The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-18

bilN", (MadaMc BERG ltlnlnn OF ldte) Wore
an exquisite dress showing the most arts
tic combination Of pale rose pink with an
vealeu the still wonderful beauty OF necl,
50 white and smooth that many young
girls might envy her. and her fair cnrl3
were topped back in the way so long Ia
mliar to her friends Mrs Laughton IS 4
rare hostess. and she has arranged tor
many elegant entertainments DURING tie
gay season.
The Cabinet calls on "Wednesday We're
unusually pleasant. There were no crowds
anywhere, and in nearly every palIor 4
bright open fire sent out such a hospitable
GLOW that one felt tempted to remain far
beyond regulation allotment OF all the
ladies who were in the original Cabinet
circle OF President Grant only Mrs Fish
remains, and her name belongs to Amerl-
"a almost as fully as that OF Martha Wash
in@ton, for through ali the irving positions
OF her prolonged public life she has pre-
served the eminent respect and warmest
affection Of all who know her.
The new faces this year are those of
Miss Cameron. Mrs Morrill,, Mrs TAFT and
Mrs. 1yner. Secretary Cameron having
lost his wife two years since, his Young
daughter assumes the head OF the house
hold, receiving guests and entertaining
them with Il gentle dignity unusual in one
so young. Mrs. Morrill, has rooms at
where we used to meet Mrs. Deano. Her
daughters assist her cilarmingly. Mrs
Taft and Mrs. Tyner receive together in
the parlors OF the Ebbitt House, and on
Wednesday they had larger number of
calls than saw anywhere else. They are
both exceedingly agreeable ladies. Mrs
Taft looked nobly in 4 plain black velvet
toilette, admirably suiting her fine face,
while Mrs. Tyner was very pretty indeed
in an ashes Of rose sill, trimmed with dark
brown velvet
On Thursday the wives OF our Senators
are supposed to be ready for inspection,
but there are very few of them here. 1t
it always pleasant to find Senator ker-
mans house open, for 10 one has more
delightful way OF welcoming friends than
Miss Herman, Without being a regular
haantyr no taC "a.
where Il sweet nature has made itself
very much at home ON the rosy lips and
in the bright. laughing eyes that look
into your own 50 frankly The furnished
house they occupy has large parlors, sug
gestiVc OF hospitality. but our Brief call
was 50 flied with pleasant chat that
don't remember an article OF furniture
Mrs Herman is able to receive her friends
this winter, much To their delight As
we entered. a Young lady was making her
adieu> Her toilette was Sd conspicuous
that inquired her name, and learned it
was Miss Train, the daughter Of ''George
Francis" the famous She wore over a
brilliant purple sill, skirt, i still more
wildly purple plush poIonaisc This was
edged with broad bands oi glistenin@
elder breasts. | never hear the name OF
George Francis Train that there does not
rise before me the vision OF the most an
calmly old hotel whose day is past. but
which, like many dilapidated humans,
"ha5 a hiatoly,' 1t stands IN Omaha, a.
you ride toward the city from the MON
Pacific depot. and the story goes there
that George Francis, hecomin" irale al a
hotel keeper up town, sw"re u great oath
Of revenge lie vowed Thai in six weeks
'c would put NJ i better hotel than
Omaha had ever seen and the men about
him laughed Labor was scarce and mnl-
Der was S,arter; bat when the siN weeks
We're passed there stood the hotel.
At Senator Ednurd's We found the
Danish minister with his beautiful Amer
lean Wife, widely known a. Mrs Charles
Monlton. Another gentleman Of the ,ii~
plonatlc corps, Senior Dar'lon, the minis
ter from Guatemala, married a lady from
Cleveland, Ohio. She has one OF the
lovelieSt faces that we meet. Her com
pleyion is remarkably pure the feature
are delicate, and the expression one Of
great gentlrness.
At the Capitol there is u current Of sup
pressed excitement rbbng and flowing
continually, Us the hopes and fears Of
each party tluctuate David Dudlcy Field
was sworn in yesterday, and to-day we
all levelled our glasses Tor u peep ut
Boss Twceds lawyer" rs somebody has
already named him. lie is very tall his
shoulders are rounded, his movements are
anything but graceful; but the head and
face are those OF character strongly
marked. The little hair left on the round
head IS white; SO is the moustache over
the large, unpleasant mouth; the eyes
hide away under heavily bent brows;
forehead is remarkably broad and full
and the new member is one OF the most
striking men on the floor. Years ago
some of my happiest school days were
spent in that lovely Berkshire town "Old
Stockbridge on the Plain" Dr.. Field,
the father of David Dudley, Cyrus, Hen
ry, (and don't know how many more)
was handsomer man than any of his
sons. He must have been at least eighty
years old when, one Sunday in the village
church, he baptized number of infants,
making the beautiful ceremony much
more impressive than usual by his man.