Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-03
Not A Girl Of tho Period.
woman's Letter to n. Y. World, Dem


But for the unfortunate news re-
ceivcd the evening of Mrs. Fish's
party Miss Nellie Grant would have
made her first appearance in society
since her return from abroad, but
when the telegram announcing Mr..
Greeley's death was received the
President and Mrs. Grant not only
declined Secretary and Mrs. Fish's
invitation for themselves but for
their daughter. The retirement Of
Miss Grant for that evening was, "
fitting tribute of respect to thcfawA
young girls who had been so SUD-
denly bereft of both parents. alif
brilliant prospects in one short
month. l doubt not Miss Grant
was very willing to give up her
evenings pleasure as a mark Of her
sympathy with the two sorrowing
sisters, for she is girl of singu-
larly sweet disposition J. heard Of
her making very prstt and inr-'
pulsivc girlish speech few days
since. She received with Mrs. Fish
and Miss Fish on Wednesday after
noon. A certain lady, well acquain-
ted with her, was among the callers,
and, bidding her adieu after very
short call, Miss Grant asked why
her friend left SO early? "Mrs -
is waiting for me in the carriage"
the lady responded. ''But why
didn't she come IMP" asked Miss
Grant. ooh, WE'LL" answered the
lady, "you know her husband is so
opposed to all of the Administra-
tion, and she.didn't like to come in
on account of these violent political
differences" "Oh," said. Miss
Grant, Show late political differ
ences. l want to know Mrs. -,
and | wish she had come in" AS |
have often before had occasion to
remark, l know Of, 10 young girl
who has mixed at all in society who
is so thoroughly, fresh, simple, and
unaffected as Miss Nellie Grant.
There is not an atom of the girl Of
the period about her. Her Euro
pean trip, with all the attentions
showercd upon her by foreign digni-
taries, has not changed her to all
appearance in the least from the
sweet, modest, childlikc girl of a
year ago. As her appearance at
Mrs. Fish's afternoon reception was
her first as debutantc, Of course
her dress is an item of Importance
to lovers OF social gossip. 1t was a
black silk, trimmed on skirt and
waist with pale pink silk, on which
4 small vine was embroidered.
There was vest front of pink silk
and cuffs of the same, with the en-
broidery attached to the waist.
Within a few weeks Miss Grant is
to be bridesmaid for Miss Borie, of
Philadelphia, the niece of ex-Secre-
tary Borie. The gentlemen of the
German Club, learning when they in
vitcd Miss Grant to be present at
their opening German that she
would be in Philadelphia at the
time, at once determined to, post
pone the German until her return.
This little piece of polite attention
was received by the young debutante
with as much pleasure and was ac-
cepted as being as little due to her
position as if instead of being the
Presidents daughter she were a
member of the family of private
citizen. must be pardoned men
tioning so slight matter, but girls
with fresh, unhackneyed feelings
are sufficiently rare nowadays to be
"when found made q note on" |
am not giving simply my own opin-
ion, but, true to the Grundy nature,
express the general sentiment.