Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-03
Tflden and His Friends.

"Gaih" writes to the Cincinnati Ess2l.irer
from New York as follows concerning Mr..
Tilden and his friends, male and female, and
as that paper Is soundly democratic, the
inform alton may be taken as reliable. IL is
chiefly interesting as describing the ladies
who, in the event of Tilden's election, will
dgure At the White House:
1.-TWO days ago saw a man In a suit a
black cloth that may have cost two hundred
dollsrs, and a tall. glossy silk hat, Just out
Of q handbook, driving q black horse TO a
oIand-new open wagon. Thought L: That's
worth less than eight hundred dollars; the
wagon cost Ave hundred. / haven't seen
such universal newness, and at the same
time such propriety, In the streets of New
PICTURE OF GOVERNOR rILDEN.
At this point the msu, evidently the owner
OF the rig, raised bis hat. recognized In the
email but deep shaped head, smooth brown
hair, clean chops and very humble yet subtle
expression the democratic candidate. He
bad 10 wait some time until q gentleman
came Up, as If by concerted arrangement,
and got up beside Governor Tilden. Tnen
they turned into Broadway, aud the old
juvenile lifted his hat as he drove himself
along among street cars and cabs, recog
nized by few among the thousands of
walkers. His is not familiar face in
New York. He Is not a man of the
crowd, but has gone TO work assiduously
to become one. Mr.. Tilden does not look
as If he weighed one hundred and
which takes all varieties OF expression.
Sometimes he appears q boy; again an old
man; at other times regular gossip,
full OF personalities; then severe, reticent
task master; anon a purposeless msu; again
man too deep TO fathom. An account OF
himself written near head quarters says
that he Is rare specimen OF the purely ner
vous temperament. This, you must under
stand, does not seem SO much the actual ner-
vousness Of the man "a q very electrical and
impossible brain. This sort OF tempera-
N Of N
Simultaneous acts, TO be 81 mpathetic where IL
is engs ged, to be awake good deal aud busy.
II is also fond OF the closet as a relief from
the jar and racket of out -ofdoors. Governor
Tilden has wonderfully picked up since DIR.
Flint, his physician, put MIN under course
ofexercise, food, tonics aud sleep. He was
formerly man OF inattentive habits, q lover
of q whole bottle of brandy during q talk, q
discursive exerciser and given to spasmodic
labor, sometimes sitting up all night. Flint
learned man; and he was the best friend TIL
den made among several devoted young
men. He has nearly remade his patient, and
his willingness at sixty odd TO mount q
horse, run into wagons, put up dumb bell
and 60 to bed. At that age should never
put up q bell or 60 to bed, IL knew myself
TILDEN's LADY FRIENDs.
The ladies OF the Governors coterte keep In
the background for the present, but II he is
elected you Will see them going to the front.
now somewhat portly, Baltimore beauty,
dashing and vivacious In manners; smart to
write an article or capture party enemy,
she turns those large blue eyes upon you,
drops fold OF Grape shawl over her Dare
shoulders and leans penstvely, Oktng up,
on an arm whose whose i, robustness is merely an
according to the ritesI" When this Diana
gets to Washington, and her ripe and stately
charms promenade there In tine Blue room,
like large pearl masterpiece descended
from picture, people Will look at the little
President as II ne We're her most domestic
and tractable son. She was the capturer OF
Bigelow at period when she was willing,
and that was all-sufiicient To this day ne
has been In a daze 10 know whether he is
only happy or quite ecstatic. She was In
came minister, by the death OF Mr.. Dayton,
Mrs. Bigelow merely looked at the Emperor
and he came down. From that day the En-
peror had divided scepter. Her conversance
with books, etiquette, and especially gov
erDment was matter of wonder. With the
accomplishments of Madame De Stasl and
won't TO surprise the Emperor on the boule
ward and say: "Sire, how de do?"
That poor man, who had previously beeu
IN 81
To himself in the lonely forest paths OF Com
peigne, sis q woman who could have divided
r resi- With me. s And threw my,
be diSd they heard him murmur, ode booti-
fool Big jo!"
HIS LITERARY DANES.
The literary friend of Mrs. Bigelow, she
whore husband introduced Governor Tilden
at the exhibition on New York to-day, Is
Mrs. Frank Leslie, Of New York. This lady
Is sagacious and witty blonde Of rapid lit
erary accomplishments, . good reader Of
character and student of situations, and
very gracious power to entertain statesmen.
Rhode Island, and OF many eminent people
OF washington. Her hrst husband was E.
q. Squier, man OF travel and readiag, who
squier had edited several OF Mr.. LesIie' Is
publications, and she naturally stepped
from his sanctum into his arms. Der hair
is q rare Titisn's red. actual gold, with a
wave In 1t. and long and luxuriant. She has
steel blue eyes, which at times look the
spirit of Catharine the Great, and q perfect
complexion and teeth. Her figure and arms
say sufficient / mean more than q full
bushel. There is nothing qualified about
me.
Spending q part OF the summer at the
beautiful villa Of Mrs. Leslie, on the brink
of Lake Saratoga, hanging there like an ar
Dor OF lilacs under a WOOD, and reflected In
and foat away, was the veteran author Mrs.
Ann 8. stephens. She wrote the "Od Home
stead !" the Young Homestead" and many
other homesteads. Her whole life has been
spent enclosing and agitating the human
heart, like literary garden fountain sup
piled by tears. A large, motherly, and also
fine daughter, who will also be seen at the
new Presidents levees, but she is contin-
ually raising trophies OF literature, besides
She prOpels story like Jacobs ladder from
almost anywhere into heaven, and millions
OF readers ascend and descend upon 1t. Her
circulation in times past has been appall-
Ing, but orders are still supplied. When
Governor Tilden becomes President, Mrs
stephens will have q theme worthy of her
pen, as she will sit balancing 1t in the ante
room, watching the stream of arriving and
departing supplicants. Her kindly smile
and large black silk dress aud grandiose
way OF getting down into her theme will be
celebrated throughout our land. Men will
say: "No anonymous letters written there
against Cabinet ladies. Genuine English,
true sentiment and virtuous romance sur
round our virgin President"
Methtnke, as i anticipate this Decameron-
like scene. where ladies judge like Portia,
and smile like the Queen of Navarro, how
many will envy our masculine Elizabeth,
our good King Bess! There, perhaps, We
shall see one Of the former bellies of Northern
Ohio, the daughter OF 81. B. Payne, whose
husband Ia corporation counsel OF New York.
We shall have the great baid. headed poet
Bryant, who wears his forelock on his chin,
walking in the White House, muttering,
ITO him who In the love of nature holds"
meaning Mr.. Tildon. Pictures will be