The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
SOCIETY," N WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Grant and Her Reccpiious-The Grant
Mansion and the Grant FamiIy--Thc Vice
Prcsiacnps Mansion.
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MRS. GRANT AND nGR RECEPTIONS.
or course there are 10 receptions more crowded
than those or tue Grants. tOr four years everybody
has known thai TIE General would be the next Presl
dent. rsica, besides the inspiration OF sucn know
ledge, the receptions themselves possess the charm
OF gracious personality. Mrs. Grant Il not rulnu
10 disgrace her coantrywomen in the highest mal,.
sion m the land Instead she VIII there represent the
best type ~ wlle, mother and friend she has many
friends IN Washington for her own sake.
When she rolls past In her carriage, winch
= usually uneu Win irlends and nacpy children,
don't believe the .ost envi0us cry after her.
There she goes, selasa, vulgar woman. VINO would
BE- nobody i ner husband mai not II tel iler into
power they say raicer:-~l0w The enjoys life for
herself ami lor others flow busy and earnest. how
hearty and kind she u, aud whatever her lot sae
would be the same; AN glad she mas come I'd apod
lortlne.n People IKE Mrs. Grant because she brings
Into prosperity the same qualities whlcn made her
happy ana beloved Ia oDsclrlty. rev women ever
have borne .he peEous test 81 sudden fame and for
tune With more hea1g happiness or more unassum
ing grace Ills sne pretty ~ No. She Ia q folv.po,y
o. . ntie woman vita beautiful neck, hands ana
fces. Her eatares are we eaOugh, but aer eyes are
crossed. some or her TRENDS wished her 10 have
them Strengthened. no she SAID: air. Grant mad
iOyel her ever sInce she n little Qiri with ner
eyes cro0S a. tie SAID she would not be her.
sell 70 mo II taeJ were straight. Crooked
lhey sh9li remain u he was satIs1ea what
tons are On saturday. w society "mGrningii means
after one O'Clock 4. Y. To-day she wore q rnDy.
c0iorcc gros grain siiA, trimmed with heavy fringe
ant saal 81 . iishier shade, costly laces aad 10
ornament whatever In her abundant hair 4 con.
stan, shrcng cf richiy appraised ladies' passed ANA
rspassel beiore hcr tfun one tai four octOk. Then
there were men 0f hlgh degree too numerous ID
mention, ieW extremely beautiful girls, and a.
least one ne~s paper man. Don iistt Of me gucin-
natl Commercial. hls lovely Young Wife an hts arr1
nen
rHg GassT A.NstoS.
70 home-llke atmosphere pergades the house OF
oeaetai Grant Tie qsrora are elegant ret tan of
nothing too handsome - BE enjoyed rI nisr y.s
on me Walls are chaFac cglstc Jherc afe foriraiss
81 LinsolA, sheridan AID sherman. In lie
am INC portrait o. spendld horse 0 nc
side Of ne room IS covered ~ iamy picture ,yneh
some dsy vii - historic. u contains pgrtralts IN
the entita Grant family, panied ~ covvswel,. III Il
q 1e4unial Outdoor pictGre ia which lie Ceneral
ting ~ MS rlde their four cAlld.sn r,npag spa ~
tle8l, a. ~ natural attitudes, an loo<ng VIVA. .ney
area happy igniiy. ~
TnE vicE rHEsipE;Fs MAxs1os.
~ the opposite end oi the IOWA. tie west end he.
SIDE Lafayette s4lafe, STANDS e very noaost n1 a
wDicn ienkL1s del.Hti - eau the "Elce Prcsdentis
mansion Tue un,magioatlyc truth about it IL
that ~ u iittie, neat. oid.iasm0ned house with
~hl,e Taco o0Aibg .1eekb UP 10 - i0fucf neighbours
soaring ani spreading above r. u va a 'm4nsion ;
perhaps under the Oil rrgBe, but Washington i no
longer Southern city. Brown stone ffo,ts
and french roofs have already put IL shafne
the perky 1ttle gables and hlgh SIDE sleps IN
the arcieni Sirginian mansiOgs. The house
NJ. Coiax lnnabi;s has ~ history. Here
Montgomery Bar set M hls household gods az
the beginning Of his career. Here the sckGs tragedy
was lIye1 out. AMI Gither nave come again the
Lffe& AMI fCiHieH 10 c0uaecfut u anew pure al
lection and napDg household. You pass through A
square NALL nunp with pictures, into pariors hand
soiney but SIMPLY FURNISHED. on one side OF the
room hangs lIfeiike portrait OF Nr. Collax, pre-.
seated 10 MS mother BY the Union League OF Pha-
deDhia, and near another Of the little 'father OF
the man. schuyler, at TWO ana half years Of age,
standing oy his mother, then a Diatron Of twenty.
In THIS psror every Friday evening, 'Schuylefi'
SMILES anew upon his friends Last Friday evening
lie looked radiant ana his wife lovely In robe OF pink
saiin trimmed with point applique, pearl ornament
ana sprays OF Whine flowers Ia her dark bair. She
| has iresn, bright face. Rnted with laughing eyes
aud l0ok ~ robust health unusual In American wv
lien-certninly very undsnal Ia Washington.
! SUPPOSED EARrHQUlKg-This morning, between
,ne hours u one ana Two O'Clock, several OF the ciya
night Watchfnen heard the runibiing and felt dis
| uhctA lhe shock OF what they now suppose was al
eaftnquske rue earth tfembIef and tho houses
shoyA. Inc Waterman AZ the Mount vernon Cotton
Factory was also aware VI me circumstance, and 90
great wa we noise there occssoned by the rafting
81 tne macnnery, that he thought the building was
/ tu1Dlins down, Many Others, who were awase al
the h0ur mentioned fsy that they too felt the sbock
| TO which alusiOn has Deen made.--lleydndrl1 fyo.J
! Guxette ftb. 10.