The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-19
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
The Grant Mansion and the Grant
FamiIy-Mrs. arant's Receptions.
From the Washington Cor. ofthc Chicago EU, Post


From the Washington Cor. Of tie Chicago Be. Post
MRS. GRANT AND HER RECEPTIONS.
or course there are no receptions more
crowded than those of the Grants. For four
years everybody has X EaoWn that the General
would he The next President. Then, besides
the inspiration OF sucn knowledge, the recep
cious personality. Mra. Grant is not going to
Disgrace her country gomen in the highest
mansion in the land. Instead, she will there
represent the best Tyre of wife. mother and
friend. She has many friends in
%gsshRston ros for sake When
is usually filled with !clends and happy chill
dren. don't believe the most envlous cry after
her, There she goes, selfish, vulgar woman,
who would be a nobud, If her husband had not
lifted her into poweI," Tney say rather
"How she ENJOYS lie for herself and others
How busy and earnest, how hearty and kind
she is! and VIII ateyer hvr lot she would be the
same; am glad she has come to good fortune"
People like Mrs. Grant because she brings into
prosperity the same qualities which made her
happy and beloved in obscurity. Few women
ever have borne the perilous test of sudden
fame and fortune with more hearty happiness
or more unassuming grace. "Is she pretty?"
beautiful neck, hands, and feet. Her fea-
tuers are well enough, hut her eyes are crossed.
them Strengthened, NO" she said, "Mr. Grant
had loved her ever since she was little girl,
with her eyes crooked Ae said she would not
they should remain! If he was satisfied, what
maitered it to other people ~ Her morning re-
ing" means after / o'clock P. NJ. To day she
wore ruby -colored gros grain silk, trimmed
with heavy fringe and satin OF q lighter shade
costly laces and no ornament whatever in her
abundant hair A CO Instant throng of richly
spparelled ladies passed and repassed before
her from l till O'Clock. Then there we're men
ofhigh de gree, too numerous to mention, few
extremely beautiful girls and at last one news.
paper man, Don Plat, OF the Cincinnati Com
meretdl. his lovely young wife on his arm. his
keen eyes alert, and looking everywhere for an
Item,
THE GRANT MANSION.
home.like atmosphere pervades the house
of General Grant. Tue parlors are elegant. yet
full of comfort. Every thing in them is hand
some, but nothing too handsome to be enjoyed
The pictures on the walls are characteristic
There are portraits of Lincoln. Sheridan, and
bust of Lincoln and the portrait of a splendid
horse One side of the room is covered by
1t contains portraits of the entire Grant family.
painted by COggswell. 1t is beautiful outdoor
picture, Ia which the Genera Stands In uniform
their four children 81 Ouped around them, all
in natural attitudes, all looking what they are
IA happy family
THE vlCE-PRFsI DENTS MANSION.
Al the opposite END OF the town, the west
end beside Lafayette Square, stands the very
modest house which Jenkins delights to call
the "Vice. Presidents mansion" The unima-
gipative truth about IL is that 1t is little,
neat, old. fashioned house, with @ white face
looking meekly up TO its loltier neigh6ors
"manEion," perhaps, under the old regime. but
Washington Ia no longer Southern city,
already put TO shame the perky little gables
and high side steps of the ancient Virglnian
mansions. The house Mr. COlfaX inhabits has
It's history. Here Montgomery Blair set
up his household gods at the beginning
OF his careel; heIe me Sickles tragedy was
lived out; and hither have come again the
Lares and Penates 10 conseorate 1t anew TO
pure affection and happy household. You
pass through square nall, hung with pictures,
into parlors handsomely but simply furnished
on one side OF the room hangs lltellke por-
trait of Mr.. COlfaX, presented TO his mother by
the Union League Of Philadelpbis, and near 1t
another of G e nltle "tather of the man."
Schuyler, at two Rud half years OF age stand
Ing by his mother, then matron of twenty. In
this parlor every Friday evening, schuyler
smiles anew upon hts friends. Last Friday
evening b e looked radiant, and his wife lovely
in robe of pink salln trimmed with point
applique pearl ornH fna ants, aud sprays of white
flowers in her dark ir. she has fresh, bright
face, lighted with Iau ching eyes. and a look of
robust health unusual in American women
certainly very unusu 4 In Washington.