The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-03-11

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~. thousands Of dollars upon 1t, one brav
strong utterance, one loving word migl
=, have come back in return. Where are I'll
:. women who have smirked and basked in tf
~ shadows OF The dead and dying administr,
tions? What hicbe will their minds fill |
Il history? We have railroad kings and bopar
- "a emperors and money grabbers in place G
states, by the score; but where are the draw
- ing rooms such as Lady Bessngton's, or th
:. famous salon Of Madame de Stael whic
D., has an existence to-day far more substantial
a. than the daily receptions at Capital. In
A. stead of cultivaiing their minds the "societ,
- women" at Washington are expendng th,
"a last show of vitality in the adorning of thei
-, bodies. Flutiny from one "palatisl man
sion" TO another f,om "sunny morn TO dew,
eve" sbese human butterflies make no more
!. impression on the world at large than the
moths which they so much resemble. Willis,
as general rule the society women have
politicians for husbands il does not always
follow that all politicians have "society y
wives. Such accomplished women as Mrs.
George +. Edmunds, Of Vermont, or Mrs.
Thomas +. Bayard, of Delaware, will al
1 ways be found, and like the men at the
pumps viii keep the old worm eaten hulk of
7 Washington society from going to the bottom.
NO LEADER OF SOCIETY.
} Since the retirement Of the superb Kather-
, Inc Chase Sprague "society," in a blunder-
ing way, manages to get along without an
acknowledged "head." If the beautiful
and accomplished woman is found the inn
mense wealth is lacking, for no woman can
be successful "leader" unless she has
beauty, brains and money. To a great ex-
tent beauty eau be spared, because its loss
can be made up by the artistic skill which
the brain power will utilize. just as gem
eral must have the snews of war TO carry
on vigorous campaign, a society leader
must be thoiougly equipped, for il the means
To accomplish certain result are somewhat
different, the end amounts 10 just about the
The coming OF the bonanza wives is watch
ed with the most intense anxiety. The
| question is asked: g Has she the qualities to
command or will ineiiiciency aud cowardice |
| consigb her the to ranks? Pr member of
Congress was regretting his inability to be |
present at an Art Club reception. He said |
| he had reason to believe that in such an as
| sembly he could find a reiief OF change from |
| the political treadmill where he was forced |
| to be at his post every day. Wheuhis atten- |
tion was called to the stately card receptions |
OF almost every night, he replied: al hate |
then, there Is nothing there but Clothes" |
These weIe the words Fl ON no brain-distort- |
ed, dyspeptic Bostonian, but Western mau
| in the full sap Of existence, who would be
naturally supposed to cling to the woman
who could show the handsnmest amount of |
shouldec to the square inch. Both General
Garfield aud Senator Blaine have declared
that relief comes to the tired, overworked
brain by changing the train of thought, and
not by dabbling in inanity. This proves
that the dolls occupation is gone. The
woman Of the nineteenth century must
shake from her dormant brain the dust of
ages and develop her power in precisely the
same ratio as man makes the most Of his.
Almighty God has made the orbit of the SEX
es parallel, but they can never inteIsect.
STATE DINNERS.
All that which comes under the head of
"formal ceremony" at the Capital, such as
state dinners at the White House, are faith
ful copies Of foreign courss, or rather the tat
tered fragments Of the manners of old bar
onial times under William the Conqueror,
when the feudal chiefs were served first, aud
their ietaineIs were permitted TO scramble
OIL the floor for the bones. II Is true The
bones are not thrown underthe White House :
table; but should a President entertain
Victoria at dinner "etiquette y Of the spirit I
of the old bafbaIans deares the President |
must be helped first. Instead of the Ameri-
can gentleman at his own table, where the I
example of private life should be the model /
for the public manner Of aIepublic, we have !
just enough Of Inc old leaven Of monarchy |
working that any child can smell the odor !
after short stay in Washington. Nothirg / q
more terrible socially can be conceived than q
one or these cold, formal sta.e dinners at $
the White House. 1t is not company made I
up of breathing, living men, but Is the mas
culpe bones of the awfu! department of I
ST ate. with the feminine anatomy clutched d
foe b.ief half hour from the highest Judi
cial ermine. 1t is the ponderous Treasury !
Department, with It's legs crossed under the h
Presidential mahogany. In preceding adj 8
the victims were allowed to q
drown their sorrows In wine, and by the II
time the fifth or sixth course came around u
Lhe War and Navy Departments were pre-
pared for the most desperate action on sea y
D. shore. Only from twelve to nineteen n
inches of table room is allotted 10 guest, 5
and the steward Of the White House, i'm p
stead of the tailor, decides on the breadth Of n
he anatomy. To the great credit Of the 1
State of New York Il has been found that j
secretary Evarts could be wedged in between is
couple of Supreme Judges without djmin-
shing the size of the table in the least, but
he refuses to be the third party to this kind
II an alliance. because there is no precedent =,
II the kind to be found In the archives o. !,
he State Department.. =
Paul Boyton, the celebrated swimmer,
J believed TO have fallen victim In the war
,etween Peru and Chill. The Pittsburg q
commercial says: Last fall he entered into II
contract with the governments Of Peru 70 . 3
uperintend torpedo service,s S0r which he :
eceived magnificent remuneration. Moth n
Iag has been heard rom him since Christ q
mas, although previous 10 that time be Vpole a
Feekly % an intImaie friend imthis cjsy. Ia / ii
is last lefter ae inclosed his will, and sald | Il
hat he enemy were Advancing and thai be | os
eljeved he wonld not survive - il1psn1- u