The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-29
SPEAKER cARLIsLE.s WIFE
Washington Speeiai.l

Washington Speeiai.l
 Mrs. Carlisle, the wife of the new speaker, will on January I take her place as the leader in official social circles As long as Senator Edmunds holds the position of president pro tenn. of the sen ate Mrs. Edmunds will really rank Ms Carlisle, but even if Senator Edmunds should continue to be acting vice>pres,- dent, Mrs. Carlisle will be the Ieading lady, as Mrs. Edmunds is in mourn,ng tor her daughter, and consequently vii, not go into society. Atall official dinners tnis winter Mrs. Carlisle, like Mrs keifer last year, will rank her husband and It the president is present, will take the position corresponding to his. This omc'al etiquette seems very strange out side of Washington, but here, where 50 many guests at an entertainment are off, ciai, It IS absolutely necessary that there should be some rule of precedence, or else there would be bitter jealousies. 4, dinner the oldest senator in point of service takes precedence of all other sen ators present, even though he may be the duiiest and most uninteresting one pres ent. In the same way the members who have served the longest take precedence of the younger ones.
 Mrs. Carlisle IS woman who can nll any position. She is kentuckian, hay ing been born in the city of Covinpton. where their home now is. Her fsther was prominent man in Kentucky. and was mayor of Covington for many years. Mrs. Carlisle inheri,s the splendid phys lque of the typical kentuckian. She IS hve feet nine inches in neigh, and s.raigh, as an arrow. Her figure IS as 1.-the as 4 young girls. She is blonde in com piexion, with blue-grey eyes. set rather deep, with marked eyebrows Her blonde hair IS banged and worn slightly waved Tn the prevailing fashion. IL is difficult to realize that Mrs. Carlisle is the mother of two grown sons. The eldest one was married last spring to Covington young lady. Mrs. Carlisle is very proud of her = two boys as she always calls them. She has great faith in her husbands po iItical success, and has always herself done great deal to insure it. She has been as cool as her husband during the spe 4kership struggle, and has not doubted Tor one moment that he would be the Hex. speaker.
 Mrs. Carlisle is perfectly s,raiehttor- ward and unassuming in manner. She IS loyal to her friends and kind 10 ever,- one.
 On the opening day Of congress when her husband took the char as speaker Mrs. Carlisle sat in the front seat of the members gallery-the seat which is al ways reserved for the speakers family. ohe wore brown cloth suit. trimmed with ostrich trimming, with mantle of the same. \ small brown bonnet comple,ed her costume.
 Mrs. Logan, who has been visiting her son. who is a fourth-class man at West Point was telling me something of :l,e discipline at that institution. Conslde-- Ing that there are exactly 5000 rules, any one of which If broken gives boy a de merit. II seems almost marvellous tha, they are not all expelled. Young Logan received demerit for coming out of hjs room while fastening the upper button of his coat. His room mate received de- merit for leaving in his room char by the window instead of by the table. with the legs of the chair at the exact distance from those of the table. Smoking .s t'"SitNSD piOuioltcd One or the IT, struotors. Lieutenant Gale. d very srrai, man, was going the rounds of inspection one night and found one of the young mems room full of smoke
 The eade, stood attention = when ..e came in, the cigar having been ptchei out of sight. Lieutenant Gales said no,h- ing to the young fellow. and he was greatly delighted. thinking he would To, be punished. He ran of to friends room and told him of the circumstance exclaiming about Gales kindness in nc, punishing him. That night at drill the young cadets name was called and ar order read to him that as punishment for smoking he should make tour" for three successive Saturdays. A "tour consists in walking in certain limits for an hour. One young cadet the officers have almost despaired of ever making 4 soldier. He appeared the other day II guard mount in slippers How Car ,ou ever make soldier of a man."e, slalmed one of the officers. who would -ide d horse with his feet in slippers = They are severe in lessons as in discip inc: fourteen and fifteen pages of ai- zebra for one lesson is jus, an ordinary esson. With such severe strains phys.- ally and mentally. it is wonder tha, the health of more young men is not per injured at West Point.