Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-06-14

| DRRARY LfTR or LADIES Ar TRg ExKcU.
uyx MasssoS. d. Look a. shs ladies of the
White House. They are oondsmaed &c
fonr yeass' impFisoament. During oil
that time hey must nos psy visit o.
attend "a evening snseTtainaens. Miss
Lane oeeasionafly went oasSe ball oa
party, bas very seldom Mrs. Ianooln
never and II has grsdualiy come TO b
considered undigniGed Per s.fhe drss La
dies 10 the iand'' 10 niagls freely In shs
| gaissies of the season.
Thea 10 for visiting at hoaae. swice !
week they moss ssaEsd up aaa ressSve fs1
many heass the herd that aocks 70 ses
theta mssssy from she ssrest curiosity ,,
chile as all times they are liable to tks
sisass Of the imporswaate or inpsTsiaeai
| peopln aho will anarRde upon gheir pEi.
vaay. The very hOass theY liwe i'm il no.
their cwn ia Is q ssfurnishesa housep oil
sha nsaal description, wilbaass eaznfosss,
dEeary, dirty. aad Jass sew dilapidssed.
II peschanee any meRher Of the gamily
appears ~ the wiadow, shera are cages
syss 10 Hatsh every Eaovemens and pr
bsps scriblaF 70 chronicle the operations
ct the toilette ~ Mr. Willis did for Mrs.
Lincoln.
Tha grounds aEoand tho house Itself
are not more sacred. The ladies cannos
take q step outside withoaf being watca-
ed, and every feature noticed b. people
Rho expect % see sonathing very extra
ordinary IN the appearance of those ten.
porastiy s4wearing the PURPLE
"n,o one OF the ladies' said 20 me the
othsr day, 81 could only walk about
little with my chlldren sometimes in the
groanda without being stared at, aA ] re-
ally soioy he comfort OF al old dress and
q little privacy, it could be very pleas.
ant,
And Il they 70 out to drive or enter q
chop, mods and nuttered words indicate
thar ttsy are the ssobsegved Of ali obser-
Yets.s
Mrs. Patterson has two little ones, and
Mrs. Slower tire bright cred, pretty
children, who doubtless make these cheer
less walls ring With their gay laughter
sad merry shonts.
Ths ladies of The Cabinet suffer In 3
less degree than those Of she White House
They Walt and 60 eut a. much a. theY
please indeed, with them an enormous
amount 81 visiting becomes positive Al.
Hietion. Daily they are IaEns1Atsd With
cards. Every week at their receptions
strangers are presented, and sif thess
people must De called upon. ] mek Uns
Of she Csbinet ladies' tie other day at
Willard's Hotel. 81
ri am hsae, - saia abe. ssleg she parpose
OF laaviag sixsy cards.n
l vas soaew bat appalled, Al the nuwbsr
and then vent on 70 ask IL / mighs en-
qafre hew large was her visitssg iissg
ssTbeFs are. over LEO I'M nv
shrsnk Ia sen1s horfes ffezA thss spssal
imsn Of tie ssdnties Of ofkes.p Nh
30 much 10 required of them, 20 >. Not
enly must thess vista be resagned, bns a.
sapganosa aaAauns oil sns eFs&sHang asuss be
done. There nsss ba I've seospsiana q
wssk one day and ems Cell sssaisg dress
Affairs Then thsFs aaass be ianmnsxahas
blazers, aappsrss aa3 email aom2aaiss.
Besides NIL this shsy must NIL 70 as least
enee % each Of The receptions and balls
given By other mefnbsrs Of shs Cabines
and Ssnasas KsaI may thsn forsa sems
idea 81 kba Saersns character 0f shis
ssgasasy.a All dsy Waiting Ill shs essn.
log going from ons h1ass 70 smother. Ne
ponder shay Dek isds6 nd worn. W.
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