The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-05
ARrHuRs AMBITION. !
The President Determined to shine a. =
f+S Social Star. -

Tho President Determined to shine a. q
, A Boston Sunday paper recently pub.
lished n. elaborate account Of President
Arthur's modes Of entertainment at the
White House. In this article 1t was stated
Int he was an extraordinarily heavy
tinker; that the cellars Of the White
House are stocked with enough liquors to
BACK up a fashionable clubhouse, and that
lt was the presidents custom to gather
leout him nearly every. nigat two or three
y ms New York cronies In order to indulge !
ayeraye, until daylight. The statement, al J
course, carries with It the evidence
Oh gross exaggeration. The president
ls drinking man, but he Is a moderate
drinker. He has IN his cellar about the
same stock of wines that the average gen.
tleman OF means has in his. He IL very
iond ofdrinking at the table, but no one
can accuse him of drinking to excess. He
has habit of spending three or four hours
Gus dinners it may DO possible that some Of
MS friends drink too much at these enter
tainments, but that there is anything Of
disorderly character ut the White House ID
absolutely untrue. lh. president Is very
careful IN his habits, and whatever he NAV
have been IN New York, in Washington his
habits are above reproach,, He dimes late,
and spends agooddeal Of time after dinner
talking with his friends. He rarely is able
70 see any one on business before II o'clock
IN the morning, The nominations which
used to 60 TO the senate in the neighbor-
hood Of anHr 1880, hardly ever reach II
now bySi2 Some of tho boys about tho
senate y4Njoking way Of saying that the
presidentshas not sobcred up enough to
send in his nominations, and this chaff may
neve given the Boston correspondent :
basis for his sensational attack upon the
presideres character. The president has
one ambition, apparently, and that is to
become fshining social star. lie Is not sue
ceeding itha politician, and he apparently Is
concentracp pg his attention upon attaining
brilliant social success. 1t Is bald by New
York people that Arthur never had any
high social standing at home. He was 4
CLUB mar regarded as a hail fellow, W. II
: met by ali politicians, but he was never in
vited to the swell entertainments OF New
, YUk when. he was simply collector. The
! secret Of bis attachment for the Frelinghuy-
, sens Is said to be based upon the fact OF the
high social station Of the Frelinghuysens.
Frelinghuysens are wealthy and have con-
Quoted themselve in such a way that their
friends generally regard them as holding 3
: very high social rank. Mr.. Frelnghuysen
: is an amiable; weak-minded old gentleman,
s who never wore suit Of clothes in his life
y that fitted him.. His daughters are neither
Q beautiful nor stylish. Mrs, Freling.
o huysen Is an amiable old lady, with
II with very Srieid manners. ana. trssi
/ elements, combined with the money Yhal
IS bad been In the family . number Of years
L have enabled the Frelinghuysens to take d
o very high stand In New Jersey. The pre-
e vious official career of Mr.. Frelinghuyso sor
" has added presti, Q to his social position
His uncle (who hid adopted him as SON
:. was on the presidential ticket with Henry
}, Clay, and that is another element that addi
Q to Mr.. Frelinghuysen's social superiority
;. to the president The president consulii
d with the Frelinghuysen daughters about
IS every bit of furniture that goes to ths
n White House, All the decorations ars
made by the Frelinghuysen young women
AT all OF the entertainments given by ths
o president it will be noticed that the Ere
n lnghnysens are always at the head al
i managers. SO great power has the amia
Il BILE old secretary of state in this regard tha
'f he practically does what he pleases will
9 him. Washington Correspondence Chi
It ca, 20 Times.