The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-31
SOCIALLY CONSIDERED.


The Cabinet MlaIotoes end their Wlvee-
VIE WIN % he Entertaining.
Correspondence Philsdelphis Record.
It makes considerable difierenc,
what manner Of woman q cabinet ON
Gers wife il, especially in these gay
days Of Washington society. There /!
Q certain amount Of social duty deyolv
ing upon the wives Of the President.
advisers, which brings them before tn,
world and from the seclusion which
they may have enjoyed previous to tn,
elevation Of their husbands. 1t Is just
- incumbent upon the wife to b
everything to every body As 1t is for the
husband. Seldom has IL been that in
the selection Of . cabinet the wives OIL
the members enjoyed such distinction
apart from the reputation Of their hus
bands a. do some of those of the pres.
snt administration.
Mrs. Blaine 10 a fine-looking lady,
tall, with good features, and hair well
sprinklsd with gray. She 10 pleasant
In her manner, u ready conversations
alist, and shrewd. Her long expert.
ence In public life has made her q val.
liable acquisition to the administration
or to that part, at least, represented by
her husband. She can keep q secret
and ward OF the inquisitive. One day,
about . month ago, fellow with q Gu
rious mind thought to ascertain from
Mrs. Blaine whether the then Senator
would become prime minister under
Garfield. suppose you will be de-
lighted when the Senator goes into the
cabinet?" said curiosity. Indeed, T"
said Mrs. Blaine. In apparent aston
ishmsnt; ~ have noticed considsrs-
BILE comment In the newspapers on
the subject. Pray tell me what you
know about it." The genslsman could
have been bought for . penny about
that time. On the 4th Of March Mrr.
Blaine, before taking her seat on the
stand at the Inauguration ceremonies,
walked to the front with the air of q
queen and gaxed upon the vast crowd
below. She was recognized, and .
shout went up that showed she was a.
POPULAR ~ her husband. Mrs. Blaine
possesses those peculiar qualifications
which make . wife . great comfort and
aid to public man.
Mrs Window Ii q fine, matronly
lady, who has never shown any dispO-
sitiOn for society and Ito frivolities.
While she always dresses in good taste,
In either black silk or satin or some
solid color, there 10 nothing dashing to
her In . crowded reception
room. She appears to best advantage
In the home circle.
The oldest fish In the cabinet basket
10 Samuel J. Kirkwe0d, the Secretary
Of the Interior. He 10 . plain man,
and has an agricultural appearance,
but the one who picks him up - . fat
will bs mistaken. Little IL known of
his wife beyond the fact that she ID an
sstimable lady, who partakes in .
measure the quiet manner of her hus-
band and has . limited circle Of 40
quaintances.
Secretary Lincoln's wife was Mary
Harlan, daughter Of ex-senator Har.
Ian, . woman Of exquisite l0veliness.
In her younger days the suffers for her
hand were numbered by the score.
Her presence In the charmed circle of
the cabinet will add to its brllliancy.
The fact that Mrs Mac Veagh Is Simon
Cameron's daughter has given her
reputation which has preceded her
here. She 10 tall, graceful of figure,
and having spent years In society with
her father when he was i'm the zenith
Of his political glory and power, comes
we'll prepared for the new hOnors
which both her husband and herself
will receive. Those who know her
say that she possesses In
. marked degree many Of the charac-
teristics which distinguish her father.
and that these traits are more largely
than In any of her relatives.
Having been brought up in . political
she has acquired the fac
ulty OF reading men and women at =
glance and am told that hers has
been the directing mind i'm many Of
the movements of her husband. Mr..
MacVoagh intends to keep house here,
and his establishment will be one OF
the most noted at the Capital.
Mrs. Hunt will be the belle Of the
beyond doubt. She i. beau
tiful blonde, agreeable i'm manner and
cultivated in taste. Mrs. Hunt IL one
Of the best educated ladies i'm Wash
lngton, and withal . brilliant society
woman. Her circle Of acquaintances
ID large, and che entertains with true
Southern chivalry style.
Postmaster James has q lovely wife,
who will b an ornament to Washing
ton society.
The cabinet IL not made up of rich
men, by any means. Blaine is proba-
bly, better fixed than any Of the rest
of them, 20 far - q bank account In
He has q fine residence.
furnished, On Fifteenth
street. The rest Of the members live
and II IL doubted whether
hey will branch out. because the SAL
lry Of s., 900 per year which each will
receive will hardly warrant extraor-
binary expenses. In the last admin
stration Secretary Sherman bore the
,runt Of entertaining on behalf of the
Minister under the new regime this
will fall to the lot Of Mr.. Blaine.