Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-12-21
WASHINGTON LETTER,
tFrOm Our Regular oorrcrpondont.l


Though "the season" In the official social |
circles Of the capital does not open until
the first Of Jsnuary, there have been few
Informal receptions, ETC., and on some
days the door steps Of certain residences
have been pretty well Uttered with the
little tissue slirs dropped from packages Of
visiting cards. II must be an awful bore
TO he the wife OF an official and receive
this stream of callers on certain days, yet
the ladies seem to like It and are even
more ambitious than their husbands To
occupy the positions placing them high in
the social scale. There being no Mrs. Ar.
thur in the White House, and Senator
| Anthony who Ia to be Presiient Of the
Senate, and really Vice President, b ing
bachelor, Mrs. Carlisle. the wife OF the new
Speaker, will occupy the position OF socie-
ty.leader this winter. At all official din
ners Mrs. Carlisle, like Mrs. Keiier last
year, will rank her husband, and il the
President is present will take The position
corresponding to his. This official eti-
qneite seems very strange outside OF
Washington, hut here where 20 many
gnests at entertainments ARE official, il Ia
absolutely necessary that there should be
some rule of precedence, or else there would
he hitter jealousies. At II dinner the oldest
Senator in point of service takes precedence
nf all other senators present, even though
he may be the dullest and most uninteresl-
ing one present. In the same wav the
Members who have served the longest take
precedence ot The younger ones.
Mrs. Carlisle is n woman who will grace
her position. She is n Kentuckinn, her
father having ut one time been Mayor of
Covington. aud abe inherils the splendid
physique for which Kenlurky bellies ARE
famous. She is a blonde in complexion,
with blue gray eyes. aud figure as 1.-THE
ns n young girls. II ,s difficult to realize
tha' she is the mother Of two grown sons
She is dignified, but unnssnn,ing in man
, ner, loval to her friends and kind 10 every
one. Her great faith in her husbands sue
cess was well illustrated in her cool conf
dence during the Speakersl,ip contest. No
: one showed less excitement, and whenever
the subject was hrouched to her she said
: calmly: II am Just as certain of his being
Speaker as AM TINT Pm alive. OF course
no one can heat John. lie has never been
anything"
9 Even hnd Senator E,lmunds remained
8 President OF the Senate Mrs. Edmun,ls
: would not have taken her place as society
leader, RS she is IN mourning for datgh
, ter. The Pres;dents h Iuse will be uniis,,-
d ally gay this winter, it is said. Mrs. Nc,
y Elroy, If Albany. the Presidents sister,
!. will be here with her beautiful daughter ia
II do the honors there. They say Mr.. Ar.
thur IL remarkably fond of music. thongl
the stories about iis banjo playinp and ip
dancing are not quite true. One of hi,
- = friends says that even a we'll timed hand
y organ has charms for the President. ant
D relates the following incident. Gone day
- few weeks ago he was driving in from
= Soldiers Home accompanied by Miss Mel
:, lie and mvself, We had iust iurned I'M,
'. Fourteenth street when hand organ WA
a heard playing lively air near by. In nj
=, instant the Presidents face lighitcned up
" and when we reached the SPOT where tb,
organ grinder was standing lie ordered tn,
n driver TO stop. For fifteen minutes we re.
=, mained there until the Italian had ex.
= hansied his repertoire and his monkey ha,
:. climbed into the carriage twice. Encl
" visit of the latter was rewarded with
- quarter of a dollar, which seemed To as.
!, tonish his mast, when he received il, an,
~ then we drove ON and The organ erinde
W. iow IL, ~, ,,::l