Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-04-13


though, about matters, and things in
general, and emphatieally disapproves
/ of the round dances, never allowing
| her daughter to dance them. who,
also has decided opinions on the sub
jeet.
MISS cox.
And by the way, Miss Helen Cox
is the young lady who declined to
dance with the Prince. 1t happened
in this wise: Prince Arthur asked
| her for a round dance at the ball, and
I she told him her mother was relig-
iOusly opposed to those performances.
He then asked for square dance, and
! consulting his card found the first
vacant one would not come off before
two or three o'clock. Now, Mrs. Cox
had wisely adopted the plan of never
remaining or allowing her daughter
to remain at any place later than
midnight, so the young lady was
obliged to decline the honor of any
dance with H. r. H.
1 Miss Cox is quite young and is
( pretty and fresh looking. She has
/ gone out constantly this season, which
/ IS her first in society, but owing to
never keeping late hours she does not
| look at all the worse for her winters
/ campaign. She says she is not in the
least tired, and shall not be glad as
other girls say they Will, when Lent
comes and the gayeties are over.
/ MRS. sPRAGUE.
Two or three years ago no sketch of
/ Washington society would have been
complete without giving to Mrs.
| Sprague a conspicuous place in the
/ foreground. For several winters her
/ Saturday receptions, which were al
ways H1dtinees. ddnSdntes, were the
handsomest as well as the most
/ charming of the weekly distractions.
/ OF late she has passed very little of
I her time in Washington, and when
here has entertained but seldom, hav-
ing given herself up in a great meas
ure to her maternal duties. Thus far
/ this season an elegant dinner and a
/ musicale, to which last a very few
were invited, have been the only
/ occasions on which her house has been
| open to her friends. Much has been
said of the beauty of this lady, her
/ grace and her superb dressing, and
{ what has been said has been but little
/ exaggerated. Mrs. Sprague has fine
| eyes, well shaped head and a grace
full figure. though perhaps she is a
i trifle too slender. All these advanta-
ges show better as belonging to Mrs.
/ Sprague, arrayed in costly costumes,
than they ever did when Miss Kate
Chase appeared in very ordinary ap-
parel.
A story is told of her at a state din
ner at the White House, in the early
part of Mr.. JOhnsOn's administration
which shows her disposition to exer-
else a wholesome influence over the
husband of whom she has never ap-
| peared proud. Senator Sprague's seat
/ at this dinner was between Mrs.
| Slower and Mrs. Dixon. His wife's
was on the same side of the table a
few feet beyond. At that time Mr..
Sprague was not by any means tenn
perate man, and he partOokssO freely
of wine that one of his neighbOrs,
seeing him stretch out his hand to re-
plenish his glass once more, said
gently, 81 would not take any more
if were you;" while the other said,
There are pair of bright eyes look
ing at YOU" "D-them! ~ exclaim-
ed the excited man, ''they can't see
me ~ and refilled his glass as he
spoke. But instantly the owner of
the bright eyes in question, radiant in
pink satin, point lace and diamonds,
leaned forward and fixing the keen
eyes on her husband, said earnestly,
''Yes, they can see you, and they are
heartily ashamed of you"
MISS CHASE.
Miss Nettie Chase is, perhaps, more
universally liked than is her more
naughty sister. She is not only a
young lady to be admired for her
stylish appearance and ease of man.
ner, but more for her mental acquire
ments. She has great taste and abili-
ty as sn artist, and of her drawing,
ge0leman who is permitted the priv
ileges Of her porteUille, says: "Some
of her productions are really mira
cles Of their kind, bringing up in
stantly and vividly both Cruikshank
and HOgarth, of whom is she a eODy-
ist.n
The Chief-Justiee has taken house
this winter, and no longer shares that
of his eldest daughter. Miss Chase !
does the honors of her fathers house |
with much grace, and fills her posi- |
ton with the ease usually acquired |
only by long experience.
MISS BLANCH BUTLER.
Another of the beauties of whom /
much has been said and written is 4
Miss Blanch Butler. This young Ia. /
dy is one who has the rare advantage /
of appearing lovelier in her own /
home, and when dressed simply, than |
she ever does with brilliant surround
ings. She is a blonde of a peculiar
type, that is so seldom seen, where /
hazel eyes, made dark by black lashes,
are accompanied by a skin dazzling .
in whiteness and purity, brilliant
color, and hair which is of the famous i
golden hue, with a tinge of red just
sufficient to make it glitter. Miss
Buffers amiability and loyeable dis
position are subjects of as much re-
mark as Is her beauty. In particular
heFfriends speak of the relation which
exists between her and her father,
just what it should be between father
and daughter, but what it rarely is in
our day.
MRS. PORTER.
Mrs. Porter, wife of the famous Ad-
miral of the Navy Department, is de-
cidedly favOrite in society. She was
a great belle before her marriage, and
an ineorrigible fiirt. She was very I
handsome in those days, and had quite
a dashing career, but one which is not
to her discredit now, but
which bears being well remembered as
the effervescenee of youth, health and
beauty. Her father, Commodore Pat
tersOn, at one time took herself and
two of her sisters, all three very young,
on a cruise with him. The girls were
as full of fun and frolic as gay, hand
some, innocent young creatures can
be, and soon turned the heads of Off
GERS and midshipman. There was no
the demsraliZed crew. No
sooner did the vessel touch at a port
than OFF went the young ladies with
crowd of attendant swains, aud when
the Commodore called his roll not }
man wanted could be found. Discipline !,
was of no avail, and finally some of ,
the young fellows were sent home !
Among them were Porter and Bache,
each of whom afterward married one ,
Of the distraeting creatures, who had ]
brought him to grief. The young Ia !
lies too, were returned to their native :
and as soon as convenient, ana soon /
lfterward officers of the navy were I
from Iaking their families Z
with them.-Ne0 York World.
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