Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-16

Mrs. BclkD,slp.

INIT 10, 1910.
Mrs. Bclknap.
The lady who has been the central fig.
ure of the scandal developed on Thurs.
day, and to save whom from exposure
every effort has been made, as the COM
mittcc in their report show, is thorough.
~ known in Washington, where she has
been among the gayest and most fashion
able in the seasons gone by, and especially
in the ono just ended. Her cquipage
and toilets have We'd with all. The
shock, therefore, experienced when the
revelations made by the investigating
committee were made public can SCARCE
ly be realized by outsiders. The fact
that any lady was even remotely con.
nected With so great Z scandal would
have startled society, but that one so
universal favorite as Mrs. Bclknap was
implicated was = denoucment which
produced utter CONSERVATION. The lady
says tho Washington correspondent Of
The New York World, has been the oh.
jcct of general admiration since first she
came to Washington six years ago, to
visit her sister, the former wife of Gen.
Belknap. Her handsome face and figure
and witty conversational powers at once
made her a central figure in any Assem-.
blagc. She is tall, has q we'll developed
and rounded form and graceful carriage.
Her features are regular, her complexion
clear and fair, while her hair is black ,and
her cy IS black, and very bright. When
Grct cho coroo tn W. ocI;rrtor \frc Rol
knap was the widow Of Mr.. Bowers,
who had died some months before in
Cincinnati. Her family name vas Tom
linson, and she was native Of Harrods-
burg, Ky. Her father, DR.. Tomlinson.
was an eminent physician and highly con.
ncctcd. He had large family of SONS
and daughters. All Of the latter were
noted for their beauty, and were reign.
ing bellies of their native state. The
mother Of Mrs. Henry Clews; of New
York, was one Of the sisters, and the
second the present wife of Gen. Bclknap
another. Mrs. Amanda Tomlinson Bow
ers was married two years ago in Deccm'
bcr to the Secretary Of War. She was
heartily welcomed to the cabinet circle
here. and has held a foremost place
amorg the ladies who are acknowledged
queens in society. She has been cspcc
tally distinguished for her ready tact il
receiving the strangers who each week
throng the houses Of the members Of thu
cabinet. She always had an appropriate
greeting ready for each conner. She has
appeared to the greatest advantage thi!
winter, and has gone much into society
as from ner position she was compelled t.
do. She displayed great taste in dress
and wears the richest materials.
All shades Of colors are becoming Mrs
Belknap's style, and she has indulgcd ii
Worth's most effective combinations
At the many entertainments she has at
tended this winter she mas looked cquail.
beautiful, whether attired in pale rose
colored silk, with soft, creamy lace, Q
turquoise blue silk, with garlands Q
flowers trimming, the low corsage an
very short sleeves, as we'll as the able
and trains Of ory.tintcd silk trimmc
with fringe and lace, or even her ca1
ridge costumes, ono Of black velvet IN
lace, another Of blue ,vcltet,stfimtiicd wit
4 band of pheasants' feathers. She hs
many other toilets of the richest materia
Mrs. Bclknap is dainty from head t. foo
} Hats and boots match each costume
Her foot is the smallest in Washingto,
She wears number one and half shoe
though she is five feet six inches
height. Slippers and boots Of satin ft
. these dainty feet come from Paris, an
. arc always enough seen to be admired
The jewels Mrs. Bclknap most frcquentl
, wears consist Of string Of large pear
around her neck, with beautiful pei
dant of diamonds. Her earrings arc tw
solitaire drops for each ear. An aigrett
Of diamonds is the only ornament sh
ever wears on her shapely head, amid tt
; puffs of dark hair that arc always a
t ranged to suit the contour Of the ham
some face. Prior to her marriage wit
Gen. Belknap she spent eighteen montl
in Europe, and brought her wcddir
trousseau with her on her return. HI
{ marriage was solemnizcd at the rcsiden'
4 Of her brother in Harrodsburg, KY. o.
. child, bright little girl, now one ye'
\ Of age, has blessed the union. Gen. Be
70 knapis very proud Of his first daughte
: His children by his previous marria
n were all sons. Mrs. Belknap is devote
c mother, and is untiring in her care Of h
, pretty little Alice, cheerfully relinquis
= ing any pleasure when the child needs h
t presence. This lady has made frequent v
;. its to New York, and has been much lct
Q whenever she stayed there. After h
II return from Europe two years and HI
: ago she passed many weeks at the Fiji
t Avenue hotel Her most recent visit "
9 early in January, when she ATTENDED
h grand ball at Dc'monico's the Patriarch
n ball), for which purpose she had gone
+ New York. She resided in Cincinn
d prior to the death other first husband a
&C for q time afterward.
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