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SOCIETY GETS BLASE.
Events on the Decline to Keep
Pace With the Dying-
Winter.
Cayety Prevails in Certain
Circles, But Upper Ten
dom Is Passe.
The Dance of the Windsor, and
the Last of a Series by
the Odd Fellows.
Resume of the Week's Socia
bility—General Personal
Social Gossip.
STHE end of the
winter draws near,
so does the end of
the sceiety season.
The past week has
been unusually
quiet in the way of
receptions and pri
vate panics. The
ball room has been.
however, the scene
of many pleasant
events. of w.ich the
folio wii: g are
worthy of special
mention: The most
swell affair. was the
dance given by the
Faust club at Mal
colm's, Wet'ne-dav
evening, -while the calico t>ai given tne
Odd Fellows, Friday evening, was one
of the pleasantest events of the season.
The .Windsor club and the Caledonia
club both gave delightful parties.
The calico ball given by Nicollet
Lodge No. 119, 1. O. O. V.. Friday even
ing at their beautiful little hall, at the
corner of Nicollet and Twenty-sixth
street, was a delightful event and will
long be remembered by those present
as a very, pleasant anil" brilliant affair.
Some 100 couples tilled the hall to its
utmost capacity. The guests were in
the greater part composed of members
Of the lodge and their friends, and the
part, was all that could be desired in
the wav of a select class of society peo
ple, the toilets of the ladies were,
most of them, calico, iv accordance with
the occasion. The dance orders were
neatly gotten up on calico, as well
as the invitations. Dancing commenced
at a little after -> o'clock and entertained
until midnight, when supper, consisting
of mush and milk and pumpkin pie,
was served in a very graceful style by
the ladies of the society. After the sup
per had been done justice, dancing was
resumed, and lasted until i o'clock. The
affair was a grand success, and espec
cially financially, there being something
like Eh 0 cleared, to go to the fund being
raised to pay the indebtedness on the
hall. The " people who attended the
dance that live in the center of the city
were given a grand treat after the dance
in the way of a sleigh ride. Among those
present were: 11. G. Conner and wife,
A. R. Chestnut and wife, B. 11. Hellen
and wife. J. S. Tripp and wife, G. W.
Flanders and wife, Mr. Chamberlin and
wife, Mr. McDonald and wife, Mr. Mil
ler and wife. (>. C. Lindtnan and wife,
Charles Landman and wife. E. A. Kelly
and wife. Mr. Mathews and wifc,George
.Smith and wife. Mr. Fairchild and wife,
H. B. Cramer and wife. Miss Lizzie
Warsick, Miss Adel Hallett,Miss Mamie
Smith, Miss Bessie Carpenter, Miss Bessie
Kiddle. Miss Hill. Miss Fannie Lawson,
Miss Etaehael Miller, Messrs. George B.
Gore. Elmer K. Conner, Charles Levi,
Fred Strong, John Gilbert, Eugene
Wood, Patterson and Edward Daily.
The Odd. Fellows enjoyed the last of
a series of dances Thursday night at
their hall, corner of Nicollet and Third
street. The attendance was very large,
and a delightful time was enjoyed by all
present. The ladies of the order served
a very crate supper in the spacious
reception room adjoining the ball room.
The dancing began at 8 o'clock, and
from that time until 2 o'clock in the
morning it was waltz,poll_a,s<"liottt_ehe,
etc. The costumes of the ladies were
very handsome. The music was fur
nished by Millard & Thyle's orchestra,
and was fitting for the occasion] Among
the many present were: RobertStrat
ton, grand representative of the i. O. O.
F. encampment: F. Woodard, A. J.
Wood row, F. L. Buck, Dr. S. Frelander,
F. Gilbert and lady.Ed Fit/.n and. ladies.
J. 11. Nell and lady, A. C. Peters; W. A.
Sperrill, George Thomas and lady, F.
Ilarven. «... T. 'Duncan and ladies and
many others.
The dance given by the Windsor club
at the Windsor hotel Thursday evening
was a very pleasant event. The dancing
took place in the dining hall, which was
neatly furnished for the event. The
attendance was very large, and the
party was composed of a very select and
congenial class of society people. The
toilets of the ladies were very beautiful,
and upon the tfqor presented a most
charming appearance. The dancing be
gan at S:_o and lasted until midnight.
Among the gentlemen present with
ladies were: K. A. Holbroke, A. E.
Ho! broke, J. O. Davis and Wife, H.
Warner, M. P. • Satterlee, A. H. Ives,
Mr. Toole. Oscar Carlson, Ed Hume,
Mr. Shaw, Mr. Steward, A. Buchanan,
F. C. Metcalf. The- music furnished by
Danz's orchestra was delightful, and
greatly Inspired the dancers as they
skipped about the ball room.
George 11. Smith, who, since boy
hood, has been identified with the
printing business, and who, for the last
half-dozen years, has been foreman of
the press room in the well known print
ing house of Harrison A*. Smith, leaves
to-morrow for New York to (ill the posi
tion of traveling sale* man for Seigmond
A Ulimau, importers and manufac
turers of. priming inks. His fellow
employes yesterday testified to their
well wishes for !; ; prosperity and re
gret at his departure. Among* the sub
stantial tokens of friendship received
by him was a handsome valise ami
traveling ease from the job room boys,
and a heavy seal ring from his associ
ates in the press room. A farewell re
ception was also tendered him by Ids
friends last evening.
The Crescent Toboggan club was en
tertained in a delightful way on Friday
evening. The occasion was a progres
sive angling party given by Geo. H.
Murray, the popular captain of the club
at his pleasant home" 1412 Stevens ave
nue. The prizes were awarded to the
following ladies and gentleman: Alice
Torre nee. Alice Shepard, Emma Kohl),
Elon Huntington, F. W. Downs, and
G. F. Knowlton. During the evening
an elaborate repast was served, consist
ing of all the delicacies of the season.
Dancing was a pleasant feature of the
evening.
The Tarn O'Shanter club, of Minne
apolis, are arranging for a grand enter
tainment on March 13 atCurtiss hall.
The principal speakers are Rev. D. J.
BurreD, of the Westminster church, and
P. L. Simpson, chief of the Caledonian
club. Prof. Porter and Miss Susie Mc-
Kay are to give select songs, with Prof.
George Johnson as accompanist Mem
bers of the club are to participate in a
dialogue; also recitations, quartette
tinging, etc., the concert to be followed
by a programme of dances, for which
Danz's orchestra has been secured.
The military ball, given by Company
A at Malcolm's dancing academy on
Friday evening, was a grand success.
The members all appeared in fatigue
uniforms, and made a beautiful appeal*
auce as they glided about the ball room.
The attendance was very large, and a
neat little sum was realized tor the com
pany's fund, which is being raised to pay
the indebtedness on the old Armory
lmildii-g._ v A number of the members of
the St. Paul companies were present and
enjoyed the hospitalities of the Minne
apolis boys.
' At a surprise party Monday evening,
given to Mr. and Mrs. John Vogel, 508
Twelfth avenue south, the following
were present: Sergt. P. K. Coffin and
Mrs. Colli n, Ed \V. Hoban and wife,
Walter Babcock and wife. Miss S. Bab
cock, A. J. Mullen and lady, J. J. Was
kuwick and wife. Mis. Senders, P. A.
Bagman and body, 11. E. Bagman ami
lady. Miss Velet. 11. 15. Sayre and wife,
11. Houston and wile. K. "Murphy and
lady. ,1. Griffin and lady. A very pleas
ant evening was spent.
Mr. ami Mrs. Joseph 11. March Thurs
day night celebrated their wedding an
niversary, as is customary with them,
by entertaining their friends and neigh
bors in royal style, and their delightful
home at 61 Highland avenue was a per
fect scene of jovial hospitality and en
joyment. Friday evening Master Charles
A. and Miss Mattie March entertained
their young friends to the number of
even fifty.
The Franklin evening school gave a
grand entertainment at the <;. A. 11.
hall, corner of Twentieth avenue north
am! Washington. There was plenty of
excellent singing, and some of the
teachers gave short, bright addresses,
Sunt. Charles M. Jordan and Mrs. 11. E.
Wilson, the public reader, were also
present and assisted in making the
evening a very pleasant one.
The Faust club gave one of its pleas
ant dances Wednesday night at Mal
colm's dancing academy. The party
was composed of a very gay class of
young society people, whose presence is
enough to assure a grand success. The
costumes of the ladies presented a very
beautiful appearance upon the Boor.
Danz's orchestra gave its usual satisfac
tion.
The ball given by the Harmonia soci
i ety last night at Harmonia hall was at
tended by a largo number. The parly
was very select, and the best of order
I prevailed. Dancing began at 8 o'clock'
and lasted until *. a. m. The music fur
■ nished by Danz's orchestra was in har
' stony with the occasion.
j The marriage of Miss Hattie 11.
Young to James Muir was so'omnized
i Wednesday at the home of the bride's
parents by Rev. Dr. Stryker. Only the
intimate friends and relatives of the
contracting parties were present to wit
i ness the simple, but impressive cere
i mony.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given by the talent of the
i Eighth ward at the Relief hall next
Wednesday evening. It will Ik- under
the auspices of the Ladle's Aid Society
of the Simpson church, and the funds
will be used in finishing the church.
A rehearsal of the Glee club was held
on Monday evening at the Century
Panio company's, under the direction
of Prof J Woodruff. C. W. Lyons, Homer
Patten and C. Hall were* accepted as
. eligible members, and duly received
I into the club.
Thomas' hall was the scene of a de
lightful event tVednesdsy night. The
I occasion was a masquerade bail given
! under the auspices of the C. C. Wash
i burn Post, (i. A. R. A large variety of
: elegant and comical costumes were dis
; played.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. March Thurs
day evening celebrated the thirteenth
anniversary of their marriage at their
! pleasant home, 01 Highland avenue.
; About sixty guests were present, and
! the occasion was a most enjoyable one.
The Children-.' Mission Band of the
Church of Christ gave a dime entertain
! ment Friday night at the corner of
Portland avenue "and Eleventh street
south, which was a very successful af
fair financially and otherwise.
A private calico leap year party will
be given the evening of Feb. 29 at
Turner hall by the ladies' society of the
West Side Turnverein. Tickets can be
Obtained only from the members of the
club on application.
Miss Helen .Tabor, a charming little
lady of eleven years, entertained a
: number of her little associates in a de
j lightful way at her mother's home, 1901,
on Saturday afternoon, the ISth.
The Presbyterian Alliance of Minne
apolis will entertain the alliance of the
same denomination of St. Paul at a ban
quet at the Westminster church parlors
next Tuesday evening, Feb. 2S. .* «
A reception was given on Washing
ton's birthday at the residence of James
Lane, by the Young Ladies' Home Mis
sionary society of the Methodist Episco
pal church. _ _..;.
The Caledonian club gave one of its
usual pleasant events at Curtis hall
Tuesday evening. Music, rescitatioiis
and dancing were among the features of
interest.: '. * .- ' -
A dime social was given by the La
dies' Aid society of the Vine Street
church at the residence of Mrs. George
Mills. 2503 Lake street, Friday evening.
The elegant reception given by the
St. Anthony club as their club house
last Wednesday evening was largely at
tended by the elite of the Fast side.
The ball to be given by the Flour City
Snowshoe and Toboggan club at Arm
ory hall on March 8 promises to be a
very brilliant event.
The Woman's Christian association
held its twentieth annual meeting yes
terday afternoon in the parlors of the
Centenary church.
The Ladies' Aid society recently met
at the residence of Mrs. George Mills,
2513 Lake street, and a very pleasant
time was enjoyed.
Wednesday evening Rev. L. H. Rey
nolds delivered a very interesting lec
ture before the Andrew Presbyterian
congregation.
The dance at the Eighth Ward Re
lief half Wednesday night was a very
delightful affair and was fairly at
tended.
A social and New England supper
was given iv the parlors "of the First
Free Baptist church Wednesday even
ing.
The West Side Turner society will
give a dance to-night at Turner hall,
Washington ami Fifth avenues north.
A musical and literary entertainment
was given on Friday night by the Sixth
street branch of the Y. M. C. A.
On next Friday evening the German
club will give a fancy masquerade at
Malcolm's.
Mrs. Bishop Foss gave a dinner party
to about twelve friends ou Saturday
week.
Mrs. 11. T. Wright entertained about
twenty-live ladies at Dinner Friday.
PEOPLE OF LEISURE.
Col. J. W. Ilenion and wife left Fri
day for Atlanta. Mrs. Henion will re
main there for some time in order to
recuperate her failing health.
P. Schiller, of London, England, was
taking In the sights of the Flour City
Monday.
C. F. Jackson iias been enjoying the
hospitalities of friends in the Garden
• City.
Gen. W. D. Washburn, wile and sou
are stopping at Thomasville, Ga.
Misses Hayes and William McKinney
are visiting at the Hot Springs.
T. E. Brynes, of tin; Union league,
left for Now York Monday.
Maj. and Mrs. C. MeC. Reeve are to
spend two months in Mexico.
N. G. Leighton is enjoying tiie mild
climate of New Orleans.
Postmaster Ankeuy lias been in Wash
ington the past week.
Mrs. F. Chesbro is being entertained
by friends at Owaton'ia.
Matt Walsh lias returned' from a trip
to the. Hot Springs.
J. 11. Pattlc has returned from his
trip to "'Frisco."
11. L. Beeman has gone to Tacoma for
a short visit.
J. H. Smith has returned from Mil
waukee. _9?-EI
11. L. Earle left for Chicago Thursday
evening.
J. B. Atwalcr is visiting friends in
Boston. -'""'
W. O. Winston is stopping In Wash
ington.
PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
B. B. Jackson and C. 11. Willis, two
prominent representatives from Du
buque, have been visiting in the city.
J. W. Allison, a salesman for the
Century Piano company, has been con
lined to his house by a sudden illness.
F. A. O'Brien, the popular clerk at
the West, has resigned to accept a sim
ilar position In Montreal. ,
John B. Shacfer.the well-known clerk
at the Nicollet, has been quite ill for
tin.' past few weeks. :; r :
Mrs. C. L. Palmer, of Chicago, is -a
guest of Mrs. A.L. Nicols, 0:21 First
avenue south. . - ; -'--'.
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 26, 18S8.— SIXTEEN PAGES.
OUR LEADING LADIES.
Mrs. Cleveland Has Won the
Hearts of Washington
Society,
The Dinners of Mrs. Secretary
Whitney Have Wondered
Washington.
Some of the Antecedents of
Mrs. Secretary Fairchild--
Her Mansion.
The Wife of Col. Dan Lamont
Is Fond of Washington
Life.
Mrs. President Cleveland stands at
the head of the White house ladies of
history. She has the good nature and
tact of Dolly Madison, the culture of
Abigail Adams, the style and vivacity
of Harriet Lane and a beauty greater
than that of any of the ladies of the
White house still remembered by the
old stagers of Washington. She stands
at the front of the New York women
, who have been presidents" wives, and
she has taken a larger part in our social
history than any New Yorker who pre
sided over the executive mansion in the
past. Mrs. Cleveland is the youngest
woman who has ever entered the While,
house as its mistress, and the figure _
■ seems to be her luckiest numeral. She
was twenty-two years of age when she
became ("rover Cleveland's bride,
and the wedding took place on
June 2, nearly two years ago. She has
had a wonderful success, and her social
career has been as surprising as has
been the political one of her husband.
Coming to the White house fresh from
school she ran the gauntlet of the
Washington society critics, and her
natural tact and beauty made her at
once the most popular woman at the
capital. Old stagers of the army and
navy who bad made their best bows
before the court ladies of Europe went
wild over her qualities, and the states
men, and statesmen's wives as well,
carried her praises to the remotest parts
of the United States. The interest
taken in her by the people was shown
in the sale of tens of thousands of photo
graphs, and to-day you will find her pic
ture in nearly every house in the United
. States.
The picture here given represents her
as she appeared at the beginning of the
social season this year. She looks more
tired now, for the sea
son has been a hard
&one, and she has done
Sf/iuuch throughout it to
J save the president.
She has stood at his
side at the four great
state receptions/ ami
has made happy tens
of thousands of people
with her beautiful
smiles and the cordial
shake of her hand.
She has inaugurated
noon receptions on certain days of the
week for the benefit of thousands of
strangers who wish to meet the presi
dent's wife. She has held her after
noon receptions as well, and she has sat
opposite the president at state dinners.
She has at the same time attended to
her domestic duties, and much of her
leisure has been spent with her friend,
Mrs. Postmaster General Vilas,
who has been ill during the
whole season. Mrs. Cleveland has
not allowed society to carry her
away from her religious duties. She
has been constant in her church attend
ance, and after the b'nrgest receptions
and dinners she has gone the next day
to hear Dr. Sunderland preach,notwith
standing the weather has often been
bad and the slush six inches deep. The
church she and the president attend is
one of the most modest in the city and
there has been nothing ostentatious or
Pharisaical in the religious life of our
president's wife. She lias been inter
ested in missionary work, and she has
attended some of the little socials of the
church and made herself perfectly at
home with her fellow-Christians and
their children.
At the same lime her religious actions
have nothing of the crank about them,
and, though she has an apollinaris
water-glass always at her plate, and
drinks no wine, she does not, as did
Mrs. President Hayes, dictate to others
as to what they shall do in such mat
ters. She has, at the same time, en
joyed her social duties, and she has
looked more queenly than ever in them.
She entered this winter with an entire
wardrobe ot new dresses, and few of
her last season's costumes have been
seen this year.
. She enjoys out-of-door life too, and
some of her happiest days of the past
year were spent while presiding over
her home at Oak View. She has shown
herself a good driver, and she has lately
taken a number of walks in which she
has been accompanied by her big mas-
I tiff. She goes about unassumingly in
I Washington and she does her own shop
ping, and you may see her often during
the week at the bookstores, picking up
the latest in literature, and especially
poetry. I have yet to hear of her hav
ing an enemy among the ladies of Wash
ington society, and this is indeed a very
extraordinary situation, and one which",
I venture, cannot be found among the
White house ladies of the past. The
secret of the whole is that Mrs. Cleve
land is a lady, and that she acts natur
ally and judges all things by the stand
ard of good American common sense.
v * * -*'•• - ...
"* '
Mrs. Secretary Whitney ranks next to
Mrs. Cleveland among the leading ladies
of the United Slates,
and she has done more
for Washington so
ciety than any woman
since the days of Dolly
Madison. Her recep
tions and dinners
have been the wonder'
of Washington, and
she is, in fact, a born-
I society leader. Pos
j sessing an immense
income, she has spent ■ .**, ■„.
j a great part of it to Mr.iWKitrtey
; make others happy, and she is in her
j element when, stanautg in her magnifi
i cent house on 1 street, she has about
her the noted men and the pretty women
of our capital. Everyone feels at home
at Mrs. Whitney's, and Mrs. Whitney
I entertains you without seeming to try
i to do so. She has her servants perfectly
! trained, and there is never a jar or a
misstep. She likes entertaining, and it
does not tire her. She said to me the
other night:
"I'm going over to New York when
I the season is over for a nominal rest.
I lint I don't feel that 1 need it, and I
have the happy philosophy of not let
ting things worry me, and I do the duty
that lies nearest me ami let the future
take care of itself. I don't do . things
when I don't want to, and it surprises
me to see how some people work hard
to have a good time, 1 see some girls
dancing every night or so who make
such hard work of it that they might as
well be in a tread-mill, and who evi
dently don't like it. If 1 were they I
would not dance.and it is the same with
other things." : :;t -.'-^ .-i; ■
This Mrs. Whitney said at one of. her
big receptions, and as she finished her
remark she noticed a young man who
was acting the part of a wall-flower and
was evidently ill at ease. She moved at
once to him, took his hand and led him
to a very pretty Cleveland girl and said:
"Mr. Blank, I know you'd like to meet
| Miss Parsons, and I want to make two
good people acquainted with one an
j oilier." I cite this just as an instance
j of Mrs. Whitney's social tact. She sees
i all that is going on in her drawing rooms
I without appearing to do so," and her
genial good nature furnishes the oil that
makes the wheels of her social machine
run without friction. - • ;. ;
And then she had such a magnificent
house for entertaining, and knows so
well how to do it without overdoing it,
that, all told, she has been a bonanza
for Washington.
Mrs. Whitney is not, however, what
the western village girl would call a
"butterfly of fashion." It is true she
dresses well, and she probably has as
many costumes as Berry Wall has suits
of clothes, but she is a good wife and
mother as well, and she watches very
closely over the health of her handsome
husband, the secretary. Before Doro
thy was born Mrs. and Secretary Whit
ney might often have been seen riding
on horseback through the lanes' near
Grasslands and the president's home,
and she sees that be mounts his horse
every pleasant afternoon and takes a
gallop out in the country. The result
is Secretary Whitney has recovered his
old vigor, and he looks better now than
he has looked since he has been at the
head of the navy.
Mrs. Whitney is herself fond of exer
cise, and she has been taking a number
of long tramps this year. She believes
that American girls should take better
care of their health, and thinks there
are some English customs in this regard
Which they could adopt with profit. She
advocates out-of-door sports of every
kind, and it has been through her as
sistance that some of the big paper
chases and tally-ho rides have been so
enjoyably carried out.
She could not be the social leader that
she is were she not a tine conversation
alist, and those who imagine that the
social leaders of Washington are not
women of brains and culture are much
mistaken. The society here is literary
and political, and among the subjects
discussed every even'n. are the upper
most topics of literature, science art
and politics. Mrs. Whitney is well
ii)) in the standard literature of to
day. She reads the latest novels, and
she has traveled so much that she is
perfectly at home in diplomatic circles.
She bad a good education, and she was,
you know, a rich man's daughter. Her
father, Senator Payne, of Ohio, has been
for years one of tin- leaders among the
Democrats, , and at seventy-seven he
likes to take a turn in society'alinost as
much as does his daughter. None of
Mrs. Whitney's children is old enough
to go into society. She has a daughter
of about fourteen whom she very sensi
bly keeps at school, and her two sons
are at school, and Secretary Whitney
received a letter from one of them the
other day telling him that the favorite
subject of discussion in their debating
society was "The United States Navy,
and How It Might be Improved
The boy said that the society pre
ferred these subjects to such questions
as to whether Longfellow was a greater
poet than Whittier.
* *
Mrs. Secretary Fairchild has given a
number of receptions this winter, and
the large, square brick house which she
s~ 'j. and the secretary oe-
cupy is within a stone's
throw of Blame's big
mansion, and not far
oft' from the British
legation building, and
in the most fashiona
ble part of Washing
ton. It has its south
front walled with glass
and at the afternoon
i-wcr**: *■*"-, \- receptions the visitors
MrsFc.T C -H.l_, cai . be treated to sun
baths without taking a trip to Fortress
Monroe or the tropics. Mrs. Fairchild is
a very womanly woman and she is a
very pretty woman, too— straight, fine
looking and well formed; she has a
graceful figure and she dresses in ex
quisite taste. She is a blonde, with soft,
brown eyes, and she comes of an old
Dutch family. One of her ancestors
came to the United States nearly
one hundred years ago as the
agent of the Holland Land company,
and bought- a tract of land in
New York state forty miles
long and four miles wide,
and I think some of this land still re
mains in the family. Her father's name
was Liuckiaen Ledyard, and one of her
relatives was the John Ledyard who i
went around the world with Cant. John
Cook, and who was with him when he
was killed- by the Indians of the Sand
wich Islands. Mrs.- Fairchild's mother
is a sister of Horatio Seymour, and she
is thus connected by marriage to lioseoe
Conkling. .;• \-:-. , - ,
The Fairchild mansion is made up of i
large rooms. A wide hall runs, through
the center, and it is admirably adapted ;
to entertaining. During the season
Mrs. Fairchild has given a number of
dinners, and her dinner to President
and Mrs. Cleveland was. especially fine,
At this the table was set with fine I
old china and cut-glass, and in the cen- .
ter was an oval minor, wreathed in ,
yellow tulips, set amid ferns and
sm'tlax. Upon this mirror rested a tall
branched chandelier, the tapers of
which were capped with white ;
shades, and at the ends were oval
cushions of scarlet tulips, beside which
stood pyramids of fruit"" and dishes of
conserves and pineaples. Mrs. Fair- ,
child is a good conversationalist. She
keeps up with the times, and she is a ,
woman of broad reading and culture.
_■ *
In speaking of the presidential circle, ;
Mrs. Col. Lamont. the wife of Private i
Secretary Lamont,
sustains a very im- i
portent part in it and ft
she is quite as popu- m
lar as her husband. 4
She is a tall, bright. L<j
tine-looking young =
lady, with dark hair
and eyes, who likes,
I judge, Washington ?
social life very well, -
but who cares more
for her two little
blond eh aired
daughters, Julia and
Bessie, Ihese little ■'■■■<■ n fl ~, Lo^onx ;
ones are the children of the White
house, for they come to the executive
mansion frequently, and in the summer '
they are often seen playing in the White •
house grounds. Col. Lament has a very
comfortable residence here, and Mrs.
Lamont's receptions and drawing-rooms '
are largely attended. She is quite as
popular with Mrs. Cleveland and the
president" as is her husband, and she is a
good talker and a well-read woman.
She dresses well and has received, a col
legiate education. She [married Col.
Lamont when he was in the department
of state at Albany, and her maiden
name was Miss Julia Kinney.
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HOW IT WAS ADJUSTED.
She married him because she thought
He was her hero, !
And then discovered he was not.
And naught, is zero. *
He marriel her because she "seemed
To him ideal.
And then lie caw he had dreamed,
• She was too real. "
But tdaptalion started wrong,
A frequent case is ; - ,
Adjustment slowly drags along
Unto its basis.
The one whom fancy gave the most,
When love was trusted;
Love's bankrupt is, when faith is lost
And facts adjusted. i
A word that once might be the cause
Of favors gracious; '
A preface now— a. saving clause,
To speech mendacious.
Those cunning ways which, once to own.
Was our'nmbitiou ;
Now to a surfeit tale have grown '
From repetition. ;
The very charms of which to speak
None had been prouder
Than you, lie now upon her cheek,
In rouge and powder.
The manly ways, the robust air,
When spouse was lover.
Are quite a different affair,
When courting's over. ,
The master way that once compelled „:;-:
The sweet confession,
Turns tyrant force when all is held
In safe possession.
One may be eager for the fruit
Hid in the larder.
But capture when it ends pursuit
:«{■.-*•' Will stifle ardor.
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But providence takes devious ways
To bring conviction ;
Aud thus, through grievous delays,
Each had his fiction.
Disease within her vocal chords
• Preventing speaking;
t The ideality, affords
He had. been seeking. ,
One day his death, so long delayed,
- Proved she esteemed him. - : '
And when the policy was paid
Tho man she deemed him.
'-- •£■'■■*■. —Charles M. Snyder.
A CLASSIC DESIGN
For the New City and County Build
ing.
LONG AND KEES'S PLAN.
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The Commission Still Puzzling Over a
v ' ■■'■■ Choice— What the Building
Hay Cost.
Ut sin r
*' The court house and city hall com
mission has been steadily at work all
week examining the plans and draw
ings submitted in competition by the
various architects. If the words of the
commissioners arc to be believed, there
Is nothing- yet to indicate a crystalliza
tion of sentiment, and the successful
candidate is as far from being known
as ever. Interest has continued at the
same (height, and the rooms containing
the exhibit are visited by great crowds
daily. In the minds of the constant at
tendants the choice will simmer down
to the designs submitted by Long &
Sees, W. H. Dennis, Yost Bros, and C.
E. Myers, but, as the first three aie
Minneapolis men and the latter a
stranger, he will be left in the cold,
other things being equal. Several peo
ple have been found who would prefer
an outside or non-resident architect for
style, but it is very well understood
that the commission will select a local
architect in the event of equality of de
sign.
A HEW DESIGN.
The Globe has already published
handsome engravings of several of the
plans submitted, and this morning an
other is added— that of Long & Kees, of
Minneapolis. This linn submits two
designs, one in Romanesque and one in.
Neo Greek style. The latter is rendered
in water color and shown in the sketch,
and will immediately attract the atten
tion of all architects, as it is a classical
design of great beauty. It is a style of
architecture much used in the govern
ment buildings, and is of a kind which
never j. grows old or goes out of
fashion. The pians provide for a
building in the shape of the letter 11,
the wings to front on Third and Fourth
avenues, with the grand central en
trance? as shown in the illustration, on
Fourth street. It has four stories ami
basement, the latter made light and
available for occupancy on all sides by
means of a wide area. On account of
its peculiar shape, which, by the way,
is being adopted in a majority of the
large office buildings now being erected
in this.country. This style of building
does away with all courts and light
wells and gives every room outside
light, and ventilation. The building is
massive and substantial jin appearance
and also gains a "distinguished" look
from the high central dome and impos- 1
ftsg entrance reached by a broad 1 flight i
of marble steps, surrounded by a marble
Colonnade. The stairways and elevators
are located at the principal entrances
and in conspicuous places where they
will be of most convenience to
the public. Other interior arrange- j
ments are in general conformity to the
requirements of the commission, espe
cial attention being paid to a perfect
system of heating and ventilation. The
other design submitted by this firm is
unquestionably one of the few that will
be left after a good deal of sifting has
been done, The perspective is a pen
and ink sketch, and shows a structure
four stories in height with a massive
tower over the main entrance. The
numerous balconies and bays seem to
detract somewhat from the dignity of
the design, but it is nevertheless a very
clear piece of work, and is universally
conceded to be one of the best exhibited.
-'.-: Till: MATTER OF PRICK.
There has been considerable talk
since the various plans were submitted,
of the cost of the proposed building.
The original figure was $1,500,000, of
which about $350,000 has been expended
for the ground, leaving 150,000 avail
able for the building. While the plans
submitted may be utilized for a struct
ure to come within that limit, there is
no idea that the cost can be kept down
to it, and the prevalent opinion is that
the ultimate cost will be §2,000,000.
This will mean a nice little pie for the
lucky architect, who will get 5 per cent
of the cost or 1100,000. A leading archi
tect says there is a possibility of an at
tempt to beat this down, but that very
inclination to take would be unprofes
sional and disreputable.
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Concluded to Try a New Method.
Merchant Traveler.
".Young man," said the bank presi
dent to an applicant for employment,
"do you smoke?"
"Yes, sir."
"Chew?"
'Yes, sir."
"Swear?"
"Under adequate provocation."
"Play poker?"
"Yes, sir; quietly among friends."
"Drink?"
"Occasionally."
"Bet on horse races?"
"When 1 get a good tip."
. The president scratched his head and
looked" thoughtful. After a pause, he
said: J
•' "Young man, you just turn in and try
your hand at being cashier of this bank
for a • while."
What a Navy Would Do.
Helena* lndependent.
. A navy would protect our sea coasts,
our commerce, enforce respect to Amer
ican interests in all parts of the world,
give tone, confidence and effect to
American diplomacy, enable us to
negotiate more favorable treaties,
give 'significance to the Monroe
doctrine, encourage the weaker nations
on lids continent to seek alliances with
us that would bring us commercial as
well as political advantages, stop the
general scramble of continental powers
to seize upon ail the islands of the
oceans ana sea coasts of the continents
and bring the commerce of the seas
again under the American flag.
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When They Rush Things.
Bostou Courier.
"Your duties must be somewhat
monotonous," said a lady to a mailing
clerk. " . :"
"They are, indeed."
"The same round day after day and
week after week. No excitement.,'
"No excitement excepting when we
have to rush things."
"And when is that?"
"Oh! when we find "In haste" written
on the outside of a letter."
"Oh ! yes, that creates excitement."
"Tremendous."
All Because He Threw a Kiss. ■
Hartford Conraut. •;..;• '.-
Dr. Ralph A. Blood of Waterbury is
suing the New York & New England rail- j
road for $1,000 damages inflicted in a very
queer way. He was a passenger on
the last car of a train, and, as it passed
the Plume & Atwood works in Water
bury, ho went out upon the rear
platform to throw a farewell
salute to a friend in the factory. The
door was open, and when the brake
mail shut it nipped Dr. Blood's linger,
and damaged it and him, he thinks,
$1,000 worth. The case is before Judge
A. P. Bradstreet and a jury in Water
bury.
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That Settles It.
Nashville American.
The following conversation took place
on Deaderick street yesterday between
two negroes who will here be called
Bob and Jim:
Where's Sam? Thought yer
said he'd come, too.
Jim— He's 'rested for stealin' chick
ens.
Bob— Stealin' chickens? When?
Jim— Tues'ay night.
Tuesday night? Why 1 was wid
him all dat night an' know 'taint so.
Don't make no difference; he's
good for a y'ar. if he'd killed a niggah
he might "scape, but I tell yer, when
dey gits up an' say to er jury, k dis nig
gah charged wid stealin' a chicken,'
dat settles it. Don't need no ev'dence
and don't want none."
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No Criterion.
Washington Critic.
The other day, on a West-bound train,
Congressmen Butterworth, Thompson
and Pug.ley, of Ohio, were talking
about legal fees, and Col. Fred Mussey
was listening. Finally the colonel put
in:
"You lawyers," said he, "are. not like
doctors and other professional men who
charge by card. You take a case and
i charge whatever you please. You have
no criterion — nothing by which to
judge."
"Yes we have," said Judge Thomp
son, "we have our conscience."
"That's what I was saying," respond
cd the colonel, calmly; '■'you have noth
ing by which—" but the crowd swooped
down on him and got him under a
seat before he could finish the slander.
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MORRILL'S GREAT SPEECH
As It Was Overheard by AY. A.
Croffut, During Rehearsal,
Puck.
Text: "It is our duty, it seems to me, to
retain the revenue tax on tobacco and alco
holic spirits, and reduce the tariff on the
laborer's clothing, food and other necessities
of life."— G rover Cleveland.
(Senator Morrill, of
Vermont, the father of
the senate, will rise in his
seat with the above text
in his hand and excitingly
remark) :
Reform is demanded, as
all will allow;
The Surplus is big and
the burden is
heavy ;
The Revenue must be di
minished, but how
Depends on the species
of taxes we levy.
All 1 have hinted at dur
ing the session
As sources from which
W it should come,
Might be conveyed in the
simple expression : .
"Spare Tobacco and Rum!"
(Chorus by Sherman, Edmunds and Frye,
while the orator lvalues gracefully up and
down the aisle):
Slap all the tax on poor folks' backs.
Bat spare Tobacco and Rom !
The grades of Tobacco, as all wiil allow,
Are vital essentials of human existence;
No race ever grew to be famous. I trow,
Without its expectoratory assistance;
Woolen coats, jackets, and blankets, and
dresses
Are counted in luxury's sum-
So I repeat what the sentence expresses:
'"Spare Tobacco and Rum I"'
(Chorus by Hoar, Hawley and Hiseock, while j ■
the orator waltzes gracefully, etc.) :
Slap all the tax on poor folks* backs,
But spare Tobacco and Rum 1
Rum is a friend when Adversity racks :
It make the heart warmer and moves the
pulse Quicker;
Always it tortures me when there's a tax
Laid on that Primal Necessity— Liquor!
People can live without blankets or jackets-
Tax (hem and voters are dumb >
Wherefore I shout, amid Reveuue's rackets:
"Spare Tobacco and Rum!"
(Chorus by Piatt, Plumb and Palmer, while
the, etc.) :
Slap all the tax on poor folks' backs,
But .pare Tobacco and Run. *
Taxes of fifty-odd millions a year
Laid iiiion Liquor inspire me with loath
ing; --.*;<'■' * :;; . : -;•■ '' ,: -' ; '^-
Let us repeal 'em and not interfere
Willi a similar tax on the Laborer's cloth
ing.
Duty on food and apparel ne'er vexes
Aught the industrial scum-
So, as I said, in apportioning taxes,
Spare Tobacco and Ruin !
(Full chorus by Stanford, Stewart. Stock
bridge and other Republican senators, who
join hands and dance around the Father of
the War-Tariff in a ring, singing) :
All we shall advocate during the Session
As sources from which it should come,
May be conveyed in the simple expression: '
"Spare Tobacco and Hum l"
Slap all the tax on poor folks' backs,
But spare Tobacco and Rum '
(Two or three New England senators and
ten from the West moodily refuse to sing,
and slide off into the cloakroom to consult.)
Ci and Draperies!
arnpfc unn ranprip-J
QIUCIO QIIU UIfIUCIIGOs
Monday morning we will place on sale our
Spring Importation of
LACE CURTAINS
and BED SETS,
Comprising the most magnificent line of styles and
effects ever shown in the Northwest, and at such
low prices as will astonish all.
200 PAIRS
Nottingham Lace Curtains, six yards long; worth £1 per pair,
only 75c per pair.
100 PAIRS
Nottingham Lace Curtains, six yards long and full taped
edges; worth $1.50 per pair, only 81 per pair.
100 PAIRS
Nottingham Lace Curtains, six yards long, with handsome side
border and full taped edges; worth $1.75 per pair, only
$1.25 per pair.
5,000 YARDS
Lace Curtain Net, in both white and ecru: never been shown
for less than 12 l-2c per yard, for only 10c per yard.
PILLOW SHAMS.
We can show you an elegant line, ranging in price from 35c
per pair to $1.45 per pair. "~ *
100 BED SETS,
Full taped edges and a nice quality of lace, either in white or
ecru; worth $1.50 per set, our price $1.15 per set.
CARPETS.
Our new spring patterns are arriving daily, and we will offer
them all at our usual low prices.
RUGS.
Never before have we been able to show such desirable lines,
comprising all the well known makes at GLASS BLOCK PRICES.
OUR LOT
Of single-door Smyrna Rugs in a variety of patterns and colors;
worth $1 each, your choice for only 65c each.
OUR LOT
Of English Drugget Crumb Cloths, 2 1-2x3 1-2 yards, in a
variety of handsome colorings; never have been shown foi*
less than $5.50 each; as long as they last take your choice
for $2.50 each.
TEMPORARY QUARTERS
Cor. Nicollet Ay. & Eighth St.,
MINNEAPOLIS.
COMPLEXIONS.
Fog is an excellent cosmetic. To it is due much of
the beauty of English complexions, and those who
live in hot and dry climates must be doubly careful
to guard against their desiccating effect if they
would escape the appearance of mummies. There
is nothing like a new Hat of the proper shade to set
off the complexion, especially when helped along by
a new Spring Overcoat, such as you will find at the
UTK, Minneapolis.
P. S. We have opened our new stock of Collars,
Cuffs and Neckties.
SSI 1/ HATS ' DERBY HATS ' SOFT HATS » ALL
U I in the New Spring Blocks, are wide
1 __■ 1 open at the
BIG BOSTON !
MINNEAPOLIS.
Our Silk Hats are the Youman's, McGlone Self-
Conforming, Morris, Wilcox and Cornell's, with
prices ranging from $3 up to $8. Derbys and Soft
Hats we have from all the best makers, with prices
from 50c to $5.
We Are Hatters Par Excellence of the West I
We fit any size or shape of head, and our prices fit
any purse.