Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-12

y shocked at the levity With which l beard
them mentioned. In the same house with
me was an Ohio general. One day AAas H.
diesv dresslng fora cabinet rec1psion..
aqdx yas IN the roomSW tho young lady
,oftee4anily. She sad: ut goes aSainst
mo "a ctll az the lhouse of,she s~scietsrv OF
theEH eai1ry. In Ohio Kaae Chase p not
ytetted, bot Of course, now that her s6atAes
10 10 the cabinet, We have to recognize her"
"What has Miss Kato done! I inquired.
"Oh!" said she, shave you never heard
OF her disgrace:" had not, but
remarks made Lasting impression.
The next Sunday I went to 81. Johns
church. and In eoming out OF the church.
Kate Chase was pointed out to-ns: fsaw-
. aagulas. 0sure ssoeeeaia@Artiekt~1ts isg
black cloth po!onaise. Tho garment had
been Juet long enough out Of fashion to
look singular. but was told that the young
lady chung to it because It showed of her
figure. The only beauty about Kate Cause
Of that time were her eyes and eyelashes.
The eyes were brown, or gray, and the eye
lsshes dark and leng. She understood the
use Of her eyes. for she VIA always drop
ping them and dropping the lids 20 that
the eyelashea rested on her cheeks. Al
that time she was not artificial In makeup.
She had another good point which she
made the most Of, and that was . welltorm-
ed head. To show this 10 advantage, sshe
wore her hair which was brown (the color
10 very different now 10 Close bands. %
Mrs. Hayes still wears hers. The greetest
defect In Kate Chase'se face Sa small turn
81 up nose. 49,
Warrington was full Of gossip about the
BY the conventionalities Of life. Then
came the announcement Of her engagement
to the Rhode Island milii0nalre. Her faith.
er had always been and still was poor, and
if Kate was fond Of dress abe had not been
able to indulge in any extravagance. She
now enjoyed making the costliest prepar-
atoms tor her wedding. Senator Sprague
paid twenty thousand dollars for . tiara OF
diamonds, and II was on exhibition in Tit.
fsny's window after It was purchased. This
was the wedding present and worn with
the point lace veil on the occasion of her
marriage. After this the modest mansion
which the secretary of the treasury had &C.
cupied was purchased h4 Sprsgue, and his
wife had it reuoddled sud enlarged. Plain
furniture was replacedtby that which was
costly and sumptuous. Dinners, balls and
entertainments on the grandest scale were
given. The diamonds were worn OF the
head at night and fastened in the bonnet
BY day. One ball was given BY Mrs.
Sprague when she had a-temporary ball
room built, and the walls covered with
duted, rose colored satin and mirrors.
Champagne flowed like water at her feasts.
She nov played the grand dame. She
snubbed president and Mrs. Lincoln, and
took on all of the fine airs, or in the laconic
language Of. her husband nothing could
equal the insolence of half . million, but a
whole million. She organized horseback
parties and galloped up and down Penn.
s~ylvania avenue to display herself to the
gaping crowd. She hired q rural dwelling,
q few miles from Washington, and she and
her companions would ride there and dis
mount, have a dance and COLLATION., and
then troop back to the city. She visited
New York whenever q fresh novelty ap-
peared in opera or theatre. She would
stop at q fashionable hotel, and alone with
q chevalier would pass days and nights in
a round of amusements. She left with her
husband n young child and al infant
while she went to Europe. Here she was
metamorphosed into an auburn hair blonde.
Upon her return, after one or two years
absence, she was more regal than ever in
her dress and the style Of her entertain
ments. 1t appeared "a if she had gone to
Europe to acquire some of the additional
arts Of the French women who shine in
political solons. Upon her return she be-
gan to groom her father for the Presidency.
She opened headquarters in New York
prior to the meeting of the convention, in
1865. She feted and entertained
every one she desired to influence.
She used her most fascinating wiles
and arts; she attempted to be q fe-
male Warwick. She was bafled, and defeat
ed In 1868, but attempted the same role four
years afterwards. In New York she had
worked upon politicians alone; four years
later she included the press. Until that
time she had not sought 10 conciliate the
members of the third estate. On the con.
trary she had been lavish in snubs to this
inferior clau Of mortals. Now she wanted
their assiistance, and she invited them to
her house. The occasion was 3 reception
the night before the departure Of the dele
gates and press represenatiysa to Cincinnati,
her father had been struck with paralysis
the year before, but had partially recovered.
and stood beside his equeeulv daughter a
the % sraciously received her guests. She
told everyone that her father had walked
from Edgewood that evening. This was to
prove that his health and.Strensth vas not
impaired. BE With his mouth still drawn
from paralysis and his speech unsteady, ex-
efted hinself to prove BY remembering
names and faces that his intellect was Wig
orous. Ali Whist efforts were made that