Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-01
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Sornguc--A1rs. C0nhlihg Goes Homo.

no,o He IL Enamored of Kate Chase
Sorngmc--Nry. Conkling Goes Home.
Washington Correspondent Chicago Times.
It was not this sensational interview that has
made Roscoe Conkling such subject for town
talk but there is previous reason that has
made him toothsome subject for gossip for
the last two years, but laterly the gossips
have had him as a stock subject upon all occa-
sions.
The occasion of this subject is the notorious
fact of his complete fascination and submits
sion to the beauty and social charms of
MRS. KATE CHASE spRAauE.
She is one of the most brilliant women Wash
ington has ever produced. Talented, beautiful,
and possessing the prestige of gigantic social
SUCCESS. she has for years had a slavish retinue
of admirers.
No one has presumed ever to cast single
slur upon her reputation. In Washington so
ciety there is nearly the same freedom that
there is in Paris. Married ladies have as many
admirers if not more than single ladies' IL Is
not the conventional thing for u husband to be
too devoted, or to object to his wife's receiving
or going about with whom she pleases.
So, although Mr.. Sprague has long ago dis
appeared from the Washington social season:
Mrs. Sprague reigns supreme at her teAutiful
place at Edgeworth: and turns the heads OF dis
tinguished men as she di when she was known
a. the dsughter of Salmon P. Chase. She is
ambitious, and the man who shines in her train
and hopes for favor must possess public posi-
ton, fame, or some c0ncomltant Of notOriety
to make him worthy of notice.
Public men have the same weaknesses and
vanities of humber mortals, and, sometimes,
in an enlarged degree. The smile of beautiful
women has added the head of many states
man. No man who has been successful upon
the stage of life thinks any less of success with
beauty than if he had not other means of graft
flying vanity.
So one can understand Mrs. Sprague's irf1u-
ence She has the reputation of a socialqueen
and it is the gilt edge Of ones patent of social
nobility to be courtier at her court. There
Roscoe Conkling has gone until the town
is laughing at him. For two years Mrs.
Conkling has never been in Washington.
Two years ago, the gossips say, huge bouquet,
intended for Mrs. Sprague, was delivered to
Mrs. Conkling. The stupid colored person, in
stead of reading Mrs. Spragne's address written
ut the printed side and its address. SO the
bouquet went to the wrong place. Mrs. Conk-
ling is woman OF mind and sense. She did
not suspect any vulgar intrigue, but she had
Ielrd so much of her husbands devotion at
tn, Spraguc court that she was ut last tired of
it. The bouquet completed her weariness.
She went home without any foolish demonstra-
tions, where she remains, allowing her husband
to go his own way in Washington social life.
50 absorbed has Conkling become in the
pursuit of his devotion, that IN common with
ordinary men under the influence of similar
fascination,
HE FoRaETs ORDINARY PRUDENCE.
A friend of Conklings said: II wish the
id fool wouldn't be so imprudent. 1t is all
right for him to admire Mrs. Sprague, but he
exhibits himself like country pumpkin ut 3
circus every time there is crowd to watch his
every move.'
There is no such swell in the Senate
Conkling. His linen, perfumes, gloves, and
boots show that he has given them all prayer
full attention. His numerously exquisitely fit
ting coats the variety Of his neckties and
variegated patterns of his trowsers all mark
the man anxious to stand we'll III lovely woman's
eye.
Nobody complains of Conklin's admiration of
Mira Sprugue for she is admired by hundreds,
md no ono insinuates aught against its
character. Mrs. Sprague is fond Of ANUS
ing herself when she do to
her profit. It was only the other day that the
Senate, without understanding what it did,
passed a bill RENTING the special improve
ment taxes upon her Edgeworth estate. vir-
tually giving Mrs. Sprague $3.50, 900. This with
cut q shadow of reason.
It was only the other day that Roscoe Conk-
ling appeared as her attorney in a petty case
before local Justice. Fancy the gigantic,
perfumed, curled Roscoe, crampcd and screwed
down to the level of a small justice court! 1t
is such devotion this that makes the society
Conhlings singular do-nothing at,itude-his
refusal to make speeches upon any of the pre-
vail;ng topics, when other men talk and try to
make capital for themselves. When ones
vanity is gorged, there is no need of further
effort