beautiful Capitals and the 
 most charming resident city of the world. 
 
 Her large reservations, broad avenues, blooming 
 parks and circles, her magnificent public edifices, rare 
 art galleries and libraries, her palatial residences and 
 noble monuments, excite universal admiration. Here 
 gather each winter the favored of wealth and for- 
 tune, travelers from foreign lands, the gifted in art 
 and literature, patriots, statesmen, diplomats and 
 heroes, forming a society that is cosmopolitan in 
 character and has no counterpart in any city of the 
 Western hemisphere and few in the old world. 
 
 George Washington selected the site of the Capital 
 of the United States. The city had the great ad- 
 vantage over all other Capitals of modern times, in 
 that it was first founded and laid out expressly as the 
 Capital of a great nation instead of being the out- 
 growth of accident. Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, 
 a French engineer, who gave his services to this 
 country during the Revolutionary war, designed the 
 plan, and Thomas Jefferson assisted with many valua- 
 ble suggestions. An important object in this work 
 was to select suitable sites for the various public 
 buildings, squares, small parks and reservations. The 
 Capitol building is made the centre from which the 
 broad avenues radiate like the spokes of a wheel. 
 The view from the dome and the west portico is most 
 imposing. The city greets the beholder as a work of 
 art, a gem among cities. It has been said to be a com- 
 bination of gorgeous ancient Babylon, practical Phil- 
 adelphia, with much of the grace and beauty of Ver- 
 sailles. Not the least among its attractions are the 
 wide shaded avenues with their concrete pavements, 
 the principal ones reaching for a distance of several 
 miles, and commanding an extended prospect. 
 
 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most prominent, but its 
 continuity is broken by the White House and Treas- 
 ury, and again by the Capitol. Massachusetts is the 
 longest unbroken avenue. 
 
 The Capitol of the United States is universally 
 acknowledged to be the finest, most symmetrical, and 
 largest edifice of the kind in the world. Whatever 
 strides this country may make in the future in archi- 
 tecture, it certainly has made a most wonderful be- 
 ginning, for it can boast, without fear of rivalry, of 
 possessing the greatest Capitol and the largest and 
 most handsome railroad station, as there is no other 
 depot that equals the newly completed Broad Street 
 Station at Philadelphia. 
 
 American architecture combines usefulness and du- 
 rability with beauty in a most harmonious manner. 
 
 The Capitol building, like that of ancient Rome, 
 occupies a commanding position on a hill ; the site is 
 most picturesque and beautiful. The structure covers 
 an area of three and a half acres. It is seven hun- 
 dred and fifty-one feet in length, and the greatest 
 breadth, including the steps of the extension, is three 
 hundred and twenty feet. Its cost has been over 
 thirty million dollars. The original building is of 
 sandstone, and the extensions, with their one hundred 
 monolith columns, are of white marble. The north 
 wing contains the Senate Chamber and the south the 
 Hall of Representatives. Each extension is adorned 
 with a highly ornamental portico a hundred and forty 
 feet wide, with a pediment of seventy-two feet span, 
 and columns and pilasters of the Corinthian style of 
 architecture. Rising far above the Capitol in majestic 
 grandeur is the great dome, which embodies the most 
 beautiful and correct forms of architecture. No other 
 structure in the world possesses a dome equal to this 
 in beautiful classic, symmetry, and its size is equaled 
 only by the domes of St. Paul's, in London, St. Pe- 
 
WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
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 ter's, in Rome, and the Hotel Des Invalids, in Paris. 
 It rises with imposing fluted columns from a colossal 
 peristyle above which is a balustrade, and above this 
 is another, while on its top is a lantern fifteen feet in 
 diameter, which, when Congress has night sessions, 
 illumines the edifice and grounds. Crowning all this 
 stands the Statue of Liberty, over three hundred and 
 seventy-seven feet above the Potomac River. The 
 view of the Capitol from the Soldiers' Home, which is 
 designated as "the Vista," resembles the view of St. 
 Peter's as seen from the Campagna in Rome, and is 
 one of the most attractive glimpses of the dome, the 
 city and the silver thread of the Potomac. The 
 Capitol is surrounded by a spacious park containing a 
 
 America weeping and History holding a tablet on 
 which she has written, " They Died that their Country 
 iVIight Live." Below these is a statue portraying 
 Victory with small images at her feet of IVIars and 
 Neptune. At the back of the monument is a portrayal 
 of Peace bearing an olive branch, surrounded by 
 models of agricultural implements. Near the Mary- 
 land Avenue entrance to the Capitol grounds stands 
 the Garfield Monument, erected by his comrades of 
 the Army of the Cumberland, in 1887. The pedes- 
 tal with the recumbent figures representing the stu- 
 dent, warrior and statesman, was erected by Con- 
 gress. There is also in the waiting-room of the Penn- 
 sylvania railroad station, where President Garfield 
 
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 great variety of luxuriant trees and foliage. Near the 
 grounds on the West are the National Botanical 
 Gardens. Facing the central portico in the eastern 
 court is the Statue of Washington, by Horatio 
 Greenough. This colossal statue was ordered by 
 Congress in 1832, and was executed in Italy. Facing 
 the Western entrance, near the foot of Capitol Hill, 
 is the imposing Peace Monument. It is of pure Italian 
 marble, resting on a granite pedestal, and rises to a 
 height of forty-four feet. On it is insrribed," In Mem- 
 ory of the Officers, Seamen and Marines of the United 
 States Navy, who fell in the defense of the Union 
 and Liberty of their Country, in 1861-1865." At the 
 summit are two graceful female figures, representing 
 
 was shot on July 2d, 188 1, a marble memorial tablet, 
 erected directly over the spot where he fell. 
 
 The numerous squares, circles and triangular reser- 
 vations of Washington, are exceedingly attractive. 
 Many of them are adorned with the statues of military 
 heroes. Judiciary Square, containing nineteen acres, 
 is one of the largest in the city. In it are located 
 the Pension Building and the District Court House. 
 Fronting the Court House is a full length statue of 
 Lincoln, on the summit of a tall marble column. 
 
 Directly opposite the White House, on Pennsylva- 
 nia Avenue, is Lafayette Square, containing the cele- 
 brated Lafayette statue and group. The equestrian 
 statue of General Andrew Jackson, by Clark Mills, is 
 
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 also in this park. It was partly constructed of brass 
 guns and mortars captured by this gallant officer in 
 battle, and is of colossal size, weighing fifteen tons, 
 and cost $50,000. It stands on a marble pedestal 
 surrounded by field pieces and cannon balls. Gen- 
 eral Jackson is represented in complete military uni- 
 form, mounted on a rearing horse which is poised high 
 in the air, without the aid of rods, as are the cele- 
 brated statues of George III at London, and Peter 
 the Great at St. Petersburg. 
 
 At the intersection of Massachusetts and Rhode 
 
 Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and cost over 
 $23,000. The pedestal is composed of massive 
 blocks of granite appropriately decorated, and cost 
 $25,000. This amount was appropriated by Con- 
 gress. 
 
 The colossal statue of Admiral David Glasgow 
 Farragut stands in the square that bears his name. 
 The Admiral is portrayed in naval uniform with tele- 
 scope in hand. The figure is ten feet in height and 
 stands on a pedestal twenty feet high. It was mod- 
 eled by Mrs. Vinnie Ream-Hoxie, and cast at the 
 
 Farragut 
 Thomas 
 
 Peace 
 Washington 
 
 Dupont 
 
 McPherson 
 
 Island avenues and Sixteenth and N streets is the 
 beautiful reservation of Scott Circle, in the centre of 
 which is an equestrian statue of Lieutenant-General 
 Winfield Scott. General Scott is represented in full 
 military uniform seated on his favorite war horse. 
 The statue was erected by Congress in 1874 at a cost 
 of $45,000. 
 
 McPherson Square on Vermont avenue contains the 
 equestrian statue of Major-General James B. Mc- 
 Pherson by James T. Robisso, representing this hero 
 reviewing the field of battle. It was erected by the 
 
 Washington Navy Yard of metal taken from Farra- 
 gut's flagship, the "Hartford." 
 
 A statue of Rear- Admiral Samuel F. Dupont stands 
 m the circle that bears his name at the intersection of 
 Massachusetts and Connecticut avenues. It repre- 
 sents the Admiral in full uniform standing with 
 marine glass in his hand. 
 
 The equestrian statue of General George H. Thomas 
 occupies the centre of Thomas Circle at the intersec- 
 tion of Fourteenth street and Massachusetts and Ver- 
 mont avenues. It was erected by the Society of the 
 
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 Army of the Cumberland, and cost $50,000. The 
 pedestal is of Virginia granite, and bears bronze tab- 
 lets representing the badge of the Society of the Army 
 of the Cumberland. General Thomas is portrayed in 
 full dress, observing the tide of battle. 
 
 STATUE OF COLUMBUS 
 
 Lincoln Square, one mile east of the Capitol, con- 
 tains the Statue of Emancipation. A bronze group 
 represents Lincoln holding the Proclamation of 
 Emancipation in one hand, while the other is ex- 
 tended protectingly over the crouching form of a 
 negro, whose broken fetters ijidicate that he is a slave 
 no longer. This expressive memorial was erected 
 from contributions received from the freed race, and 
 was unvailed April 14, 1876, with imposing cere- 
 monies, when Frederick Douglas was the orator of the 
 occasion. 
 
 In a small triangular park near the intersection of 
 Penns) Ivania avenue and Ninth street northwest, is a 
 bronze statue of Major-General John A. Rawlins, 
 Secretary of War in 1869. 
 
 Among other noted statues and monuments are 
 those of Franklin and Sheridan, the equestrian statue 
 of General Greene, of the Continental Army, and 
 the Daguerre Memorial at the National Museum. 
 
 The Washington Monument, the most imposing 
 and notable monument of the nation and the loftiest 
 artificial structure in the world, rises to the magnifi- 
 cent height of five hundred and fifty-two feet from its 
 base and five hundred and seventy- two above the sur- 
 face of the surrounding country. It occupies a con- 
 spicuous site on a small plateau near the bank of the 
 Potomac, which was designated by act of Congress in 
 
 1S48, and is said to have been originally selected by 
 George Washington. This beautiful, white pyramidal 
 shaft seems to rest in quiet grandeur against the sky. 
 Sometimes it is merged in the clouds, but in clear 
 weather it stands out in clear cut 'beauty pointing to 
 Heaven. The lower portion is of blue granite faced 
 with large crystal marble, and^the upper part is en- 
 tirely of marble. In the interior lining are set many 
 blocks of marble presented by States and cities of 
 this Nation, by foreign countries, and by various 
 organizations. The interior of the shaft is fitted 
 with a spiral stair case and an elevator runs to the 
 top. 
 
 The prospect from its summit is sublime beyond 
 description. On the north and east the range of vis- 
 ion extends over the beautiful city, and far beyond 
 over the district and green hills of Maryland. 
 
 This magnificent monument is universally acknowl- 
 edged to be the most suitable and appropriate memo- 
 rial to him who was called " The pride of our land 
 and glory of our race." For as this monument stands 
 above other artificial structures of earth, so his char- 
 acter rises in grandeur above that of ordinary men. 
 
 The city has built in the opposite direction from 
 what was expected, and to-day the Capitol stands with 
 its back to the populous and fashionable portion. 
 Property on Capitol Hill was held so exorbitantly 
 
 STATUE OF CIVILIZATION 
 
 high that the people vvere forced to go to the North- 
 west. The growth and improvements have been most 
 marked in this portion during the last fifteen years. 
 Formerly the Northwest part of the cit) was occupied 
 by the poorer classes and real estate here had little 
 
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 value. Now it is the aristocratic portion. I recollect 
 of a prominent Senator's wife during Cleveland's first 
 administration, at one of her receptions, in speaking 
 of the recent remarkable growth of the more distant 
 Northwest, saying that some years previous a certain 
 Senator had offered her husband a lot here for a cow- 
 patch, but that he would-not accept it even for that. 
 But, she added with a smile, he would be very glad 
 to get that cow-patch now, for it was located near 
 where the most costly residences have since been 
 erected . 
 
 There is no residence to which the eye of the 
 American public turns with more interest than to the 
 White House, or Executive Mansion. It stands in 
 
 structure is built of sandstone painted white, and is 
 severely plain in its exterior. The general plan was 
 copied from the Duke of Leinster's mansion at Dublin. 
 It is two stories high with a basement and is of the 
 Grecian style of architecture. The portico with its 
 Ionic columns was built during President Jackson's 
 administration in 1859. Adjoining the building on 
 the west is a conservatory. The large ornamental 
 doors in the centre of the house open into a spacious 
 corridor. From this the inner corridor is reached 
 and the East Room. This is the largest apartment of 
 the White House. The prevailing style is Grecian, 
 and its handsome decorations are in pure Grecian style. 
 Tliree large beautifully decorated panels compose its 
 
 BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING 
 
 an inclosed plot of twenty acres, called the Presi- 
 dent's grounds, between the Treasury and the State, 
 War and Navy buildings, fronting on Pennsyl- 
 vania avenue and Lafayette Square. It has shel- 
 tered all the Presidents of the United States ex- 
 cept George Washington, who selected its site and 
 personally supervised its erection. The grounds are 
 adorned with fountains and in summer with luxuriant 
 flower beds, while stately oaks, poplars and sycamores 
 give a beautiful sylvan effect and contrast well with 
 the white of the Executive Mansion, which is partly 
 hidden by their expansive foliage. From the south 
 side of the building the park gradually slopes to the 
 river bank and commands a far reaching prospect of 
 the Potomac and the blue hills of Virginia. The 
 
 lofty ceilings, and from the centre of each panel hang 
 massive crystal chandeliers. Paintings of Washington 
 and Martha Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln, 
 adorn the wall. 
 
 Leading from the East Room is the Green Room, so 
 called because this is the dominant color of the fur- 
 nishings and decorations. This room contains the 
 painting of Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes, which was pre- 
 sented to the Government by the Woman's Christian 
 Temperance Union, because Mrs. Hayes was the 
 living exponent of the principles of this powerful 
 organization and was the first President's wife to turn 
 the wine glass upside down in the White House. 
 
 The beautiful Blue Room, the next in the suite of 
 state parlors, is artistically furnished and decorated 
 
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 in blue and gold, and the walls are hung in delicate 
 blue silk. The room is oval in form, and when the 
 lights of the massive crystal and gilt chandeliers are 
 lighted the scene is one of exquisite beauty. 
 
 Opening from the Blue Room is the Red room, 
 where the prevailing color is red. It is cheerful and 
 cosy in appearance, with an atmospliere of home life 
 about it. Its furnishings resemble that of a family 
 drawing room. Here are bric-a brae, periodicals, 
 books and a mahogany table over one hundred 
 years old. From this room there is access to the 
 State dining room, and both open into the inner cor- 
 ridor, which is separated from the outer corridor or 
 vestibule by a handsome glass screen. Portrails of 
 
 ifice extends from norlh to south, including project- 
 ions, five hundred and sixty feet, and from east to 
 west three hundred and forty-two feet, and rises to 
 the height of one hundred and twenty-eight feet. 
 Over a sub-basement and basement are four stories, 
 surmounted by an artistic mansard roof. The State 
 Department occupies the south pavilion, the War De- 
 paitment the northern portion, and the Navy, the 
 southern portion of the east wing. In the State De- 
 partment are kept the great seal of the United States 
 and the first draft of the Declaration of Independence 
 and of the Constitution. In the War Department are 
 portraits of famous soldiers and former Secretaries of 
 War. The quarters of the Array are here also, and 
 
 INTERIOR OF PENSION OFFICE 
 
 many of the Presidents adorn the wall of the inner 
 corridor. 
 
 The State, War and Navy Building, erect'^d for the 
 accommodation of these important Governmental De- 
 partments, stands protectingly on the west side of the 
 White House. This vast structure is in Italian Renais- 
 sance style originally treated, and in massive propor- 
 tions, architectural beauty and execution, is the finest 
 edifice of its kind in the world. All the parts are in 
 beautiful proportion and form a striking combination 
 of classic and modern methods, harmonious as a 
 whole, and giving an almost perfect specimen of ar- 
 chitecture. It was designed by A. B. Mullett, and 
 constructed of Virginia and Maine granite. The ed- 
 
 portraits of all the Commanders-in-Chief, from Wash- 
 ington to Sherman. The United States has had sev- 
 enteen Commanders-in-Chief, but Congress has con- 
 ferred the full title of General on only five of them — 
 Washington, Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Schofield. 
 The Treasury Building, on the east side of the 
 White House, is another edifice of majestic propor- 
 tions and superb architectural design. It is in the 
 Grecian style of architecture, with various modi- 
 fications. Over a rustic basement are three stories, 
 surrounded by an ornamental balustrade. It is con- 
 structed of Virginia freestone and Maine granite. 
 On its eastern fa(;ade is a lofty colonnade of thirty 
 Ionic columns. The fagades on the northwest and 
 
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 south have massive porticos of Ionic columns. It has 
 a frontage of two hundred and sixty- four feet on 
 Pennsylvania avenue, and extends four hundred and 
 sixty feet on Fifteenth street. There are two hundred 
 rooms exclusive of the vaults in the basement, but 
 vast as is the building, it is inadequate to the needs of 
 the Treasury Department, and the army of officials, 
 clerks and employees required to transact the Nation's 
 business. 
 
 The Patent Office occupies two squares, covering an 
 area of two and three-fourths acres, between Seventh 
 and Ninth and F and G streets. This colossal struc- 
 ture is in the Doric style of architecture. Above the 
 rustic basement are two stories seventy-five feet in 
 height. An interesting feature of this building is a 
 magnificent portico of two rows of massive Doric col- 
 umns, designed after that of the Parthenon in Athens, 
 and which is of exactly the same dimensions. The 
 building con- 
 tains, beside 
 the extensive 
 halls of the mu- 
 seum of models, 
 nearly two hun- 
 dred apart- 
 ments. 
 
 The Pension 
 Office is located 
 on the northern 
 end of Judici- 
 ary Square near 
 G street. It is 
 built of pressed pensioi 
 
 brick, in the Renaissance style of architecture, and 
 is four hundred feet in length and two hundred in 
 width. The walls are seventy-five feet high. The 
 great hall or court of the Pension Office is three hun- 
 dred and sixteen feet long and a hundred and fifteen 
 feet wide. It occupies the centre of the building and 
 is covered with a lofty roof of glass and iron, crowned 
 with a dome. Two galleries extend along the sides 
 of the court, one above the other, supported by Ionic 
 and Doric columns. This immense hall is used for 
 
 Inauguration balls, and will accommodate eighteen 
 hundred people, allowing room for dancing and prom- 
 enading. When closely packed it will hold fifty-eight 
 hundred people. 
 
 The Smithsonian Institution is a picturesque build- 
 ing in the Norman style which prevailed in Southern 
 Europe during the latter part of the Twelfth century. 
 It is constructed of red sandstone and stands in a 
 beautiful park of fifty-two acres, known as the 
 Smithsonian Grounds, which is well laid out with 
 broad drives and lawns, and groves of luxuriant 
 trees. 
 
 The Bureau of PJngraving and Printing is situated 
 at the corner of Fourteenth and B streets southwest. 
 It is a brick structure in the Romanesque style. 
 Above the high basement are two stories and on the 
 north end is a tall tower. 
 
 Situated directly west of the Smithsonian Institu- 
 
 t i o n between 
 Twelfth and 
 Fou r t e enth 
 streets, is the 
 Department of 
 Agriculture. It 
 i s constructed 
 of pressed brick 
 with brown 
 stone trim- 
 mings and is in 
 the R en a i s - 
 sance style of 
 architecture. 
 OFFICE Adjoining the 
 
 building on the west are extensive glass and iron 
 conservatories, containing rare tropical planls. 
 
 The National Museum is an attractive structure of 
 the modernized Romanesque style, which was erected 
 by the Government in 1879 ^s an annex to the Smith- 
 sonian Institution. It is constructed of brick. The 
 main building is one story high with a dome in the 
 centre, that rises to a height of one hundred and 
 eight feet, while at the four corners are pavilions 
 three stories high. 
 
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 CHAPTER II 
 
 ETIQUETTE OF SOCIETY AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AND PHASES OF SOCIAL LIFE. 
 
 '\l/'ASHINGTON SOCIETY is unique, kaleide- 
 ^ " scopic and heterogeneous. Its personnel changes 
 more frequently than that of any other city in the 
 Union and its code of etiquette is entirely different, 
 being peculiar to itself. Each administration and 
 each Congress bring to the Capital new officials with 
 an entirely different following. 
 
 The unique social code that obtains at the National 
 Capital with its disputed question of precedence is at 
 once interesting and perplexing to an official or pri- 
 vate citizen on first assuming social duties. 
 
 One of the first rules to be learned, and which 
 surprises the uninitiated, is that all new arrivals must 
 make the first call on all of equal or superior rank. 
 All persons in private life pay first calls to officials, 
 and a distinguished stranger visiting Washington 
 pays first calls upon resident officials of equal rank. 
 A newly appointed or elected official pays calls first 
 on all of equal rank who have been longer in office 
 and on all above him. The same rule applies to the 
 ladies of their families. For instance, the wife of a 
 newly elected Member of Congress pays first calls on the 
 wives of all the older Members and on the wives of 
 Senators, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Cabinet 
 officers before any of these ladies will call on her. The 
 wives of new Senators call first upon the wives of those 
 who have served longer in the Senate. The first call 
 is made in reference to precedence and signifies that 
 the person called upon ranks above the one making 
 the call. Although the code of etiquette is so differ- 
 ent from that of other cities, when once under- 
 stood it is easily followed. The only real difficulty 
 is that arising from disputed questions pertaining to 
 precedence, for which, on several points, there is no 
 recognized authoritative code. 
 
 The centre of official Washington society is the 
 White House and its leaders are the President of the 
 United States and his wife. Next to these are the 
 
 Vice-President and his wife. In case of the death of 
 the Vice-President the President of the Senate pro 
 tempore. 
 
 The order of rank of the Cabinet Officers, as ar- 
 ranged by the statute of 1886, decreeing the order 
 of Presidential succession on the death of the Presi- 
 dent and Vice-President, is the Secretary of State, 
 the Secretry of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, 
 the Attorney-General, the Postmaster-General, the 
 Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior. 
 
 This statute changed the rank of the Speaker of the 
 House, who formerly ranked next to the Vice-Presi- 
 dent or President of the Senate. 
 
 One of the points of precedence in dispute is that 
 between the Diplomats and Associate Justices of the 
 Supreme Court. The wife of an ex-Senator, who has 
 long been a resident of Washington, and is especially 
 noted for her dinner entertainments, which involve 
 the correct seating of guests, declares that the only 
 way to solve the difficulty of the disputed question of 
 precedence between the Justices and Diplomats, is not 
 to invite them at the same time. On one occasion this 
 lady, at a dinner party, was asked by the host for ad- 
 vice as to which should be given precedence, one of the 
 oldest of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court 
 or a foreign Minister. She advised in this instance, 
 as the Associate Justice was an aged man and the 
 Minister young, to give the place of honor to the 
 Justice. The Justice took it as his right and nothing 
 more, while the Diplomat was indignant and so ex- 
 pressed himself to this lady whom he sat beside at 
 dinner. She said to him frankly: "You must 
 blame me for this, as my advice was asked and I said 
 give the Justice the preference, as he is an old man, 
 while you are young and handsome." This, added 
 the lady in relating the incident to me, "somewhat 
 appeased his anger." 
 
 The President, on New Year's day, receives the Dip- 
 
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 lomats before he does the Justices or Senators, and this 
 seems proper on the ground that they are, in a sense, 
 the Nation's guests, and strangers in a foreign land. 
 Fortunately, an authoritative code that obtains in the 
 Diplomatic Corps, was established at the Vienna Con- 
 ference a number of years ago, to the effect that Am- 
 bassadors or Ministers take rank by the order of the pre- 
 sentation of their credentials to the President or Court. 
 United States Senators take precedence over Cabi- 
 net Ministers, and the reasons for this are logical. 
 While in the Cabinet is invested by Congress the 
 order of succes- 
 sion to the Presi- 
 dency, and the 
 Cabinet Ministers 
 are the constitu- 
 tional advisers of 
 the President and 
 the heads of the 
 great Governmen- 
 tal Departments, 
 they are appointed 
 by the President 
 and hold their offi- 
 ces at his pleasure, 
 and he could, at 
 any time, ask for 
 their resignation. 
 Senators, on the 
 contrary, derive 
 their positions 
 from State sover- 
 eignty, and no 
 other body except 
 the Senate has the 
 constitutional 
 power to pass on 
 their credentials. 
 They areas far be- 
 yond the interfer- 
 ence of the Presi- 
 dent as they are 
 
 of the humblest American citizen. The Senate, also, 
 in secret session, confirms or refuses to confirm the Cabi- 
 net officers' appointments. On the ground that the 
 yjower to create is greater than that which is created, 
 Senators should certainly take rank of Cabinet officials. 
 The Senate, too, in official language, requests the 
 President and directs the Cabinet officer, and any 
 Cabinet officer can be called and questioned re- 
 garding his official acts, at the option of the Senate. 
 All these reasons carry the logical sequence that 
 United States Senators take precedence of Cabinet offi- 
 
 cers, and after a long contest, the ladies of the Cabi- 
 net have graciously yielded, and pay first calls to the 
 ladies of the Senatorial circle. They have also been 
 obliged to surrender a long contested point of prece- 
 dence with the ladies of the Supreme Court, and make 
 the first calls on them. 
 
 The question of the precedence of the Senate over 
 the Supreme Court has not been so easily adjusted. 
 The Senators claim, as they possess the confirming 
 power, that they should rank first. As a certain Sen- 
 ator said : " When a man is nominated for Justice 
 
 by the President, 
 he comes to us and 
 asks us to vote for 
 him ; then, as soon 
 as we confirm him, 
 instead of calling 
 on us and thank- 
 ing us, he and his 
 wife declare that 
 we must make the 
 first call." It 
 must be acknowl- 
 edged that there 
 is some force in 
 this. The diffi- 
 culty could be am- 
 icably and reason- 
 ably adjusted by 
 all newly appoint- 
 ed Justices recog- 
 nizingtheconfirm- 
 ing power by pay- 
 ing their respects 
 to the Senators, 
 and their wives 
 first calling on 
 the families o f 
 the Senatorial 
 circle. Then, 
 after this, the 
 wives of all new 
 Senators should make the first call on the families 
 of the Court. There are several reasons why the 
 wives of new Senators should call first. The wives 
 of the Justices of the Supreme Court have very 
 arduous social duties that must become irksome to 
 them, as the years of their lives multiply, and the 
 fact stares them in the face that they must per- 
 form these duties until the end of life or the death 
 of their husbands ; so as a simple matter of kind- 
 ness, the social duties of the ladies of the Court 
 should be lightened as much as possible. To ask 
 
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 these ladies to hunt up the wife of each new Sejiator, 
 as soon as she comes to Washington, ami 10 l<eep this 
 up for a generation or more, is too much. Tiie wife 
 of a Western Senator, who brolje into the established 
 custom and made the first call on the ladies of the 
 Supreme Court, did a very sensible thing. 
 
 But there is another reason. As the members of tlie 
 Supreme Court hold their office for life, it is tlie only 
 body of our Government unaffected by jjolitical 
 changes. They must decide the most difficult ques- 
 tions of law. They are the court of final appeal. 
 The trend of events indicates that there is a danger- 
 
 the Justices said "the people are not ready yet to 
 ha\e this gown discarded." The decisions of the 
 Supreme Court are sustained by all the force of the 
 Republic, and justify the confidence the people have 
 in them. What a state of anarchy this country 
 would soon be in if the people did not honor and 
 submit to these decisions. The position of the Su- 
 Supreme Court is peculiar. Its members are the 
 sworn inleipielers of the law. They cannot change 
 nor modify it (o suit the public; sentiment of the day 
 or their own ideas, but must simply interpret it as it 
 is. As long as the law and public sentiment are in 
 
 MRS. NELLIE GRANT-SATORIS AND HER DAUGHTERS 
 
 ous tendency toward lawlessness and anarchy, and 
 everything that tends to give dignity and show re- 
 spect to this high office should be carefully guarded. 
 For instance, the Chief Executive and the mem- 
 bers of the law-making bodies do not wear robes 
 or any special kind of garb to mark their office, 
 but members of the Supreme Court feeling that 
 the people needed to have emphasized in some way 
 the peculiar power they hold, the power or right 
 of the interpretation of the law as the court of final 
 appeal, wear gowns, and in speaking of this, one of 
 
 harmony the task is less difficult. But let the public 
 sentiment on any vital question advance and change, 
 with no modification of law to harmonize with it, 
 and the task of the Supreme Court becomes arduous. 
 Take, for instance, the decision in the Dred Scott 
 case. The public conscience had been quickened 
 on the slavery question and public opinion had ad- 
 vanced far beyond recognized law. Yet Judge 
 Taney could only give a decision in accordance with 
 his view of the statutes and Constitution. It is 
 quite probable that in the struggle between labor and 
 
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 capital, the fast changing opinions on vital social 
 questions of the day will eventually bring before the 
 Supreme Court equally difficult and intricate ques- 
 tions. On their decisions will rest most momentous 
 issues. Their position is unlike that of any other 
 official, and because of this they should be shown the 
 honor that their high office demands for the sake of 
 the people, who should be taught to respect and have 
 confidence in them. From the first they have been 
 a most remarkable class of men, lofty and unim- 
 peachable. 
 
 The social duties of the President and his wife are 
 clearly defined by long usage. They are not expected 
 to return calls except from a Sovereign Ruler or Pres- 
 ident of an independent Government, who must pay 
 
 and the Judiciary, and the third to the Army and 
 Navy of the United States. 
 
 The invitations for the evening receptions usually 
 include all the official list, the Diplomatic Corps, 
 Senators, Representatives, Members of the Supreme 
 Court, Officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, 
 residing in Washington, members of the press, whose 
 names appear in the Congressional Directory, promi- 
 nent citizens, distinguished visitors and personal 
 friends of the President, and the ladies of their fam- 
 ilies. Only one card is issued for the three receptions. 
 
 A Congressman frequently takes several ladies and 
 one or two gentlemen outside of his own family. It 
 is evident that ladies enjoy these receptions more 
 than Senators and Representatives, for there are usu- 
 
 From the " White House." 
 
 THE VESTIBULE 
 
 By Permission. 
 
 the first visit. It is not customary for them to accept 
 invitations except from the members of the Cabinet, 
 when they are the guests of honor. General Grant 
 was one of the most democratic and social of all 
 the Presidents, and frequently was the guest m prom- 
 inent homes of Washington. President Arthur, also, 
 occasionally accepted invitations. 
 
 The President gives each winter, three state dinners; 
 the first to the Cabinet, the second to the Diplomatic 
 Corps, and the third to the United States Supreme 
 Court. He also gives, besides the New Year's recep- 
 tion, three evening card receptions and one public re- 
 ception. The first card reception is in honor of the 
 Diplomatic Corps, the second in honor of Congress 
 
 ally three or more ladies in attendance to one gentle- 
 man. The older officials are glad of any excuse to 
 remain away. The absence of Senators at all the re- 
 ceptions of the winter of 1895 was very noticeable. 
 The wife of a prominent Representative described to 
 me how hard she tried to coax her husband to attend 
 a Presidential reception one evening, but all her efforts 
 failed. He declared that if he went he would see 
 the same bones and the same moulds, and he was tired 
 of it. If some of the attenuated ladies who wear 
 decoUette gowns had heard the emphasis placed on 
 "bones and moulds," they would provide their bony 
 structure with suitable covering. 
 
 The guests usually appear in full dress at evening 
 
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 receptions, the ladies wearing elegant evening toilets 
 and the gentlemen conventional evening dress. 
 
 To avoid the rush it is better to go a little early or 
 late. Suppose a party reaches Pennsylvania avenue 
 and Fifteenth street at a quarter after nine o'clock, just 
 in time to be in the crush of carriages, they will prob- 
 ably be stopped by a line of carriages between them 
 and the White House gate, and may have to wait 
 some time before they can enter. As the line of ve- 
 hicles in front of them move, they move, and those 
 that have entered the line back of them, follow. At 
 last the east gate of the White House grounds, at 
 which stands a policeman, is reached. Slowly the 
 
 natured. Finally the cloak room is reached, where 
 the gentlemen's wraps are checked and another where 
 the ladies wraps are left. The State dining room is 
 converted into a dressing room for ladies on these oc- 
 casions and provided with a dressing case, and all the 
 accessories necessary for the finishing touches of a 
 toilet. After all is arranged our party proceeds to the 
 Red Room. Two or three lines of people coming 
 from dilTerent directions converge near the door of 
 the Red Room, which renders the crowd so.nething 
 formidable, and the richly dressed ladies and their 
 gallant escorts are jostled and jammed against each 
 other in a frightful manner. How a crush like this 
 
 THE INNER 
 
 From the " White House." 
 
 carriage proceeds through the circular driveway and 
 at last they arrive at the large portico, which has stood 
 a silent witness to so many brilliant gatherings. Here 
 are more policemen, and a footman who opens the 
 carriage door. If the night is pleasant, many have 
 walked, and the portico is crowded with people who 
 are endeavoring to press their way to the door. The 
 crowd is so dense that progress is slow, but at last 
 they join the throng within the corridor, which is 
 more compact than that outside. Here the throng 
 press and push each other, for it is an admitted fact 
 that the crowd at a White House reception is not as 
 well behaved as it might be, but it is usually good 
 
 CORRIDOR By Permission. 
 
 belittles greatness. There is a brave Admiral one of 
 the compressed mass, and here a valiant General 
 wedged in a corner, cut off from supplies. Ladies 
 are sometimes completely turned around by the crowd 
 and enter the Red Room backwards or sideways. 
 Only a few are allowed in this room at a time, so there 
 is no crush or crowding here, and the guests form in 
 a single line for presentation to the President and his 
 wife and the ladies of the receiving party. At the 
 entrance of the Blue Room the name of each guest is 
 given to the official who makes the presentation to the 
 President. The President repeats it and also Mrs. 
 Cleveland, who catches names quickly. Mrs. Cleve- 
 
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 land always shakes hands with each guest as she speaks 
 the name. This, Mrs. Harrison was unable to do, 
 owing to a lack of strength, but she bowed graciously 
 over the large boquet she carried on these occasions. 
 Mrs. Cleveland possesses a genius for handshaking. 
 She seems to receive, as well as to give, inspiration by 
 touch. At one reception I said tu her, " Mrs. Cleve- 
 land, is it not asking too much of you to shake 
 hands? " She gave me a beaming smile and replied, 
 "Oh, no." And really handshaking does not seem 
 to tire her. She bestows on each guest a winning 
 
 At eleven o'clock the Marine Band plays "Home, 
 Sweet Home." This is a polite way of reminding all 
 that it is the time to seek their homes. The President 
 and his wife, followed by the ladies of the receiving 
 party and the members of the Cabinet, promenade 
 through the Green Room and East Room, through the 
 inner corridor, ami thence pass upstairs, and tlie 
 guests immediately prepare to retire. 
 
 If it is difficult to get to a White House reception, 
 it is more difficult to get away. There is such a crusli 
 of carriages that the guests are sometimes, till twelve 
 
 From the " White House." STATE. Dl 
 
 smile as she takes his or her hand. The ladies of 
 the Cabinet, who stand in line, may or may not olTer 
 their hands. 
 
 Passing from the Blue Room after presentation to 
 the Green room, which is altogether too small for 
 the many guests to linger in, the line of visitors moves 
 at once to the great East Room. Here old acquaint- 
 ances are met and new ones formed. 
 
 The Conservatory is always opened on these occa- 
 sions, and a tour among the luxuriant growing plants 
 is one of the pleasures of the evening. 
 
 NING ROOM 
 
 By Permission. 
 
 or one o'clock, securing their conveyances. Police- 
 men with loud voices cry "Senator so-and-so's car- 
 riage," " General so-and-so's carriage," and mounted 
 policemen ride through the grounds trying to find 
 the special vehicle wanted, while the ladies and their 
 escorts wait shivering on the portico. 
 
 The Executive Mansion is the only place I ever 
 visited where it was customary to put guests out 
 through the window, but the facilities for entertain- 
 ing here are so poor that an additional exit is pro- 
 vided by opening one of tlie large windows in the 
 
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 hall leading from the East Room. Steps are placed 
 before it, and on the outside is built a rude, but it is 
 to be hoped, secure platform, with more steps, and 
 the guests who desire egress, especially early in the 
 evening, while the crowd is still coming in at the 
 door, are sent home through this window. All this 
 shows how great need there is of a more commodious 
 Presidential residence. 
 
 On Mondays the ladies of the Supreme Court hold 
 receptions, also the wives of Representatives and 
 Senators residing'on, Capitol 'Hill and the ladies at 
 
 land's second administration is the evident effort to 
 keep the general public from coming to the White 
 House. Formerly, as just stated, its doors were 
 thrown open for a series of Saturday afternoons each 
 winter, when, during the hours of the reception, all 
 who came, whether rich or poor, high or low, official 
 or unofficial, were welcomed by the First Lady of the 
 land. This was tlie custom during Grant's, Hayes', 
 Arthur's and Harrison's administrations. But during 
 the winter of '95 only one public reception was given, 
 the other being an exclusive card reception, when 
 
 From the " White Uousc." THE PRESIDENT 
 
 the Marine Barracks and Navy Yard. Tuesdays the 
 wives of Members of Congress usually receive. Wed- 
 nesdays the ladies of the Cabinet and usually the wife 
 of the Speaker hold their receptions. Thursdays the 
 ladies of the Senatorial circle receive, and on Fridays 
 a few of the ladies of the Congressional circle and 
 many in unofficial life are at home. Saturday was 
 formerly the day when the lady of the White House 
 held afternoon receptions and the Presidential Man- 
 sion was open to the general public. 
 
 One of the notable innovations of President Cleve- 
 
 S BEDROOM By I'ermissiun. 
 
 those who were favored with invitations were requested 
 to present their cards at the door as a ticket of admis- 
 sion to the E.xecutive Mansion. These exclusive af- 
 ternoon card receptions were ne\er given under any 
 other Presidential administration. 
 
 Usually there are few changes in the social regime 
 at the White House. After the New Year's festivities 
 have inaugurated the season the regular course of enter- 
 tainment is ordinarily followed year after year without 
 interruption, except by death or disaster. Upon the 
 death of a high official or member of his family, it is 
 
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A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 39 
 
 a custom sanctioned by long usage, to omit or post- 
 pone official entertainments. cv notable fleparture 
 from this custom occurred during the season of 
 1895, when at the very time the wife of the Vice- 
 President was mourning over the dead body of her 
 eldest daughter, the wife of the President gave one of 
 the most brilliant afternoon receptions of the season ; 
 as on the very day after the death of the Vice-Presi- 
 dent's daughter, while the body lay a corpse in the 
 family home circle, the White House was decked in 
 splendor, the Marine Band played its liveliest airs. 
 
 the hour he devoies to receiving general callers. Sen- 
 ators and Representatives in Congress are received 
 from ten to twelve on other days, except Cabinet 
 days, when he receives them from ten to eleven 
 o'clock. Other persons having business with the 
 President are generally received from twelve to one 
 o'clock daily except Mondays and Cabinet days. 
 
 The Vice-President's wife should not be expected 
 to return the thousands of calls made upon her, 
 though she and the Vice-President accept invitations 
 at their pleasure. 
 
 Fiom the " Wliite House, 
 
 THE NORTHWEST BEDROOM 
 
 By i'eniiihsioD. 
 
 and a gay throng of invited guests surged through the 
 Executive Mansion. There seems to have been no 
 precedence for this in the annals of the official society 
 of any civilized country. 
 
 The President usually receives visitors who call to 
 pay their respects at one o'clock on Mondays, Wed- 
 nesdays, and Saturdays in the East Room. Cabinet 
 meetings are held at the White House on Tuesday 
 and Friday mornings at eleven o'clock. Mondays 
 the President receives for the transaction of public 
 business requiring his uninterrupted attention, except 
 
 The Vice-President's wife and the ladies of the Cabi- 
 net usually have the most largely attended weekly recep- 
 tions. They literally have the populace at their doors. 
 
 The Cabinet ladies are unable to return their nu- 
 merous calls, and resort to the method of sending 
 their cards by the family carriage cr through the 
 mails. This is better than no recognition. 
 
 Some of the ladies of the Senatorial circle attempt 
 to return their calls. They are, perhaps, more scrupu- 
 lously ceremonious in the observance of the social 
 courtesies than any other group of the official ladies. 
 
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 The lady who returns her call in person increases 
 her own popularity and that of her husband's, though 
 it must be admitted the task is not a slight one . Mrs. 
 Senator Dolph who was very punctilious in regard to 
 returning calls in person, called it " peddling cards." 
 
 In calling ladies leave their husband's cards as well 
 as their own. Two of the husband's cards should be 
 left, one for the lady and one for the gentleman of the 
 house. The addresses and the day at home should 
 appear on the card. The keeping of one afternoon 
 at home each week greatly facilitates social duties, 
 and is much in vogue even in unofficial circles in 
 Washington. 
 
 On any pleasant afternoon during the gay season 
 tlie beautiful avenues in the fashionable portion of the 
 city are alive with elegant equipages, while inside, their 
 owners, with more cards than they can comfortably 
 carry in their hands at once, are making their rounds 
 of social duties, and so they regard it. 
 
 The coachman on the box is not performing his 
 prescribed duty any more than is the lady within the 
 carriage with her bunch of cards. For if the casual 
 observer would penetrate beneath the seeming frivolity 
 of it all, he would see that grave political importance 
 is attached to this calling business, for such it is. 
 
 Social currents run much deeper in Washington 
 than appears on the surface. Many a bill has been 
 helped through Congress by the wife of a Senator 
 or Representative who fathered it, attending punctili- 
 ously to her social obligations and paying special atten- 
 tion to the wives and daughters of other Senators and 
 members whose assistance was needed. 
 
 There is an under current in the social affairs of 
 Washington that is really a political current, and the 
 social and political currents not only run parallel, but 
 often form one and the same stream. 
 
 This centers at the White House and radiates 
 through all the avenues of official society. Let a Sen- 
 ator or Representative champion an unpopular idea of 
 the President, and you may very soon observe some 
 pronounced attention bestowed upon his wife at the 
 Presidential Mansion. 
 
 For instance, a Senator made a speech in the Sen- 
 ate reflecting the President's ideas which, to put it 
 mildly, were not universally popular. Soon after 
 this at an afternoon reception at the White House his 
 wife stood in line with the receiving party. 
 
 When a President is working for a second term the 
 social attentions at the Executive Mansion are very 
 judiciously distributed. 
 
 Many of the dinners that are given in Washington 
 have a political significance. 
 
 Senator Hill's presence at a State dinner at the 
 White House in the winter of '95 was regarded as an 
 epoch in Democratic politics. 
 
 In a country where the sovereign people, by one 
 movement of the hand containing a little white ballot 
 can lift an entire political party out of power, there 
 are necessarily marked periodical changes in the per- 
 sonnel of official society at the National Capital. 
 Indeed, change is a characteristic feature of Wash- 
 ington society. 
 
 Republics are said to be proverbially ungrateful. A 
 man secures an elevated political position, the papers 
 are filled with his name, and his door is besieged 
 with admirers and sycophants. The ladies of his 
 family are also the objects of social homage. But 
 there comes a time when his constituents fail to return 
 him, and his title is prefaced with an "Ex." This 
 " Ex " produces a mysterious change. In their future 
 visits to Washington his family find a marked differ- 
 ence ; newspaper correspondents seldom trouble them 
 now, their cards of invitations are fewer, as are also 
 the callers, while his successor is clothed with the 
 purple and scepter of social power. 
 
 There is nothing that more strikingly indicates the 
 peculiar mobility of American life and social institu- 
 tions than the changes and modifications in society, 
 and the ability with which the American woman 
 adapts herself to these changes. A woman whose 
 early life had been spent amid brilliant surroundings 
 and who had been most carefully guarded and pro- 
 tected by the tenderest love, suffers reverses, and 
 finally finds herself alone in Washington dependent 
 on her own exertions. Another woman whose early 
 years lacked culture, and who started in life with her 
 husband with scarcely a dollar between them, in the 
 magic turn of fortune's wheel finds herself here, a 
 lady of wealth, her husband a Senator, or some dis- 
 tinguished dignitary. That both of these women can 
 adapt themselves to their changed circumstances, as- 
 sume the varied duties of their untried positions, for 
 which neither had any previous training, and perform 
 them with credit, illustrates the remarkable versatil- 
 ity of the American woman, and is an interesting 
 commentary on American institutions. 
 
 The dictates of a good heart, with unbewitched 
 common sense, will enable any one to move through 
 the labyrinthian windings of society at the National 
 Capital or elsewhere. In all trying positions in life, 
 for which social codes have no prescribed rules, it is 
 well to remember that the one rule we call " Golden " 
 can always be safely followed everywhere. 
 
42 
 
 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 John G. Carlisle, 
 
 Scn-ciiiriiof Tycixinii 
 
 Walter Q. Gres'nam, 
 
 Srvretiirji "/ •^'"'' 
 Hoke Smith, 
 
 Daniel S. Lament, 
 
 Nci'Ci'/m-!/ of " "'■ 
 
 Grover Cleveland, , ,^ ., , „, ,,„„ 
 rre»iilrnt nf United SUitcs 
 
 Wilson S. Bissell, 
 
 ('i)»(mnsfi'r Geniral. 
 
 Hilary A. Herbert, 
 
 Sccrctanj of Aai'W 
 
 Richard Olney, 
 
 vlftonK;!; Gcni-ral 
 Julius S. Morton, 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
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 THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT 
 
44 
 
 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 JUSTICE WHITE 
 JUSTICE FIELD 
 JUSTICE JACKSON 
 
 JUSTICE BROWN 
 
 CHEIF JUSTICE FULLER 
 
 JUSTICE SHIRAS 
 
 JUSTICE GRAY 
 JUSTICE HARLAN 
 JUSTICE BREWER 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 45 
 
46 
 
 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 Mrs. Lamont 
 Mrs. Gresham 
 Miss Herbert 
 
 Mrs. Olney 
 Mrs. Cleveland 
 Mrs. Smith 
 
 Mrs. Bissell 
 Mrs. Carlisle 
 Miss Morton 
 
 Mrs. Cleveland's picture is from photograph copyright by C. M, Gilbert 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
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 CHAPTER III 
 
 MRS. CLEVELAND, MRS. STEVENSON AND LADIES (JF THE CABINET. 
 
 M 
 
 RS. FRANCES FOLSOM CLEVELAND has 
 been the object of enthusiastic admiration. 
 When she entered upon the high duties of the First 
 Lady of the land, with all the charms of youth and 
 beauty, the Nation paid a tribute of devotion to the 
 loveliness and goodness of the bride of the White 
 House. This admiration was mingled with wond.'r 
 that one so young, only one year from school, should 
 possess so perfect a command of the situation and 
 discharge of all of its arduous duties with such con- 
 summate tact and dignity. Mrs. Cleveland is a natural 
 queen ; she might have studied in a court and not 
 have acquired the regal grace and bearing that are her 
 natural heritage. 
 
 iVIrs. Cleveland was born in Buffalo, New York, 
 July 2ist, 1864. Her father was killed in a carriage 
 accident when she was eleven years old. Grover Cle- 
 veland, her father's friend, was appointed her guar- 
 dian. The widow and daughter then moved to 
 Medina, New York, where they resided with Mrs. 
 Harmon. Mrs. Folsom's mother. Miss Folsom at- 
 tended the High School in Medina and afterwards the 
 Central High School in Buffalo. Then she entered 
 Wells College, at Aurora, New York, on her High 
 School certificate. At all of these institutions the 
 future lady of the White House was remirkable for 
 proficiency in scholarship. In 1885 she was gradu- 
 ated from Wells College. Her graduation essay, 
 which was decidedly original, was cast in the form 
 of a story. At that time her future husband was 
 President of the United States, and sent his ward a 
 bouquet of flowers from the White House con- 
 servatory. Immediately after her graduation she 
 made a European tour, returning the 28th of the fol- 
 lowing May. In the meantime her engagement to 
 President Cleveland had been made public. Presi- 
 dent Cleveland and Miss Folsom were married June 
 2d, 1886, in the Blue Room of the White House, in 
 
 the presence of his Cabinet officeis and their wives 
 and a few relatives and friends. This was the ninth 
 marriage in the White House, and tlie first time tlie 
 marriage of a President ever occurred here. 
 
 President Tyler was married during his term of 
 office to y iss Gardner, but the ceremony took place 
 in New York City. The first marriage in the White 
 House was that of Marie, the daughter of President 
 Monroe, in March, 1820. Elizabeth Tyler was mar- 
 ried in the East Room in 1842, and Miss Nellie Grant's 
 marriage in May, 1874, was the seventh White House 
 wedding. A niece of President Hayes was married 
 here during his administration. 
 
 After the expiration of President Cleveland's first 
 term the President and Mrs. Cleveland resided in 
 New York City. Here their daughter Ruth was born. 
 Their second daughter, Esther, was born in the White 
 House. Little Ruth and Esther are pretty, interest- 
 ing children. Ruth is growing very much like her 
 mother, while Esther favors her father. 
 
 Of Mrs. Cleveland's distinguishing character'stics 
 her tact is perhaps the most remarkable. She is a 
 very devoted mother, and her fidelity to her friends 
 of other days is most beautiful. F'or instance, last 
 winter she entertained at the White House one of her 
 old school friends, a young lady who possessed a fine, 
 highly cultivated voice, which circumstances made 
 necessary for her to use as a means of support. Mrs. 
 Cleveland arranged for her to give a series of musicales 
 and that gracious lady, Mrs. Lamont, offered her par- 
 lors for the entertainment. All the elite of Washing- 
 ton society patronized them. It is the eminent pre- 
 rogative of royalty to be a patron of fine arts, and of 
 a true woman to remember her old friends. 
 
 The likeness of a black and white portrait cannot 
 convey a true idea of the beauty of Mrs. Cleveland's 
 face, whose greatest cl\arm is in its e.xpression, which 
 is lofty yet gracious, and her exquisite smile. 
 
48 
 
 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 VICE-PRESIDENT STEVENSON 
 
 MRS. STEVENSON 
 
 DAUGHTERS OF VICE-PRESIDENT STEVENSON 
 
 
 
 ■■Vf'/'/ 
 
 LETITIA 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 49 
 
 TvIRS. SXEVENSON. 
 
 Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson, the wife of the Vice- 
 President, is descended from a long line of distin- 
 guished patriots. One of her colonial ancestors was 
 John Washington, the progenitor also of George 
 Washington. He came to Virginia in 1655, and 
 from him was descended Mrs. Stevenson's great- 
 grandmother, Mildred Washington, the aunt and 
 god-mother of George Washington. Mrs. Stevenson 
 is a daughter of the late Dr. Lewis Warner Green, a 
 Presbyterian minister and college president, who was 
 distinguished for his erudition and eloquence, and 
 Mary Walker Fry, an heiress of Kentucky. She was 
 
 E. Stevenson was first attracted to her, but it was 
 long after his college days when he had reached the 
 mature age of thirty-one and was a legal practitioner 
 in the town of Matamora, 111., that he wooed and won 
 the lady of his early love. Their marriage took place 
 during the Christmas holidays of 1866. Mrs. Steven- 
 son is the mother of four children. Twenty-three 
 years ago the i8th of last September the Angel of 
 Life came to the Vice-President's home. The beau- 
 tiful spirit they called Mary. Most of the days of 
 her young life were spent in her native home at 
 Bloomington, 111., except those few spent at school 
 and in Washington during her father's term of office. 
 
 MR. LOUIS G. STEVENSON 
 
 born January 8th, 1843, in Allegheny City, Pennsyl- 
 vania, where her father was president of the Presby- 
 terian Theological Seminary. Great care was be- 
 stowed upon her early education, which was com- 
 pleted with a course of study in New York City. As 
 Miss Letitia Green she was greatly admired, for she 
 was beautiful and accomplished, possessing that re- 
 finement and winning dignity which comes from the 
 association of a christian home of true culture. It 
 was while a student of her father's that young Adlai 
 
 MRS. DAVIS-STEVENSON 
 
 She was from her childhood too frail to endure 
 long the restraints of the school room, and her no- 
 blest lessons were gathered from loving intercourse 
 with father and mother. Her character was disci- 
 plined by suffering, and her heart went out in the 
 tenderest sympathy to all who sorrowed. Her kind 
 words and deeds will long be remembered by those 
 to whom they brought help and consolation. As her 
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 and sweetness of the brief years she spent among us, 
 and they are powerless to tell of the nobility and 
 purity of faith with which she met the storms which 
 to our earthly seeming wrecked the gladness of her 
 fair young womanhood." Mary E. Stevenson was 
 loved by all who knew her. It was with patience 
 and fortitude that she endured until the end, which 
 came the i8th of January, 1895, at Ashville, N. C. 
 
 The Vice-President and Mrs. Stevenson's two 
 younger daughters, Miss Julia and Miss Letitia, are 
 both attractive young ladies, who have been carefully 
 educated. The only son, Mr. Lewis Green Steven- 
 son, was married November 21st, 1893, to Miss Helen 
 Louise Davis, a highly cultivated lady of Blooming- 
 ton, 111. 
 
 Mrs. Stevenson has been very active in church and 
 benevolent work, and prominent in literary organiza- 
 tions. She was president of the Daughters of the 
 American Revolution for two years, the constitutional 
 limit, and was for some time president of the Home 
 Mission Society of the Second Presbyterian Church 
 of Bloomington, 111. She established the Stevenson 
 Mission Band in this church, which is composed of 
 tvventy-five young girls, including her own daughters, 
 who are working for home and foreign mission, and 
 are developing into noble christian womanhood. 
 
 Mrs. Stevenson has remarkably quick and correct 
 intuition and charmingly gracious manners, exem- 
 plifying the principle, noblesse oblige. She is one 
 of those rare women who command universal esteem 
 and admiration for the grand traits of heart and mind 
 which make her so perfect a mother, wife, hostess and 
 friend. 
 
 MRS. gresham:. 
 
 Mrs. Gresham, the wife of the Secretary of 
 State, is a native of Kentucky. Her maiden name 
 was Miss Matilda McGrain. Mrs. Gresham resided 
 in Washington during President Arthur's administra- 
 tion, when her husband filled the portfolio of Post- 
 master-General and Secretary of the Treasury ; so on 
 their return, when he assumed the duties of Secretary 
 of State at the commencement of President Cleve- 
 land's second administration, she was welcomed by 
 many friends of former years. They immediately 
 took a suite of elegant apartments at the Arlington, 
 where they entertained in regal American style. Al- 
 though an active participant in society while at the 
 Capital, Mrs. Gresham is essentially a home-loving 
 woman, and fond of the quiet pleasures of home life. 
 Mrs. Gresham is the mother of one daughter, Mrs. 
 W. H. Andrews, of New York, and one son, a lawyer 
 in Chicago. 
 
 In person, Mrs, Gresham is below medium height, 
 aristocratic looking, with an easy, dignified carriage, 
 
 IVIRS. CARIvISIvE. 
 
 Mrs. John G. Carlisle, the wife of the Secretary of 
 the Treasury, is a lady of strong personality. She 
 has deep set hazel eyes and light hair and strong 
 features, indicating energy and force of character 
 Mrs. Carlisle was born in Covington, Kentucky, 
 August 2d, 1835. There she was educated and grew 
 into attractive young womanhood. She was one 
 of the most popular young ladies of that section 
 of the Blue Grass State. Her father. Major John 
 Adam Goodson, served in the war of 18 12, and 
 for several terms represented his district in the House 
 of Representatives. He is remembered as a man 
 of great personal courage and strong will. Mrs. 
 Carlisle possesses many of his characteristic traits. 
 She is a woman of decided convictions, with strength 
 of purpose to carry them out, Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle 
 were married June 25th, 1857. Only two of their five 
 children are living, Mr. William Kinkaid and Mr. L. 
 Logan Carlisle. Both of them are lawyers by profes- 
 sion. Mr. William Carlisle is married and has three 
 interesting children. Mrs. Carlisle is a fluent conver- 
 sationalist, and whether discussing politics, society or 
 housekeeping, is equally at home. She has had a 
 larger experience in Washington society than any 
 other lady in the present Cabinet. The family, while 
 not wealthy, have always entertained in a whole-souled 
 hospitable way. Mrs. Carlisle has very conscientious 
 scruples with regard to serving intoxicants to her 
 guests, and at her receptions the wine cup is conspic- 
 uous by its absence. 
 
 MRS. IvAM^ONT. 
 
 Mrs. Daniel Lamont, the wife of the Secretary of 
 War, is a native of Courtland, New York. Her grand- 
 parents on both her father's and mother's sides were 
 among the first settlers of that section of the State. 
 Mrs. Lamont's maiden name was Miss Juliet Kenney. 
 Her early education was attained in the public schools 
 of her native town and later at the Elmira Female 
 College. She is the mother of three children. The eld- 
 est, Elizabeth Kenney. is thirteen years old ; the sec- 
 ond, Julia Kenney, is eleven, and Frances Cleve- 
 land, is six years of age. Little Frances was born 
 during President Cleveland's first administration, and 
 was named by Mrs. Cleveland. She is the only child 
 Mrs. Cleveland ever named for herself. 
 
 Mrs. Lamont is a lady of fine presence and a pol- 
 
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 ished, easy conversationalist, possessing the happy 
 faculty of adapting herself to circumstances. In all 
 matters social and domestic, she is actuated by the 
 dictates of a kind heart, which wins her love and 
 friends everywhere. 
 
 While fond of society she is devoted to her home 
 and children. Besides her social and home duties 
 she finds time to attend to church affairs and various 
 benevolent projects. An active member of the Pres- 
 byterian Church, Sunday morning is very sure to find 
 her in her pew at the New York Avenue Church, with 
 her elder children beside her, no matter how late she 
 was out the night before. Mrs. Lamont is a good 
 friend and a true, whole-souled woman. Her one fad 
 is photography, and she is a very successful amateur, 
 having made good characteristic likenesses of many 
 celebrities. 
 
 MRS. RICHARD OLNEY. 
 
 Mrs. Richard Olney, the wife of the Attorney- 
 General, is a lady of pleasing personality and genial 
 manners. She has a sweet expressive face, finely cut 
 features, and mild gray eyes. Her hair is chestnut 
 brown, and worn with Madonna-like simplicity. Her 
 figure is about medium height. Mrs. Olney is the 
 
 daughter of Hon. George Thomas, who formerly 
 represented his district in Congress. Fortunate 
 alike in the destiny of birth and marriage, her life 
 has been, to a great extent, tinted with that rosy hue 
 that so many dream of and so few realize. 
 
 Mrs. Olney is the mother of two daughters who are 
 both married. One is the wife of Dr. Abbot, of Ber- 
 lin, and the other of Dr. George Ninott, of Boston. 
 
 MRS. BISSEIvL. 
 
 Mrs. Bissell has been likened to a youthful, sweet- 
 tempered June. She is fresh and vigorous. Every 
 movement of her tall supple form indicates health and 
 strength. Her maiden name was Miss Louise Stour- 
 gis. She is a native of Utica, New York, and was 
 educated partly there and at Wells College. She af- 
 terward studied music for several years in Germany. 
 Mrs. Bissell possesses a magnificent, highly cultivated 
 voice of great strength and sweetness. 
 
 M^RS. WILSON. 
 
 Mrs. William L. Wilson, the wife of the new Post- 
 master-General, is the daughter of the Rev. A. J. 
 Huntington, D.D., professor of Greek in Columbian 
 
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 University. Dr. Huntington, who was educated at 
 Brown University, Columbia, New York, and Colum- 
 bian University, is eminent for his scholarly attain- 
 ments and intellectual ability, and Mrs. Wilson in- 
 herits from him a fine mind and decided literary 
 tastes. She was born in Hewick, Middlesex county, 
 Virginia, at the home of her maternal grand-father, 
 Dr. R. A. Christ! m, and was educated in the schools 
 of Virginia and Georgia. Mrs. Wilson is a blue-eyed 
 little woman of a retiring disposition. Her impaired 
 health prevented her from taking an active part in 
 the social life of Washington during her husband's 
 brilliant Congressional career. She is the mother of 
 si.v children, and has devoted her life to her home 
 and her children's training. 
 
 IVIISS HERBERT. 
 
 Miss Herbert, the eldest daughter of the Secretary 
 of the Navy, is a typical Southern girl, with that pol- 
 ished grace and refined manner that are characteristic 
 of the high bred Southern lady. She is a decided 
 blonde with soft light hair, fair complexion, finely 
 chiseled features, and sky blue eyes that look into 
 yours with a sincere earnest expression. She is 
 slightly below medium height, lithe and graceful. 
 Miss Herbert was born in Greenville, Ala., and was 
 partly educated there and at St. Agnus Seminary in 
 Albany, afterward studying French in Paris and Ger- 
 man in Munich. Miss Herbert is an excellent busi- 
 ness woman, and when her father was in Congress 
 acted as his private secretary, handling his mail as 
 well as his constituents in a masterly manner. After 
 her mother's death the duties of hostess devolved upon 
 her, and although very young when she assumed the 
 responsibility, she has always done the honors of her 
 father's house with womanly grace. Mrs. Herbert's 
 death occurred in Washington about ten years ago. 
 She was a very beautiful woman of the brunette type, 
 tall and stately, with fine features and a commanding 
 presence. 
 
 MRS. HOKE SMITH. 
 
 Mrs. Hoke Smith, the wife of the Secretary of the 
 Interior, was born at Athens, Georgia, and reared in 
 an ideal Southern home. In her girlhood home she 
 was known as Miss Birdie Cobb. She was the 
 youngest daughter of Gen. Y. R. R. Cobb, an officer 
 in the Confederate army, and a neice of Hon. Howell 
 Cobb, who was Secretary of the Treasury during 
 Buchanan's administration. Speaker of the House of 
 Representatives in 1849, ^'^'^ Governor of Georgia 
 in 185 1. Athens, Georgia, is a town of considerable 
 literary pretensions, being the seat of the Georgia 
 
 State University, and the Lucy Cobb Institute, from 
 which institute Mrs. Hoke Smith was graduated with 
 first honors. This Institute was named and endowed 
 by Mrs. Hoke Smith's father in memory of her elder 
 sister Lucy, who died in early life. Here in the leafy 
 month of June gather the wit and chivalry of the 
 State to do honor to her fair daughters, who are just 
 stepping over the mystic line where childhood and 
 womanhood meet, and here one June, about twelve 
 years ago, Mr. Hoke Smith, with characteristic skill 
 and diplomacy, won his charming bride. They had 
 a betrothal of four years and then were married, when 
 he was only twenty-seven. 
 
 The Autocrat in Secretary Hoke Smith's Family 
 
 Mrs. Hoke Smith is a petite blonde, with brown hair 
 and blue eyes. She is very approachable and her man- 
 ners impress those who come within her presence with 
 their kindliness. She is a member of the Presbyte- 
 rian church and a lovely Christian character. The 
 benign crown of motherhood rests upon her brow, 
 and she is devoted to her home and three little chil- 
 dren. Although she has appeared in Washinigton 
 society less than any lady in the Cabinet, she has 
 made many friends. Their Washington home on K 
 street near Sixteenth, is a typical Southern household, 
 as a number of the old family servants were trans- 
 
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 ported here and a part of the furniture of their 
 Georgia home as well as the family plate. 
 
 MISS E1VI1V4A IVIORTON. 
 
 Miss Emma Morton, the sister of the Secretary of 
 Agriculture, has ably done the honors of her brother's 
 establishment in Washington. Miss Morton is de- 
 scended from Scotch-English ancestors, who came to 
 this country in the first vessel after the May Flower. 
 Her parents moved from Jefferson county, New York, 
 when her elder brother, Secretary Morton, was two 
 yeais of age, and settled in Monroe Michigan. Here 
 Miss Morton was born, and several years later her 
 brother William. They had a happy, joyous child- 
 hood. Their father laughingly used to say that 
 all of his children were spolied — Sterling because he 
 was the oldest, William because he was the youngest, 
 and Emma because she was the only daughter. Both 
 of their parents were strong Methodists, and sent their 
 elder son to the Methodist Seminary at Albion, Michi- 
 
 gan, of which the late fJr. Clark T. Hinman, after- 
 ward president of the Northwestern University, was 
 then president. During the three years that Secretary 
 Morton was at this Institute, his sister, who was al- 
 ways a great favorite with him, made frequent trips 
 from Monroe to Albion to see him. Her early educa- 
 tion was acquired in Detroit and New York. Their 
 father died in 1865 and she resided with her widowed 
 mother in Detroit, Michigan, until the death of her 
 brother's wife, when she went to Nebraska and took 
 charge of his household. For eight years previous to 
 this she had taught in the High School in Detroit, 
 where her services were so highly appreciated that for 
 two years after she resigned they supplied her place 
 with a substitute and repeatedly urged her to re- 
 turn. Miss Morton, like her parents, is a Methodist. 
 In appearance she resemblesher distinguished brother, 
 possessing the same broad, intellectual forehead and 
 penetrating blue eye. She is fond of intellectual pur- 
 suits, and has a happy, cheerful, generous disposition. 
 
 
 
 
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 CHAPTER IV, 
 
 THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS AT WASHINGTON. 
 
 The accredited representatives to the United States 
 of over thirty peaceful nations lends to Washington 
 an important foreign element that is typical of life and 
 culture abroad and gives a distinctly cosmopolitan air 
 to society. The Diplomatic Corps, in its official and 
 social relations, its personnel, its duties and diversions 
 and the elegant appointments of its Embassies and 
 Legations, is a theme of ever fresh interest to the 
 American reader. 
 
 Diplomatic functions are well-defined and under- 
 stood, though the service is replete with elaborate 
 modes of procedure, codes of etiquette and ceremon- 
 ious forms, which must be carefully observed. 
 
 Happily, the United States has few great interna- 
 tional difficulties to deal with — the Behring Sea mat- 
 ter, the Pan-American Congress, the IMonetary Con- 
 ference, the Chilian affair, and tlie Hawaiian episode 
 are the principal diplomatic occurrences of this decade 
 in which we were nationally concerned. 
 
 In the absence of international controversies or 
 embarrassing complication?, the career of an Ambas- 
 sador or Minister is pleasantly serene. Except the 
 negotiation of treaties and the attention demanded by 
 emigration matters, questions relating to commerce, 
 the troubles of visiting foreigners and the sending to 
 his Home Government valuable information concern- 
 ing the affairs of the nation to which he is accredited, 
 a diplomat's duties are largely social. He is enter- 
 tained officially and unofficially, and in return extends 
 a hospitality which sustains the dignity of the nation 
 he represents. 
 
 While there are few great questions of state craft 
 requiring skillful handling, foreign nations deem 
 American institutions worthy of their study, for the 
 social and political problems which are being wrought 
 out here are of vital importance to the Old World, 
 that is continually threatened with social and political 
 
 convulsions. So we have had, from time to time, 
 some able men in the diplomatic service. 
 
 A special lesson that a diplomat should learn on 
 coming to the United States is to hold himself well 
 aloof from our politics and the expression of opinions 
 in regard to any of our political parties. 
 
 European Ambassadors and Ministers, who constitute 
 over a third of the Diplomitic Corps, are, usually, well 
 versed in diplomacy and the ways of polite society, and 
 bring to Washington experience and long-training in 
 addition to the polish and savoir-faire acquired by 
 cosmopolitan residence. Many European Govern- 
 ments have a regularly organized diplomatic service 
 where the training, which is commenced in the home 
 Foreign office or in institutions similar to the diplo- 
 matic college in Brussels, is continued through years 
 of service in foreign countries. 
 
 In 1893 Congress passed a bill providing for send- 
 ing Ambassadors to foreign countries, which not only 
 raised the standing of our representatives abroid, but 
 also changed the status of members of the Diplomatic 
 Corps at Washington. 
 
 Sir Julian. Pauncefote. 
 
 Great Britain has been represented in the United 
 States, since 1889, by Sir Julian Pauncefote, first as 
 Minister and afterwards as Ambassador. He is the 
 Dean of the present Diplomatic Corps, as to him be- 
 longs the honor of being the first Ambassador to pre- 
 sent credentials to the United States Government. Sir 
 Julian is descended from a long line of ancestry that 
 reaches back to the early days of chivalry, yet he is a 
 self-made man, as none of his titles were inherited, 
 but are due to his own merit and the known practical 
 results of his labors and achievements. The dignity 
 of knighthood was conferred upon him and the dis- 
 tinction of the Order of "St. Michael and St. George" 
 
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 M. JULES PATENOTRE (The French Ambassaoob) 
 
 and the Grand Cross of the "Order of the Bath," in 
 recognition of his public services. 
 
 Sir Julian is the third son of Robert Pauncefote, 
 Esq., of Gloucestershire, England. He was partly 
 educated in Paris and Vienna, and chose the legal 
 profession. Returning to England, he was called to 
 the bar of the Inner Temple in May, 1852. 
 
 After practicing a number of years, he went to 
 Hong Kong, where he was appointed Attorney- 
 General and, later. Chief Justice of the Supreme 
 Court. Here he instituted needed reforms and framed 
 important laws. In 1872 he was appointed Chief 
 Justice of the Leeward Islands, where he framed a 
 similar code of civil laws. On his return to England 
 he entered the office of the Secretary of State for the 
 Colonies, as private secretary, and was afterwards 
 transferred to the home Foreign Office. For eight 
 years before coming to this country he was at the 
 head of the home Foreign Office. Sir Julian is a 
 magnificent specimen, both physically and intellect- 
 ually, of well- developed English manhood. His com- 
 pact, athletic figure, his well-shaped head and his 
 broad forehead, his fine, ruddy face glowing with 
 health and happiness, his mild blue eyes that look into 
 yours with frankness and kindness, together with his 
 dignified, yet gracious demeanor, all indicate the 
 
 qualities that belong to the strongest race among the 
 nations of Europe. 
 
 Lady Selina Fitzgerald Cubitt Pauncefote is the 
 daughter of the Norfolk branch of the house of Cubitt. 
 Her father, Major Cubitt, of the Indian army, was 
 Military Secretary to the Government of Calcutta at 
 the time of his death. Lady Pauncefote was edu- 
 cated in Brussels and Dresden. She is thoroughly 
 conservant with the Court life abroad £is well as at 
 home, yet she is democratic in her feelings, and has 
 a pleasing geniality and simplicity of manner which 
 is not lacking in dignity. Sir Julian and Lady 
 Pauncefote have four interesting daughters. 
 
 The British Embassy is located on Connecticut 
 avenue. It was built by the British Government, 
 and is well adapted to the large entertainments 
 given there. The Legation was located for some 
 time in the Admiral Porter house on H street, and 
 before this in the brown stone house on Lafayette 
 Square, next to the Arlington. Bulwer, the brother 
 of the noted novelist, who negotiated the Clayton- 
 Bulwer treaty, resided here, and here it is said that 
 Owen Meredith, the late Lord Lytton, then Secretary 
 of the Legation, wrote a part of "Lucille." 
 
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 BARON A. VON SAURMA-JELTSCH (The German Ambassador) 
 
 ]VI. Jules Patenotre. 
 
 M. Jules Patenotre, the French Ambassador, is a 
 diplomat of highly versatile qualities, having the 
 characteristic French suavity and elegance of manner 
 and bearing. He is a good linguist, a clever raconteur, 
 skilled art connoisseur, h:is had large experience as 
 a diplomat, and has been an extensive traveler. Then 
 he has fine personal qualities, being an exceptionally 
 handsome, distinguished looking man, of athletic 
 build, so it is no wonder that Washington society has 
 lionized him and that he won the heart and hand of 
 a- most beautiful and accomplished American girl. 
 His marriage with Miss Eleanor Louise Elverson, of 
 Philadelphia, in 1894, was an event of international in- 
 terest. Mme. Patenotre first saw the light of day about 
 twenty-four years ago, in Philadelphia. She is the 
 daughter of the wealthy Philadelphia publisher, Mr. 
 James Elverson, who bestowed on her every advantage 
 of education and travel. Nearly every summer since 
 she was five years old she has visited Europe with her 
 parents, and during their sojourn at continental Cap- 
 itals was afforded the best opportunities for studying 
 the language of the country. She speaks French and 
 a number of other languages fluently. Mme. Pateno- 
 tre has a charming personality. She is frank and un- " 
 
 affected in manner, gracious yet dignified. Her style 
 of beauty borders a little on the French type, as she 
 has the large full eyes of the beautiful French women. 
 Her face is lovely in contour and expression, and in- 
 dicates amiability and force of character. She has a 
 slight, finely moulded figure, graceful carriage, and 
 thoroughly understands the art of dressing. Highly 
 cultivated in literature, art and music, Mme. Pateno- 
 tre is not only a skillful performer on the piano, but 
 has written several compositions which have received 
 the praise of musical critics. 
 
 M. Patenotre has had a varied and interesting 
 diplomatic career, extending over twenty years. 
 After completing his education in Paris, and traveling 
 in Algeria and Palestine, he entered the diplomatic 
 service as Secretary of the Legation at Athens. From 
 Athens he was transferred to Persia, and from Persia 
 to Buenos Ayres, where for two years he studied the 
 manners and customs of the South American Conti- 
 nent. His next mission took him to the Celestial 
 Empire, and on his way to China he visited India, 
 Burmah and Siam. After two years service in Pekin 
 he completed the tour of the world by returning to 
 France by way of the United States. M. Patenotre 
 then spent a short time in the Home Foreign Office, 
 
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 when he was appointed Minister to Sweden. In 1 884 
 he negotiated the treaty of Hue, establishing the 
 French protectorate over Annan. Upon the brealc- 
 ing out of the war between France and China he was 
 sent to join Admiral Courbet, who commanded the 
 French naval vessels in China waters, and assisted in 
 negotiating the Tien Tsin treaty, which terminated 
 the Tonquin war. After a brief period of rest in 
 France M. Patenotre was appointed Minister to the 
 Court of Morocco. On the last day of December, 
 1891, he presented his credentials as Minister to this 
 
 Lombard family of eminence in diplomacy, war, and 
 science. Milan is her native city, and throughout 
 that picturesque region, during her girlhood, she was 
 celebrated as a great beauty. Her father was a distin- 
 guished physician, who was actively interested in the 
 political movements which resulted in the overthrow 
 of the temporal power of the Pontiff, the unification 
 of Italy, and the elevation of Victor Emanuel to the 
 Italian throne. The Baroness is an accomplished 
 musician and a fine singer, having a voice of remark- 
 able purity and compass. The Baron and Baroness 
 
 MR. SHINICHIRO KURINO (Japanese Minister) 
 
 country, and in 1893, just after the British represen- 
 tative, his credentials as Ambassador. 
 
 Baron de Kava. 
 
 Baron de Fava, the Italian Ambassador, has repre- 
 sented the Italian Government in the United States 
 since 1881, and from 1889 until the era of Ambassa- 
 dors in 1893, was Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. 
 This dignified representative of the ancient Neapoli- 
 tan nobility is a titled Marquis. He is tall and 
 slender, with a noble bearing. 
 
 The Baroness de Fava is descended from an ancient 
 
 MR. YANG YU (Chinese Minister) 
 
 have one son, Prof. Francis Fava, who is a skilled 
 engineer and architect, and has been a professor in 
 the Columbian University. 
 
 Baron A. von Saurma-Jeltscti. 
 
 Baron A. von Saurma-Jeltsch, Germany's first 
 Ambassador to the United States, is descended from 
 an old family of Silesia, in Prussia, where he owns 
 estates. He has ably represented Germany in Cairo, 
 Belgrad, Bucharest, Stuttgart, and Hague, and was 
 appointed Ambassador to the United States in August, 
 1893. The Baron Saurma has one daughter, the 
 Baroness Carmen von Saurma, who made her debut in 
 
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 The first Minister's wife, who enjoyed even a slight 
 degree of freedom here, was that of his predesessor, 
 Mr. Tsin Kwo Yin. It was understood when Minis- 
 ter Tsin Kwo Yin first arrived in 1889 with his wife 
 that he intended her to Hve in the utmost seclusion, 
 as is the custom of the ladies of her rank in the Celes- 
 tial Empire. For a time she was not allowed to step 
 her little foot outside of the Legation door, but grad- 
 ually the rigid principles to which he naturally ad- 
 herred so tenaciously were relaxed. At first she was 
 permitted to take a drive in a close carriage. The 
 first call that she was allowed to receive was that of 
 Mrs. Foster, the wife of Hon. John W. Foster, the 
 legal adviser of the Minister, and her first social visit 
 in America was to return this call. The Minister 
 notified Mr. Foster that he and his wife intended 
 to call, at a certain hour, and requested that the 
 male members of the household should be banished, 
 whether servants or members of the family, during his 
 wife's visit. At the appointed hour Mr. and Mrs. 
 Tsin Kwo Yin arrived at Mrs. Foster's residence. 
 They were admitted by a maid servant and conducted 
 into the library. After this initial visit there were 
 many more, and it was not long before she and her 
 sister and little boy promenaded Dupont Circle. 
 
 MRS. ARRIAGA (Wife of Gu*tamaun Minister) 
 
 Washington society in the winter of 1895, and has 
 ably assisted her father in doing the honors of the 
 house, entering into the performance of her duties as 
 hostess with enthusiasm. The Embassy is located in 
 a handsome brick house on Massachusetts avenue, be- 
 tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. The Baron 
 gives a ball every winter, and celebrates his Emperor's 
 birthday with a large entertainment. 
 
 IVIr. Yang Yu. 
 
 Mr. Yang Yu, the Chinese Minister, is a scholar 
 and a provincial graduate, which is regarded as a 
 great honor in China. He has been in official life for 
 a number of years, and was for some time Taotai or 
 magistrate of Ching Kiang, Wenchow, and Wuhu, 
 three important commercial cities which are open to 
 foreign travel. Mr. Yang Yu was appointed Minister 
 to the United States in 1893. The Chinese Legation 
 has been especially interesting to Washington society 
 since his arrival, for the reason that his wife, who ac- 
 companied him, and the wives of two of the secre- 
 taries, have assisted in doing the honors of the house. 
 Mrs. Yang Yu has mingled freely in Washington 
 society and is everywhere the object of friendly inter- 
 est and undisguised curiosity. 
 
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 The present Minister's wife, Mrs. Yang Yu, seems 
 not in the least bewildered by American customs, and 
 enjoys Washington society with enthusiasm, adjusting 
 herself to the changed conditions of her life with re- 
 markable cleverness. She is an interesting specimen 
 of Mongolian beauty, and was, no doubt, a great 
 provincial belle of an ancient family dating back into 
 a period of antiquity when the civilized world of to- 
 day was in its rudest state of barbarism. Mrs. Yang 
 Yu always dresses in gorgeous native costumes. The 
 little English she speaks is very charming. Mr. S. 
 K. Sze, an attache of the Legation, and a very intelli- 
 gent Chinaman, who is a student at the High School 
 of Washington, usually accompanies her in calling 
 as interpreter. Mrs. Yang Yu's feet are not deformed 
 
 nation, and gladly availed themselves of our assistance 
 in their negotiations for peace with Japan, while Japan 
 had equal confidence in our friendliness to her. This 
 illustrates the fact that the Governments of the Old 
 World regard the United States with a degree of trust 
 and confidence that they entertain for no other gov- 
 ernment, and we shall probably many times be called 
 upon to help them in adjusting their difficulties, and 
 doubtless to us more than to any other country of 
 earth will be given the power to hasten the day when 
 nations shall learn war no more. 
 
 ]VIr. Shinichiro Kurino. 
 
 The Japanese Government is represented by Mr. 
 Shmichiro Kurino, an intelligent and cultivated gen- 
 
 DR. DON HORACIO GUZMAN (Nicaraguan Minister) 
 
 as are those of the ladies of high caste in southern 
 China. Mr. Sze, who was authorized by his Minister 
 to give me some data for this sketch, stated that the 
 custom of binding the feet of ladies did not prevail in 
 northern China as in the southern part of the Empire. 
 I asked him why this was, and he said it was just a 
 fashion, and that there was no reason for it, like the 
 fashion of deforming the waists of ladies in America. 
 The Minister and his wife have one son, seven years 
 old, and two daughters who are younger. They like 
 the United States, and greatly admire Americans. 
 Notwithstanding the fact that the Chinese have com- 
 plained so bitterly of our treatment of them in this 
 country, yet in their trouble they prefer the friendly 
 intervention of the United States to that of any other 
 
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 tleman, who was partly educated in the United States. 
 Mr. Kurino is a native of the Province of Chikuzen. 
 Prince Kuroda, his former territorial chief, sent him 
 to the United States in 1874, to be educated. He 
 studied in Boston four years, when he entered the 
 Harvard Law School, from which he was graduated 
 in 1882. On returning to Japan he was appointed a 
 Secretary in the Foreign Office, with which branch of 
 the Imperial service he was connected until his 
 appointment as Minister to this country, with the ex- 
 ception of a brief period when he acted as Private 
 Secretary to the Minister of State for Communications, 
 and at the same time was Director of the Bureau of 
 Foreign Ports and Telegraphs. He was also the Del- 
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 Government on several special diplomatic missions to 
 Europe, Corea, and China. At the time of his 
 appointment to the United States he was a director of 
 the Political Section of the Foreign Office. 
 
 Senor Don IVTatias Romero. 
 
 Mexico is represented by one of her ablest states- 
 men, Senor Don Matias Romero, who began his diplo- 
 matic career in this Legation nearly forty years ago. 
 He has served here ever since, with occasional inter- 
 missions, when he has been called home on some spe- 
 cial mission of State, as untangling the financial diffi- 
 culties of a few years ago. 
 
 Senor Romero is a man of versatile talents, and a 
 power in the politics of his own country. 
 
 Mrs. Romero is one of the most popular ladies in 
 the diplomatic circle. She is a Philadelphian by 
 birth, and was educated partly there and in New 
 York City. She is regarded as an authority on social 
 matters, and to her the wives and daughters of newly 
 appointed diplomats go for advice in regard to our 
 peculiar etiquetical code, and always find her respon- 
 sive and gracious. The Mexican Jdea of hospitality, 
 as illustrated by Senor Romero and his attractive wife, 
 
 is of a princely character. No lady in the diplomatic 
 circle has entertained more generously than Mrs. Ro- 
 mero. Her Tuesday afternoon receptions have been 
 elegant in their appointments, and the many guests 
 have taxed to the utmost the capacity of the large 
 Legation, while her evening entertainments in the 
 mirrored ball-room are remembered as marked social 
 events. 
 
 The Mexican Government own their Legation, 
 which is a handsome structure of brown stone and 
 pressed brick, situated on I street northwest, between 
 Fourteenth and Fifteenth. 
 
 Senor Salvador de IVIendonca, 
 
 Senor Salvador de Mendoncja, the Brazilian Minis- 
 ter, was one of the early champions of the modern 
 republican movement in Brazil, yet notwithstanding 
 his well-known republican proclivities and his 
 journalistic championship of representative govern- 
 ment, he was for nearly twelve years Consul -General 
 here from Brazil during the old regime, and imme- 
 diately after the triumph of the cause he advocated in 
 1889, was appointed Minister. Senor Mendonca has 
 been a lawyer and an editor, and is a highly cultivated 
 
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 man of artistic tastes. He has gathered a valuable 
 collection of paintings, which include several speci- 
 mens of the old masters and many pictures of the 
 modern French school, together with a variety of 
 bric-a-brac from both Europe and America. 
 
 Mrs. Mendonca is a native of New England, but 
 resided in Brazil many years and speaks Spanish with- 
 out an accent. Tiie three daughters of the family are 
 of a decided Brazilian type, and the only son is an 
 artist of considerable talent. He has acted as Secre- 
 tary of the Legation for several years. 
 
 Dr. Don Horacio-Guzman. 
 
 Dr. Don Horacio-Guzman, the Minister from 
 Nicaragua, is an exceedingly valuable statesman to his 
 home government, and through all its upheavals and 
 political changes for the last eight years, has continued 
 its representative. 
 
 Dr. Guzman was educated in the United States, 
 and it was while studying medicine in Philadelphia 
 that he met Miss May Ewing. After his graduation 
 they were married and went to Nicaragua, where they 
 resided about four years. His father being President 
 of Nicaragua, the handsome young bride at once took 
 a prominent part in the official social life of that Capi- 
 tal, as she has since done in Washington. Mrs. Guz- 
 man is a woman of many attractions and accomplish- 
 ments, which admirably fit her for her sphere in life. 
 
 Senor Don Donningo Gana. 
 
 Chile has been ably represented in Washington for 
 a number of years by Seiior Don Domingo Gana. 
 Both he and his wife have made for themselves many 
 friends here by their cordial, unaffected manners. 
 The Legation is located on Massachusetts avenue, 
 near Fourteenth street. Their home life is especially 
 delightful. Mrs. Gana is a handsome woman, with 
 dark eyes, heavy eyebrows, and dark hair. She is 
 the mother of six beautiful children. The eldest 
 daughter is just merging into womanhood. 
 
 Senor Don Antonio L-ago Arriaga 
 
 Guatemala is represented by Senor Don Antonio 
 Lago Arriaga, a diplomat of versatile powers. His 
 young and beautiful wife has had a varied life. She 
 was born at Havana, Cuba, twenty-seven years ago, 
 but left Cuba when only three years of age, and has 
 never since visited her native land. A part of her 
 early life was spent in schools of Europe; when four- 
 teen she came to New York City, where she studied 
 for several years, and where, when twenty years of 
 age, she was married to Seflor Lago Arriaga. They 
 have five little children, four sons and one daughter. 
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 CHAPTER V. 
 
 SOME PROMINENT WOMEN OF WASHINGTON. 
 
 MLrs. U. S. Grant. 
 
 Washington is honored a part of the year by the 
 presence of Mrs. U. S. Grant, the widow of the 
 great general of modern times. Mrs. Grant is a 
 native of St. I^ouis, Mo. She was born the 26th of 
 January, 1826. She is the daughter of Frederick and 
 Ellen Dent, and is descended on her mother's side 
 from John VVrenshall, an English Puritan. 
 
 Mrs. Grant was carefully educated, spending six or 
 eight years at a boarding school. It was just after 
 her return home from school, in 1844, when she was 
 eighteen, that she met young Lieut. U. S. Grant, a 
 friend of her brother, who was then stationed in Jef- 
 ferson Barracl<s, St. Louis, and on the 22d of August, 
 1848, they were married. 
 
 During the Civil war Mrs. Grant was near her hus- 
 band much of the time, sharing, uncomplainingly, 
 the discomforts of the situation. She was with him 
 at City Point in 1864 and 1865, and accompanied 
 him to Washington when he returned with his vic- 
 torious army. 
 
 During the eight years of her husband's Presidential 
 administrations, she presided over the White House 
 with grace and ability. Her regime was marked by 
 true American dignity, simplicity, and a delightful 
 home likeness that greatly endeared her to the people. 
 
 Mrs. Grant is a devoted Methodist and a woman of 
 strong temperance principles. Her fidelity to her 
 friends, like that of her husband, is one of the beau- 
 tiful traits of her character. 
 
 Her three children, Mr. Frederick Dent Grant, 
 Ulysses S. Grant and Miss Nellie Grant Sartoris, are 
 devoted to her. 
 
 General Grant's devotion to his family was well 
 known. He was always loving and considerate to his 
 wife and children. 
 
 Mrs. Sartoris' return to her girlhood's home, and 
 her decision to make this city her future residence, 
 gave her many friends here great pleasure. 
 
 During her husband's lifetime and for years after 
 his death, Mrs. Sartoris resided in England. Her 
 son Algernon is a student at Oxford, where he will 
 graduate. Her two young daughters accompanied 
 
 her to Washington. Mrs. Sartoris is a handsome, 
 youthful looking woman, with many attractions, and 
 is a great acquisition to Washington society. 
 
 IVIrs. Geii. John IVI. Sclnofield. 
 
 The place of the first lady of the army circle, 
 which has been filled by three such distinguished 
 women as Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Sheri- 
 dan, wives of the triumvirate of military heroes of 
 the Civil war, is now adorned by the young wife of 
 General John M. Schofield, the youngest lady who 
 ever occupied this position. Mrs. Schofield is a 
 native of Keokuk, Iowa. She is the daughter of the 
 late Mr. George Kilbourne, and was named Georgia 
 for her father. She attended school in New York, and 
 afterwards studied abroad. General Schofield and 
 Miss Kilbourne were married in 1891. In person 
 Mrs. Schofield is slight and delicately formed. Her 
 mother, Mrs. Kilbourne, aid her younger sister, Miss 
 Emma Kilbourne, spend a part of the year at her 
 Washington home. Miss Kilbourne is a sweet-faced 
 girl with literary predilections, devoting much of her 
 time to reading and study. 
 
 IVIrs. Sherman. 
 
 The accompanying picture of Mrs. Sherman, taken 
 after she came to Washington thirty-eight years ago, 
 shows a pleasing, intellectual face. Her broad, high 
 forehead resembles that of her father, the late Judge 
 Stewart, who was an Ohio lawyer of fine ability. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Sherman were married when he 
 was twenty-five years of age, and a promising young 
 lawyer of Mansfield, Ohio. She is a number of years 
 his junior. Mrs. Sherman is a lady of domestic as 
 well as literary tastes. She is an excellent housekeeper 
 and a good linguist. 
 
 Senator J. S. Morrill, of Vermont, and Senator 
 John Sherman, of Ohio, both came to Washington as 
 Representatives to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and 
 their political careers have extended over the same 
 period. Senator Sherman was elected to the Senate 
 in 1861, six years before Senator Morrill's election to 
 the Senate, but his second Senatorial term was broken 
 by his appointment as Secretary of the Treasury, in 
 
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 1877, by President Hayes, while Senator Morrill has 
 had an uninterrupted Senatorial record of 28 years, 
 the longest of any member of that body. For this 
 reason Mrs. Morrill, therefore, takes precedence over 
 all the other ladies of the Senatorial circle, and they 
 all make the first call on this lovely lady, whose 
 kindly, unostentatious manners and genial nature has 
 made her many friends during her nearly forty years 
 acquaintance with official society. 
 
 IVIrs. Cullom. 
 
 When Senator S. M. Cullom, of Illinois, first came 
 to the National Capital in 1865, as a member of Con- 
 gress, he was accompanied by his young and beautiful 
 
 She accepts its pleasures, of which many have fallen 
 to her lot, with complacency, and its trials, of which 
 not a few have been hers, with fortitude. Death has 
 time and again visited her family. The great sorrow 
 of her married life was the death of her daughter a 
 few years ago. 
 
 Mrs. Cullom is a native of Pennsylvania, but when 
 quite young moved with her parents to Illinois, where 
 she was educated. 
 
 IVIrs. Quay. 
 
 In the long list of women from the Keystone State 
 who have for years figured prominently in official 
 social circles is the wife of the distinguished Senator 
 
 MRS. SHERMAN 
 
 MRS. CULLOM 
 
 wife, to whom he had been married only two years. 
 As Miss Julia Fisher, Mrs Cullom had been a much 
 admired belle of Springfield, Illinois, and for the first 
 two years of her married life, which were spent there, 
 she was a leader of the society of the State Capital. 
 During her distinguished husband's long subsequent 
 career at the National Capital, and as Governor of 
 the State of Illinois, Mrs. Cullom has been, in every 
 sense of the word, a helpmate to him, and there is no 
 position in the gift of the American people to which 
 Senator Cullom could be called, that she would not 
 be able to sustain her part of with dignity. 
 
 Mrs. Cullom is a woman of strong character ; friv- 
 olity is far from her. Life to her is real and earnest. 
 
 from Beaver. Mrs. Quay, whose strength of individ- 
 uality and mental culture is combined with womanly 
 gentleness, is descended from a very old Pennsyl- 
 vania family. She is a native of Beaver, where 
 most of her life has been passed, and where the 
 Senator lived from boyhood, except during the seven 
 years which they passed in Philadelphia and at 
 the State and National Capitals. Her father, John 
 Barclay, was a merchant of Beaver, and widely known 
 a.? a public-spirited man. Her mother, Miss Eliza- 
 beth Shannon, was a member of a family which early 
 settled in Pennsylvania. As Agnes Barclay, Mrs. 
 Quay was a reigning belle and a great favorite among 
 the young people of Beaver County. In those days 
 
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 67 
 
 Matthew S. Quay escorted her to and from the village 
 singing school. The course of true love ran smoothly, 
 and soon after his admission to the bar they were 
 happily married. Mr. Quay, even at the time of his 
 marriage, was recognized as an important factor in 
 the politics of his country, for in 1856, when only 23 
 years of age, he was elected Prothonotary of Beaver 
 County. In all Mr. Quay's subsequent career as a 
 soldier, a State politician, and later as one of the na- 
 tional leaders of his party and United States Senator, 
 his affable wife has adapted herself to her surround- 
 ings with consummate tact, and, whether presiding at 
 their Beaver home or at the State or National Capital, 
 she has extended the same cordial hospitality and 
 welcome to all. Her receptions at Washington are 
 largely attended, and the generous hospitality of this 
 interesting household has well sustained Pennsylvania's 
 reputation at the National Capital. 
 
 But the family hearth has been the special shrine 
 of her ardent devotion, and she frankly says that her 
 happiest days were those when her family were all 
 together there. Mrs. Quay has two sons and three 
 daughters. The eldest son, Richard, has been a 
 member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and the 
 younger is a graduate of West Point and an officer 
 now in the Regular army. The eldest daughter, Miss 
 Mary, resembles her father in many ways. She has 
 dark eyes and hair and a slight girlish form. Miss 
 Quay graduated at a young ladies' school in Philadel- 
 phia. Miss Cora, the second daughter, studied abroad. 
 She is not so tall as either of her sisters and has light 
 brown hair and eyes. Miss Susan, the youngest, 
 still a school girl, evinces a high order of literary 
 talent. She is handsome and distinguished looking 
 with clear cut intellectual features. Mrs. Quay is a 
 Methodist. The Senator's father was a Presbyterian 
 minister and the family have a pew in the Presby- 
 terian Church at Beaver. The devotion existing be- 
 tween the Senator and his family renders their home 
 life charming and complete and makes theirs an ideal 
 American home. 
 
 The new family residence on aristocratic K street, 
 is a fine example of architectural symmetry, at once 
 correctt and simple. It is a large double house of 
 pressed brick. On one side of the reception hall are 
 the drawing-rooms and dining room. On the other 
 is the cheerful library, while beyond is the staircase. 
 
 IVIrs. Cameron. 
 
 Mrs. Cameron, the wife of Senator J. Donald Cam- 
 eron, before her marriage was known as " the beauti- 
 ful Miss Sherman." She is a niece of Senator Sher- 
 man, and it was while visiting her uncle that she 
 formed the acquaintance of Mr. Cameron. She is 
 highly cultivated and a delightful conversationalist. 
 Senator and Mrs. Cameron reside in an historic house 
 on Lafayette Square, which formerly belonged to the 
 Tayloe family and which was purchased by the Sena- 
 tor after Mrs. Tayloe's death. Mrs. Cameron is a 
 prominent figure in the elegant social life of the Cap- 
 ital, and hers is one of the homes where distinguished 
 strangers are entertained in regal American style. 
 
 Mrs. Cameron is the mother of one beautiful little 
 
 daughter about eight years of age. The Senator has 
 four daughters (his llrst wife's children) and one 
 adopted son. 
 
 IVIrs. Josephine Orr Hansbrougti. 
 
 Mrs. Josephine Orr Hansbrough, the wife of Sena- 
 tor Henry C. Hansbrough, was a woman of rare 
 graces of mind and heart. Her death, which occurred 
 at Washington on the 14th of January, 1895, was a sad 
 loss to a large circle of friends here and at her North 
 Dakota home. 
 
 Upon the announcement of Mrs. Hansbrough's 
 death, both houses of the North Dakota Legislature 
 adjourned, a committee was appointed to draft reso- 
 lutions of respect, and a week after the two houses 
 held a joint memorial session. 
 
 Lieutenant-Governor Worst and a number of the 
 Members and State Senators made touching addresses 
 that were beautiful tributes to her pure, strong, noble 
 womanhood, and resolutions were adopted attesting 
 the sympathy of the Legislature to Senator Hans- 
 brough in his bereavement. 
 
 This was the first time in the history of the Union 
 that the Legislature of any State met in joint memorial 
 session to pay a tribute to the memory of a woman. 
 But this action of the new North State, in paying this 
 mark of respect to a Christian character, a devoted 
 wife, a well spent life, was most fitting. 
 
 Mrs. Hansbrough was most devoted to her husband, 
 and a true friend. She treated all with whom she 
 came in contact in her daily life with kindness and 
 consideration. Whether carrying flowers to some sick 
 child in her North Dakota home, or sustaining the 
 dignity of her State at the National Capital, she was 
 the same generous, sweet-spirited, loving woman. 
 
 IVIrs. Krye. 
 
 Mrs. Frye, wife of Senator Wm. P. Frye, of Maine, 
 bears in her appearance, manner, characteristics and. 
 methods of thought, unmistakable evidences of her 
 Puritan origin. She is a woman of uncompromising 
 principles, great strength of character and moral 
 courage, which is more unusual in this age of the 
 world than physical courage. The frivolities of a 
 quarter of a century of Washington society have had 
 no more effect upon her straightforward, earnest char- 
 acter than they could have had on the granite of her 
 native State. 
 
 When she first came to Washington, about 26 years 
 ago, the young wife of an able young Congressman, 
 the temperance movement vv^as not in its present ad- 
 vanced stage, and wine drinking on all social occasions 
 was almost universally the custom, so much so that 
 any departure from this custom caused comment, and 
 not unfrequently, ridicule. Mrs. Frye came from a 
 good prohibition State, and brought her temperance 
 principles with her, so she declined to take wine on 
 all occasions, although by so doing she made herself 
 conspicuous, and, not unfrequently, elicited embar- 
 rassing remarks. 
 
 Happily the temperance movement has now reached 
 the point where any one and a lady especially, can 
 
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 MRS. DOLPH 
 
 MRS. BURROWS 
 
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A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 69 
 
 decline wine without calling forth unpleasant com- 
 ment or ridicule in good society. Indeed, a lady is 
 now thought more of for this course, and to women 
 like Mrs. Frye and Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes, society 
 owes much of the advancement that has been made in 
 this good cause. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Frye have always lived in a sim- 
 ple, unostentatious way in Washington, and while 
 Mrs. Frye makes no attempt at entertaining beyond 
 her regular Thursday afternoon receptions, which are 
 pleasant occasions, they by no means eschew society, 
 Mrs. Frye is an exceedingly bright, interesting con- 
 versationalist, possessing a rare fund of quiet wit and 
 humor. She is the mother of two daughters who are 
 both married. 
 
 IVlrs. Gallinger 
 
 Mrs. Gallinger, wife 
 of Senator Joseph H. 
 Gallinger, is a native of 
 New Hampshire, a n d 
 was educated in schools 
 of New Hampshire and 
 Vermont. She is the 
 daughter of Major Isaac 
 Bailey. It was while 
 visiting friends in Cin- 
 cinnati that she first met 
 Mr. Gallinger, who was 
 just graduated from a 
 Medical College in that 
 city. After their mar- 
 riage in New Hampshire, 
 Dr. Gallinger had in- 
 tended to go West to 
 settle, but his wife's 
 friends persuaded him to 
 locate i n Concord , which 
 has ever since been their 
 home. Mrs. Gallinger 
 is an affable, kind 
 hearted woman. She 
 is the mother of two 
 sons and one daughter, 
 who is married and re- 
 sides in Boston. 
 
 MRS. GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN 
 
 IMrs. General Jolin A. Logan. 
 
 Mrs. General John A Logan was both the daughter 
 and widow of a brave soldier. She is a native of 
 Missouri. Her father was captain of volunteers in 
 the Mexican war, and her future husband, John A. 
 Logan, was in the same regiment. 
 
 Mrs. Logan was the eldest of a large family, and 
 her father's straightened financial circumstances com- 
 pelled her early acquaintance with responsibility and 
 care. 
 
 General and Mrs. Logan's married life was especially 
 happy, although they were never wealthy. During 
 the Civil war she followed her husband to the battle 
 field, enduring the privations and dangers of camp 
 
 life, thankful to be near him and to minister to the 
 wounded and sick. 
 
 General Logan was elected to the United States 
 Senate immediately after the close of the war. Mrs. 
 Logan was especially fitted for the official social life of 
 the Capital. For years they lived at Mrs. Lockwood's 
 Strathmore-Arms, and here they gathered around 
 them a circle of intellectual, cultured people, although 
 they were not able to entertain in tlie sumptuous style 
 of wealthy Senators. At last the home they had so 
 long dreamed of was a reality, but, alas, for human 
 people, in only a few short years General Logan died. 
 As soon as Mrs. Logan could rally from the shock 
 of her husband's death, she devoted one of the largest 
 
 apartments of their 
 home to a Memorial 
 Hall, placing here the 
 General's portraits, war 
 relics, presents and sou- 
 venirs, and here she wel- 
 comes the humble sol- 
 dier and distinguished 
 statesinan. 
 
 JVIrs. Chandler 
 
 Mrs. Chandler, the 
 wife of Senator Wil- 
 liam E. Chandler, of 
 New Hampshire, is the 
 daughter of the late Sen- 
 ator John B. Hale, of 
 New Hampshire, who 
 was United States Sen- 
 ator for si.xteen years, 
 after having served in 
 the House of Represen- 
 tatives. Senator Hale 
 was also Minister to 
 Spain. 
 
 Mrs. Chandler has 
 had large experience in 
 official society. When 
 her husband was Sec- 
 retary of the Navy, 
 during President Ar- 
 thur's administration, 
 her drawing-room was 
 of that period. 
 
 one of the most brilliant 
 
 IVErs. Ciibson. 
 
 Mrs- Gibson, wife of Senator C. H. Gibson, of 
 Maryland, is descended from an aristocratic Virginia 
 family. She is the daughter of the late Col. Hum- 
 phrey B. Powell, who owned a large estate in the 
 vicinity of her birthplace, Middleburg, Va. As Miss 
 Marietta Fauntleroy Powell, she was much admired, 
 and when quite young was married to the late Col. R. 
 C. Halliday, who died some years after. He had 
 been for years Secretary of State of Maryland. After 
 a long widowhood she was married on the 28th of 
 April, 1888, to Mr. Charles H. Gibson, and has 
 
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 since been one of the social leaders of Washington. 
 Her brilliant receptions at the Shoreham are enjoyed 
 by large throngs of guests, for Mrs. Gibson entertains 
 with generous hospitality. Notwithstanding her many 
 social obligations, Mrs. Gibson has found time to 
 write a cook-book, in which she gives recipes which 
 have been in her family for generations. 
 
 M!rs. Blackburn. 
 
 Mrs. Blackburn, wife of Senator Joseph C. Black- 
 burn, has had nearly twenty winters experience in Wash- 
 ington society, as her husband began his Congressional 
 career with the Forty-fourth Congress, and was re elect - 
 ted to every succeed- 
 ing Congress until his 
 election as United States 
 Senator. Mrs. Black- 
 burn is the mother of 
 three daughters, who 
 have greatly assisted her 
 in her social duties. The 
 eldest, Mrs. Stewart, 
 who was married some 
 years ago, has spent con- 
 siderable time with her 
 parents here. The two 
 younger, Miss Corine 
 and Miss Lucille, have 
 been conspicuous figures 
 on the social canvass 
 since their brilliant ca- 
 reer of young belle-hood 
 began. In their con- 
 trasting styles of beauty 
 both are attractive and 
 interesting. Miss Cor- 
 ine has the color and 
 contour of a Spanish sen- 
 orita and the coquetry 
 and sparkle of a French 
 maiden, while her 
 younger sister, Miss Lu- 
 cille, is of pure Anglo- 
 Saxon type, with feat- 
 ures like a cameo, and 
 pretty, demure manners. 
 
 IVIrs. Hale. 
 
 MRS. BLACKBURN 
 
 Mrs. Hale, the wife of Senator Eugene Hale, of 
 Maine, is the daughter of the late Zach. Chandler, oi 
 Michigan, who was one of the strong men of the 
 Senate. As Miss Chandler she was greatly admired 
 in Washington, where she spent most of her girlhood. 
 Mrs. Hale is an elegant, self-contained woman with a 
 certain reserve of manner, and has many qualities of 
 her able father 
 
 IVIrs. Blanctiard. 
 
 Mrs. Blanchard, wife of Senator N. C. Blanchard, 
 of Louisiana, is a handsome, interesting woman of 
 engaging vivacity of manner and brilliancy of con- 
 versation. She is a native of Texas, but most of her 
 
 life has been spent in Louisiana. Mrs. Blanchard's 
 maiden name was Mary Emma Barrett. Her mother 
 was descended from the distinguished Taliaferro 
 family, and her father, Capt. William W. Barrett, 
 was an officer in the Confederate army. Miss Barrett 
 was married to Mr. Blanchard, then a young lawyer, 
 in 1873. Her social career in Washington began in 
 1 88 1, her husband having been elected to represent 
 his district in Congress. He was re elected to every 
 succeeding Congress, and in 1894 was appointed 
 United States Senator to succeed Edward Douglass 
 White, who had been appointed Associate Justice of 
 the United States Supreme Court. 
 
 During her fourteen 
 winters in Washington 
 Mrs. Blanchard has made 
 many friends, for she is 
 courteous to all, and has 
 a kind, generous nature. 
 Senator and Mrs. Blan- 
 chard have one son and 
 one daughter just merg- 
 ing into beautiful young 
 womanhood. 
 
 Mirs. Walsh. 
 
 Mrs. Anna Isabella 
 Walsh, the wife of Sen- 
 ator Patrick Walsh, of 
 Georgia, was born and 
 reared in Edgefield 
 County, South Carolina. 
 Her father, Mr. John 
 E. McDonnald, was a 
 native of Charleston, S. 
 C. and for years a mer- 
 chant of that city. Her 
 mother was a native of 
 London, England, and 
 when about ten years of 
 age came to this country 
 and settled in Cam- 
 bridge. 
 
 Mrs. Walsh and the 
 Senator were married in 
 1866, in Augusta, Ga., 
 her father having moved there in the exciting times 
 at the close of the Civil war. This city has ever since 
 been her home. Mrs. Walsh is a lady of fine appear- 
 ance. She is of the blonde type, tall and dignified, 
 courteous, and gracious in manner. 
 
 MCrs. Hearst. 
 
 Mrs. Phoebe Elizabeth Hearst is one of the most 
 artistic entertainers of Washington. She is a lady of 
 pleasing presence, with a refined, intellectual face, 
 and in her intercourse with friends shows a tender- 
 ness of womanly character that has its inspiration in 
 a heartfelt benevolence. Possessing great wealth, she 
 is continually doing good with it, and always has 
 some benevolent project on her hands. Only those 
 
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 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 who are personally acquainted with her can know 
 how constant and conscientious are her efforts to help 
 and give pleasure to others. 
 
 Mrs. Hearst's father, R. W. Apperson, was a Vir- 
 ginian by birth, and her mother was of the Whitmire 
 family of South Carolina. She was born and married 
 in Missouri. Mrs. Hearst first saw the light of day 
 in Franklin county, about forty miles southwest of 
 St. Louis, and in this vicinity her early life was 
 spent. Here in 1862 she was married to Mr. George 
 Hearst, one of the largest gold miners of California. 
 They immediately went to California, where they 
 resided until Mr. Hearst's election to the United 
 States Senate in 1887, when Mrs. Hearst's brilliant 
 social career at the National Capital began. 
 
 in the distance, and beyond are the hills of Virginia 
 and the Potomac. Boundary Castle, as it is called, 
 is a large brown stone structure of Norman design, 
 surrounded by a stone wall with impressive portals. 
 The exterior is broken into picturesque lines of beauty 
 by bay windows, balconies and crenulated turrets. 
 The interior combines some of the best features of 
 Moorish architecture and is furnished in Oriental 
 magnificence. The wide central hall is a reproduc- 
 tion of the delicate type of the Alhambra. One of 
 the parlors is devoted to Mrs. Henderson's paintings, 
 and the walls of another are decorated with fine spec- 
 imens of modern art. This also contains a superb 
 wooden mantel eighteen feet in height and fourteen 
 wide, carved by Abert Pries, a teacher in the St. 
 
 MRS. HEARST 
 
 After Senator Hearst's death Mrs. Hearst returned 
 to California, and for years withdrew from society, 
 but in 1895 her many friends had the pleasure of wel- 
 coming her back to Washington. Mrs. Hearst's only 
 son, Wm. Randolph Hearst, is the proprietor of the 
 San Francisco Examiner, which was presented to him 
 by his father in 1886 after his graduation from college. 
 
 MRS. HENDERSON 
 
 There is an aristocracy of wealth and culture in 
 Washington outside of official lite. Typical of this 
 class of homes is that of ex-Senator and Mrs. John B. 
 Henderson, on Meridian Hill. Their residence is 
 one of the most imposing pieces of architectural 
 beauty in this city of handsome residences, and com- 
 mands a magnificent prospect ; the great city appears 
 
 Louis School of Design and Wood Carving, of which 
 Mrs. Henderson was one of the founders and patrons. 
 Mrs. Henderson was reared in the historic town of 
 Saratoga, New York, and imbibed a native love for 
 those republican institutions that had early been vin- 
 dicated by the surrender of Burgoyne to Gates. 
 Her father, the late Judge Foote, and her uncle, the 
 late Senator Foote, were, like her husband, experi- 
 enced politicians, so she has had a long acquaintance 
 with distinguished men of the age. As Miss Foote 
 she was one of the belles of Washington city at its 
 bright social period succeeding the close of the war. 
 She was alternately the queen of two social centers, 
 vibrating between her winter home at the National 
 Capital and her summer home at the famous springs. 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
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 In 1868 Mr. Henderson, then one of the youngest 
 Senators in Congress, captured the heart and hand of 
 this fascinating young lady. He transported his bride 
 to the shores of the Father of Waters, and there, in 
 the cosmopolitan city of St. Louis, they lived for 
 years in quiet elegance. Several years ago Senator 
 Henderson purchased valuable property near the 
 Boundary and Sixteenth street, and erected the mag- 
 nificent residence that is now their permanent home. 
 Senator and Mrs. Henderson entertain in a princely 
 manner, and are especially noted for their dinners. 
 Mrs. Henderson is a bright woman, of much culture 
 and strong individuality. She is of the blonde type, 
 having blue eyes and a 
 symmetrical, c 1 a s sical 
 face that is both frank 
 and winsome. Her 
 height is exactly that 
 which the Grecian sculp- 
 tor designed as the clas- 
 sic standard, which has 
 come down to us from 
 an ideal past. 
 
 Mrs. Henderson holds 
 radical views on many 
 of the live questions of 
 the day. She is a woman 
 suffragist, believing that 
 women should vote and 
 have all the rights pcssi- 
 ble to make a good liv- 
 ing and be independ- 
 ent. She regards the 
 voting power as a very 
 important power. She 
 also believes in prohibi- 
 tion, and would like to 
 see the entire liquor traf- 
 fic abolished. Senator 
 and Mrs. Henderson 
 have one son, who was 
 graduated from Harvard 
 in 1 89 1, and from Col- 
 umbia Law School in 
 1894. He has decided 
 predilections and ability 
 for diplomatic service, 
 and accompanied Hon. John W. Foster on 
 sion of peace for China and Japan. 
 
 his mis- 
 
 Mrs. Patty Miller Stocking, the second daugh- 
 ter of the late Hon. Samuel F. JNIiller, Associate Jus- 
 tice of the United States Supreme Court, inherits many 
 of the characteristic traits of her distinguished father. 
 She is like him in the force of her strong will, the 
 native kindliness of her disposition, and in the activity 
 of her intellect. Mrs. Stocking's early life was spent 
 in Keokuk, Iowa, from where her father was appointed 
 by Lincoln, in 1862, to the United States Supreme 
 Court. She was married to Col. W. F. Stocking, of 
 New York, in Washington. Since his death, which 
 occurred only three years after, her life has been a 
 
 varied one. A number of years she spent abroad, 
 traveling through England, France, Germany, Greece 
 and Turkey, and resided in Vienna three years. 
 
 Mrs. Stocking is a good amateur artist, and pos- 
 sesses a high order of literary talent, for years con- 
 tributing to various periodicals. Her published let- 
 ters on European travel were delightful for the infor- 
 mation they conveyed as well as for the elegance of 
 their diction. 
 
 In the winter of 1894 Mrs. Stocking met with a 
 sad accident, while bravely trying to save the house 
 where she was boarding, from fire, after upsetting a 
 kerosene lamp. Her great will power and fine consti- 
 tution enabled her to 
 survive the effects of the 
 accident and the heroic 
 treatment she under- 
 went. 
 
 During her conval- 
 escence she spent a part 
 of the season of 1895 at 
 Dr. Havvley's new Sani- 
 tarium, opposite Mrs. 
 General Logan's home, 
 and near other personal 
 friends. 
 
 *,, * 
 Miss Fannie Brewer 
 and Miss Elizabeth 
 Brewer, daughters o f 
 Associate Justice Brew- 
 er, of the United States 
 Supreme Court, are ac- 
 complished young ladies 
 who were carefully edu- 
 cated in Detroit, Michi- 
 gan. 
 
 They have a delight- 
 ful home life. Justice 
 Brewer is a charming 
 man in his own home, 
 and is devoted to his 
 lovely daughters, to 
 whom he is a genial com- 
 panion. The learned 
 Judge is forgotten as 
 one listens to his bright, 
 witty sayings, and his delightful humor in their pleas- 
 ant parlors. 
 
 Hon. David B. Henderson, the able Representa- 
 tive from Dubuque, Iowa, and Miss Auguata Fox, were 
 students at the upper Iowa University, over thirty 
 years ago. It was while pursuing the same course of 
 study that they formed an attachment which was to 
 last until death. After finishing their course of study 
 their paths diverged for a time,' Miss Fox returning to 
 her home and Mr. Henderson entering the army as a 
 private, to suffer the vicissitudes of war. He was 
 severely wounded and lost a leg, but this did not pre- 
 vent him returning to the army and taking a colonelcy 
 even before he was fully recovered. After the close 
 
 MRS. PATTY MILLER STOCKING 
 
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 MISS ELIZABETH BREWER 
 
 MISS FANNIE BREWER 
 
 GRANDCHILDREN OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SHIRAS 
 
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 of the war Colonel Henderson and Miss Fox were 
 married. Mrs. Henderson is a native of Ohio, but 
 moved to Iowa at an early age. She is the mother of 
 two daughters and one son. The elder daughter was 
 married to Mr. Samuel Peaslee, several years ago, 
 and the other, Miss Isabelle, is a highly accomplished 
 young girl, possessing fine musical ability. 
 
 Mrs. Harmer and Mrs. Harmer-Reeside. — 
 Two popular ladies in official circles are Mrs. Alfred 
 C. Harmer, wife of the Representative from the 
 Fifth Pennsylvania District, and her handsome 
 young daughter, Mrs. Harmer-Reeside. Mr. Harmer 
 has been a member of eleven Congresses, and is 
 popular with both Republicans and Democrats. Mrs. 
 Harmer took a prominent part in Washington society 
 since the administration of Johnson. Theirs was a 
 h.ippy family. Ten children sat around their hearth, 
 eight sons and two daughters, but remorseless death 
 has taken four of the sons from the family group. 
 Mrs. Harmer is a fine a^ipearing woman of varied 
 accomplishments. Her Kensington work is some- 
 thing remarkable. One specimen is a garden scene 
 that in its handsome frame would easily be taken for 
 a painting. Mrs. Harmer's maiden name was Miss 
 Lizzie Miller, and Mauch Chunk was her childhood 
 home. Her father was one of the pioneers in the 
 development of the iron and coal regions of the 
 Lehigh. The family is of German extraction. During 
 tivo months of the j'ear Mrs. Harmer keeps house at 
 their seaside home at Brigantir.e. Then she spends 
 some time with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Randall, of 
 Philadelphia, while during the session of Congress 
 she and Mrs. Harmer-Reeside reside together in 
 Washington. Mrs. Reeside was married about six 
 }'ears ago. 
 
 Mr. Retside is of a well known Washington family 
 and a gentleman of fine appearance, and when he 
 persuaded Miss Harmer to change her name she had 
 only been in society a year. Mrs. Reeside attended 
 an institute in Washington and then studied abroad. 
 She is a beautiful singer, as is her husband, and their 
 voicts blend well together. She is also a good per- 
 former on the piano and the harp. Her china paint- 
 ing has rare merit. Personally Mrs. Reeside is pretty 
 and attractive. She has dark sparkling eyes, curling 
 hair, a fine figure and affable manners, which are the 
 expression of a warm, generous heart. 
 
 Mrs. James L. Pugh, Jr. — The magic influence 
 of love has been a potent factor in cementing together 
 the North and South. It begun its work even before 
 the close of the war, and continues its sunny benefi- 
 cence in the second generation. 
 
 At one of the convocations of the Army Chap- 
 lains, North and South, of the late war, the follow- 
 ing incident was related : 
 
 A young nurse in one of the Northern hospitals 
 was observed to be especially interested in a wounded 
 Confederate soldier who was in her ward. One 
 morning when she came to the hospital they told her 
 that the patient was dead. She was sadly distressed 
 and asked if she could see him. The officials granted 
 the request and she was led into another room where 
 
 the corpse was lying. She bent over the mortal re- 
 mains tenderly and "kissed him for his mother," as 
 she said . 
 
 At this the corpse opened his eyes, saying : 
 
 ' ' Let the old lady take care of herself and you go 
 in on your own account." 
 
 The sequel was a marriage between them soon after- 
 ward. 
 
 The official social circle of Washington has been 
 an especially good field for this particular work of re- 
 construction. The chubby little blind god has played 
 his part remarkably well here and is still busy shoot- 
 ing his arrows from one side of Mason and Dixon's 
 line to the other with excellent results. One excel- 
 lent illustration of cupid's talent for reconstruction is 
 the home of Senator James L. Pugh, of Alabama. 
 The North and the South are charmingly combined 
 in this house. 
 
 Senator Pugh and family are from the extreme 
 southern part of Alabama. Ex-Congressman Sow- 
 den and family are from the strongest of protection 
 States, Pennsylvania. Mr. Sowden came into Con- 
 gress with the Cleveland Administration and went 
 out with it. As he was a strong Randall Democrat 
 and an unbending Protectionist, and Senator Pugh a 
 Southerner, cherishing old-time Bourbon doctrines, 
 perhaps they would not have found much in common. 
 But Senator Pugh had a talented son and Represen- 
 tative Sowden a rarely beautiful daughter. The two 
 met in Washington society and the old, old story was 
 repeated. 
 
 At a reception at the White House I promenaded 
 through the conservatory with Mrs. Pugh, and she 
 told me that it was there her husband made love to 
 her during one of President Cleveland's receptions, 
 and the memory wreathed her fair countenance in the 
 sweetest smiles. 
 
 Allentown was the birthplace of young Mrs. Pugh 
 and her childhood's home. She graduated at the 
 Allentown Female College in 1S84, with the highest 
 honors, being the valedictorian of her class, and after- 
 ward attended the Lutherville Female Seminary, 
 near Baltimore. She has devoted considerable time 
 to music and her paintings have been much admired. 
 She made her debut in Washington during the season 
 of 1886, while her father was in Congress, and was 
 helped greatly to succe s in social life by her charm- 
 ing manner, combining a mixture of dignity, reserve 
 and cordiality, with the prettiest way of saying sin- 
 cerely charming things. Her marriage with Mr. 
 James L. Pugh, Jr., occurred in May, 1S88. In ap- 
 pearance Mrs. Pugh is of medium height, and of 
 slight graceful figure. Her luxuriant hair is of a 
 golden brown hue; her eyes are dark brown, shaded 
 with long black lashes, and her complexion is fair 
 with a tinge of delicate rose. She compels the affec- 
 tionate admiration of all who know her. Since their 
 marriage Mr. and Mrs. Pugh have made their home 
 with Senator Pugh. The family is very hospitable 
 and entertain in a princely way. The receptions of 
 Mrs. Senator Pugh and her daughter-in-law are largely 
 attended and among the most enjoyable held in 
 Washington. Mrs Pugh, Jr., has one lovely little 
 daughter, not quite a year old. 
 
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 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 MRS. ROBINSON 
 
 MISS ROBINSON 
 
 MRS. MUTCHLER 
 
 MISS ELLA BERCAW 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 79 
 
 Mrs. Robinson, wife of Representative J. B. Rob- 
 inson, of Media, Pa. , is a native of Philadelphia. Her 
 maiden name was Lizzie Gilpin. She is a descendant 
 of an old Quaker family. Her uncle, Honorable 
 Charles Gilpin, was Mayor of Philadelphia for a 
 number of years and a prominent Republican. Miss 
 Gilpin was educated in Philadelphia. She met her 
 husband, who at that time was a lieutenant in the 
 navy, when spending the Summer among the moun- 
 tains at Cresson. As a young lady she was a great 
 society favorite,- and since her marriage has been a 
 recognized society leader. Her elegant Washington 
 home is thronged with callers on her reception days. 
 Mrs. Robinson is a very bright, charming woman, 
 gracious and unaffected in her manner and an inter- 
 esting conversationalist. Her presence in the drawing 
 room is like a gleam of sunshine. Mrs. Robinson is 
 tall and graceful. She has expressive brown eyes, 
 luxuriant brown hair and a fair complexion. She is 
 the mother of eight daughters, five of whom are 
 living. The youngest four are school girls. The 
 eldest, Miss Bessie, is one of this season's fair debu- 
 tantes. She made her entrance into Washington 
 society at a large reception given by her parents in 
 her honor. Miss Robinson was graduated at a young 
 ladies school and then traveled in Europe with her 
 grandmother, Mrs. Charles Gilpin. She is of medium 
 height, has brown hair and eyes, and is a beautiful 
 girl. 
 
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 Mrs. Henry Mutchler, wife of the Representa- 
 tive of the Eighth Pennsylvania District, is a native of 
 Easton. She was carefully educated at St. Mary's 
 Hall, Burlington, N. J., and is very fond of literature, 
 reads much and is well informed on the questions of 
 the day. She is prepossessing in appearance, possess- 
 ing luxuriant dark brown hair, beautiful dark eyes 
 and a sweet expression. She is noted for her lovely 
 disposition and charming manners, which endear her 
 to her friends. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Mutchler first met at Easton. They 
 have been married about ten years. Mr. Mutchler is 
 a newspaper man and owns and. publishes several 
 papers. He succeeded his father, Hon. William 
 Muchler, in Congress. The latter had represented 
 his district for seventeen years. 
 
 Mrs. Mutchler's beautiful young sister. Miss Ella 
 K. Bercaw, is a great acquisition to society. Miss 
 Bercaw is also a native of Easton, where their mother 
 now resides. Miss Bercaw is of medium height and 
 has a finely moulded figure. Her complexion is a 
 lovely pink and white, her eyes are soft brown, and 
 her hair is light and curls over her fair broad fore- 
 head. She has cultivated literary tastes and enjoys 
 associating with literary people. She is also an artist 
 of ability. Her paintings have been publicly ex- 
 hibited in Easton and have been much admired. 
 
 * 
 Mrs. Revburn, the attractive wife of Congress- 
 man J. C. Reyburn, who, on the death of William D. 
 Kelly, the father of the House, was chosen to repre- 
 sent the Fourth District in Congress, has made many 
 friends during her stay at the National Capital. 
 Before her marriage Mrs. Reyburn was Miss Margaret 
 
 Oozier. Her mother was formerly Miss Atchison, 
 a descendant of one of the earliest families settled in 
 Ohio. Her father, Robert Crozier, who was a lawyer, 
 moved with his little family to Kansas, in 1856. 
 Here he became Judge of the District Court, which 
 sat at Leavenworth, and here Miss Crozier grew into 
 beautiful womanhood. After attending the Kansas 
 school she was sent to Philadelphia for the finishing 
 touches. About this time John Edgar Reyburn was 
 sent to Philadelphia to attend the Saunders Institute. 
 Afterward he studied law in the city and was ad- 
 mitted to the bar in 1870. Neither, however, was so 
 much engrossed in study as to prevent the formation 
 of a pleasant acquaintanceship, and the friendsliip of 
 their school days ripened into a lasting affection, but 
 it was not until years after, and after the young politi- 
 cian had served four consecutive terms in the Penn- 
 sylvania Assembly and had been twice elected to the 
 State Senate, and was serving his second term in that 
 body, that he married the fascinating Miss Crozier at 
 her Western home, and brought lier to Philadelphia. 
 Here she became a prominent figure in fashionable 
 life. She spent considerable time in the State capi- 
 tal during the sessions of the Legislature, where she 
 was an acknowledged leader. During Mr. Reyburn's 
 first term in Congress Mrs. Reyburn was very prom- 
 inent in Washington society, but after the death of 
 her little son she went into retirement. This Winter 
 she again entered society, and her beautiful home on 
 Connecticut Avenue was thronged with callers. Mrs. 
 Reyburn is fond of society and usually returns all 
 the calls made on her. 
 
 *,* 
 
 Mrs. Dalzell, wife of the genial member of Con- 
 gress from the Twenty-Second District, has occupied 
 a prominent position in Washington official society 
 during the past seven Winters. She is of medium 
 height, with a sweet face, framed in soft brown hair, 
 and possesses simple, pleasing manners which draw 
 friends to her. The Dalzells reside in a pleasant 
 home on New Hampshire avenue. Their only daugh- 
 ter, Elizabeth, after three or four brilliant Winters in 
 Washington society, was married to George Dunn, 
 the son of General McKee Dunn. She was a Penn- 
 sylvania girl, and until eighteen years of age had 
 spent most of her life in that State. The finishing 
 touches of her education were received at a private 
 school in New York. During Christmas week of 1889 
 she made her formal debut here at a large reception 
 given in her honor. She is slightly below the me- 
 dium height. She has a graceful figure, with soft, 
 flowing lines, and wears her hair in a becoming style. 
 
 * 
 Mrs. Col. Wm. A. Stone, wife of the Representa- 
 tive of the Twenty-Third District of Pennsylvania, 
 is the youngest daughter of Judge R. C. White, of 
 Wellsboro, Ohio. Mrs. Stone is connected with one 
 of the oldest and best of Pennsylvania's families. 
 Benjamin Franklin's daughter married into the Bach 
 family, of which her mother was descended, and her 
 mother was a cousin of Dr. Wm. Carpenter and Dr. 
 Mary Carpenter, of London, who, with the Princess 
 Alice, established a Mission School in India. Dr. 
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 ago with Fred. Douglas. Mr. Douglas in his lecture 
 related at that time how she had helped to educate 
 him. Her mother's parents resided in Philadelphia 
 for many years. They were Quakers and carried out 
 the Quaker ideas. 
 
 Mrs. Stone was born in Tioga County, the birth- 
 place of so many prominent politicians. She at- 
 tended school in New York city, where she was grad- 
 uated at a musical academy. She is the mother of 
 four children — three pretty little girls and one son. 
 The family reside at No. 1721 Q Street N. W., in a 
 quiet, modest way, but the interior of her house shows 
 excellent taste here displayed. 
 
 Mrs. Stone is a brunette, possessing luxuriant dark 
 hair, beautiful dark eyes, a kindly disposition and 
 the most gracious manner. She extends so hearty 
 a welcome to her guest that she places even strangers 
 at once at their ease. She is an interesting conversa- 
 tionalist, witty and brilliant, and could well discharge 
 the social duties of any position which her husband's 
 political elevation might call her to fill. She is a fine 
 musician and very popular in social circles. 
 
 Mrs. Dr. Percy D. Hickling, the eldest daughter 
 of Representative Stone, (his first wife's child), was 
 married last September in Trinity Episcopal Church, 
 of Washington, to a prominent physician here. Mrs. 
 Hickling possesses many of the traits of character of 
 her distinguished father. She is tall and has light 
 hair and blue eyes, and a fair complexion, a direct 
 contrast to her dark-eyed and dark-haired husband. 
 He, by the way, is considered one of the handsomest 
 gentlemen in Washington, and was on the Committee 
 of President Cleveland's Inaugural Ball. Dr. and 
 Mrs. Hickling enjoy horseback riding when the 
 weather is fine, and present a fine appearance on 
 their horses. They are both members of the Shakes- 
 peare Club, of Washington, of which the Doctor has 
 been President. 
 
 Mrs. Scranton, wife of the Representative of the 
 Pennsylvania city which bears his name, is a daugh- 
 ter of General Amos N. Meylert, one of the most 
 prominent citizens of Northern Pennsylvania of his 
 day. Her grandfather, Secku Meylert, was a native 
 of Cassel, Prussia. He was associated in banking 
 operations with Rothchilds. He could speak half 
 a dozen languages, was educated in Paris, and be- 
 came acquainted with Napoleon Bonaparte. Later 
 in life, business took him to Paris, where he renewed 
 his acquaintance with the General and became a 
 volunteer on his staff. After Napoleon's defeat he 
 came to the United States and purchased a large tract 
 in Pennsylvania and settled at Montrose. Some 
 years alter he married Abigail Nichols, of Montrose, 
 daughter of a deacon of the Baptist Church. Their 
 eldest son, Amos N. Meylert, then only 19, married 
 Miss Anna Dennis, and to them was born Ada Mey- 
 lert, the subject of this sketch. General Meylert and 
 his family moved to Butler, where he became inter- 
 ested in the building of railroads and developing 
 coal, iron and the resources of the country, amassing 
 a considerable fortune. Ada attended the Green- 
 wood Institute at New Brighton. Later they moved 
 
 to Scranton, where she met Mr. J. A. Scranton, who 
 belonged to the old Scranton family of Connecticut. 
 Generations ago they had established themselves in 
 that section of Pennsylvania included in the region 
 claimed by the Province of Connecticut, under her 
 original charter, and on the tract of land which is the 
 site of Pennsylvania's electric city — Scranton. Rep- 
 
 MRS. SCRANTON AND GRANDSON 
 
 resentative and Mrs. Scranton have one married 
 daughter, the wife of Lieut. D. L. Tate, U. S. A., 
 who was formerly a great society girl of Washing- 
 ton. She is a beautiful brunette, possessing a tall 
 and graceful figure. They also have one son, Robert 
 Meylert Scranton, who married Miss Helen L. Sperry, 
 of Hartford, Conn., in 1890, and is engaged in busi- 
 ness as partner with his father. 
 * * 
 
 Mrs. J. D. Hicks, wife of the genial and popular 
 Representative from the Twentieth District, is one 
 of the most interesting women met at the National 
 Capital. Mrs. Hicks before her marriage was Miss 
 Josephine Barrick, a native of Frederick county, 
 Md. She is descended from the Harbaugh family, 
 so distinguished in Revolutionary times for patriotism 
 and valor. The history of the family is almost co- 
 extensive with the history of the country. The Har- 
 baughs settled in Maryland in colonial times and 
 took up an extensive tract in the beautiful region 
 known as the Harbaugh valley. The homestead, 
 which was built in the seventeenth century, still 
 stands near Sabillasville, and is one of the oldest 
 landmarks in the State. At the time of the Centen- 
 nial Exposition a Baltimore syndicate offered a large 
 sum to be permitted to move it to Philadelphia, but 
 Mrs. Harbaugh, the present owner, who is an aunt of 
 Mrs. Hicks, was not willing to part with her ancestral 
 home for money. 
 
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 MISS BESSIE STONE 
 
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 MISS EMMA KILBOURNE 
 
 MISS BERNICE LACEY 
 
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 It was built in the old German style of architecture, 
 with very high ceilings, large and spacious rooms and 
 solidly lined in hard wood with massive carvings. 
 It is indeed a wonderful piece of architecture and in 
 fine preservation. 
 
 Mrs. Hicks is of prepossessing and queenly bear- 
 ing. She has a sweet, reposeful, yet strong face, that 
 indicates great force, fullness and strength of char- 
 acter, combined with kindness and generosity of dis- 
 position. Her four children are her most ardent and 
 devoted admirers. Her life is wrapped up in the in- 
 terests of her home and family, her church and her 
 benevolent work. Fashionable society and the frivoli- 
 ties that make up the lives of too many women Mrs. 
 Hicks makes of secondary importance, yet in a draw- 
 ing room of richly attired women she would attract 
 attention as being one of the best and most tastefully 
 dressed, as her costumes harmonize so well with her 
 stately and dignified style. Mrs. Hicks is a natural 
 politician and leader, and her husband's friends as 
 well as political opponents give her credit for being 
 a great help in his successful Congressional cam- 
 paigns. She has strong temperance principles and is 
 an active member of the Me.hodist church, of Altoona. 
 Mrs. Hicks, with the other Congressional ladies at 
 Willard's, has held brilliant Friday afternoon recep- 
 tions. 
 
 Mrs. Representative C. W. Stone and Daugh- 
 ters — One of the most hospitable and delightful homes 
 on Capitol Hdl is that of Representative and Mrs. 
 Charles W. Stone, from Warren, Pa. Mrs. Stone 
 and her charming daughters extend cordial welcome 
 to the callers that throng their pleasant parlors on 
 Monday afternoons. Mrs. Stone's maiden name was 
 Lizzie Moorhead. She is a native of Erie, of which 
 her father was one of the oldest citizens. Here she 
 was carefully educated, attending the Erie Academy, 
 in which she afterwards taught. Mr. Stone taught in 
 this academy, and it was while connected with the 
 institution that they formed an acquaintance and an 
 affection which was to be coextensive with their 
 earthly lives. Mrs. Stone is a most affable lady and 
 of great intellectual power and careful reading She 
 has brown hair, blue eyes and is of medium height. 
 Although queenly in society, she is much more than a 
 society woman and is devoted to her home and fam- 
 ily. Four beautiful daughters and two manly boys 
 call her mother. The eldest son acts as Mr. Stone's 
 private secretary, and the youngest is attending the 
 preparatory department of Columbia College. The 
 eldest daughter, after a brilliant young womanhood 
 at the Capital, was married a few years ago to Mr. 
 Allen, of Warren, where they now reside. She usually 
 spends a part of each Winter with her parents in 
 Washington. 
 
 The second daughter, Miss Ann, is an interesting 
 young woman and a favorite in Washington society. 
 She is very pleasant and a good conversationalist, pos- 
 sessing many attractions which make her a valuable 
 assistant to her mother in entertaining. She has 
 brown hair and eyes and a slender, graceful figure of 
 medium height ; she is a good dancer and is fond of 
 
 horseback riding. Miss Ann attended school near 
 Philadelphia and afterwards traveled in Europe. 
 
 The third daughter. Miss Bessie, has been attend- 
 ing Baltimore College, but has taken a peep into 
 society this Winter. She is a charming brunette with 
 black hair and eyes like her father. The youngest 
 daughter is still a school girl. 
 
 Mrs. James B. Reilly, the wife of the Member of 
 the Thirteenth Pennsylvania District, oscillates be- 
 tween her present home, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 
 and Washington. Mrs. Reilly is usually accompanied, 
 when in Washington, by her beautiful young daugh- 
 ter, and they together enjoy the pleasure of society. 
 Miss Reilly is an attractive brunette, with dark eyes 
 and luxuriant dark hair. She is about medium 
 height, and has a slight, graceful figure. She is an 
 able assistant to her mother in entertaining both at 
 their Pottsville home and in Washington. 
 
 Mrs. Susan P. Wolverton, wife of the member 
 from the Seventeenth District, is a native of Sunbury, 
 on the banks of the Susquehanna River, as were both 
 her father and mother. Her maiden name was Eliz- 
 abeth Hendricks. Her father was a relative of Vice- 
 President Hendricks. Representative Wolverton is 
 a native of Rushton. After graduating from Lewis- 
 bury University, in 1890, he took charge of the Sun- 
 bury Academy, and here, just before the war, met 
 Miss Hendricks. After the war they were married. 
 Mrs. Wolverton is the mother of two daughters and 
 a son. The eldest daughter married Biddell Arthurs, 
 and resides in Pittsburg. Her son is attending Prince- 
 ton. The younger daughter, Miss Elizabeth Wolver- 
 ton, is with her parents. She is a bright, cultured 
 voung woman, was graduated from Wilson College, 
 and has been in society four Winters. She is tall, 
 has dark eyes and hair and is fond of outdoor sports, 
 * , * 
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 Mrs Wm. R. Morrison was acquainted with her 
 
 husband from childhood. He was her hero before 
 she was ten years old. He was then twenty, and went 
 away to the Mexican war. The little girl watched 
 him depart with wonder and admiration in her young 
 eyes, and ever remembered the tall soldier until he 
 came home again. 
 
 Soon the little girl was a boar .ing-school Miss, and 
 the tall soldier discovered how beautiful she was, and 
 persuaded her that it was entirely unnecessary to wait 
 until graduation, so when only 17, little Eleanor 
 Horan was married to her hero of the Mexican war, 
 and there has been no more devoted couple in official 
 circles than Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Morrison. But the 
 Mexican war was not the last time that Mrs. Morrison 
 was to see her hero depart for battle. Col. Morrison 
 was one of the first to answer the call for troops to 
 save the Union. He was severely wounded at the 
 battle of Fort Donelson, and his devoted wife hastened 
 to him and nursed him back to health again. For 
 many years Col. and Mrs. Morrison have resided at 
 Willards. Mrs. Morrison is a woman of splendid 
 qualities. She is an interesting conversationalist, 
 having a large fund of reminiscences. 
 
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 MRS. WILLIAM J. WHITE 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 8S 
 
 Mrs. Wm. J. White, wife of the Representative 
 of the Twelfth District, is one of the interesting 
 women that Ohio lent to adorn the official society of 
 Washington for the Winter. Mrs. White is a lady 
 of quiet dignity of manner, rare tact, intelligence 
 and charming personality. She possesses akind, gen- 
 erous nature and a warm affectionate heart, which 
 attract even casual acquaintances to her and make 
 her many warm friends. Mrs. White was born in 
 Cleveland, Ohio, and is the daughter of Orange and 
 Marletto Howard, of Mansfield. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs White are very hospitable and enter- 
 tained in Washington, as at their beautiful Cleveland 
 home, in a magnificent style and manner. One of 
 
 have a beautiful little daughter and a promising son, 
 who are receiving careful academic training. 
 
 Mrs. Sorg is devoted to her home and family, is 
 charitable to the poor, and is loved by those in the 
 high and low walks of life, who regard her as a kind- 
 hearted, sympathetic woman. At their palatial home 
 in Middletown, Mr. and Mrs. Sorg entertain their 
 friends in the most hospitable manner, and while in 
 Washington held frequent receptions in their elegant 
 apartments at the Arlington. 
 
 Mrs. George P. Ikirt, wife of Representative 
 Ikirt, of the Eighteenth District of Ohio, was born near 
 Pittsburg, Pa., and is a descendant of one of the 
 
 MRS. SORG 
 
 the most elegant afternoon receptions of the season of 
 1895 '^^'3-s that given by them at the Shoreham. They 
 have one lovely daughter. Miss Georgia, who is being 
 carefully educated. 
 
 Mrs. p. J. Sorg, wife of the Representative in Con- 
 gress from the Third District of Ohio, is a native 
 of Butler County, of that State. Mrs. Sorg's maiden 
 name was Miss Jennie Gruver. She is decended 
 from the Gruver family which won distinction in the 
 Revolutionary War. Nature endowed Mrs. Sorg with 
 many graces and charms of person . She has a tall, 
 finely moulded form, brilliant black eyes, luxuriant 
 black hair and classical features. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Sorg were married in 1876. They 
 
 MRS. IKIRT 
 
 oldest families of that city, being a grand-daughter of 
 Wm. Holmes, an early pioneer, who located in that 
 vicinity. Mrs. Ikirt received her preparatory training 
 at Beaver College, Beaver, Pa., and afterward was 
 graduated at Mt. Union College with first honors, and 
 was chosen as orator from the philosophical depart- 
 ment. The degree of Ph. B. was conferred upon her 
 then, and since she has received the degree of A. M. 
 from the same college. 
 
 During her collegiate course she devoted considera- 
 ble time to music, completing the musical course after 
 graduating, and also studied painting, for which she 
 has a decided talent. Before her marriage Mrs. Ikirt 
 contributed frequently to periodicals, and since, the 
 cares of a happy family and four young children have 
 
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 MISS MAUD MILLIKEN 
 
 MRS. LILLIAN FITZ-HUGH MILLIKEN 
 
 MRS. PENCE 
 
 MRS. M. A. SMITH 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 87 
 
 claimed her time, she still writes occasionally. She 
 is anticipating the time when she can devote her 
 entire attention to literary work. At present she re- 
 gards the training and culture of her children as her 
 most sacred and important duty, and does not permit 
 even social or church obligations to interfere. She is 
 noted for her devotion to her family and her loyalty 
 to her friends. So far as consistent with her domestic 
 duties she is an earnest worker in the Methodist Epis- 
 copal Church, of which she has been a member since 
 childhood. 
 
 Mrs. Ikirt was one of the youngest ladies who en- 
 gaged in the memorable crusade of Ohio against the 
 liquor traffic, and was a charter member of the 
 Woman's Christian Temperance Union of that State, 
 and a prominent officer during the early years of this 
 great organization. 
 
 Dr. and Mrs. Ikirt's hospitable home has been 
 thronged with guests during the Congressional season 
 from various sections of the country. The pleasure 
 of a visit there is enhanced by meeting four bright 
 children. Georgia, the eldest daughter, only twelve 
 years of age, is quite a prodigy as an artist. Her 
 paintings already have received praise from some of 
 our best Washington artists, and she is thought to 
 have a brilliant future before her. The two other 
 daughters are named Ruby and Olive, and the only 
 son bears the classical name of Virgil. 
 
 Mrs. Ikirt is a lady of prepossessing appearance 
 and magnetic presence. She has a tall, fine figure, 
 magnificent dark eyes, dark hair and an expressive 
 face. An interesting conversationalist with a pleasing 
 vivacity of manner and brightness, she charms and 
 wins friends upon first acquaintance, of whom she has 
 a host at the National Capital. 
 
 Representative Ikirt's successful career, both as a 
 physician and politician, owes ni.-.t a little to his wife's 
 sympathy and support, for she has been an invaluable 
 
 helpmate. 
 
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 * 
 
 Miss Maud Milliken, the daughter of Hon Seth L. 
 Milliken, who has represented for twelve years in 
 Congress the Maine District so long represented by 
 James G. Blaine, inherits many of the distinguishing 
 traits of her talented father. Miss Milliken is a native 
 of Augusta, Maine. She is descended on her 
 father's side from Sir James Milliken, of Scotland, 
 who was knighted by King James for his military 
 achievements, and on her maternal grand-father's 
 side from one of the Counts of Perigneux, of France, 
 whose burial place, with its elaborate tomb and monu- 
 ment, are at Pere la Chase. 
 
 Miss Milliken, after receiving a rudimentary educa- 
 tion at her Maine home, attended the Allen School, 
 near Boston, and studied music, both in Boston and 
 New York. She possesses a clear, sweet, soprano 
 voice, and leads the church choir at home. Miss 
 Milliken has accompanied her father to Washington 
 for a number of winters, where she is a favorite 
 among her acquaintances. She is a beautiful girl of 
 refined, gentle manners, and possesses a strong char- 
 acter. 
 
 Mrs. Lillian Fitz-Hugh Milliken is the daughter 
 of Col. L. H. Fitz-Hugh, and the great-granddaughter 
 of Patrick Henry. She was born in Virginia, and is 
 closely related to the Lees, Prestons, Marions and 
 Ayles, of that State. She was partly educated in 
 Washington, and after her graduation spent four years 
 in this city. As one of the reigning belles of society 
 she was greatly admired for her beauty and accom- 
 plishments. Her father moved with his famly to 
 Dallas, Texas. There she met Mr. Samuel H. Milli- 
 ken, a banker and prominent business man of that 
 State, and after a few years acquaintance they were 
 married in 1885. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Milliken, with their two beautiful 
 children, spent part of the winter of 1895 in Wash- 
 ington with the family of their cousin. Representative 
 Seth Miliken, and then went to the City of Mexico, 
 where Mr. Milliken was called to look after a large 
 
 landed estate. 
 
 * * 
 
 Mrs. M. a. Smith, the wife of Representative 
 Smith, of the Twentieth District of Illinois, is one 
 of the handsome women of the Congressional colony. 
 Mrs. Smith's maiden name was Miss M. Alice Dailey. 
 She was born at Murphysboro, Ills., where she lived 
 with her parents until her marriage with Mr. George 
 W. Smith, then a brilliant young lawyer, and they 
 have since resided at Murphysboro, except during 
 the Congressional session, when his official duties have 
 brought Mr. Smith to Washington. 
 
 Mrs. Smith is not a society woman, in the ordinary 
 acceptation of that term. With her life is too serious 
 to flitter away, but at the National Capital and at her 
 Illinois home she has a large circle of friends who 
 love and admire her for her splendid qualities of mind 
 and heart, and her pleasing personality. Her popu- 
 larity throughout their district renders her of great 
 assistance to her husband. Indeed, the people there 
 look upon her as a very successful electioneerer. 
 The largest part of her time sne devotes to her hus- 
 band's interests, ably assisting him in his multifarious 
 
 duties. 
 
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 * 
 
 Miss Mary Huntington Morgan, the accom- 
 plished daughter of the United States Treasurer, D. N. 
 Morgan, is a native of Bridgeport, Conn. She was 
 carefully educated at Hillside Seminary, of that city, 
 and at Miss Browne's Institution on Fifth Avenue, New 
 York. Miss Morgan has been very popular in official 
 society, and has ably assisted her mother in enter- 
 taining. As would naturally be expected, she has 
 found the social attractions of Washington life 
 delightful, and has formed a strong attachment for the 
 Capital City as a place of residence. 
 
 * « 
 
 * 
 
 Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, the gifted lit- 
 terateur and illustrator, is a rVest Virginian by birth, 
 and was educated in Washington and Baltimore, with 
 a post-graduate course at Julian's studio in Paris. 
 Though still a young woman. Miss Johnston, by rare 
 artistic ability and remarkable perseverence and en- 
 ergy, has won for herself a place in the front rank of 
 
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 MISS MARY HUNTINGTON MORGAN 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 89 
 
 MISS ETHEL McRAE 
 
90 
 
 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 MRS. BOATNER 
 
 ANNIE JOSEPHINE BOATNER 
 
 MRS. McCREARY 
 
 MRS. HAYES 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 91 
 
 photographers in the United States, while her pub- 
 lished articles give evidence of a high order of lite- 
 rary talent. 
 
 Her particular field is that of magazine and news- 
 paper illustration, though she is equally successful in 
 other lines of photographic work, especially that of 
 portraiture. She thoroughly understands the tech- 
 nical details of the art, having enjoyed the privilege 
 of a course of instruction of photography at the 
 United States National Museum. Her photographic 
 illustrations have been extensively reproduced for 
 magazine articles written by herself and others. Miss 
 Johnston is an excellent descriptive writer, possessing 
 a fine command of language and a delicate sense of 
 the artistic in expression as well as in illustration. 
 
 The first work to give her prominence was a series 
 of portraits of President Harrison's Cabinet officers, 
 taken at their desks, which appeared as illustrations 
 for an article in the Cosmopolitan. She afterward 
 wrote and illustrated articles on "Uncle Sam's 
 Money" and "Some Homes under the Administra- 
 tion," followed by sketches of Niagara, the Colum- 
 bian Exposition, the Foreign Legations in Washing- 
 ton, and " Some White House Orchids." Her illus- 
 trations of the Pennsylvania coal mines and the 
 Mammoth Cave are regarded as marvels of flashlight 
 photography. 
 
 Daring an European trip in 1890 Miss Johnston 
 was commissioned to make a collection for the photo- 
 graphic section of the United States National Mu- 
 seum, and soon afterward made, for the Columbian 
 Exhibition, the photographic exhibit of the United 
 States Naval Academy — a series of two hundred pic- 
 tures, which were displayed in albums on the brick 
 ship "Illinois" — for which she received a certificate 
 of award. Her ability as an expert was further re- 
 cognized by the Government in her appointment as 
 assistant to the official photographer to make photo- 
 graphs for the illustration of the Government Report 
 of the Exposition. 
 
 She has written and illustrated two books, "Mam- 
 moth Cave by Flashlight" and "The White House," 
 and through Miss Johnston's courtesy eleven of her ex- 
 quisite views of the Executive Mansion are reproduced 
 in this publication. Miss Johnston inherited her 
 literary tendency from her mother, who was form- 
 erly Washington correspondent for several prominent 
 journals. Her aunt. Miss Elizabeth Bryant Johnston, 
 is widely known through her books on the Life and 
 Portraits of Washington, and by her dialect stories of 
 Life in Kentucky. 
 
 Miss Johnston was a charter member of the Wash- 
 ington Art Students' League, the first lady elected to 
 membership in the Washington Camera Club, and is 
 a valued member of the American League of Amateur 
 Photographers. 
 
 In order to meet the growing demand for her work 
 Miss Johnston has erected and fitted up a photo- 
 graphic studio, which is both complete and attractive. 
 The building, a picturesque structure of red brick, 
 is located near her home, 1332 V street, a pretty rose 
 garden occupying the space between the two build- 
 ings. On the lower floor, besides the office, are the 
 
 work rooms, which contain all the latest devices for 
 photographic work, including a convenient dark room 
 that, for better exclusion of daylight, is reached by 
 a labyrinth. The studio, occupying the entire upper 
 floor, is entered from the outside by a rustic covered 
 stairway, and has an immense skylight, fronting 
 north, and extending from floor to roof. A large east 
 window gives a good side light, and in all the acces- 
 sories Miss Johnston's artistic ideas have been carried 
 out. The rough terracotta walls and the dull green 
 rafters of the pointed roof form an agreeable color- 
 scheme for the display of hangings and decorations ; 
 and a high shelf, extending around the walls, holds 
 an interesting collection of ceramics and curios gath- 
 ered abroad and at home. An ample fireplace bright- 
 ens the eastern end of the room, in which are cush- 
 ioned couches, carved chairs, a piano, and other 
 appointments of a drawing room. 
 
 * * 
 * 
 
 Mrs. Frances Rowena BoATNER,wife of Charles J. 
 
 Boatner, Representative of the Fifth District of Lou- 
 isiana, was the daughter of Oren Mayo and Deborah 
 J. Spencer, of Louisiana. Her father moved from 
 Watertown, N. Y., to Louisiana, about 1840. Mrs. 
 Boatner is descended from Revolutionary parentage. 
 Her grandfather was an officer in the War of 18 12, 
 and his grandfather in the Revolution. The family 
 emigrated from England, not exactly on the May- 
 flower, but very soon thereafter. Her grandfather on 
 her mother's side — George Spencer — was a Virginian, 
 whose father was also an officer in the Revolutionary 
 army. One of his sisters was the wife of General 
 Lewis Cass and another of General Hunt, of Toledo, 
 C)hio. Her father, Judge Oren Mayo, filled a num- 
 ber of offices in the State of Louisiana, having been 
 successively Member of the State Legislature, State 
 Senator, and for many years District and Circuit 
 Judge. One of her uncles. Judge W. B. Spencer, was 
 a Member of Congress from the Fifth District of 
 Louisiana, and afterward one of the Associate Justices 
 of the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Mrs. Boatner 
 was married to the Hon. C. J. Boatner on the 27th of 
 December, 1870. They have five children — four 
 bright boys and a charming little daughter. 
 
 Little Annie Josephine Boatner is the pet of a large 
 circle of friends at Willard's, whom she delights with 
 her graceful dancing and her sweet childish ways. 
 She is like a little fairy, as with graceful movements 
 she keeps time to the music, her long fair hair falling 
 to her waist. 
 
 Mrs. Boatner is a beautiful woman. She has a 
 lovely complexion, of perfect pink and white. Her 
 face is as fresh as a young girls. Her luxuriant hair 
 is light, and her eyes are true blue. She is a devoted 
 wife and mother, and a good friend, always genial 
 and kind. 
 
 Mrs. Boatner usually accompanies her husband to 
 Washington, and her presence is a great acquisition 
 to the social life at Willard's, which they make their 
 home when at the Capital. 
 
 * * 
 
 Mrs. McCreary, wife of ex-Governor J. B. Mc- 
 Creary, of Kentucky, who has represented the Eighth 
 
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 MRS CLARK 
 
 MRS. TARSNEY 
 
 MRS. CAMINETTI 
 
 MRS. JOHN ROACHE 
 
A' SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 93 
 
 District of that State for ten years in Congress, was 
 born and reared near Lexington. Her father, Mr. 
 Thomas Hughes, was one of the most extensive farm- 
 ers in that prosperous region of the Blue Grass State. 
 As Miss Kate Lee Hughes, she was a reigning belle 
 during the two years that intervened between her 
 graduation at a young ladies' seminary in Norristown, 
 Pennsylvania, in 1865, and her marriage with Mr. Mc- 
 Creary in 1867. They are a very handsome couple, 
 Mrs. McCreary having a fair complexion with brown 
 hair and expressive brown eyes, while Mr. McCreary 
 has dark hair and dark eyes. They have one son, 
 Robert H. McCreary, who is a practicing lawyer in 
 Chicago. 
 
 ^' * 
 
 Mrs. Walter L Hayes, 
 Hayes, the only Democratic 
 
 third Congress from Liwa, is a native of Ne* York 
 Mrs. Hayes' maiden naaie was Miss Frances Coan 
 
 wife of Representative 
 member of the Fifty- 
 
 who is naturally a politician and helpful to him in 
 many ways. Mrs. Tarsney is a native of Michigan, 
 and is convent bred. The great trial of her life was 
 the death of all her seven children, none of whom 
 lived to the age of maturity. While domestic in her 
 tastes, Mrs. Tarsney devotes a certain amount of at- 
 tention to society, and has a large circle of friends 
 both in Washington and at her western home. 
 
 * * 
 * 
 
 Mrs. Anthony Caminetti, the wife of the Repre- 
 sentative of the Second District of California, is a 
 native of that State. Her maiden name was Miss 
 Ellen Martin. She is descended from the distin- 
 guished Madison family. Her great-grandmother was 
 President Madison's own cousin. Her great-grand- 
 father, George Holland, was a First Lieutenant in the 
 Continental army, and was with Washington at Valley 
 Forge. His oath of allegiance is on file at the 
 Department of State, being one of the few documents 
 
 Mrs. Morgan D. Lewis 
 
 Mrs. David Wilbur 
 
 Miss Wilbur 
 
 She was the eldest of a family of five children. Her 
 father, who was an energetic business man, moved 
 with his family to Clinton, Iowa, where he established 
 the First National Bank. 
 
 Miss Coan first met Mr. Hayes when she was visit- 
 ing friends in Michigan, and they were married in 
 less than a year. Several of Mrs. Hayes' relatives are 
 missionaries, and she has for years been a member of 
 the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Hayes is a woman of 
 strong character and great energy, who delights in 
 doing kind acts. Personally she is very prepossess- 
 ing. She has bright dark eyes and dark hair, expres- 
 sive features and a finely moulded form, slightly 
 below medium height, while her frank, cordial man- 
 ners and happy disposition make her many friends. 
 *,* 
 
 it 
 
 Congressman John C. Tarsney, of Missouri. 
 owes not a little of his political popularity to his wife, 
 
 preserved from the destructive hands of the English 
 in the war of 18 12. Mrs. Caminetti has a slight, 
 girlish figure, blue eyes and brown hair, and is a 
 bright, intelligent little woman, and has the reputa- 
 tion of possessing rare political sagacity. No woman 
 in California has ever taken the political prominence 
 that she did in the last Democratic Convention in 
 Sacramento. Her husband was unable to be present, 
 so she went before the Convention and made his 
 speech of acceptance for him. In commenting on 
 this one of the newspapers of California said : 
 
 " People who think that women have no influence 
 in politics ought to have attended the Democratic 
 Convention in Sacramento yesterday. Mrs. Cami- 
 netti presided and dictated the course of the proceed- 
 ings with grace and precision of purpose unexpected 
 from the gentler sex." 
 
 Her work in Washington during the last session of 
 
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 MISS MABEL CLARE MONEY 
 
 MISS LILLIAN MONEY 
 
 MISS KATHERINE McRAE 
 
 MISS BALLINGER 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 95 
 
 the" Fifty- third Congress, against a bill that she 
 opposed, elicited a complimentary editorial from a 
 San Francisco paper. Mrs. Caminetti has been prom- 
 inently connected with educational work in Califor- 
 nia, and was a member of the Board of Education of 
 her county. She is the mother of two bright boys. 
 * * 
 
 Mrs. Morgan D. Lewis, as her picture indicates, is 
 a lady of handsome face and form. Her great gift is 
 her voice, which is rich, full and clear, and has been 
 carefully cultivated. Mrs. Lewis is of a musical 
 family. Her mother was a fine singer, and her 
 brother, Mr. Belmont Smith, possesses unusual mu- 
 
 Their families have been intimate friends for years. 
 Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs. Lewis are of opposite types of 
 beauty, Mrs. Lewis being of the brunette type while 
 Mrs. Wilbur is a semi-blonde with light hair and a 
 fair, rosebud complexion. 
 
 Mts. Wilbur has one lovely little daughter. 
 
 Mrs. Claudia Boddie Money, the wife of the Rep- 
 resentative of the Fourth District of Mississippi, has 
 seen six administrations rise and fall in Washington 
 and the Diplomatic Corps change its personnel again 
 and again. 
 
 She is a lady of rare and brilliant gifts of mind. 
 
 MRS. WARNER. 
 
 sical talent. He has given the musical world some 
 excellent vocal and instrumental compositions, and is 
 now studying in Germany. Mrs. Lewis sings her 
 brother's compositions, and especially his Creole Love 
 Song, with fine effect. 
 
 She is the mother of three sons. The eldest, 
 Harold Lewis, graduated from William College in 
 1893. The second, Louis H. Lewis, is a West Point 
 graduate of the class of '95. The youngest, Clifford 
 M. Lewis, is a graduate of the Amsterdam Academy, 
 of New York, and is a young man of fine business 
 ability. 
 
 Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Deforest Wilbur, the wife of 
 the Representative-elect from Oneonta, New York, 
 are both natives of Schoharie County, New York, and 
 their early years were spent in the same vicinity. 
 
 MRS. SARAH DOAN LA FETRA. 
 
 with a superior early education. Her culture has 
 been broadened and deepened by many years of study. 
 Representative Money's brilliant career owes not a 
 little to the sympathetic heart and sustaining mind of 
 his wife. Enthusiastic in her nature, dignified yet 
 tender, deeply interested in the improvement and 
 moral and mental development of the young, she has 
 loved to write especially for them. Her stories for 
 boys and girls are both instructive and interesting. 
 Mrs. Money has also written some admirable negro 
 dialect stories, and one excellent story founded on 
 electrical phenomena. She is fond of abstract study 
 and loves nature with all the delight of the young, and 
 takes comfort and consolation from it as do the old. 
 Mrs. Money is a native of Jackson, Mississippi. Her 
 life has been a romance because of its vicissitudes, j 
 
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 Secretary Carlisle's Only Gra-ndion 
 
 Jane Carlisle 
 
 Laura Carlisle 
 
 Daughters of Representative A. L. Hager 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 97 
 
 She is the mother of three daughters and two sons. 
 The eldest daughter is married. The two younger, 
 Miss Mable Clare and Miss Lillian Money, usually 
 spend the Winter in Washington with their parents. 
 They are bright, attractive girls, possessing fine, sym- 
 pathetic natures and literary tastes. They both at- 
 tended the Norwood Institute and the I'erlitz School of 
 Languages of Washington. Miss Lillian has a genius for 
 painting, and Miss Mabel performs well onthe violin. 
 * 
 Mrs. C E. Hooker, the wife of the Representative 
 from the Capital District of the State of Mississippi, 
 is a native of Vicksburg. She is the daughter of 
 Benjamin Jennison, who belonged to a large family 
 of brothers who went to Mississippi from I^arcaster, 
 Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hooker is a cousin of Maj Gen. 
 David B. Birney, one of the distinguished command- 
 ers in the Union army at the battles of Fredericksburg 
 and Gettysburg. Gen. Hooker was an officer in the 
 Confederate army. Their son, Allan J. Hooker, was 
 named after his maternal grandfather, Charles Allan, 
 a hero of the Revolutionary war. 
 
 * 
 
 Mrs. Sarah Doan LaFetra is a native of Sabina, 
 Clinton County, Ohio. She was the fourth daughter 
 of the Rev. Timothy and Mary Ann Custis Doan. 
 Her mother was a member of the famous Virginia 
 Custis family, and her father was a Methodist minis- 
 ter, earnest and devout. In the formative period of 
 life and character, religious truths made a deep 
 and lasting impression on her plastic mind, and at 
 sixteen she was happily converted in the Methodist 
 Church. She early manifested a love for intellectual 
 pursuits, and made rapid progress in her studies. For 
 several years previous to her marriage Miss Doan 
 taught in the public schools of Fayette County, Ohio. 
 In 1867 she was married to Mr. George H. LaFetra, 
 of Warren County. Mr. LaFetra had served three 
 years in the Union army, and after the close of the 
 rebellion accepted a position under his cousin, Hon. 
 James Harlan, then Secretary of the Interior. 
 
 Mrs. LaFetra is the mother of three sons, the 
 youngest of whom died in infancy. The other two 
 have grown to splendid young manhood, and possess 
 lofty Christian characters. Both are prohibitionists 
 and anti-tobacconists. The elder. Dr. Linnaeus E. 
 LaF'etra, was graduated from Wesleyan University, of 
 Middletown, Conn., and of the College of Physicians 
 and Surgeons of New York City, with the first honors 
 of his class. He is now a physician in one of the 
 largest hospitals of New York City. Mr. Edwin S. 
 LaFetra, the younger, is a senior in Princeton College. 
 
 For eight years Mrs. LaFetra was President of the 
 W. C. T. U., of the District of Columbia. Under 
 her leadership the District Union grew into a felt 
 power. She was also for years President of the 
 Ladies' Aid Society of the Metropolitan M. E. Church, 
 of Washington, and is President of the Woman's 
 Foreign Missionary Society of that church. She is 
 President of the District of Columbia Branch of the 
 Society of Loyal Women of American Liberty, and 
 Third National Vice-President of this Society. 
 
 A sketch which did not notice Mis. LaFetra's 
 
 business qualifications would be very incomplete, for 
 she is a practical business woman, and for years fought 
 the rum traffic in a sure and substantial way, by suc- 
 cessfully managing a temperance hotel and cafe, in 
 the very heart of the city of Washington. Mrs. La 
 Fetra is a woman of remarkable versatility and power, 
 and possesses rare executive ability. She can wield a 
 pen effectively as well as deliver a public address, 
 while her ability for arrangine meetings and conven- 
 tions amounts to a genius. Through all the trials and 
 anxieties attendant on aggressive work at the National 
 Capital, Mrs. LaFetra is sustained by a happy faith. 
 Conscious of having God and right with her, she can 
 work and wait. 
 
 Washington is the home of a number of literary 
 women, yet but little more will be attempted in this 
 volume than to mention the names of a few of them. 
 
 * * 
 
 * 
 
 Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is always the first 
 to be thought of in a list of Washington's literary 
 people. Although thoroughly cosmopolitan in perso- 
 nality as in her writings, being of English birth and 
 working and living much abroad, nevertheless Wash- 
 ington has been for years Mrs. Burnett's home. Here 
 Dr. Burnett, a man of finished literary tastes, has 
 long been the leading oculist of the city, and here 
 her son, Vivian, the original of " Little Lord Fauntle- 
 roy," now a college student, spent his childhood, and 
 with his little brother, who died, played and went to 
 school. 
 
 Mrs. Burnett's artistic home is located on Massa- 
 chusettts avenue in the same block with that of 
 Thomas Nels3n Page, and opposite Senator Henry 
 Cabot Lodge's new residence. 
 
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 * 
 
 Mrs E. D. E. N. SoUTHWORTH,who is now seventy- 
 five years old and has written seventy-three stories, 
 one for almost every year of her long life, lives 
 quietly in her quaint old home. Prospect Cottage, on 
 the Heights of Georgetown, where most of her mature 
 life has been spent. Mrs. Southworth has enjoyed an 
 acquaintance with prominent people and writers of 
 this country for two generations. Her first stories 
 were written fifteen yeirs before the Civil War, and 
 she continued writing until within a few years ago, 
 when she was approaching her seventieth year. 
 
 * 
 Mrs. Madei^ine Vinton Dahlgren has been a 
 prominent figure in literary and social circles of Wash- 
 ington for many years. She is the daughter of Samuel 
 T. Vinton, who was for twenty-five years a member 
 of Congress. This lady had the courage to write on 
 so intricate a subject as Washingtoa etiquette, and 
 has also written numerous sketches and novels that 
 have had extensive sale. Mrs. Dahlgren's home is 
 one of the most attractive on Thomas Circle, and has 
 been the scene of many brilliant entertainments. 
 
 * * 
 
 Miss Alice Fletcher has won her laurels in fields 
 unusual for a woman. At the Smithsonian she is 
 regarded as an authority on ethnology, and a woman's 
 fellowship was especially endowed for her at Har- 
 vard. She spent years among the Indians, studying 
 
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 HAROLD AND ORRIN S. DeWITT 
 Children of Mr. and Mrs. G. DeWitt 
 
 DORA BREWSTER 
 Granddaughter of Representative Lacey of Iowa 
 
 CHAHLOT LILLIAN WARNER 
 Daughter of Congressman John DeWitt Warner, of New York 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 99 
 
 their customs, locating lands for them, and contrib- 
 uting to their civilization. 
 
 Mrs. Lippincott, better known as "Grace Green- 
 wood," was one of the earliest women correspondents 
 of Washington, and inaugurated a new field in jour- 
 nalism. Her numerous writings exhibit a marljed 
 vein of romance and grace. 
 
 Mrs. Lippincott edited "The Little Pilgrim," the 
 first child's paper published in the United States. At 
 her fine old residence on New Jersey avenue, which 
 has been her home since 185 1, Mrs. Lippincott has 
 entertained many literary people for thi past forty 
 years. 
 
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 Mrs. M.4RY S. Lockwood, the President of the 
 Woman's Press Association, and editor of "The Amer- 
 ican Monthly," has written for many years from the 
 National Capital on a variety of subjects. 
 * * 
 
 Mrs Lucy P. Stelle and her lovely daughter, Miss 
 Grace, have been for several years among the leading 
 women correspondents of Washington, contributing 
 to the Philadelphia Press, the New York Herald and 
 many other journals. 
 
 Mrs. Stelle is on the staff of Marshall Cushing's 
 bright paper, The CapitaL 
 
 Mrs. Louise Reed Stowell, the wife of Dr. Charles 
 H. Stowell, a leading specialist of Washington, has 
 written over one hundred papers on educational sub- 
 jects, and was for seven years editor of a .scientific 
 journal. Her valuable work on Microscopical Diag- 
 nosis has had an extended circulation. Dr. Stowell 
 is also an able writer and the editor of two monthly 
 magazines, "The National Medial Review" and 
 "Practical Medicine." Mrs. Stowell is a graduate 
 of the University of Michigan. 
 
 Mrs. Dr. C. B. Winslow is an excellent writer as 
 well as a physician, and has had for years an exten- 
 sive practice in Washington. She is a native of Kent, 
 England, and came to this country in 1826, when 
 four years of age. Mrs. Winslow was the fifth woman 
 in the United States to graduate in medicine. 
 
 Mrs. Emily Thornton Charles, " Emily Haw- 
 thorn," is a polished, graceful writer. She is a native 
 of Lafayette, Indiana, and comes from a race of 
 patriots. Her great-grandfather was a soldier in the 
 Revolutionary war, her grandfather in the War of 
 181 2, and her father gave his life for the Union in 
 1864, as did two of her brothers. Mrs. Charles was 
 
 left a widow before .she was twenty-five, with a son 
 and daughter depending upon her. She began writ- 
 ing, and for some time did editorial and reportorial 
 work. She has published two volumes of poems — 
 " Hawthorn Blossoms" and "Lyrical Poems." 
 * * 
 
 Mrs. M. D. Lincoln, "Bessie Beach," has written 
 for publication since she was sixteen years of age, but 
 her more active literary work commenced in Wash- 
 ington, in 1870, and for twenty years she contributed 
 to many of the leading journals of the county. Mrs. 
 Lincoln has written e.^cellent biographical sketches for 
 the Daughters of America, and "A Woman of the 
 Century," published by Mr. Moulton, of Buffalo, New 
 York, and an exquisite booklet, "Over the Lawn to 
 the ^Vhite House." Her larger work, " A Scientific 
 History," and a volume of poems entitled, " Beech 
 Leaves," are to be published when the financial de- 
 pression gives place to better times. 
 
 In 188 J, witij Mrs. Emily Thornton Charles and 
 Mrs. R. P. Bremdle, Mrs. Lincoln organized "The 
 Woman's Press Association, and was its President for 
 eight years. The same year she became the presiding 
 officer of the American Society of Authors, for the 
 Washington Auxiliary of the New York Society. 
 
 Washington is the home of Clara Barton, whose 
 name, in connection with the Red Cross, is known 
 throughout this and foreign lands. Miss Barton is a 
 native of Massachusetts. At the commencement of 
 the Civil War she identified herself with hospital-relief 
 work, at the front, and here earned the name of Angel 
 of the Battlefield, and at the beginning of the war 
 between France and Prussia she became connected 
 with the Society of the Red Cross, and began a simi- 
 lar work of mercy in the German lines, which she 
 continued until the close of the war. 
 
 Returning home Miss Barton urged upon this Gov- 
 ernment the acceptance of the Geneva iTreaty for the 
 Red Cross Society, and in 1882 the United States 
 Government accepted this treaty, which had previ- 
 ously been signei by other civilized nations. Under 
 its provisions all who wear the Red Cross are allowed 
 to go on the field of battle to care for the wounded. 
 Miss Barton is the President of the American Associ- 
 ation of the Red Cross, which did good service 
 among the flood sufferers of Louisiana, Mississippi 
 and Johnstown, Pa., and in 1891 and 1892 worked 
 for the famine sufferers of Russia. Her pleasant 
 home on F and Seventeenth streets is also the head- 
 quarters of the Red Cross Society, and contains many 
 relics of her labor in this and foreign lands. 
 
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A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 CHAPTER VI 
 
 A REVIEW OF A SEASON'S SOCIAL EVENTS. 
 
 The social season at the National Capital is inaugurated each 
 Winter with the President's New Year's Reception at the White 
 House. 
 
 New Year of 1895 ^^^ ^'^ ideal winter's day, clear, crisp, 
 moderately cold and full of sunshine. 
 
 The historic White House had been appropriately decorated 
 for the day's ceremonies with a profusion of plants and flowers. 
 The Blue Room, where the receiving party were to stand, pre- 
 sented a picturesque appearance. The doors, mantles and mir- 
 rors were draped with garlands of smilax. In the recesses of 
 the three tall windows were grouped arching palms, among 
 which clustered scarlet pionsetta in profusion. The mantles 
 were banked with white and scarlet blossoms. The divan, 
 which has stood in the center of this room for so many years, 
 was adorned with a tafl bouquet of pure white camelias and hy- 
 acinth blossoms, forming an attractive picture among the guests 
 who clustered around it. Above this the crystal chandeliers 
 sparkled through a veil of asparagus and garlands of smilax. 
 The quaint Green Room was fragrant with the perfume of many 
 plants whose varied colors contrasted well with the green of the 
 palms that filled the corners. The great East Room was deco- 
 rated in harmony with its majestic proportions. Before the triple 
 window stood towering palms that reached to the ceiling, while 
 about their bases were grouped smaller palms and foliage plants, 
 with a row of scarlet poinsetta reaching half way up this pyra- 
 mid of greens The recesses on either side of the doorway, 
 leading to the inner corridor, were lined with large screw palms 
 and ferns intermingled with scarlet blossoms. The mantles on 
 the east and west sides of the room were banked with scarlet 
 and white flowers, and at the north and south ends were luxuri- 
 ant foliage plants. Magnificent palms decorated the inner corri- 
 dor through which were to pass the imposing procession of the 
 receiving party. 
 
 Several scores of people had assembled in this corridor before 
 the hour for the reception. In the entrance corridor were seated 
 the members of the Marine Band in brilliant red uniforms, 
 where they are always grouped during state entertainments. 
 
 Nearly fifty policemen were detailed for the purpose of manag- 
 ing the crowd without and keeping it in order within the White 
 House. The broad curved driveway within the White House 
 grounds was lined with gorgeous equipages, but allowing suffi- 
 cient space for carriages to drive through to the porte-cochere. 
 
 In the line of people without the western gate, which 
 extended for a considerable distance, there was a waving of 
 banners and many gay colors, especially among the various mili- 
 tary and civic organizations. 
 
 Promptly at 11 o'clock the Marine Band, under its skilled 
 leader, began playing, " Hail to the Chief," and the President 
 and Mrs. Cleveland came down the west staircase and passed 
 into the Blue Room. Following them came the Cabinet and 
 their ladies in the order of Presidential succession. 
 
 Mrs. Cleveland was radiant in a superb gown of white uncut 
 velvet with a diamond brooch. Mrs. Gresham, in the absence 
 of the Vice-President's wife, stood next to Mrs. Cleveland. 
 
 The members of the Diplomatic Corps and ladies were first 
 presented, the British Ambassador with Lady Pauncefote lead- 
 ing this brilliant cortege. The Supreme Court, Senators and 
 Members of Congress and ladies were then presented ; then 
 came the Army and Navy in solid line, and presenting a strik- 
 ingly martial appearance with their glittering gold lace. Then 
 followed the various organizations, including the Grand Army 
 of the Republic, and last but not least in number, the citizens — 
 the sovereign people. 
 
 The President and Mrs. Cleveland shook hands until two 
 o'clock, when the doors were closed. 
 
 The Secretary of State and Mrs Gresham gave a breakfast at 
 noon to the members of the Diplomatic Corps and the ladies 
 accompanying them, at the Arlington, whose spacious parlors 
 were beautifully decorated for the occasion. After the breakfast 
 Mrs. Gresham held a public reception here. 
 
 The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Carlisle held one of 
 the largest receptions of the day. Among the ladies assisting 
 were Mrs. Wm. K. Carlisle, Miss Helm and Miss Queen, of 
 Covington, Ky. ; Mrs. Robert P. Bowler, the Misses Hamlin, 
 Miss Draper, Miss Thornton, Miss Curtis, Miss Ruth Leeds 
 Keer, and Miss Margaret Johnson. 
 
 The Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont held a brilliant re- 
 ception from 3 to 6 o'clock. There was a procession of uni- 
 formed officers through the parlors during the entire afternoon. 
 The ladies invited to assist included Mrs. John M Wilson, Mrs. 
 Joseph Breckinridge, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Closson, Mrs. Stern- 
 berg, Mrs. Doe, Mrs. Ruggles, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Millis, Mrs. Bate, 
 wife of Senator Bate, who is on the Army Committee ; Mrs. 
 Outhwaite, wife of the Ohio Representative ; Miss Flagler, Miss 
 Rucker, Miss Aline Wilcox, Miss Deering, Miss Murphy, daugh- 
 ter of Senator Murphy, of New York; Miss Mary .Sheridan, 
 Miss Katherine Smith, the Misses Davis, daughters of Major 
 Davis; Mrs. Charles Sanders, of New York, cousin of the 
 hostess, and Mrs. Henry Perrine, mother of Mrs. Cleveland. 
 
 The residence of the Secretary of the Navy, with its profuse 
 decorations of flags, presented a patriotic appearance. The 
 Secretary and Miss Herbert were assisted by Mrs. Ramsay, Mrs, 
 Chadvvick, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs and Miss Hichborn, Mrs. Samp- 
 son, Mrs. Lemley, Mrs. Haywood, Miss Stellwagen, Miss Fife, 
 Miss Rush and Mrs. Micou. 
 
 The Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Morton received a gay 
 throng of callers. The ladies of the receiving party were Mrs. 
 Coombes, wife of the New York Rei^resentative ; Mrs. Dabney 
 and Mrs. Mark Harrington. 
 
 The parlors of the Postmaster-General and Mrs. Bissell were 
 thronged with visitors for three hours. The ladies invited to 
 assist mcluded Mrs. Charles Carey and Mrs. Milburn, of Buffalo; 
 Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs. S. S. Howland, Mrs. Richard Mul- 
 ligan, Miss Jane Riggs and Miss Pendleton. 
 
 The home of the Attorney General and Mrs. Olney, in the 
 northwest part of the city, was the scene of a brilliant reception 
 during the afternoon. The ladies of the receiving party were 
 Mrs. Gray, wife of Senator Gray; Mrs. William Endicott, jr., 
 
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 Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. .\rnold Hague, Mrs. Holmes 
 Conrad, wife of the Assistant Attorney General ; Miss Alice 
 Lee, of Boston ; Miss Nellie Hunt. 
 
 General and Mrs. Schofield hospitably entertained the hun- 
 dreds that called to pay their respects. Mrs. Schofield was 
 assisted by her mother and sister, Mrs Kilbourne and Miss Kil 
 bourne. Among other ladies in the receiving party were Mrs. 
 Sanger, Mrs. Rodgers, Mrs. Cummings, Miss Breckinridge, Miss 
 McMillan, Miss Gilmore, Miss Closson and Miss Julia Grant. 
 
 Mrs. Brewer, wife of Justice Brewer, received during the 
 afternoon, assisted by her daughter. 
 
 Assistant Secretary and Mrs, McAdoo were assisted in receiv- 
 ing their numerous callers by Mrs. Tardy. 
 
 Admiral and Mrs Ramsay held a pleasant reception. 
 
 Many private residences were open to the public during the 
 afternoon. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, January 2. 
 
 Miss Johnson, the lovely daughter of the late Admiral and 
 Mrs. Johnson, made her debut at a large afternoon tea given by 
 Mrs. Johnson. 
 
 The German Ambassador gave a dinner to a dozen of his 
 gentlemen friends. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs, Henry F. Blount gave a musical at their pic- 
 turesque old home — The Oaks — in honor of their guest. Miss 
 Jennie E. Slater, who had recently returned from Italy, where 
 she studied four yeirs in Florence with Vanniccini. Miss 
 Slater possesses a voice of remarkable strength and sweetness 
 Mrs. E. Z. Perkins, Miss Mary Powell, Prof Lent, Miss Chitten- 
 den, Mr. Delano, Mr Charles E. Rice and Prof Lawrence, 
 contributed to the musical program, to which the distinguished 
 company listened with pleasure. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Francis Cahill, of Baltimore, and Miss Mary 
 Costello were united in marriage at St. Patrick's Church. 
 
 THURSDAY, January 3. 
 
 President and Mrs. Cleveland entertained the Cabinet at 
 dinner. The floral decorations for the occasion were artistic 
 and beautiful. The guests were received in the East Room, 
 which was made additionally attractive by tiny electric lights 
 which gleamed Uke fireflies amid the luxuriant palms and plants 
 that were grouped in the recesses of the windows and the gar- 
 lands that were twined around the fluted columns. 
 
 The decorations of the table in the historic State Dining 
 Room were equally effective. A plat of maidenhair ferns ex- 
 tended down the center dotted at intervals with orchids and at 
 either ends were wreaths of orchids and maidenhair ferns. The 
 lights of the silver candelabra burned under yellow shades. The 
 other appointments were in green and yellow. A single orchid 
 composed the boutonneires, and the corsage bouquets for the 
 ladies were of orchids. 
 
 The presence of Senator Hill at the^ dinner drew forth con- 
 siderable comment from the press. 
 
 Ex-Postmaster-General and Mrs. Don M. Dickinson, who were 
 guests at the White House, were among the company, and Sen- 
 ator McPherson and his charming wife, who for years have been 
 prominent in the White House circle, and Mrs. Hearst, whom 
 Senator Hill had the pleasure of taking in to dinner, were 
 among the distinguished company. 
 
 Judge and Mrs. John Davis introduced their young daughter 
 at a large ball given at the Country Club. Miss Davis, whose 
 childhood was passed in Washington, had recently returned from 
 Europe, where she studied several years. 
 
 Mrs. Wythe Denby gave an afternoon reception, to introduce 
 her niece. Miss Ellen Beale. Miss Saville, Miss Bayne, Miss 
 Condit-Smith, Miss Bolton and the Misses Marbury assisted. 
 In the tea room Mrs. Forbes Beale and Miss Johnson presided. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. George H. Howard presented their eldest 
 daughter to their friends at an elegant afternoon reception. Mrs. 
 Howard is a grand-daughter of Capt. Robert T. Spencer and a 
 cousin of James Russell Lowell. 
 
 Mrs. R. F. Fleming gave a large afternoon reception in honor 
 of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walton Fleming. 
 
 Mrs. McAdoo, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 
 gave a luncheon to Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. McPherson, Mrs. Max- 
 well, Mrs Breckinridge, Mrs. Sargent, Mrs. Reamey, Mrs. Cun- 
 ningham, Mrs Legare, Mrs Thurber, Miss Hamlin and Miss 
 Tardy. The decorations were pink carnations and maidenhair 
 ferns. 
 
 FRIDAY, January 4. 
 
 The Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont gave a dinner in 
 honor of General and Mrs. Schofield, which was followed by a 
 large reception to all the Army officers on the active list and the 
 ladies of their families. This was the first evening card recep- 
 tion that the Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont have given 
 during this Administration. 
 
 The parlors were decorated with palms, and the table decora- 
 tions were in red roses and ferns. 
 
 Postmaster-General and Mrs. Bissell entertained a number of 
 friends at dinner The table decorations were meteor roses and 
 ferns artistically arranged. 
 
 Representative and Mrs. John Robinson gave a brilliant even- 
 ing reception at the Shoreham to introduce their daughter into 
 Washington society. The large banqueting hall, under the magic 
 touch of the florist, was decorated most artistically and formed 
 an effective background for the elegantly attired guests On 
 the walls immense wreaths tied with long streamers of reji rib- 
 bon, formed graceful lover's knots, and other ornate designs; 
 ropes of feathery asparagus vines mmgled with scarlet streamers, 
 entwined the chandeliers. The table in the dining room was 
 gorgeous with its long-stemmed American Beauty roses, garlands 
 of green and brilliant lights shaded with pink. ^ 
 
 Mrs. Robinson appeared in a gown of white bengaline silk, 3 
 and the debutante was beautiful in a toilet of white satin. Mrs. 
 Robinson was assisted by her mother, Mrs. Charles Gilpin, of 
 Philadelphia, and Mrs. Letitia Robinson, mother of Mr. Robin- 
 son. The guests included prominent people in social circles. 
 
 The Misses Lee, of Virginia's distinguished family, gave a 
 dancing party to a number of friends. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs Henderson entertained at dinner the Chinese 
 Minister and Mme. Yang, Mr Sze and Mr. Chung, Senator and 
 Mrs Manderson, Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Senotor and Mrs. 
 Hawley, Justice and Mrs. Brown, Representative and Mrs. Dra- 
 per, Mr. and Mrs. Foulke, Miss Field and Miss Alger. 1 
 
 SATURDAY, January 5. % 
 
 The Brazilian Minister and Madame de Mendonca gave an 
 evening musicale, at which an excellent programme was rendered 
 by the Mendelsshon Quintette Club, of Boston. 
 
 The Secretary of State and Mrs. Gresham gave a dinner in 
 honor of Mrs. U. S. Grant at the Arlington. The other guests 
 were Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, Mrs. John W. Foster, Mr. and 
 Mrs. Wm K. Carhsle, Col. and Mrs. John M. Wilson, Gen. 
 Jones, Assistant Postmaster-General; Mrs. Bugher, Mrs. An- 
 drews, daughter of the host and hostess ; Mr. Otto Gresham, 
 Assistant Secretary Curtis, Gov. Boutwell, and Mr. McPherson. 
 
 Mrs. Maxwell, wife of the Solicitor General, gave a Margue- 
 rite luncheon in honor of Mrs. Taylor, of New York, and Mrs. 
 Harry Maxwell, of Ohio. 
 
 Private Secretary and Mrs. Thurber gave a dinner in honor 
 of ex-Secretary and Mrs. Don Dickinson. 
 
 Mrs. Tyler and the Misses Tyler gave a handsome tea. They 
 were assisted by Mrs. S. Perry Lee, from Boston; Mrs. D. D. 
 McKibbin, Miss Norris, Miss Katherine Smith, Miss Margaret 
 Johnson, Miss Lockett, Miss Worthington, the Misses Wendling 
 Miss Nina Scott, Miss Powell, and Miss Hogland, of Omaha. 
 Mrs. Bone, sister of Mrs. Tyler, and Mrs. R G. Rutherford pre- 
 sided in the tea room. 
 
 Mrs. Crosby Noyes, wife of one of the owners of the Evenine; 
 Star, gave a tea tp a large company. The drawing rooms were 
 artistically decorated with palms and flowers. 
 
 MONDAY, January 7. 
 
 Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle gave a handsome dinner in honor 
 of Mr. and Mrs. Don. Dickinson. The table decorations were 
 pink and white. 
 
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 103 
 
 Justice and Mrs. Brewer were host and hostess at a handsome 
 dinner party. 
 
 Mrs. Leigh Robinson gave a pink tea to introduce her niece, 
 Miss Garnett. Mrs. Robinson received in a co.stume of white 
 silk. The young debutante wore white satin, covered with the 
 soft folds of white chiffon. Mrs. Robinson was assisted by Mrs. 
 Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. Stone, wife of Dr. Stone ; Mrs.Win- 
 throp, Miss Carter and Miss jane Riggs. 
 
 Mrs, Seawell gave a complimentary dinner to Cardinal Gil> 
 bons. which brought together some of the best known American 
 litternleiirs residing in Washington. The table decorations 
 were in cardinal red in comoliment to the guest of honor. Mrs. 
 Seawell was assisted by her daughter. Miss Mollie Elliott Sea- 
 well, the writer. The guests were Cardinal Gibbons, Mrs, 
 Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mr. Thomas Nelson Page, Mr. and 
 Mrs. Joseph Washington, Representative Tyler, of Virginia; 
 Mrs. Isham Horn.sby, Father Parks, chaplain of the United 
 States navy, and Miss Kent 
 
 TUESDAY, January 8. 
 
 At noon Miss Mary Alexander Wallach, daughter of Mrs. 
 Richard Wallach. was married to Mr, Edward Anthony Mitch- 
 ell, son of the late Representative Charles L. Mitchell, of New 
 Haven, Conn. The Rev. Dr. Mackey Smith, rector of St. 
 John's Episcopal Church, officiated. The bride wa> attired in 
 a handsome traveling costume, fmmediately after the cere- 
 mony and congratulations of friends, the young couple started 
 on their wedding tour. 
 
 The German Embassy was the scene of a brilliant entertain- 
 ment given by the German Ambassador to formally introduce 
 his young daughter, the Baroness Von Saurma. The drawing 
 room was thronged with the elite of the city. The Baroness, 
 who with her father welcomed the guests, wore a becoming 
 gown of pink tulle over satin. The favors of ribbons, various 
 hues, horseshoes, butterflies and Egyptian statues, were brought 
 from abroad for the occasion by Baron Von Saurma. 
 
 Secretary and Mrs, Gresham took the initiative in Cabinet 
 dinners, giving the first of the series. President and Mrs. Cleve- 
 land were the guests of honor. The elaborate dinner was served 
 in the private dining room of the Secretary of State, in his suite 
 of apartments at the Arlington, The table, with its handsome 
 center piece of maidenhair ferns on an oval mirror, was a picture 
 of loveliness. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Gorman presented their youngest daughter, 
 Miss Edna Gorman, to society, at a large tea, which was attended 
 by the elite of the city. The young debutante was beautiful in 
 a gown of white satin with yoke of chifton. Mi^s Gorman, Miss 
 Daisy Gorman, Miss Hattie Gorman and Miss Bessie Gorman 
 assisted in entertaining. The other assistants were the Misses 
 Norris, the Misses Wheailey, Miss Cassell, Mi-is Mann, of Phila- 
 delphia, and Miss Raisin, of Baltimore. 
 
 The residence of the Chief lustice was the scene of an en- 
 joyable tea given in honor of Miss Charlotte Rosalys Jones, of 
 New York. Mrs. Fuller was assisted in receiving by Miss 
 I'Catherine Fuller, Mrs. Aubery, Mrs, Mary Fuller Manning, Miss 
 Aline Wdcox and her guest, Miss Kountze, Mis? Pitts, of De- 
 troit, and Mrs. Herbert Wilson, Among the guests who came 
 from a distance to attend the tea were Mr. Gibson, the well- 
 known artist, from New York ; Mr. Robert Howard Russell, of 
 New York; the Messns. PenTiineas, of Baltimore; Mr. B. N. 
 StumpI, of Baltimore ; Mr. Edgar Allen Poe, of Baltimore, and 
 Mr. and Mrs. William Conger Hall, of Balrimore 
 
 The Stewart Castle, one of the earliest of the grand resi- 
 dences of the city, and which has been the scene of so many 
 elegant entertainments, was opened this Winter in pristine mag- 
 nificence, the first entertainment being a dinner given by Sena- 
 tor and Mrs. Stewart. Few houses in Washington afford more 
 conveniences for entertaining. The drawing room is rich in 
 gold ornamentation ; the spacious ball room has been fitted up 
 with prettily cushioned seats rich in Chinese embroideries. The 
 imposing hall is both unique and beautiful, while the reception 
 room at the end of the entrance is of brilliant color, warm and 
 rich in its effect, the furniture being upholstered in red and the 
 walls in red also. This beautiful mansion was erected in accord ■ 
 
 ance with the design of a castle which Mrs. Stewart admired in 
 her travels abroad. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, January 9, 
 
 The marriage of Miss Jane Threlkeld Cox and Dr. Larkin 
 Wnite Gla/.ebrook took place at noon in St, Paul's Church, the 
 Rev. Alfred Harding and the groom's father, Dr. Otis Glaze- 
 brook, officiating, 
 
 Mrs. Stewart gave a handsome luncheon in honor of Mrs. 
 Grant. The other guests were Mrs I^ee, Mrs. Washington Mc- 
 Lean, Mrs. Emory, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs, John Mullan, Mrs. 
 Hendley Smith, Mrs. Jno. W Foster, Mrs. Hillyer, Mrs. Hearst, 
 Mrs. Ruggles, Mrs. Almy, Mrs, Call and Mrs. Maxwell 
 
 The first Cabinet receptions of the season were inaugurated, 
 and the society made the rounds in a genial snow storm. 
 
 Mrs, Gresham was assisted at the Arlington by her daughter, 
 Mrs Andrews, and her niece, Mrs. Fuller 
 
 Mrs, Carlisle was assisted by Mrs, and Miss Brendner, of Ken- 
 tucky ; Mrs. Egerton, the Misses Hamlin, and Miss Helm of 
 Kentucky. In the tea room Mfss Katherine Riggs and Miss 
 (,)ueen presided at the table. 
 
 Miss Morton was assisted by her niece, Miss Gresher, of De- 
 troit. 
 
 The ladies assisting Mrs. Limont were Miss Katherine Wil- 
 lard, the guest of President and Mrs. Cleveland; Mrs. William 
 Tucker, Mrs James Biddle, Mrs Rawles, Mrs. Babcock, Mrs 
 Whipple, Mrs, M R Morgan, Miss Breckinridge. Miss , Aline 
 Wilcox, Miss Kountze, Mrs Thurber, Mrs. Bradbear, Miss Gray, 
 Mrs. Blair Lee, and Miss Lindsay Poor. 
 
 Miss Herbert had with her Miss Edes, Miss Sherrill, Miss 
 Pendleton, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs John Davies Jones, Mrs. Rush, 
 Miss Fyffe, and Miss Ruggles. 
 
 Mrs Bissell received in a costume of lavender velvet. The 
 ladies assisting her were her guest, Mrs, Sawyer, of Buffalo ; 
 Mrs, Charles Spaulding, of New York; Mrs. Fitch, Miss Cam- 
 pau, Mrs Tracey, of New York ; Mrs. Mc \doo and her sister, 
 Miss Tardy. 
 
 The Attorney General's wife had with her Mrs Clifford Rich- 
 ardson, Miss Kennedy, Miss Harlan, Miss Nicholl, Miss Benny, 
 of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Wm, Hall. 
 
 General and Mrs Schofield gave a dinner to Justice and Mrs. 
 Giay, Minister and Mrs. Romero, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hender- 
 son, Minister Kurino, Gen, Breckinridge, and Mrs. and Miss 
 Kilbourne. 
 
 Judge and Mrs John Davis o-ave a dinner of twenty covers to 
 young friends of their daughter. 
 
 Mr. John W. Thompson and Miss Thompson gave a large 
 evening reception in their elegantly appointed home. 
 
 The Bachelors' Club gave a german. The guests were re- 
 ceived by Mrs. Wallach and Mrs. Richardson, The success of 
 the enteriainment was largely due to the efforts of the following 
 liachelors as committee : Wm. Hall Slack, Jesse Brown, Robert 
 S Chilton, jr , Chas C, Glover, Imperiali De Francaville, Geo. 
 ffovvird, Cletn ens Ketller, Chas. Laurie McCawley, John Van 
 NeS5 Philip, Alexander Rodgers, and I-*. Lee Phillips. 
 
 THURSDAY, January 10. 
 
 The first evening reception of the season at the White House 
 was given by President and Mrs. Cleveland in honor of the 
 Diplomatic Corps, assisted by the ladies of the Cabinet. 
 
 Mrs. Schofield gave a luncheon in honor of her mother, Mrs. 
 Kilbourne, of Keokuk, Iowa. The decorations were in pink 
 and white. The guests were Mme. de Mendonca, Mrs. John A. 
 Logan, Mrs, Closson, Mrs Parker, Mrs, John Moore, Mrs. Gal- 
 laudet, Mrs. Belknap, Mrs Cunningham, Mrs. Bliss and Miss 
 Kilbourne. 
 
 Mrs Mason gave a handsome tea in honor of her niece, Miss 
 Adams. 
 
 Mrs. E. L Kinney and the Misses Kinney also gave a tea. 
 
 Mrs. Blanchard, the charming wife of the Senator from Lou- 
 isiana, held an enjoyable reception in the handsome parlor of 
 the Riggs. She was assisted by her daughter and a number of 
 ladies. 
 
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 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 FRIDAY, January ii. 
 
 The birthday of the Japanese Minister, Mr. Kurino, was cele. 
 brated by a unique reception at the Legation, which was strik 
 ingly Oriental in its features. As the host was a bachelor. Mrs, 
 Olney, wife of the Attorney General, received the guests for him 
 The parlors were decorated in white and red, the Japanese col 
 ors. The temporary stage was draped with Japanese and Amer 
 ican flags and illuminated with Japanese lanterns, giving a de- 
 cided Japanese appearance to the whole. The Japanese per- 
 formers who came from New York especially for the occasion, 
 and Mr. Kurino, appeared in the court dress of Japan. The 
 large programme prepared for the entertainment, had the ar- 
 rangement of dances and slack wire performance engraved on 
 one side, and the menu of the elaborate supper on the other. 
 Each lady, after greeting the Minister and Mrs. Olney, received 
 a card with a printed number, with which to draw a present 
 from the mysterious-looking parcels near the stage. During the 
 intermission in the programme there took place what was desig- 
 nated as the Fukubik'but, which interpreted means a distribu- 
 tion of souvenirs of the occasion. Each lady received a hair- 
 pin commemoration of the first victory of Japan over Korea, 
 
 The Secretary of War gave a dinner in honor of Joseph Jef 
 ferson. 
 
 The Secretary of State and Mrs. Gresham gave a tea to a few 
 friends in honor of their daughter, Mrs. Andrews. 
 
 The Postmaster-General and Mrs. Bissell gave an elaborate 
 dinner. The decorations were of La France roses. 
 
 Mr, and Mrs. W. C. Whittemore gave a large evening recep- 
 tion complimentary to their daughter's guest, Miss Kountze, of 
 New York. 
 
 SATURDAY, January 12. 
 
 The reception of Mrs Joseph S. Eaton, of Jefferson Place, in 
 honor of Miss E. R. Hooper, of Bostoa, notwithstanding ttie in- 
 clement weather, was largely attended by the elite of Washing- 
 ton. 
 
 Mrs. Morehead was the genial hostess at a reception given at 
 the Shoreham. 
 
 Miss Murphy, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Murphy, enter- 
 tained several of her young friends at a pink and white luncheon 
 
 Madame L, Nobt, the well-known importer of fine laces and 
 Parisian novelties, gave several exhibitions of beautiful laces and 
 Parisian novelties in her parlors at the Riggs to a large number 
 of prominent society ladies. Mrs, Noot spent several weeks here 
 this Winter, as usual. Her patrons have included ladies of every 
 Cabinet and the wives of every President since Grant's adminis- 
 tration. 
 
 MONDAY, January 14. 
 
 A distinguished and appreciative audience gathered in Mrs. 
 Lament's spacious parlors at noon to enjoy the musical given by 
 Miss Katherine Willard. This lady, who is a niece of Frances 
 Willard and schoolmate of Mrs. Cleveland, her patroness, pos- 
 sesses a rich mezzo-soprano voice of great sweetness, which 
 evinces careful cultivation. She rendered a number of selec- 
 tions exquisitely, showing hard study and keen appreciation. 
 Miss Willard was assisted by Mr. Ethelbert Nevin, of Boston 
 
 The President was the guest of honor at a dinner given by 
 Attorney General Olney to the Cabinet and Justices of the Su- 
 preme Court. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Leighton gave a large reception at their 
 elegant home on Capitol Hill. Mrs. McDermond. wife of Rep- 
 resentative McDermond, of Ohio; Mrs Barney, Mrs. Rankin, 
 Miss Walker, Mrs. Harben, and Mrs. Mitchell, of New York, 
 assisted. 
 
 Mrs Charles Beach and Miss Flora Hutchinson were united 
 in marriage at the Vermont-Avenue Christian Church. Dr. F. 
 D. Power officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. B. Bagley. 
 
 TUESDAY, January 15. 
 
 Secretary Herbert and Miss Herbert gave a handsome dinner 
 to the President and members of the Cabinet and their wives. 
 
 The table decorations were novel and effective. The center 
 piece was an ellipse of ferns on which rested a floral star of red 
 and white outlined with loopings of blue ribbon. Mrs. Cleve- 
 land was not able to be present on account of indisposition. 
 
 Mrs. Coombs, the wife of the Representative from Brooklyn, 
 gave a large tea, at which the decorations were green and white. 
 
 Paymaster General and Mrs. Stewart entertained their friends 
 at a tea, where the decorations were pink and yellow. 
 
 Mrs. Charles G. Douhlin extended the hospitality of her home 
 to her friends in honor of her cousin. Miss Prescott, of Boston. 
 Ladies of the receiving party were Mrs. Frye, wife of Senator 
 Frye, and Mrs. John Joy Edson, who presided at the tea table. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, January 16. 
 
 The British Ambassador and Lady Pauncefote gave a hand- 
 some dinner party ia honor of .Secretary of State and Mrs. 
 Gresham. The magnificent silver service sent to the embassy 
 from Lisbon was used for the first time. 
 
 Miss Belle Mitchell and Mr. Wm. B. Robinson, the Assistant 
 Marshal of the District, were united in marriage at the New 
 York-Avenue Presbyterian Church. The ceremony was per- 
 formed by the Rev. Dr. Wilbur F. Ennis, and was followed by 
 a reception at the house of the bride. 
 
 All the ladies of the Cabinet received except Mrs. Hoke 
 Smith, and their pleasant homes were visited by large numbers 
 of people. Mrs. Gresham's apartments at the Arlington were 
 thronged with callers. 
 
 Mrs. Thomas, wife of the Assistant Attorney General, and her 
 daughter, held a pleasant reception, assisted by Mrs. Bland and 
 Madam Yang Yu. 
 
 THURSDAY, January 17. 
 
 The spacious residence of Mr and Mrs. L. Z. Leiter, on Du- 
 pont Circle, was the scene of a brilliant gathering. A dinner 
 party in honor of their young daughter, Miss Mamie Leiter, was 
 followed by a dance, participated in by about one hundred 
 guests. This magnificent mansion, with its costly and rare fur- 
 nishings gathered from all parts of the world, is one of the most 
 interesting private residences in this city. 
 
 The BraziUan Minister and Mine. Mendonca gave a hand- 
 some dinner of sixteen covers, at which the decorations were La 
 France roses and ferns. 
 
 Mrs. Lamont was hostess at an elegant luncheon. 
 
 Among teas of the afternoon was that given by Mrs. FraQCes 
 I. O'Neill, in honor of Miss T. H. Gilmour, of Larchmont New 
 York. ' 
 
 Mrs. Gorman, wife of the Maryland Senator, held a pleasant 
 reception at their K street residence, assisted by her five attrac- 
 tive daughters and Miss May Barbour, Miss Marian Miller, and 
 Miss Carter, of Virginia. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs Charles Bell gave the first of a series of two 
 evening card receptions, which was attended by many promi- 
 nent in ofhcial and resident society 
 
 Mrs. McPherson, the charming wife of the New Jersey Sena- 
 tor, and her beautiful daughter, held an enjoyable reception at 
 their residence on Vermont avenue. Miss McPherson did not 
 make her formal debut in Washington, as she was out a year in 
 Europe, having made her debut at a house party at the home of 
 a friend in Pomerania, Germany. She was also entertained by 
 members of the same family in Berlin. Mrs, McPherson began 
 the season by giving a luncheon to eighteen debutantes, and has 
 given a dinner nearly every week since for her daughter, and 
 other dinners for her own or the Senilor's friends. 
 
 Miss May Barbour entertained a number of her young friends 
 at a pink luncheon in her parents' home on Rhode Island 
 avenue. 
 
 Postmaster-General and Mrs. Bissell dined a company of four- 
 teen. 
 
 The Womans' National Press Association held its usual Fri- 
 day evening meeting at Willard' s The proprietor kindly gave 
 them the use of the parlor for the meeting. Mrs. Gray, of the 
 National Press Association of California, made an entertaining 
 address, and Prof William Harkness, of the Naval Observatory 
 delivered an instructive lecture on the solar system. 
 
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 105 
 
 Ladies' day at the Columbia Athletic Club drew a large com- 
 pany of the fair sex who witnessed, with pleasure, the athletic 
 exhibition given in the finely equipped gymnasium 
 
 Mrs. Harper Graham, whose system of physical education 
 received the highest award of honor at the World's Fair, deliv- 
 ered a morning lecture to the ladies of Willard's Hotel 
 
 Mrs. Thurber gave a luncheon to sixteen of her friends in 
 honor of her sister, Mrs. Bradbeer, 
 
 The Congressional ladies at Willard's historic hotel held a 
 brilliant reception Among those receiving were Mrs. Morri- 
 son, Mrs Tarsney, Mrs. Dockery, Mrs. Boatner, Mrs. Hicks, 
 Mrs. Childs, Miss Wheeler, Mrs. and Miss Hopkins. Mrs. 
 Tarsney had assisting her a number of young ladies from Mis- 
 souri, who are attending school. Miss Ballanger and Miss 
 Thomas favored the guests with several solos; and dainty re- 
 freshments were served during the afiernoon. 
 
 Miss Bessie Gilford give a luncheon in compliment to her 
 guest, Miss McCormick, of Virginia. 
 
 FRIDAY, January 18. 
 
 Miss Mcl-iae, the attractive 
 daughter of Representative Mc- 
 Rae, of Arkansas, was formally 
 presented to Washington soci- 
 ety at a tea given by Mrs Jones, 
 the wife of the Arkansas Sen- 
 ator. The young debutanie 
 wore a lovely whie satin goun 
 trimmed in silver pas nnenteiie 
 The Misses Jones assisted in 
 entertaining. The rereption 
 tendered by Major and Mrs 
 John M Carsor, to the mem- 
 bers of the Gridiron Club aid 
 their wives was thoroughly de- 
 lightful in every detail. A 
 gridiron, the emblem of the 
 club, was suspended amid the 
 decorations of smilax from the 
 chandeliers in the softly ilium 
 inated drawing room. The 
 guests were welcomed by Mr. 
 and Mrs Carson and Mr. and 
 Mrs. W B. Stevens, the Presi- 
 dent of the Club, and his wife 
 The Gridiron Club Quartet, 
 composed of Messrs Mosher, 
 Morsell, Kaiser, and Hoover, 
 sang several concerted num- 
 bers. Mr Hubbard Taylor 
 Smith and Maj. Stofer contrib- 
 uted several solos, and Mrs. 
 John Seager delighted the 
 company by her singing. 
 
 Gen. and Mrs. frank Arm- 
 strong and Miss Armstrong en- 
 tertained a number of friends, 
 including many of the Gen- 
 eral's old comrades. 
 
 HON. JUDSON HARMON, 
 Appointed Attorney General June 
 
 SATURDAY, January 19. 
 
 The afternoon of Saturday, January 19, will be long remem- 
 bered by the gay butterflies of Washington society as the date of 
 the brilliant afternoon card reception given by Mrs Cleveland. 
 A general air of festivity reigned throughout the White House. 
 The East Room was profusely decorated with palms and plants 
 and the mantles were banked with flowers. Mrs Cleveland 
 stood gracefully before the center mantlepiece at the south end 
 of the room, which made an effective background. She was 
 attired in the same beautiful gown she wore New Year's, and 
 greeted each guest in turn with her captivating smile and a 
 warm handshake. Mrs. Bissell, in the Green Room, and Mrs. 
 Lament and Miss Katherine Willard, in the Red Parlor, assisted 
 in entertaining the many guests. The ladies who assisted Mrs. 
 
 Cleveland, besides Mrs. Lamont, Mrs Bissell, Miss Willard, and 
 Mi.ss Benedict, of New York, were Miss Queen and Miss Helm, 
 of Kentucky, Mrs Carlisle's guests; Miss Jackson and Miss 
 Hull, of Georgia, nieces of Mrs Hoke Smith; Miss Cressy, of 
 Detroit, who is the guest of Niss Morton; Miss .-Mine Wilcox, 
 Miss Kountze, of Denver, her guest , Miss McPherson, 
 Miss ivIcMillan, Miss Brice, Miss Nanie Letter, Miss Ken- 
 nedy, the Misses Davis, Miss Breckinridge, Miss Gilmore, 
 Miss Bessie Bailey, Miss Peck, Miss Elizabeth Brewer, Miss 
 Pitts, Miss Mary Kamsay, Miss Harlan, Miss Hagner, Miss Call, 
 Miss Proctor, Miss Vilas, Miss Paschal and Miss Wheeler. 
 Elaborate refreshments were served during the afternoon, and 
 the Marine Band discoursed excellent music. Nothing was left 
 undone to make this the grand afternoon event of the season 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. John R McLean entertained a large evening 
 company most delightfully at their beautiful home. 
 
 The home of .Solicitor General Maxwell was also the scene 
 of a brdliant gathering. Mrs Maxwell was assisted in receiv- 
 ing by Mrs Henry Maxwell, of 
 Cincinnati, and Miss Taylor, of 
 New York. 
 
 Mrs. C. Ulrich Kennedy re- 
 ceived her friends at her ele- 
 gant new home, 2,127 Cali- 
 lornia avenue, Washington 
 Heights. 
 
 MONDAY, January 21. 
 
 The Stewart Castle was the 
 scene of a brilliant Cinderella 
 dance, the first large evening 
 entertainment in this beautiful 
 mansion since Mrs. Stewart's 
 return after her \\ orld's tour. 
 The entertainment \vas given 
 in honor of the two sons of 
 Senator and Mrs. Stew art's old 
 friend, Mr. John MacKay. 
 Among the few married guests 
 present were Mr. and Mrs. 
 John McI ean and their guests, 
 the Lieutenant Governor and 
 Mrs.Walcott,of Massachusetts; 
 Senator and Mrs Brice, Rep- 
 resentative and Mrs Hemphill, 
 Mrs. Bugher, and Representa- 
 tive and Mrs. Hitt, About 200 
 young people were present at 
 the dance. 
 
 Miss Katherine Wdlard's sec- 
 ond musical, given at the resi- 
 dence of the Secretary of War, 
 was, notwithstanding the 
 gloomy weather, well attended. 
 Miss Willard was ably assisted 
 by Miss Geraldine Morgan 
 and her brother, Mr. Paul Mor- 
 gan, of New York. 
 The Argentine Minister and Mme Zeballos have given a series 
 of quiet, pleasant dinners. 
 
 Mrs. George Westinghouse, jr., of Pittsburg, who is spending 
 a part of the Winter in Washington, held a delightful reception 
 in her handsome suite of apartments at the Arlington. Mrs. 
 Westinghouse was daintily gowned in a white moire antique, 
 trimmed in duchesse lace and sable. The parlor and dining 
 rooms were artistically decorated with the rarest roses and 
 flowers, while the refreshment tabic was beautiful as a dream in 
 purple orchids and white lilacs, arranged in the most perfect, 
 symmetrical manner. 
 
 TUESDAY, January 22. 
 
 The President and Mrs. Cleveland were the guests of honor 
 at a handsome dinner given by the Secretary of War and Mrs. 
 Lamont. 
 
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 WASHINGTON i> KETCH BOOK. 
 
 Mrs. Robert K. Stone and Mrs. Richie Stone gave a delightful 
 tea to introduce Miss Garnett, daughter of Mr. Henry Wise 
 Garnett. The debutante was beautiful in a gown of white 
 chiffon. Mrs, Byrd Harrison and Miss Reynolds were among 
 the ladies of the receiving party. In the tea room Miss Hagner 
 presided, assisted by Miss Miller. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, January 23. 
 
 The young ladies who belong to the Metropolitan Methodist 
 Episcopal Church gave a delightful tea at the residence of Mrs. 
 W, G. McDowell, 1420 Rhode Island avenue. 
 
 Wednesday of January 23 is notable as being a brilliant day 
 in society, for with the Cabinet receptions, four teas, three wed- 
 dings and a number of dinners, the fashionable world was kept 
 hurrying during the afternoon and evening. 
 
 The beautiful drawing rooms of the Secretary of State at the 
 Arlington were thronged with callers, who came to pay their 
 respects to Mrs. Gresham. 
 
 Mrs. Carlisle was assisted by Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Jones, wife of 
 Dr. Jones; Miss Queen. Miss Helm, Miss Deering, Miss Davis, 
 Miss Vilas, Miss Aline Wilcox, Miss Kountze, Miss Lockwood, 
 Miss Hull and Miss Jackson. In the dining room at the dainty 
 set tea-table, which had in the center a large cut-glass bowl 
 filled with different colored carnations, Miss Curtis poured tea 
 and Miss Scudder served coffee. 
 
 Mrs. Lamont's attractive home drew many callers. She was 
 assisted by Mrs. Schofield, Miss Katherine Willard, Mrs. Wood, 
 Miss Sheridan, Mrs. Bliss, Mrs. Warner, wife of Dr Warner; 
 Mrs. Tracy, Mrs. Goodyear, of Buffalo, and Mrs. Uominick, of 
 New York. 
 
 The home of the Attorney-General and Mrs. Olney was the 
 pleasant renaezvous of many visitors. The hostess was assisted 
 by Mrs. Bowler, Miss Lee, of Boston; Miss Hamlin, the Misses 
 Gray, Miss Harlan and Miss Hunt. , 
 
 Miss Herbert, the daughter of the Secretary of the Navy, en- 
 tertained a large throng. She was assisted in dispensing hospi- 
 tality by her grandmother, Mrs. Washington Smith, Mrs. Micou, 
 sr., Miss Phoenix, Miss Voile, Miss Wilcox, and Miss Jackson. 
 
 Miss Morton was assisted by her niece, Miss Cressy, and Mrs. 
 Wing, of Detroit, and Miss Barry. 
 
 The marriage of Miss Sophia Langworthy Heaven and Mr. 
 George N. Morang, of Toronto, Canada, took place at 8 o'clock 
 in the evening at the St. Thomas Church. 
 
 Mrs. Hugh McCuUoch, wife of the ex-Secretary, gave a de- 
 lightful tea in compliment to several of her relatives, who are 
 visiting Washington. She was assisted by Mrs. Yale, Miss 
 Abbie Wells, of Deerfield, Mass.; Miss Frederick and Miss 
 Wilds. Miss Elizabeth McCuUoch is one of this season's debu- 
 tantes. 
 
 Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Zane entertained a large number of 
 Washington's fashionable society people at a pleasant tea. The 
 ladies who assisted were Miss Duke, Miss Dudley, Miss Hill, 
 Mrs. Lindsey, Mrs. Goodlowe, Miss Goodlowe, and Miss Mc- 
 Donald. 
 
 Mrs. Stanley Mathews gave a handsome dinner of 16 covers. 
 The table decorations were pink bridesmaid roses, ferns and 
 white lilies. 
 
 Mrs. John B. Laner gave a large tea at her new and beautiful 
 home. 
 
 Mrs. Heintzleman entertained a number of friends at a 
 luncheon. The guests included Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Ruggles, 
 Mrs. Lieber, Mrs. McCauley, Miss Schenk, Mrs. McCammon, 
 Mrs. Draper, Mrs, Thomas Reed, and Mrs. Rodgers. 
 
 Rev. John N. Heln, the pastor of the Church of Disciples, at 
 Ashland, Virginia, and Miss Fannie C. Power, a sister of Rev. 
 Dr. Power, were married at the Vermont-Avenue Christian 
 Church. Dr. Power, the pastor of the church, officiated. 
 
 THURSDAY, January 24. 
 
 President and Mrs. Cleveland entertained the Diplomatic 
 Corps at an elegant dinner. The East Room presented a scene 
 that was at once a triumph of the florist's and electrician's art. 
 The mantles were banked with flowers and ferns, and there 
 were circular groupings of palms mingled with variegated foliage 
 
 plants of many colors. Above the entrance to the corridor was 
 a masssing of beautiful specimens of plants, through which elec- 
 tric lights in globes of many hues, gleamed with dazzling effect. 
 The tiny electric light blossoms of red, white and blue, on either 
 side of the doorway, and the chandeliers were gracefully draped 
 in smilax. The company was so large that the table was spread 
 in the inner corridor. It was a vision of gorgeous red, reaching 
 nearly the entire length of the corridor. The center-piece was a 
 circular belt of maidenhair ferns and bright scarlet carnations. 
 The silver candelabra burned under red shades. Mrs. Cleve- 
 land was beautiful in a gown of white velvet, with a low cut 
 bodice. A coronet of two strands of diamonds glistened in her 
 hair. 
 
 FRIDAY, January 25. 
 
 The Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Uhl entertained a 
 dinner party in honor of the Secretary of State and Mrs Gresham. 
 
 Mrs, Lamont gave a luncheon in compliment to her guests, 
 Mrs. Goodyear, of Buffalo; Mrs. L, Dever Warner, of Bridge- 
 port, and Mrs, Dominick, of New York. The guests asked to 
 meet them were Mme. Romero, Mme. de Mendonca, Mrs. Per- 
 rine, Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mrs Glover, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Har- 
 lan, Mrs. Manderson, Mrs. Anson McCook, and Mrs. Maxwell. 
 
 Postmaster General and Mrs. Bissell were host and hostess at 
 a handsome dinner. The guests included Secretary of Interior 
 Hoke Smith, Hon. Frank F. Jones, Dr. and Mrs. Loring, Mrs. 
 Sicard, of Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spaulding, of New 
 York ; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riggs, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles 
 Glover. 
 
 Mrs. Matthew G. Emery gave an enjoyable luncheon at her 
 pleasant home on C street. 
 
 SATURDAY, January 26. 
 
 Mrs. Cleveland gave her only public afternoon reception of the 
 season firom 3 until 5 o'clock. The decorations were similar to 
 those used at the Diplomatic dinner, except that the group of 
 plants in the windows in the middle of the East Room were re- 
 moved to make all possible space for the people. As the clock 
 struck 3 Mrs. Cleveland, escorted by Col. John M. Wilson, de- 
 scended the staircase. Following her came Mrs, Harlan, wife of 
 Justice Harlan ; Mrs. Manderson, and Mrs. Mills, wife of Senator 
 Mills, who had been invited to stand in line with her. Mrs. 
 Cleveland wore a becoming white crepe. She received the 
 large throng of callers most cordially, shaking hands with each 
 in turn as they were presented by Col. Wilson. 
 
 Judge and Mrs. MacArthur entertained a large number of 
 their friends at an afternoon tea. 
 
 Solicitor General and Mrs. Maxwell gave a dinner party at 
 which the guests were Secretary ol the Treasury and Mrs, Car- 
 lisle, Senator and Mrs. Brice, the Turkish Minister, the Spanish 
 Minister, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, Senator and Mrs. McMillan, 
 Dr. and Mrs. Hammond, Representative and Mrs. Outhwaite, 
 Mr. and Mrs. Whittemore, Miss Lee, Hon. and Lady Georgiana 
 Gough, Mr. and Mrs, William C, Endicott, Representative and 
 Mrs. Daniel Lockwood, and Senator and Mrs Gray. 
 
 The great Chinese ball was the social event of the evening. 
 Unusual interest was manifested in it as it was the first enter- 
 tainment of this kind given at the Legation of the Flowery 
 Kingdom for several years, and because of the presence of the 
 Minister's wife and two other Chinese ladies of the Legation. 
 Mrs. Yang Yu, who, with the Minister, received the guests, 
 beamed upon all with a hospitable smile. She and Mrs. Hoo 
 and Mrs. Hsu Kioh, appeared in gorgeous Oriental costumes 
 of many colors, and with their faces painted, in accordance 
 with the custom that requires Chinese ladies of high degree to 
 paint. 
 
 MONDAY, January 28. 
 
 The musical given by Senator and Mrs. Brice was enjoyed by 
 several hundred guests. The talent engaged for the occasion 
 came from New York on a special afternoon train. The stars 
 of the evening were Mr Dell a Sudda, of Turkey (a personal 
 friend of the Turkish Minister) ; Mr. McKenzie Gordon, the 
 noted tenor of New York; Ysaye, the great Belgian vioUnist, 
 
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 107 
 
 and Mrs. Pemberton Hincks. The program was a rare treat, 
 which was greatly appreciated by the cultivated and critical 
 audience. 
 
 Mrs. Westinghouse held another of her delightful receptions 
 at the Arlington. The floral decorations of the room were mag- 
 nificently beautiful. The mantles were banked with ferns 
 dotted with American Beauty roses. The table decorations in 
 the tea room were most artistic. They were in green and white. 
 The center piece was beautiful plumes of mignonette inter- 
 mingled with green and white orchids. Similar pieces were at 
 either end of the table. From the center piece radiated in 
 every direction bright green moire ribbon fastened at the edges 
 of the cloth with large bows, while the spaces between these 
 ribbons were strewn with ferns. The orchestra discoursed 
 music from a palm-screened alcove at one end of the room. 
 Mr. Westinghouse stood beside his wife and they both greeted 
 each guest in turn with a warm hand-shake as they entered. 
 The hostess appeared in a becoming gown of white silk. 
 
 Miss Clara Barton enter- 
 tained the Business Woman's 
 Club at her hospitable home. 
 She was assisted in receiving 
 the guests by Dr. Mary Weeks 
 Burnett, of Chicago. 
 
 Miss Katherine Willard 
 gave the last of her series of 
 musicals at noon, at the resi- 
 dence of Secretary of War and 
 Mrs. Lamont, to a select and 
 appreciative audience. Miss 
 Willard was ably assisted by 
 the Misses Sutro, of Baltimore, 
 the pianists of the occasion, 
 and by Miss Geraldine Mor- 
 gan, of Baltimore, 
 
 Mrs. Schofield Hoge and 
 Miss Hoge entertained their 
 friends at a pink tea. 
 
 TUESDAY, January 29. 
 
 Mrs. Swanson, wife of the 
 youngest member of Congrses, 
 and her mother and sister, 
 Mrs. and Miss Lyons, held an 
 enjoyable reception at their 
 pleasant home. 
 
 The Attorney-General and 
 Mrs. Olney gave a dinner in 
 honor of the President and 
 Mrs. Cleveland, Their pleas- 
 ant home was profusely dec- 
 orated with palms, so that 
 from the entrance doorway to 
 the drawing rooms the guests 
 walked through palm-lined 
 corridors. The guests in- 
 cluded the other members of "RS. attorney-gen 
 the Cabinet and their ladies. Justice and Mrs. Fuller, Miss 
 Mildred Lee, Sir Rivers Wilson, Mr. Carter and Mrs. Henry 
 Perrine. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Call gave a handsome dinner of eighteen 
 covers for their young daughter, which was followed by a danc- 
 ing party. Early in the season the Senator and Mrs. Call gave 
 a large reception. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Voorhees entertained a large company at 
 an afternoon tea. 
 
 The first of the Tuesday's cotillions given at the National 
 Rifles' Armory was largely attended. 
 
 Dr. and Mrs. George H. La Fetra gave a delightful evening 
 entertainment to a number of friends. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, January 30. 
 
 The receptions of the Cabinet ladies were largely attended 
 notwithstanding the snow storm. 
 
 Mrs. Gresham received in her pleasant parlors at the Arling- 
 ton, assisted by her niece, Mrs. Fuller, and the Misses Reed and 
 Voorhees. 
 
 Miss Morton and Mrs. Hoke Smith did not receive. 
 
 The second cotillion gsven by the Bachelors' Club at the Na- 
 tional Rifles' Armory was a brilliant affair. Mrs. Brice, wife of 
 the Senator from Ohio, received the guests. 
 
 Dr. and Mrs Hammond gave a dinner in honor of the Secre- 
 tary of the Navy and Miss Herbert. 
 
 Mrs. Fenetta Sargent Haskell, the talented elocutionist of St. 
 Louis, was greeted by a select and appreciative audience at 
 Willard's. Mrs. Haskell rendered, in a most charming way, se- 
 lections from David Copperfield, to the delight and satisfaction 
 of her critical audience. The Misses Marian Ballinger, Thomas 
 and Root favored the audience with piano solos. 
 
 Mrs. James G Payne was the hostess at an enjoyable tea. She 
 was assisted by her two daughters-in-law, Mrs. George Payne 
 and Mrs Harry Payne. 
 
 THURSDAY, January 31. 
 
 The social event of the day 
 was the breakfast given by 
 Mrs. Westinghouse, in honor 
 of Mrs. Gibson, the wife of 
 the Junior Senator of Mary- 
 land. This was the most 
 elaborate and artistic floral fete 
 that the National Capital has 
 witnessed this season. The 
 banquedng hall at the Arling- 
 ton presented a most magnifi- 
 cent scene of floral decora- 
 tions, enhanced by the melo- 
 dious strains of music. All 
 about the rooms and in the 
 deep recesses of the windows 
 were towering palms, choice 
 foliage and beautiful garlands 
 of asparagus, intermingled 
 with wild clematis and ex- 
 quisite orchids. The chande- 
 liers were garlanded with 
 graceful asparagus vines. In 
 the center of the immense cir- 
 cular table was a towering 
 palm, which spread its lux- 
 uriant foliage over the guests. 
 The tapers in the silver can- 
 delabra burned beneath pink 
 orchid shades. Each candel- 
 abra was a center of a cushion 
 of maiden-hair ferns dotted 
 with pink orchids. The places 
 of the guests were designated 
 by a sash of satin ribbon tied 
 in a lover's knot. On one end, 
 in gold lettering, was the mon- 
 ERAL HARMON. ogxam of the hostess, and on 
 
 the other the name of the guest. Between the spaces where 
 the ribbons met were sprays of ferns. 
 
 Mrs. Blanchard, the charming wife of Senator Blanchard, of 
 Louisiana, held one of her delightful receptions in the parlors 
 of the Riggs, from 4 to 6. She was assisted by her attractive 
 young daughter and a number of other ladies. Dainty refresh- 
 ments were served to the many callers 
 
 Mrs. Senator Pugh held an enjoyable reception from 3 to 6. 
 She was assisted by Mrs. James L. Pugh, Jr., Mrs Owen, of 
 Alabama, Mrs. Bankhead, Mrs. A. C. Harmer, Mrs. Reeside, 
 Mrs. A. T. Williams, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Cobb and Misses Wil- 
 liams, Cobb, Richardson, Talmadge, and Emery. 
 
 The President and Mrs. Cleveland's reception to Congress and 
 the Judiciary was a brilliant affair. The floral decorations with 
 their effective electric lighting were especially tine. Mrs. Cleve- 
 land was radiant in a gown of corn-colored brocade and velvet, 
 with diamond ornaments. Her greeting to all was very cor- 
 dial, The handsome toilets and superb jewels of the ladies, com- 
 
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 WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 bined with the picturesque court dress of the diplomats and the 
 gorgeous uniforms of the officers, made the tableau vivanti in 
 the Blue Room imposing. The Chinese Minister in his 
 quaint court costume, and Mme. Yang, who is a social 
 favorite, in her pretty ornamental gown of rich silk, lent variety 
 to the scene. Mrs Cleveland was assisted by all the ladies of 
 the Cabinet except Mrs. Hoke Smith, who was not present at 
 any of the official receptions during the Winter. 
 
 The artistic house of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Mann was thronged 
 with invited guests from 5 till 7 o'clock. Mrs. Mann was as- 
 sisted in receiving by Mrs. Outhwaite, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Pilling, 
 Miss Bartle, Mirs Noyes, Miss Louisa Kauffmann, and the Misses 
 Moore. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Call gave a handsome dinner. 
 
 Mrs. Heald gave a luncheon to a number of young ladies, 
 including the Misses Adams, De Peyster, Ramsay, Wainright, 
 Poor, Sampson, McCammon, Harrington and Thomas. 
 
 Col. and Mrs. O. G. Staples entertained a company at a card 
 party in the parlors of Wiliard's Hotel. 
 
 FRID.W, February i. 
 
 The first Diplomatic dinner of the season given by the Secre- 
 tary of State and Mrs Gresham, at the Arlington, was a delight- 
 ful affair. The table decorations were in green and white. 
 Covers were laid for twenty-six guests. 
 
 The Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont gave a large card 
 reception which was attended by many prominent in Army, Navy, 
 Judicial and Diplomatic circles. The drawing rooms were taste- 
 fully decorated with flowers, and the veranda m ttie rear of the 
 house was inclosed and the walls hung in red, of the artillery 
 shade. 
 
 The ladies of the Congressional circle, at Wiliard's, held an 
 enjoyable reception from 4 to b o'clock. The parlors of the 
 historic hotel, from which so many Presidents have gone to the 
 Capitol to take the oath of office, were decorated with flowers, 
 and dainty refreshments were served. Mrs Wm R. Morrison, 
 assisted by Mrs Edwards, of Illinois; Mrs. Tarsney, Mrs. 
 Dockery, Mrs Boatner, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Hopkins, Mrs. 
 Whee er, Mrs. Childs and Miss Sturgis. Mrs. Tarsney was 
 assisted by Miss Zoe Thomas, Miss Miriam Ballinger, and Miss 
 Cooke, of New York. 
 
 Mrs. and Miss Johnson entertained their friends at a tea in 
 compliment to Miss Woodward. 
 
 SATURDAY, February 2. 
 
 The musical given by the Brazilian Minister and Mme. de 
 Mendonca was enjoyed by a select company. The artists were 
 the Mendelsshon Quintet, of Boston, and the elaborate pro- 
 gram included among its highly artistic selections the Austri- 
 an National Hymn, with variations, and two selections from the 
 opera " Salvator Rosa," by the Brazillian composer, Carlos 
 Gomes. 
 
 The home of Mr and Mrs. Crosby S Noyes was the scene 
 of a brilliant evening reception. The hall and spacious drawing 
 rooms were elaborately decorated for the occasion. Mrs. Noyes 
 was assisted by her daughter. Miss Noyes. 
 
 Mr and Mrs. Uhl gave a handsome dinner of sixteen covers. 
 The hostess was assisted by Miss Uhl. The guests were Sena- 
 tor and Mrs. Gray, Senator and Mrs Call, Mr. and Lady Gough, 
 Representative and Mrs. McCreary, ex Solicitor General and 
 Mrs. Maxwell, Miss Woodbury, Senator Daniel, Miss Bell, 
 Representative W L. Wdson. 
 
 Mrs. C. Ulrich Kennedy held one of her delightful receptions 
 from 4 to 6 o'clock. 
 
 Ex- Senator and Mrs. Henderson gave an elaborate dinner at 
 their beautiful home. Boundary Castle. The guests included 
 the German Ambassador, ex Gov. and Mrs. and Miss Carroll, 
 Count Raventlow, Mr. Benjamin Constant, Miss Lee, of Boston; 
 Miss Lowery, Mr. Woodbury Lowery, Mr. John A. Kasson, 
 Miss Boardman, and Miss Patterson. 
 
 MONDAY, February 4. 
 The Misses Brice and Mr. Kirkpatrick Brice entertained a 
 
 number of their young friends at a dinner, which was on the 
 same scale of magnificence as has characterized all the entertain, 
 ments of Senator Brice's family at the Corcoran House. 
 
 Mrs. Hawley and Mrs. Sweat pleasantly entertained a large 
 company of friends at the Washington Club from 4 to 7 o'clock. 
 Senator Hawley and Mr. Sweat assisted the ladies in enter- 
 taining. 
 
 The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Madison A. Ballinger was 
 the scene of a delightful tea given in honor of Miss Cooke, of 
 Virginia. Mrs. Ballinger was assisted in entertaining the nu. 
 merous guests by her daughter and a company of young lady 
 friends. The drawing room and dining room were decorated 
 with flowers and numerous bright butterflies The colors pre- 
 vailing were red, white and blue, in honor of the Daughters of 
 the American Revolution. The hostess is the President of the 
 Continental Chapter. Among the guests were Mme Yang Yu, 
 the wife of the Chinese Minister, and her Httle five-year old 
 son. This was the little Oriental boy's coming out tea, and he 
 was the recipient of many compliments. The guests included 
 many prominent in official and resident circles. 
 
 Mrs. Stanley Matthews gave a handsome dinner in honor ot 
 Judge and Mrs. Paxton, of Philadelphia. 
 
 TUESDAY, February 5. 
 
 Postmaster.General and Mrs. Bissell gave a dinner in honor 
 of President and Mrs. Cleveland, at which nearly all the mem- 
 bers of the Cabinet and their wives were present The artistic 
 table decorations were American Beauty roses and mignonette. 
 
 The Yale dinner at the Arlington was a great success. About 
 forty sons of that college were present. Previous to the dinner 
 Mr. J. Edward Clark read a paper on the late Col. Garrick Mal- 
 lory. Justice Brewer, the president of the Alumni Association, 
 presided over the dinner. Prof Arthur W. Wheelier responded 
 to the first toast of the evening, " The New University " Mr. 
 Morgan Beach spoke of Old College Times. Among others 
 who spoke were Mr. H Glesey, Mr UeWittle Sprague, Presi- 
 dent E. M Gallaudet, T. H. Jones, Senator Hawley. and Mr. 
 H. B. Warner 
 
 Representative Burton McMillin gave a theatre party compli- 
 mentary to Mr, and Mrs John C. Burch. of Nashville. 
 
 Miss Gale gave a large afternoon reception in honor of Mrs. 
 Chester Griswold. of New York. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs W. H. Harvey gave a butterfly party in honor 
 of the birthday of their daughter. Miss Rose. 
 
 The home of Judge and Mrs McDowell was the scene of a 
 pleasant surprise party in honor of the Judge's seventy-seventh 
 birthday. 
 
 Mrs Sorg, of Ohio, held a large reception at the Arlington, 
 assisted by Mrs. George Wilson. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, February 6. 
 
 The reception of the ladies of the Cabinet drew a large 
 throng of society people 
 
 Mrs. Gresham received in her handsome apartments at the 
 Arlington, assisted by Mrs. Sartoris, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Spaulding 
 and Miss Sheridan. 
 
 At the hospitable home of the Secretary of the Treasury, Mrs. 
 Carlisle was assisted by Mrs. McAdoo, and the Misses Hamlin, 
 Helm, Rochester, Morgan, Patterson and Hatch. The floral- 
 decked tea table was presided over by Miss Noyes and Miss 
 Griffith, of Kentucky. 
 
 The ladies assisting Mrs Olney were Mrs. Thurber, Miss 
 Thurber, Miss Dawes, of Massachusetts ; Miss Hopkins Miss 
 Dean and Miss Stevens. 
 
 Mrs. Lamont was assisted by Mrs Jebb and Mrs. Alex. Le- 
 gare, and the Misses Lockwood, Scott, Gray, Rodgers, Men- 
 donca, Cassels, Patterson, Edie and Ruggles, and Mrs. Morrell. 
 
 Mrs. Bissell was assisted by a number of ladies, including 
 Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. and Miss Stokes, Miss Mc- 
 Cammon, Miss Fowler, Miss Ledyard, Miss Murray Ledyard, of 
 Cazenovia, N. Y.; Miss Adams, Miss Victor Emory, and Miss 
 Goodwin. 
 
 At the home of the Secretary of the Navy Miss Herbert had 
 with her Mrs. Cobb, of Alabama ; Mrs. Reamey, Miss Harring- 
 
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 ton, Mrs. Hugh Legare, Miss Adams, Miss Perkins and Miss 
 Tardy. 
 
 The ladies assisting Miss Morton were Miss Cressey, of De- 
 troit; Mrs Harrington and Miss Bright. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Sherman gave a liandsome dinner party at 
 their beautiful R street residence. 
 
 THURSDAY, February 7. 
 
 The last state dinner of the season at the White House was 
 given in honor of the Supreme Court. The floral decorations 
 and electric illuminations were similar in their magnificence to 
 those of other state dinners. Mrs. Cleveland was beautiful in a 
 gown of pink satin and lace. 
 
 Mrs. Hearst, the widow of the late Senator Hearst, of Cali- 
 fornia, gave a musical and tea in lionor of Miss H. Anthony, 
 the daughter of her old time friend, Mrs. Nathan Anthony, of 
 Boston. Mrs. Hearst and Miss Anthony were assisted in receiv- 
 ing the guests by Mrs. Thornburg Cropper, Miss Florence Bay- 
 ard, Miss Janet Peck, of Munich, and Mrs. Apperson. The 
 leading artists were Miss Marguerite Hall and Mr. Francis 
 Fisher Powers, who were accompanied on the piano l)y Mr. 
 Victor Harris. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Willard gave a large and delightful 
 reception at their spacious Iv street home. 
 
 Mrs, White, the wife of tlie Senator from California, and Mrs. 
 Carey, wife oi the Senator from Wyoming, held an enjoyable 
 reception in the parlors of the Arlington The Misses Uavis 
 and Mr. Davis, of Wilkesbarre, Pa , favored the guests with de- 
 lightful music, the ladies playing on the harp and mandolin, 
 while their brother played the guitar 
 
 Miss Burdette gave a large tea in honor of Mrs. Julia Mar- 
 lowe Tabor. 
 
 The annual military ball given by the National Fencibles at 
 the Rifles' Armory was largely attended. 
 
 FRIDAY, February 8. 
 
 Friday, February 8, will be remembered as a cold, bleak day 
 of snow and sharp winds, and also as the day of the Press Club, 
 entertainment. The Press Club triumphed over the blizzard 
 and a large and distinguished audience braved the elements to 
 enjoy the six hours of entertainment, the largest and one of the 
 most inleresting of the season 
 
 Notwithstanding the inclement weather the tea given by Mrs. 
 Harmer, of Philadelphia, and her daughter, Mrs. Hanner-Ree- 
 side, at the Cairo^ was enjoyed by many guests. Music was 
 rendered and dainty and delicate refreshments were served dur- 
 ing the afternoon. 
 
 Mrs. Jonn S. Blair gave a pink tea which was attended by 
 many in Army and Navy circles. 
 
 Ex-Senator and Mrs. Henderson entertained a number of 
 friends at a handsome dinner. The guests were the Japanese 
 Minister, Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Senator and Mrs Chand- 
 ler, the Attorney- General and Miss Olney, the Secretary of War 
 and Mrs, Lament, Mr, and Mrs. Henry E Pellew, Mr. and Mrs. 
 Henry M Field, of New York; Rev. Dr. and Mrs, Mackay- 
 Smith, Mrs. John W, Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Lansing. 
 
 Mr, and Mrs S. H Kauftmann were the host and hostess at a 
 brilliant evening reception. 
 
 Miss Hichborn gave a luncheon in honor of Miss Llerbert. 
 
 SATURDAY, February g- 
 
 The Secretary of State and Mrs. Gresham gave their last 
 dinner of the season to the Diplomatic Corps at the Arlington. 
 The spacious reception room was adorned with towering palms 
 and rare flowers banked the mantles. The table decorations 
 were exceedingly beautiful. A large oval bed of red carnations 
 and ferns formed the center piece and at each end were circular 
 beds of carnations. Red candles in antique brass candelabra 
 burned under red shades- 
 Senator Murphy gave a dinner party to a number of his gen- 
 tlemen friends in honor of Senator Coke, of Texas. 
 
 The Mary Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the Amer- 
 ican Revolution were tendered a pleasant afternoon reception by 
 Mrs. Gear. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. Vincent, wife of 
 
 Gen. Vincent, Mrs. Hichborn, Mrs. Lee, of Kansas, and Miss 
 Virginia Fisher. 
 
 MONDAY, February ii. 
 
 Mrs. Westinghouse tendered her many friends another delight- 
 ful informal reception in her apartments at the Arlington. The 
 decorations of the handsome rooms were like beautiful floral 
 poems, which no one who loves the esthetic could fait to appre- 
 ciate, and the decorations and appointments of the tables in the 
 tea room were in perfect harmony. Mrs. Westinghouse, who is 
 one of the mosl hospitable of ladies, extended so cordial a wel- 
 come to her many guests, wlio included the most prominent 
 people in othcial, as well as resident society, that all felt at home 
 and enjoyed the occasion to the utmost. 
 
 The Britisih Embassy was the scene of a briUiant evening 
 gathering. Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote are noted for their 
 princely hospitality, and the gay social circle of Washington 
 never fails to respond to invitations from Great Britain's popular 
 representatives. 
 
 Mrs. Tisdel and her daughter pleasantly entertained a num- 
 ber of friends at a five o'clock tea. 
 
 Tlie cotillion given by the Tuesday Club was pronounced a 
 decided success. Mrs. Blanchard, Mrs. Zane and Mrs. Swanson 
 received the guests. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs, W. I. Boardman entertained their friends at a 
 house-warming tea at their handsome new home. 
 
 Mrs. J. D, Sayers held a pleasant reception. 
 
 Mrs. N. S. Lincoln gave a pleasant informal tea in honor of 
 Dr. and Mrs. Mercer, of Newark. 
 
 TUESDAY, February 12. 
 
 One of the most magnificent afternoon card receptions of the 
 season was given by Mrs. William I. White, the wife of the 
 Representative of the 20th District of Ohio, at the .Shoreham. 
 The large banqueting hall with its splendid floral decorations 
 was a vision of beauty seldom seen even in this city of magnifi- 
 cent display. Both ends of the room were veritable bowers of 
 roses artistically arranged, and graceful festoons of smilax 
 adorned the walls. The music balcony, where the Hungarian 
 Band discoursed excellent music during the reception, was cov- 
 ered across the front with luxuriant rose trees, and on both sides 
 of the open fireplace were screens filled in with American 
 Beauiy roses, while the mantle was a vision of floral beauty. 
 The tatde was elaborately decorated In the center was a deli- 
 cate cut glass vase filled with long-stemmed roses that reached 
 nearly to the ceiling. Large clusters of pink orchids tied with 
 pink ribbon were laid at intervals along the cloth; like a floral 
 chain, around the sides of the table were almost a mass of flowers 
 from the floor. Before a beautiful background of flowers the 
 hostess, in an elegant white silk gown, received her guests. She 
 was assisted by her pretty young daughter. Miss White, who is 
 still a school girl. Among the other ladies who assisted were 
 Mrs. Fgington, of Kentucky; Mrs. Joseph O'Neil, of Boston; 
 Mrs. Frank McNeil, of Lockport, N. Y., cousin of the hostess; 
 Miss Wolverton, Miss Lillian Smith, Miss Sarah Townsend and 
 Miss Fletcher. The guests included many prominent in official 
 and Diplomatic circles. 
 
 President and Mrs. Cleveland were the guests of honor at a 
 dinner given by the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. CarUsle. 
 The table decorations were in green and white ; the center piece 
 was composed of Ulies of the valley, white roses and delicate 
 ferns. The hostess wore an imported gown of lemon-colored 
 satin. 
 
 The Dolly Madison Chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri- 
 can Revoludon was delightfully entertained at the house of Mrs. 
 Mary E. L. Martin. Mrs. Draper, the Regent of the Chapter^ 
 presided. Mrs, W Ross read an interesting paper on Incidents 
 in the Life of Washington. Mrs. , Harris, Mr. Gardner and 
 Miss Iredell furnished the company some excellent music. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Murphy gave a cotillion in honor of their 
 daughter, which was notable for the fact that on this occasion 
 Senator Hill made his debut in Washington society as a dancing 
 man. The spacious house was profusely decorated with growing 
 plants and cut flowers. 
 
WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, February 13. 
 
 The ladies of the Cabinet, with the exception of Mrs. Car- 
 lisle^ Mrs. Bissell and Mrs. Hoke Smith, received from 3 to 6, 
 and were visited by a large throng, although the day was cold 
 and snowy. 
 
 Mrs. Barwig, Mrs. Hemmingway, Mrs. Stockdale and several 
 other ladies gave a pleasant afternoon tea from 4 to 7 o'clock. 
 
 The ladies of the Wimodaughsis tendered their iriends a de- 
 lightful evening reception at the rooms of the society on I 
 street. One of the pleasant features of Ihe occasion was an ex- 
 hibition of the Delsarte Class, taught by Mrs. OJney, of Boston, 
 consisting of the Misses Annie Hdlyer, McDonald, Dobbins, 
 Black, Helen Black, Costello, and Mrs. Taft, who very graciously 
 went through a series of postures and gestures. The reception 
 committee included Mrs Ruth D. Havens, President of the So- 
 ciety; Miss Henrietta Banker, Mrs. Ketchum, Mrs. A. G. 
 Dickerson, Mrs. Alice Goodwin, Mrs. Adene Williams, Mrs. 
 Joseph Houghton, and the Missess Ida Gangewer, Emma Gil- 
 lett, and Edna Slater. 
 
 The Loyal Legion banquet in honor of Lincoln's birthday, at 
 the Arlington, was attended by many distinguished men, and 
 was especially characterized by the enthusiasm manifested by the 
 members and guests. Old soldiers sang war songs with all the 
 zest of youth, and the orchestra played patriotic airs, while 
 former comrades exchanged greetings, Admiral Ramsay acted 
 as toastmaster, and introduced Hon. G. L. Wellington, who 
 spoke on the eighty-sixth anniversary of the birth of Abraham 
 Lincoln. Among the other speakers were Senator Manderson 
 and Prof. Orson Tousley. 
 
 The Tennesseeans of Washington tendered Senator Isham G. 
 Harris a complimentary reception. A large number of guests 
 gathered in the spacious parlors to congratulate the Senator on 
 his re-election. 
 
 The Continental Chapter of the Daughters of the American 
 Revolution held a series of interesting open sessions at the Hotel 
 Oxford during the Winter. At one of these meetings Mrs. 
 Fenetta Sargent Haskell, of St. Louis, recited a very delightful 
 version of a negro dialect story. 
 
 The Unity Club and the Short Story Club held a number of 
 interesting literary entertainments at the Hotel Oxford. 
 
 The marriage of Miss Lula Luttrell Wine, daughter of Mr. 
 Louis D. Wine, and Mr. Dwight Daniel Wlliard, of Philadel- 
 phia, took place at the Church of the Covenant in the presence 
 of a large concourse of people. 
 
 The charity benefit at Convention Hall drew a cultivated 
 audience. The performers, who were all volunteers in the 
 cause of charity, included Prof. Fanciulli's Band, the Washing- 
 ton Choral Society, and the Washington Ladies' Quartette. Mr. 
 Stilson Hutchins generously gave the use of the hall for the 
 occasion. 
 
 THURSDAY, February 14. 
 
 The Army and Navy reception at the White House was one 
 of the most brilliant and the most largely attended of the entire 
 season. The floral decorations were on the same grand scale ot 
 magnificence as on other state occasions. On one of the floral 
 banked mantles of the East Room was a large floral star in 
 honor of the Army, and on another was a large crimson anchor 
 in honor of the Navy. Immense palms reared tfieir stately 
 branches above the heads of the great throng. The brilliant 
 uniform of the many officers present lent a special brilliance to 
 the scene, and the Marine Band played inspiring patriotic airs. 
 The President and Mrs. Cleveland were assisted in receiving by 
 Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Lament, Mrs. Olney and Miss 
 Morton. Mrs. Cleveland was radiant in a gown of pink satin and 
 wore a coronet of gold on her shapely head. All the members of 
 the Cabinet were in the Blue Room during the first hour of the 
 reception. Lieutenant General and Mrs. Schofield were present, 
 the General wearing for the first time the insignia of his new 
 rank of Lieutenant General of the Army. Mrs. Schofield was 
 attired in an elegant gown of light blue satin. 
 
 Mrs. A. T. Britton gave a handsome luncheon yesterday in 
 honor of Mrs. George Westinghouse, Jr. 
 
 Ladies' day at the Athletic Club brought out a large number 
 
 of ladies who enjoyed the special program that had been pre- 
 pared for them. 
 
 Mrs. Blanchard, the wife of the Senator from Louisiana, held 
 her last formal reception of the season in the drawing rooms of 
 the Riggs. She was assisted by her young daughter, Miss 
 Blanchard, and several other ladies. 
 
 The Congressional ladies at the Riggs held no formal recep- 
 tion this year, owing to a death in the family of one of their 
 number. These parlors have in other years been the scene of 
 brilliant gatherings ; Mrs. Carlisle, when her husband was 
 Speaker, and Mrs. Harrison, when the ex-President was in the 
 Senate, held large weekly receptions, and here young Russell 
 Harrison met his wife, then the beautiful Miss Saunders, daugh- 
 ter of Senator Saunders. 
 
 Dr. Wm. C. Woodward, Health Officer of the District, and 
 Miss Ray Elliott were married at the residence of the bride's 
 parents. The Rev. Luther B. Wilson officiated. 
 
 FRIDAY, February 15. 
 
 The Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont gave a brilliant re- 
 ception, which was enjoyed by many prominent in Army, Navy, 
 official and resident circles. Mrs. Schofield assisted in enter- 
 taining. 
 
 The German Ambassador and his young daughter. Miss Von 
 Saurma, gave Washington society a rare musical treat. The 
 artists were the distinguished Prof. Richard Burmeister and 
 Madam Dory Burmeister, court pianist to the Duke of Saxe- 
 Cobourg-Gotha. The program consisted of selections from 
 Liszt, Burmeister, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Weber, which was 
 greatly appreciated by the critical audience. 
 
 Mrs. Robinson, wife of Representative Robinson, of Pennsyl- 
 vania, gave an enjoyable tea at her pleasant home on Rhode 
 Island avenue. The parlors were tastefully decorated for the 
 occasion, yellow and white flowers predominating here and in 
 the dining room. The orchestra in the main hall discoursed 
 excellent music. Miss Robinson welcomed the guests with her 
 mother. 
 
 The reception of the ladies at Willard's was, as is usual, a 
 pleasant affair. The parlors were decorated with flowers. 
 
 SATURDAY, February 16. 
 
 Mrs. Cleveland gave a luncheon to thirty guests in honor of 
 her guest. Miss Benedict, of New York. One of the delightful 
 features of the entertainment was a m.usical program rendered 
 by Mr. Paul Morgan and Miss Geraldine Morgan, the violinist. 
 Among the guests were Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Daniel Manning, Mrs. 
 Gresham, Miss Morton, Mrs. Lamont, Miss Herbert, the Misses 
 Leiter, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Nelson Page, Miss Helen Hurst, 
 Miss Fryer, Mrs. Coleman of New York, and Dr. Wesley Reid 
 Davis. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Crosby S. Noyes handsomely entertained the 
 Evening Star Dining Club. 
 
 MONDAY, February 18. 
 
 Senator and Mrs. Brice entertained a large number of their 
 friends at one of the finest musicals of the season. The star per- 
 formers of the evening were Mme. Melba, Edouard de Reszke, 
 Mr Holeman and Mr, Mole. 
 
 Mrs. Daniel N. Morgan, wife of the United States Treasurer, 
 and Miss Morgan entertained a large number of friends at an 
 enjoyable tea. Mrs. Morgan appeared in an elegant black satin 
 gown, and Miss Morgan in a becoming toilet of light blue satin. 
 
 TUESDAY, February 19. 
 
 The Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Morton gave a hand- 
 some dinner in honor of President and Mrs. Cleveland. Miss 
 Morton wore a rich toilet of moire antique and Mrs. Cleveland 
 an elegant costume of black velvet. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Waggaman gave a large evening 
 reception in honor of Mgr. SatoUi at their elegant home, 3300 
 O street. The parlors were beautifully decorated with flowers, 
 yellow being the predominating color, and the candles burned 
 under yellow shades. Mrs. Waggaman and her daughter were 
 assisted by Mrs. Ives of New York, Miss Simple of New York, 
 
A SOCIETY SOUVENIR. 
 
 and Mrs. W. G. Waggaman. Mgr. SatoUi, the guest of honor, 
 appeared in vestments of purple. The guests were introduced 
 by the Right Rev. Bishop Keane, of the Catholic University. 
 
 One of the most delightful musicals of the season was the 
 one given by Mrs. Hearst, in honor of Miss Florence Bayard, 
 daughter of Ambassador Bayard. The drawing rooms were 
 decorated with flowers of many hues. 
 
 Mrs. Bates, wife of the Senator from Tennessee, gave a large 
 afternoon reception in compliment to Miss Childs, of Califor- 
 nia, and Miss Goodloe, of Kentucky, in the pleasant parlors of 
 the Ebbitt. The decorations were tasteful and profuse. 
 
 The Alabama Society gave its annual reception to the ladies of 
 Alabama, at Willard's Hall. 
 
 Mrs. Mutchler, wife of Representative Mutcher, of Pennsyl- 
 vania, entertained a large number of friends at an afternoon tea. 
 She was assisted by her sister, Miss Bercaw, Mrs. If ayes, of 
 Iowa; Miss Henderson, and Mrs. Money. 
 
 One of the most enjoyable luncheons of the day was given by 
 Mrs, M. M. Parker at her residence, 1020 Vermont avenue. 
 The favors were sketches of Gloucester, Mass. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, February 20. 
 
 The receptions of the Cabinet ladies were attended by a large 
 number of people. 
 
 Mrs. Gresham's pleasant apartments at the Arlington were 
 thronged from 3 to 6. She was assisted by her niece, Mrs 
 Fuller, Mrs. Sartoris, who drew a large circle of friends about 
 her ; Misses Hickenlooper and Hamlin, Mrs. Jewett, and the 
 Misses Stevens. 
 
 Mrs. Lamont, in her inviting home-like house, gave a cordial 
 greeting to hundreds. 
 
 The last Bachelors' cotillion of the season was pronounced 
 one of the most brilliant entertainments of the year. The 
 Marine Band furnished the music. The favors were all in red, 
 Mrs, John Hay received the guests. 
 
 Mrs. and Miss Wilson, the wife and daughter of the Senator 
 from Iowa; Mrs. Peffer, wife of the Senator from Kansas, and 
 Miss Curtis, sister of Congressman Curtis, of Kansas, hold de- 
 lightful receptions on Thursdays in the pleasant parlors of the 
 Oxford. 
 
 Among prominent people who enjoyed a part of the season at 
 the Litchfield, on Fourteenth street, opposite Franklin Square, 
 were Mr. Edward Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wyckoff, Miss 
 A. M. Loper, Miss Mary C. Francis, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. 
 W. H. Darbee, Mrs. Hugh McLaughlin, of Brooklyn ; Mrs. 
 J. W. Moore, of Buffalo; Mrs. Abby FuUon, of Ellsworth, Me ; 
 Mrs. E. W. Morley. Mrs. Jacob Kelly, of Saginaw, Michigan ; 
 Miss Van Cleef, of Jersey City ; Mrs. Harriet S. Griswold, of 
 Bangor, Maine ; Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Churchill, and Mrs. Geo. 
 H. Maynard, of Boston, Mass. 
 
 Senator Daniels, of Virginia; Representative and Mrs. Henry, 
 of Cambridge, Maryland ; Representative and Mrs. Turner, of 
 Virginia, and daughters, and the Countess Chopetic and sons, 
 enjoyed the season at Mrs. Plumber's house This historic 
 house is located next to the Arlington Hotel, on I street. It was 
 built by Mr. Corcoran for the foreign legations, and was, for 
 many years, called " Legation Block." 
 
 THURSDAY, FEBRU.A.RY 21. 
 
 The public reception at the White House was largely attended. 
 It was the most easily managed of all the large evening gather- 
 ings here this season. Except a favored few who are admitted 
 as soon as they arrive, the people stood in line outside until their 
 turn came to enter, and then they all, as rapidly as possible, 
 passed through to the Red Room and thence to the Blue Room, 
 where they were presented by Col. Wilson to President and Mrs'. 
 Cleveland, who shook hands with each in turn. Mrs. Cleve- 
 land's right hand is said to be considerably larger than it was 
 when she first assumed the duties of the first lady of the land, 
 because of the exercise it has had in shaking the hands of so 
 many people. The decorations were similar in magnificence to 
 those of the card receptions. At the request of the President, 
 an order was issued to the Army officers stationed in the city to 
 attend in full miUtary uniform. Mrs. Cleveland wore a hand- 
 
 some gown of corn colored silk, with a velvet corsage of the 
 same color. All the Cabinet officers were present. 
 
 Mrs. Sartoris gave a handsome dinner at her pleasant home 
 on R street. 
 
 The second annual Charity Ball, given by the ladies of the 
 Southern Relief Society for the benefit of the needy families of 
 ex-Confederates, was one of the most brilliant affairs of the sea- 
 son, and was largely attended by the elit^' of the city. 
 
 Mrs. Schofield gave a luncheon in honor of Gen. Schofield's 
 daughter, Mrs. Andrews. The table decorations were in pink. 
 
 Mrs. Joseph E. Washington was the hostess at an elegant 
 luncheon. 
 
 FRIDAY, February 22. 
 
 The Legion of Loyal Women gave a beautiful Japanese tea 
 at the residence of Miss Clara Barton. 
 
 One of the most brilliant entertainments of the season was the 
 Army and Navy Club reception, in honor of Washington's birth- 
 day. The membership of this club comprises many distin- 
 guished Army and Navy officers. 
 
 \^ hile a part of Washington's society was honoring the 
 memory of George Washington, the Woman's National Press 
 Association paid a tribute to the mother of their country by giv- 
 ing an entertainment to the Daughters of the American Revolu- 
 tion and the National Council of Women at Strathford-Arms, 
 the residence of Mrs, Mary S. Lockwood. The parlors were 
 thronged with visitors. Mrs. Lockwood made the presentations. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Britton entertained a company at dinner. 
 
 Secretary of War and Mrs Lamont gave a dinner in honor 
 of Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller. 
 
 The Misses Jones gave a tea in honor of Mrs. Robt. Skerrett. 
 
 The Misses Tisdell gave a luncheon of twenty-four covers. 
 
 The Misses Riggs gave a large evening reception and dance. 
 
 SATURDAY, February 23. 
 
 Mrs. Cleveland gave a special reception in honor of the 
 Daughters of the American Revolution. 
 
 The Brazilian Minister and Mrs. Mendonca gave a handsome 
 dinner at the Legation. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page entertained a company 
 from 4 to 7 o'clock, in honor of Mr. Fox, of New York, author 
 of *' The Cumberland Vendetta." 
 
 MONDAY, February 25. 
 
 The Washington Assembly of 1895, at the Arlington, was 
 pronounced the most brilliantly beautiful event of the season. 
 The Board of Governors have aimed each year to make this the 
 crowning event of the Winter, and the preparations this year 
 were on a grand scnle of magnificence. The spacious parlors, 
 with their handsome furnishings, were transformed into a vision 
 of beauty. Flowers were everywhere, mingling their colors 
 with the brilliant electric lights in tropical splendor. The Gov- 
 ernors of the Assembly were Judge John Davis, Mr. Alexander 
 Rodgers, Mr. Walter V. R. Berry, Mr. Calderon Carlisle, Mr. 
 Charles C. Glover, Mr, Arnold Hague, Mr George Ilellen, Col. 
 John Hay, Marquis Imperiali di Francavilla, Mr. Edward Mc- 
 Cauley, Mr. Henry May, Mr. J. Van Ness Philip, Mr. John C. 
 Poor, Mr. J. Rufus Tyron and Mr. William Hall Slack, and to 
 them is due the great credit for the beauty of the scene. Mrs. 
 Phil. Sheridan received the guests. 
 
 Mrs. Julian Sinclair Atwell gave a tea in honor of Miss Ze- 
 ballos, sister of the Argentine Minister. 
 
 Mrs Stevens gave a luncheon in honor of Mrs. Manderson, 
 Mrs, A^oorhees one in honor of Mrs. Manning, and Miss Noyes 
 one for a number of her young lady friends. 
 
 Miss Edes entertained a company at breakfast in honor of 
 Mrs. Bahkmetiff. 
 
 Mrs Westinghouse held the last of her series of receptions in 
 her elegant parlors at the Arlington, from 5 to 7. Mr. Westing- 
 house was present and assisted his wife in receiving her guests. 
 The decorations of the rooms and table were in the same scale 
 of magnificence that has characterized all of Mrs. Westing- 
 house's entertainments. Outside of the White House and Cab- 
 inet entert.uninents no series of afternoon receptions have given 
 greater artistic pleasure to a larger number of people than those 
 of Mrs. Westinghouse's. 
 
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WASHINGTON SKETCH BOOK. 
 
 TUESDAY, February 26. 
 
 Miss Edith Draper, daughter of Representative Draper, of 
 Massachusetts, and Mr. Montgomery Blair were married at 
 noon at the residence of the bride in the presence of a large 
 number of friends. Dr. Mackay Smith, of St. John's church, 
 officiated. The bride was attired in a heavy white satin and 
 tulle veil. The bridegroom is the son of the late Montgomery 
 Blair, Postmaster-General during Lincoln's administration. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Crosby S. Noyes gave an evening reception in 
 honor of the Gridiron Club. 
 
 The Rocco concert and cotillion given by Mrs. Hearst was an 
 exceedingly unique and pleasant entertainment The guests, as 
 requested, appeared in Colonial costume of about the time of 
 1770. On entering they were received by servants in Moorish 
 garb of crimson velvet and fantastic turbans. Mrs Hearst was 
 assisted in receiving by Miss Florence Bayard, daughter of the 
 United States Ambassador to England, in whose honor the party 
 was given. The end of the room where the orcfiestra played 
 was transformed into a quaint Louis Quinze bower. The pro- 
 
 gram was designed by A. B. Wenzel and written in old French. 
 A beautiful feature was the delicate rendering of the " Farewell 
 Symphony." At the close of the program, a fanfare of trumpets 
 announced supper. The guests for the cotillion began to arrive 
 at II o'clock, and were received by Mrs. Hearst and Miss 
 Bayard in the Louis XVI reception room. The delicate blue 
 satin walls of this room were festooned with garlands of pink 
 roses. The cotillion was led by Mr. George Andrews, of Balti- 
 more, and Miss Florence Bayard. 
 
 The two events that stand out with special prominence in the 
 history of the Winter's entertainments are this Rocco musical 
 and the breakfast earlier in the season given by Mrs. Westing- 
 house at the Arlington. Both were characterized by a harmony 
 and beauty of detail. 
 
 The Washington gay social season properly terminates with 
 Shrove Tuesday. We have endeavored to give a glimpse of 
 society's procession as it passed along from New Year's until 
 Lent. One season in Washington is much like another. Simi- 
 lar social events were enacted last year and will be next year, 
 and the next, only in the vicissitudes of life the actors change.