The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-03-03
Washington Letter.


Washington. d. G., Feb q. 1871.
1 suppose there is title Doubt in the mind, Of
the people concerning the Preside ncy. HAYES
is everywhere spoken Of as the President-elect.
The Cabinet Slate has been several times re
modelled for him, but he hms elf is silent on the
subject. His IDEAS, and those Of his family, are
quite manifest from the Iact that Mrs Hayes
is now IN ClnClnna having her innupural cos.
tune prepared by the leading firm Of that city.
Your lady readers Will Of course, be interested
in the details of that preparation and for their
benefit Tor satisfactonl give it as an extract
from to-day's critic.
" The inaugural dress Will be of elegant black
SIX, cut 'princesse' in style, and will be high
IN tile throat with long sleeves and, of course,
full train II VIII be tr mined with black velvet
Dlue SATIN and vnlenciennes lace, and, although
Ilcn anu elegant, Is isprOnounced very plaln. 1t
COSTS e1OU. Ihr evening or eCeptiOn dress will
be tt Q laker gray, with cOrsage waist square
iI,c. neck 1eml se1yes ana tu train. It is 70 be
trimmed with Vdlenciennes lace, fringe and
flowers. and will cost $500. The morulng dress
VIII be OF blue Cashmere, Handsomely trimmed
with SILK OF samo shane, with fringe to match,
win Oenlltraln and 'pTinC Cesse' polOnalse. The
duly " taking cnnrge of the removal of the
Governors tamlly to WASHINGTON mas been ag.
signed TO Coonei Lou Wier, of Cincnath. n
InemDer OF The Governors staff, who ls now
busllv onSaged in completing the arrange.
ments." 0af
Much has been written and said about the nc.
commodation5 OF the four men, Wells, Ander-
son CGsenave and KenDer, members of the
| Louisiana Returning Board. who are spending
this month In the custody of the Sergeanta
Arms Of the House of Representatives at the
Capitol. They may be seen any afternoon now
| ABOUT hve O'Clock, when the Congressman have
| g0nr Lone 20 dinner, sitting quitey arOand ont
OF the tcstHuTant tpDles III the house Wins
basement OF the CaptO, discussing with ap
| parant 'elish. as good aud well prepared oiil
ner as can DC found at any hotel. Three of then
| are very OrdintrY ioohlng men-mght pass fO
| butchers or baker, or cnndlestick niaKeTs.-bu
tne Otner, AnUersOn, il n tail, fine looking MAJ
OF the military type. He aud Wells occupy
| room Wlth nicely carpeted floor containing tw
| OIaCk Wainut Oeusteads tables, chairs. Ant
| writing convenences, and ali hOugh neither a
light rs the Senate Chamber nor as airy as th
nulhe Is lar from beng an uncomfortable lOdg
ing. Tue 1cstraint upon them all is very sligh
| -anu tney are allowed to ride out wheneve
tney cho05e TO do so.
Lent docs not appear to do away with all fes
uvltles in Washington, Though the Cav seasC1
proper came to close fortnight ago. as
| week people were very pleasantly eutertaine
| Dy an Auth0rs' CarnlVap' given at MasOnI
Temple on four successive evenings The pr1I
clpul representations were Burns Cottage, Nh
inmates OF winch were all in Highland Costume
winters Snow Bound" nome and " Mau
Muller" MOOre's "LalIa RoOks' with tn
YelleG prophet ana peri; Tennisons' " Dream
Fair Women" and May Queen" ; PeggO,ty'
Boat 1Orln Dickens David CoupeTiield''
ShaKespear Alndln's Cave and Fairy GrOitC
But Che most attractive of all WAS the most res
"a Scu ptOrs' studio wheI elm sat Winnie Real
modelling portrait 0ust| in clay. Chief JnstC
Waite sat to her the first evening and her del
httle hands nodded his striking features iRto n
cOgnlzable shape in two or three hours. Sll
wll doubtless finish the bust and have 1t pJ
into marble.
On Wednesday last very distinguished con
pany attended reception gwen by PrOfessl
and Mrs. enry, OF the Smithsonian Institute
Thelr com panies are always most ao reeab Q an
among the guests on Wednesday were Mrs an
Miss Fish Secretary and Mrs Chandler, Lad
Thornton, General sherman. Professor Ralr
General aud Mrs. Hunter and Young lazy 1
latiVe OF theirs, Miss Rush Of Philade phia 81
Is the daughter of DR.. Il chard Rush. wEo WI
sent To England 10 receive the rich legacy
SmlthsOn with which the institution named fl
him was fOunOud.
, Clala Louise Kellogg SIMS in Opera here fol
. | evenings tlS wees aud our musical word
wild over The prospect of so ch treat. Un IL
nfst evening she appears in star OF u
N0rth"; second, The FLYING DuUchman'
third " Faust" and fol th " Ii 'rravltor"
NJ. NJ. w.