The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-26

fonrishcd in the Cabinet during the
,, Grant reign. Mrs. Hayes has invent
ed a. way to shake hands, which ought
to le known to tho official world, s
it saves this useful member from crush
ing alnihilation. Never give your
fingers to the crowd, and instead of
allowing your own hand to be seized,
grasp the unruly enemy by the hand
as far as the unfortunate thumb will
! permit you to 20, one vigorous
squeeze and the torment il over. All
this is done on the same principle of
collision at.sea. 1t is the vessel that
is hit that sustains all tic harm.
LADIES OF TIE, CABINET.
A plain, digniticd, matsonly woman
stood next to Mrs. Hayes. a lace
cap-Quakcr-likc in its simplicity
rested on her snowy hair, sclf-lrim-
med black silk dress (for Mrs. Evarts
has not wholly discarded mourning
tor her beloved SOM made one of the
simplest toilcttcs to be found in the
crowded thlOng. a whole head and
shoulders above Mrs. Evarts stood
Mrs. Secretary Shcrman--one of those
creations whicl, can be COMPARED to
the: lilies Of the field in purity of STYLE
|
die ground between blonde and bru-
ncttc, her tawny bNir, with its natural
wave gathered in the low, Greek coil,
without comb or ornament Of any
kind. a simple black dress, relieved
at the throat with illusion ruchings,
she seemed the personiticd cmbodi-
lnent ofunc Of Tennyson's poems:
"ran and dvinely fair"
Not a beautiful woman, but one Gre
atcd with so much harmony that tho
whole mortal statue would have to be
pulled apart to remedy the defect.
Mrs. Sherman would make most
admirable ''tirst lady"-the very
best of all the candidates now III the
iield-for in all tho years of her hus-
bands official life at the Capital, her
unostentatious charity, her kindly
deeds to the worthy and descrvinghavc
cnshrined her as n patron saint in
many poor widows heart.
Imagine an English duchess who has
inherited the rare beauty which de-
scends with hereditary rank. Why
are tho English nobility tho finest
specimens of personal beauty? 1t is
because it's members leave nothing un-
done to perfect the physical proper.
tions of the race. OF English origin
Mrs. Ramsay brings to the Cabinet
any amount of that material which
this administration lacked most. It
has already been whispered by those
who ought to know that Governor
ramsey was notcallcd to the War Office
because of his bloody record, but it
was made necessary by the deficiency
in the social Cabinet, for while large
number of these society leaders were
equal to Misunderstanding, they were not
quite strong enough to prevent mascu-
line yawns between the courses ut
official dinners. The coming of Mrs.
Ramsey into the field, even at this late
day. ifit does not win the battle will
at least prevent a. complete rout. Mrs.
Ramscy's long residence ut the capital,
her superior intelligence and winning
ways arc doing much to rctard the criti-
cism which ended with the retirement
OF her predecessor, for it is openly de-
clared that Secretary McCrary was
hocus-pocuscd into "jedgc" because
"Mrs. Hayes could stand it no longer"
Next Mrs. Ramsey stood Mrs. Post
mastcr-Gcneral Key, who, in the LAM
guagc of the Emperor Napoleon,
would bo pronounced the greatest
woman, as lie told Name. dc Stacl cit is
she who :has the largest number Of
Children" And yet Mrs. Key is rob-
bed of her laurcls, for while she has
only ten olive branches, Mrs. Evarts
has eleven, ,0r did have when the Hon.
William NJ: Evarts became Secretary
OF State. Mrs. Key is large and sub
stantial looking, without any particu-
lar genius III the style of dress, as her
trying gown of rcd waist and yellow
sleeves sufficiently proved. It's only
youth and beauty that can wear theat-
rical costumes with becoming effect,
but whom middlc-agcd woman can
be found to take tho risk her courage
should be applauded and her wounds
artistically dressed. just beyond Mrs.
Key stood Miss Agatha Schurz, the
eldest daughter Of the Secretary of
the Interior, rather moro than pleas
ing in form and feature, but destitute
OF TINT indescribablc something Which
makes her father one of the historical
characters ofhis time. The youthful
girl who stood by the side of Miss
Schurz might have been the niece of
Acknowledgement Dcvcns, but as there
is no proofon this point the subject is
omitted.
MRS. GRANTS WAY.
1t was Mrs. Grant who first invited
other ladies to receive with her, and
in those primitive days it was often the
wives of the army officers. Mrs. GEN
eral Babcock was almost always Mt her
side. Mrs. Grant was very ''ncar-
sighted" and Mrs. Babcock had the
faculty ofrclieving any embarrassment
which might come from this misfor-
tune. Ladies whose husbands had
never been in public life, except in the
different professions, were seen by the
side Of Mrs. Grant or artistically
grouped little way off. Tho rccen-
tons Of Mrs. Grant reminded the be-
holder of the picture of "Eugenio and
her maids in waiting" True, Mrs.
Grant did not not possess tho beauty
Of tho charming Spaniartl, but her
"suite" would compare favorably in
dignity, beauty and grace with the
same number of women found near
any throne in Europe. Mrs Grant
grouped her assistants rs exquisite
flowers Of (liffo rent color o,o1 porfi,,,in