, 1876-03-09

THE CHICAGO 7
cession. Moadsmea Davis, and 6f!dn'l. and |
Qu!nn, aul Droan and Cobb, md Thompson,
will othor accomplished Houthofn Women, com.
blnel To establish what iB known In European
oitios as Booioty. Toir snmptuousy furnished
drawinR.rooma woro made attractive Foaorsa.
while occasional dinners, masaueradea, and
dances lent their DID towards making IL desirable
to bo admitted Into tho chosen ctrulc. Many m
| army OF navy officer learned In thoao drawing.
rooms 10 dospiso tho trtats anil Btripcp which
l,o Ind boeu c1ucatod to dofend, but which !o
to retain his claim TO promotion pay. and allow
| nnceB. Many yCung Northern politician Haa
baguiled by tilcso
HrRsEs or TnsAao,' ....
to owohr Allegiance to the enemies Of hfg coun-
| try, and 10 MD III tho pl0ta for Its downfall.
Worso than nil, tho idIo aud gay foreanora who
thon represented European powoEa WeFe oaailY
pa!sy smsracod ali ot The oooI socioty 1t this
metropolis. They occupied all or tho fino
houses thoy gave all OF tho enteftainments.
thetr dinuoru woro tho only onoa cooked a u
| expenditure Of money. Thoy did not know,
what Afterwards bocatao matter Of record, thht
tho
| DlsHoSEsr DEMOCRATIC CABINET OFFICERS
lad permitted tho pccu1ation of much Vt Tho
! MoDoy 80 pfodlEaly expended. and they lurneu
up thor daiuty noses at tho moro frugal 1.epub-
licaus. Senator 9oward Inhabited = modest tuo-
story bouse IN E street, with lttto AinEng-ruo!n
In tho basement; Benstor Wilson had rooms 1t
| q aoconh-rato hotel. aud tic only p'noo Of 70.
| nnton Was the SATURDAY. evening toa.reception OF
Or. Bailey, editor Of tho National Era. Whefo
tho Nopuhltcan patty whs crystaltizad into o.
istonco over uups Of ssaAmtng Uohes, handed
about by the Doctors young goTeruess, now
known to famo nB Gail Hamilton.
| TIN wAH EFoCH -......
l Wit {tla Al tfrn1 n
life, and in time tho ohoddy contractors and the
gildcd substitute brokers. With Andy Joluaon
oh1no tho satellites Of the Whisky fling, and
gradually tho ants-hcllum apfng Of foreign
sp!eudor WAS resumed. i WAS also notlce-
fabo fact that both political parties, eapocisIly
ut the East, prided themselves on sending
wealthy men to Congress- and touk pride IN resd-
Ing glowing accounts Of thoir Bonators' dinnor..
pa,tica or tho roccpslous givcn by the vTos Of
tholr Representatives. Tho Wh1tn Homso was
ftoscood, and todlzened In gorgeous bad taste,
like tic magical palxeo Of Aladdin, each ono fir
nished moro gauaily than the othor. 1t was 1t
this tin1o that
oEx. nE1Ks4p CAME nEnE,
| having boon unexpectedly ttanAplauted from tho
Intornnl Revenue Uolloctorship vt Keukuk to tho
WAr Department. ue was accompanied BY his
eecobd wito, Kontuchan by birth aud oduca.
tlop, whose astor had married Kookuk gentle
man another sister, tho widow ofCol. bowers,
Confederate officer, camo with t!1cm.
Secretary Fish, tho premier OF tLs now Cab
mot was wealthy, and has probably expended al
loaat &1o. 900 poF a'nnu, over and above big sat-
ary in entertaining Society. 1loboson, OF the
navy. has also boon liberal 10 hia expenditures,
especially. io dining and uininR" Coogreaa-
1asn, willie Delauo, Ctaswell and Wiillama
oacl4 lived 10 good style.
nouTwg11. wAa TIE EXCEPTION.
lie had accumulated little property by keep
ing store in ha native town OF droton III
Massachusetts. and bad invested It IL farm
: ncar by. Dnt whom he accepted tho Treasury
portfolio he detnrntnnd not to spond moro thau
tho ealnry tllereot md took rooms at = respoc:-
, | abo boarding house out on Twelfth street.
s apS danstssr rS9s s.hos ont nez so yet
not pieaaod, thoy didn't caro-, but kept On in the
, modest iae1ponatyo path whicl, they had marked
| out. Would that Con. Helknap had followed
, | their oxamute. But he had boom educated horo
at the oommencemont Of tho Southern Society
abovo roforred Ia, studying law wt1h 8 brother
OF the prebent 8onator Carpenter, or Woat Viz
glnia7 at timo when 1eGorson Davla Waa seere.
, tarv Of War, ~ hoHpitablo Eeatloman, sit. Whe
: had tho social habits Of old Virginia, sir, aac
, who entertained lborally, STRIP
: FOLLOWING Tu1s SOUTHERN MODEL.
Do!Ensp rontod tho expensive house on afadisor
; place, facing Lafayette square, In which fos
: | yoars l,eforo barton koy had died wien Alct b,
: hicklos, aud whcro more roeont!y Beorotat,
4 Seward had boon 80 grlovously wounded !, .!
nooths devoted : scsonpco payne' =, A. ,thsa sho
looked npprovingly on the furniture. doyou,ot
, tho supper. md ruined tho carpats. This part,
. consumed quarters salary, but meanwhile tht
The CARBON OF Edoa, mud led tho woman ints
temptation. And Betknap, who Was sctupuloual,
l. particular in peouniasy mastcrs, could not roaiA
thu opportunity presented Of seeing hs "llo a
!, tlle lead Of m o1egant establishment, 30 ole
= gantly dressed as to command the Appreciation
;. Of Society Besides, as or mutual 1riond Capt
. . Jinls Of tho Horso-3 -3lastocs Hass:
: +''TlaA WAY WE HAVE III TIE Amt"
y How many Post Commanders waro there, durinI
= tho lnso unpleasantucBs, who didn't nccal,
| courtoscs," greator or leas from tho sut!cr O
his poar, who hoped thereby to inHuEo protec
who wcro compelled to purchaso their Hill
luxurios OF hinl, nnd on whose par b
10 haA lien for tho amount of big accoun
I. when tlo paymastcr poxt camo around? ? Thor
~ :cceiyo frequent contributions Of good choe
p from tho Sutlos md hIgh-mndcd. gallant on
70 Gers haw no harm, In thus rollesing tho sxso,
1t tionora Of thor ill-guttco gains. 1e!kaap aoub
Il willing TINT tho ButletA should contribute
y tho comforts Of tho headquarters Of tho Bocrt
a. tary OF War. Marsh. who had been an nrnl
81 "go-botneen." smoothing down litlieuties La b
Q consideration. liacounting raY-sccounts, az
"a performing othor dirty canlp-uork. dlaboslca!9
J, suggested how this could ho dono. but obiatno
= tight hold upou his victim. Now wo hAya III
ii sud sequel by which
T. wAs11NoToN SOCIETY SHOULD PROFIT.
Illinois has soaaon TO bo proud OF her Ecni
tors, who hnvo nevor boon led into tue gidd
whirlpool but hayo lived quietly yet rospecsabl3
But thero nro ecorea aud scores OF houscs hol
III which hangs terrible a9eluton. visible to til
IN unfortunate head Of tho fnuily, who has yiodc
10 ~ did Dclknap to . foolish pfido, and dosit
" to have their families ehino IN aocIoty. An
n, tlav tho exposure may come. md thon low the
~ will regret TINT thoy had nos followed tho 0,
y asnples net BY Boutwell,, Logan and ogloab!
III rAther than BY Jake Thompson aud Dclkuap.
), Society IL, Of courao, in despair: 'Mra. Do
% knap always dressed so awcotly," mlrmur til
: afflicted. "and Ind all hor gowns from pnri
IL with two dozon th1oo-buston GLOVES, aud a pa
b Of boots TO match each ono, aud Aer boota We,
ar msdo on number mo-and-a-hnlf lastl 10
ut dsoaafni AND tnon that Astlo hlmond. ayc
dreasos from Paris, to wear ut her roeopttou
III but they didn't arrifo hero until Lent had SGT II
II Too ball" And 40
ID TEE cuanMlSa cnRATuNEa 0uIELS ON,
10 forgetting thns they ate aeeomplcas in The gro