Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-08

MRS, hayes ana inc WtnH question,
Mr. EDITOR; In a paper recently
received, find the subj >ined extract
from letter by Rev. Lyman Abbott
to a New York religious weekly. Mrs.
Hayes Is very pleasantly remembered
by the people Ct Knoxville, whose
guest she was two or three years ago.
Her position on the "wine question y
Is sound, admirable and heroic, and /
wish all the ladies OF our city would
copy her example and illustrate her
priceless principles in this regard,
When the first laiy in Great Britair
(Victoria) and the frat lady in the
United States In official and social
standing are taking the most advanced
action in reference to the terrible evils
Of intemperance In their respective
countries, surely the mothers and
daughters of the land should follow
their noble lead, and discourage In
every possible way, by precept and
example, the use of all Intoxicating
liquors, including a0ine. "The young
lady who puts the tempting cup to
young mans lips deserves a drunkard
for husband"
Very respectfully,
f, T.. sTURGIs.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.
"The ladies would generally vote for
Mrs. Hayes for second term. 1t Is
safe to say that no lady in the present
generation has produced more favor~
able impression by the grace and SIM
plicity of her manners in presiding at
the White House than has she. 1t IL
worth journey to Washington to see
go simple and unconventional lady at
the very head of the beat American
society. Her portraits do her scant
Justice. Her face is wonderfully mos
bile; it constantly expresses her own
genuine enjoyment in the enjoyment
of her gues's. Her laugh is conta,
gious; and 1t would be as possible
for q photograph or even portrait to
picture the life that spsrkles In her
face as for picture TO portray the sun.
shine that dances on the dimpled sur.
face OF a lake which ever aud anon
breaks out into a quite rippled laugh
ter.
"Her social victory ia complete, and
has been won after hard battle. The
story has been told before but 1t is
worth retelling. She came to Wash.
ington determined not to offer wine to
her guests; this was the determination
of a lifetime, and she womld
not and could not abandon
1t. To give State dinner
without wine was declared to be i'm
possible; all Washington society was
opposed to her; believe il even be>
came Cabinet question. For year
she was target for the sort of arrows
which it is so hard for auy woman TO
bear uuflinchingly. But she bore 1t
all; by her patient persstt ICE and her
tact, she carried the day aud conquered
Mrs. Grundy In her own field. She
never has offered wine; Washington
follows her lead; aud | doubt whether
any State capital, not excluding the
capital of Maine, is a more thoroughly
temperance city than Washington to-
day.
"The exclusion of wines and quors
from the Capitol dates from the days
of Senator Wilson, but l judge that
public sentiment has grown stronger,
and that the exclusion is more com
plete than ever before. you go to
Capitol Hill along Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. you come to liquor shop with
sign extending out over the sidewalk.
On 1t are the words: "The Last
Chance" On the reverse side. seen as
you come back from the Capitol, are
fha wOrda. NTho Rirat Chpnco ~ poss