Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1880-12-24
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
What is Thought of the Next Mistress
of the White House.

washington IS pleased 10 KNOW tnat
the administration of the next 'first
lady in the land" will be but a contin
uation of that of Mrs. Hayes. 1t is Il
matter of congratulation, not only to
us, but to the whole country, and
especially to city like Boston, from
which come so many of our most wei
come visitors, that woman who has
been all her life and in every sense a
lady, is to preside for the next four
years over the executive mansion.
Quietly, but with the truest kind
ness, has Mrs. Garfield presided over
her modest house at the corner of
Thirteenth and | streets in this city
during the years since Gen. Garfield
purchased it, In it she has entertain
ed, often in the simplest style. but ever
with old-fashioned, true-hearted hOspi-
tality, all of wit, wisdom and beauty
that Washington has had during the
years she has been here. She is an
accomplished hostess, rs well as an ac-
cOmplished woman-they'r two very
different things. Living as the Gar
fields have had to live. in the most
economical way, doing without elegant
Clothes fine furniture, sumptuous food,
good, new and rare old books, dearer
than all else to them, they have con-
tributed more to make Washington
winter life pleasant and profitable than
many other families who have supple
mented less taste and culture with
more money. Mrs. Garteld's recep-
tions have been the largest ever held
by the wife of mere representative.
They have far surpassed those of more
ambitious senator's wives, and have
approximated those of the ladies of the
supreme court and cabinet families. in
size merely, in attractions they have
stood abreast of any of them. This sim
plv because Mrs Garfield is a sweet
tempered, cultured, refined woman, in
whose smile it is a pleasure to bask.
When we consider that. without al
lowing her manifold cares to interfere
with the performance of her social du
ties, she had managed her establish
ment alone and personally conducted
the training of her boys for college, we
can conceive her superiority, with al
her social success, to the mere society
leader"
Gen. Garfield is the president of oul
literary society, and during the past
year it has met at his house. 1t wa:
more pleasantly entertained there thar
it had ever been before. Mrs. Garfield
eXerted even her latent social power:
that night, and it was difficult for hel
guests to break away from her delight
fu parlOrs. The latter, entire nous
were. and are furnished in the style o.
Noah. That makes no difference, o.
course, although the contrast betweer
them and those which some of th'
guests had left ut home was marked
There was something really patheti'
to me in the information telegrapheC
from Cleveland that Gen. and Mrs
Garfield were purchasing furniture anC
a sealskin sacque. However, they cal
afford to crafty their taste for fou
years now, and forget the pinched past
What we here rejoice in is that, whel
Mrs. Hayes steps out and Mrs. Carried
steps into the White house ON the 1t
of March next, there will be no abrup
turning in the course of the presidel
lldl, OF IdllcI llc MIS- I'olucliIld
social customs and DEGREES. 1t is neeC
less to say that Mrs. Hayes will b
missed. She will be missed by man
of whom the worlds knows nOthin!
wants to know nothing-the nakeC
hungry, sick and in prison. unto who's
wants she has ministered "all SO silen
ly;'but regret will not be sopognant {
it would be were she To he Succeede
bv an inferior woman.