Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30
A PRETTY DEBUTANE
Miss Mamie French Makes W
Entree to Society Y
And tho Pre- sident Visits New York
10 do Her Honor.
Murray Hill In a Flutter Over His
Intentions.
81 Feel Like Eiuhteeu," Says the
Chief Executive.
.Aa,;o.l 10 ne Rogi,tr.

NAV YcsN December 2S.-One oil ffeN'
dent Arthurs most intimate friends In
New York is Mr.. Seth H. French, th'
wealthy cotton exporter. Last summer
the President visited Mr.. French at his
Sexpor, villa and was his guest Tor several
days, The friendship Is not AZ all OF 20
nticAl nature, for Mr.. French. unlike his
raftesake, the missioner, 10 not poll.
ticisn. Ii is entirely personal. In society
circles /, has been vaguely limited that
there is another reason for this intimacy.
Mr.. French has Q daughter, who Is one Of
the handsomest young ladies In New York.
More Of blonde than brunette, OF fAu!t.
less feature and the carriage OF queen.
Mis-, Mamie has had numerous suitors ere
she approached eighteen. y is no wonder
il tie President Is one OF her admirers-
on yesterday afternoon Mr.. and Mn.
French held brilliant reception at Their
elegant home, No. H. West Fittyhst
street, TO introduce their daughter in So
ciety. The parlors were dccksd with now.
ersand holly in fragrant pr,tusion. Mrs.
French Was assisted 10 receive Ivy Meg
danes J. +. ut;crhurf, Charles Walsh and
Drnnis.Mnhon. Miss French was assisted
by bevy Of fair friends, Misses Hoadley,
Cochranr, I.ocschcr. NanduEen, Pearson.
Hubert and bay. Nearly six hundred
guests were present, including:
Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Traycrs, Mr. and
Mrs John Travers, Mr.. and Mrs. George Il
Tearing. Mr. and Mrs. y. -. Mills, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Judge and Mrs.
hickey, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sloan, Colonel
aud Mr.. Henry Fiir Hugh, General and
Mrs Lille, Mr and Mrs. Victor Newcomb,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Day, Mr.. aid Mrs:
Hall, Mr.. aud Mrs. l.. I. Berger. Mr.. ana
MIS-. J. T.. BurrilI, Miss Burrill, Mr.. saa'
Townsend and Mr.. George Pollock, from
CurrytUCk, y. G.. Mr.. Charles Maury, Mr..
u. s. Johnson aud Mr.. W. A. Lane.
Miss Mamie was attire in a costume the
very simplicity OF which
Sst on Tier FRESH Young Brauty
to best advantage. Sac wore . dress o.
white tulIe over white satin, made en-
train, with decollete corsage aud short
sleeves IL MAS trimmed with pretty littls
chenille snow balls She carried Q simple
bOuuet al roses.
About O'Clock n carriage drove up 10
the door and out stepped the CHIEF Ekecu'
cred into the house without ceremony, aud
there greeted with pleasant smiles His
presence created n genuine little sensation,
but he made IL understood that he cane ~
plain Chester a. Arthur. and 80 conducted
him,eli. lfhe did not ENJOY the reception
apps arances belisd Themselves During tho
hour and half he was there lac WAS In
close attendance upon the young lady In
vhofe honor II whs given.
At length. when nearly the last guest
} had taken his leave the President bale Q
reluctant adieu ani started for his carriage,
"Your number is ~, sir, ] think said
the attendant in charge OF the carriages.
mo, It's Is replied the President.
"Arcy You sure wsS asked 81 him.
81 don't think ] can he mistaken. But
here IL il. You're right, II IL ~. must
have made the blundrr because
IrecI 1.-the Etghtren."
lie proceeded Ia the residencsp OF Mr..
Charlss T. Miller, his old law partner In
Fifth fourth street, where he had spent the
afternoon. At midnight he took bis oar
for Washington, accompanied by bis sistsT.
Mrs H"Elroy.
President Arthur csme from the White
House Ia he pTcsentht Miss haunie's debut.
Neither his apartments at the Fifth
hvrru ne Hotel nor his political chums ssu
aught a him. GA arriving In the morning
be was driving nj once 10 Mr.. Millsrs reel.
dencr, where after rest he carefully dr-ss
ed himself for the evening.
II ~ needless TO .hy that Murray liill
circles ere in hutter OF expectation. and
brooklyn IN plunged into gull Of despair