The New York herald., 1871-12-20
4 Graphic Pen Picture Of the Social
Session at the Capital.
The Hale Chandler and Miller
Stocking Weddings.
Jolly Robson About to Enter the
Sea Of Matrimony.
Cundurango, Pro and Con-A Great
Row Over a Great Nostrun.
The Circles OF the Supreme Court-Chit-
Chat, Gossip and Anecdotes-Schenck
and Little EMMA True His.
tory of the Speculation.


tory Of the Speculation.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 16, 1871.
Washington society during the session OF Con-
gress Is at once the most democratic the most IN
laectuai and the most fascinating In the country.
Tne manners and courtesies OF the Executive MAN.
mon set the example, and these were derived from
the State OF Virginia and the city OF New York,
as the Time Washington brought the vrginan
Court with MIN to Bowling Green ana re-
ceived the calls OF our New York ee-
ment In the days when George Clinton was
Governor-and that big wedding came on when
his daughter espoused the citizen Genet-and when
Jay and the Huguenots, Burr and the Connecticut
Puritans and Adams and the Boston saints In light
poured In TO express their congratulations Every
year the New Years festivities at Washington are
exactly like those OF New York, and the same Is
true OF no other two large cities in the country.
CAPIToLINE ETIQUETTE.
In Washington there are lew set ceremonial days,
because nearly every day, Saturday and Sunday
excepted, IN Washington official life, Is cere-
monial DAY. Punctualiy on the FIRST day Con-
gress meets the Judges OF the Supreme court walk
al together to the White House pay their respects
to the Chief Magistrate, and IL has been many
years since this ceremonial has gone by default.
Even when Johnson was being impeached bg Con-
gress the Judges made 1t unanimous point OF
honor to 60 the whole length Of the capital CITY, clad
In their slken robes TO shake him by the hand.
, .1t4.Esf THE BORE OF CALL DAYS. a#
At this time we win not parrlcularize about re-
eepuons and cah days. save simply to relate that
one OF the growing nuisances OF Washington soci-
sty lies In every lady, however humble or obscure,
or who has any pretentions to be considered part
Of society, nxlng certain day In the week to be
called upon. Hence. II one starts out In carriage
20 pay day calls, the chances are ten to one that
only q few houses Will receive him, the servant
responding at the portal that "Mrs. - receives
ON Tuesdays." or course where 80 many idle people
Teside, and where so many go visiting merely for
the sake Of airing the horses or showing OF the
mage It is impossible Tor lady to SIT IN full dress
expecting to receive people day after day. II there
were less dressing about 1t Washington life would
Be more open: would cost less to live there ana
sustain family, and the people would know each
other better BY character than they can do at pre-
eent under all the disguses Of dressing, 5n
THE CHANDLER-HALE WEDDING.
The great social subject or the hour is the wedding
OF Senator Cnandler's daughter Minnie with Repre-.
sentative Eugene Hale OF Maine. Hale Is q child OF
rood luck. He Is only thlrty-lve years old, and
WAS admitted to the bar fourteen years ago ae
went to the Legislature OF Maine only four years
ago, and now he has the lnexpressible good
richest not the very Richest Senators IN Congress
Miss Minnie Chandler Is . blonde-large, good
natured and good-humored-but not generally
ranked among the leading beauties Of tine capital.
She dresses IN exquisite taste, and Is the pride OF
Zachariah, her father, and OF hes good mother who
have made 1t part OF the marriage agreement that
the groom shall come with his wife to live under
their own roof and not be setting up lodge OF his
own. Hale mas always been the pr0t<Oe OF Speaker
IKE q SON. He is thoughtful, modest
student-like young man, with light hair ana
dark eyes, square head, refined features and
In stature he Is not above Eve feet four or ave
inches. He belongs IN Congress to the class or re-
publican conservatives, and Is as much unlike his
iuture iatherin-law In temper and opinion 1t is
possible for weLeducated. discreet logical young
man OF modern training to De unlike tall, queer,
who got his education In Detroit dry goods store
and learned all he knows about politics sitting on
The back counter, denouncing the English on the
other slde Of .he betro,! Klyei.
49,. ...n Un ANDLER.
lack Chandler has many strong elements OF char:
scter and manv good ones. he Is the most nDeral
mon money upon his friends. Now ana then somebody
comes to Washington lor whom LaHK mas q good
2pno and ne nsany ~ . nies g. % g OF
has party prepared when costs him $2.0U0 IN
night Chandler IS one OF the most conviviai men
In Congress and II 1t were not lOr his powerful
phy ysique he woulu have shown the lavages or good
living before this he lives in handsome
brown stone residence, wnicn cost him S40.JOJ-a
considerable sum OF money i0r house In Washing
ton. HIS immediate netKnb0rS are Dr. johnson.
snousand congressman have been Dlousht into the
world Freeman Clarke the Rochester telegraph
capitalist; Charles Astor Bristol thompson, one Of
Cushing and several others. Senator Chandler is
certainly worth not less than one million, and he Is
presumably worth not less than TWO millions VI dol
ROBINSON AND THE WIDOW AULIcK.
hnon nlcp Imam Hstptn mitch hat
Secretary Robeson is TO marry the widow OF com.
modore Aulick, OF the Navv. R0beson is large
Ssss wao
New Jersey. KODeson has sumptuOus apartments
e as AsS one aa bnSs az
the Cottage Market the most ponderoas capons. and
o n ne can at e
. whole capon alone. Chester county capon Is as
big as turkey and requires ut least two bottles OF
tition The widow Aulick dresses In black aud she
4 y tidy and rather dasnlng widow, stout, red
faced. with irOn-gray hair, and with young DOy
VINO can always be seen with his mother whether
Robeson be along or not. Many people alege
soa' oeTpena 00 sprltea 0r widow and asfes her
son are all that animate the Secretary
nim; for he Is frank, cordial and bolslerous with
everybody. When RoDeson got to Washington no
started all simplicity to decorate his table with
the contents Of lar sldeDoard showered gen.
sral hospitality; but the prudery OF Washington
secretary mad 10 put his bottles back into the cup
board and content himself with giving drink only
to such persons as he knew nil INT be benefited.
CUNDURANGO In SOCIETY.
To turn from these topics oil lie 10 the matter OF
death, may tell you the great question OF the hour
II cundurang0. Al the commencement OF the war
= tal dark compile xioned and dasning physician
appeared In Washington with the volunteer Amy,
and he put in charge oil the largest hosptai IN
the CITY During the whole time OF the war ne
thus served surgeon, making plenty OF rlenus as
well as some enemies Dy has miscellaneous style Of
dashing now into surgery and now into politics.
BLISS THE splendid.
This was DR.. Bliss, the introducer, through
the assistance OF the state Department, OF
Cundurango winch Is claimed TO be the only
curo extant for cancer, but which one OF your
s0uth American correspondents pronounccs