Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-17
clEvElANp's HOUSEHOLD.
HE Sister to Preside h tho white
House.
HIS OTHER FEMALE RELATIVES.
Aramiy That viii Maintain the Grace and
Dignity ofthe Presidents
Home.
A VERY INTERESTING LETTER

A VERY INTERESTING LETTER
The New York World prints the follow
ing interesting letter from Albany:
Who will be the next lady OF the White
Houser 1t is practically settled that Gov.
Cleveland is TO be the President, but Gov.
Cleveland is bachelor. 1t is rumored that
he is to follow the example Of his intimate
friend and political mentor, Mr.. Dsaisl
Manning, and get mArrisd. but thses d no
authorization Of the story and II is probable
that as the Democracy vent out Of power
with bachelor President it will come back
to power after the lapse Of quarter Of
century with one Of the same kind. All the
Presidents who have followed Buchanan
had wives except Mr.. Arthur. He il
a widower, and his sister, Mrs. McElroy,
took the part Of hostess at all the White
House receptions last winter. Though
Lincoln, Grant, Hayes and Garfield oil had
wives while they were President the only
one whose wife came at oil near meeting
the requirements Of the place she was call.
ed on TO assume was Mrs. Hayes. She
atoned somewhat Tor the sorry spectacle ofa
husband, who held the highest office on the
continent by a title that nine. tenths Of his
fellow citizens did not believe to be good.
Ii was always exceedingly painful for Mrs.
Lincoln and Mrs Garfield to appear in pub
lie at all. Mrs Grant hadsomething Of the
imperturbable stolidity Of her husband, and
while il was not pleasure for her to take
the social lead at Washington she would
not allow herself to be greatly disturbed st
the attempt to do so. But :he American
people are not exacting as to who shall be
at the head OF their Presidential household
They first elect the man they want for
President and let the balance adjust itself.
Tbe society at Washington is more Demo
cratic than at any other considerable M.
Iional capital on Garth. IL is compelled 10
be so. Nobody stays there long enough to
rake Court Circle. Washington, during
the season, is like other cities on New Years
Day, wber everybody has right to cah on
| everybody else. All the voters in the country
are partners in the management OF the Gov.
ernment, and when they 20 about Washing.
| ton they expect to be treated like the sov.
ereigns that they are. They like to 60 up
| to the White House. and the more home.
like it looks the better they are pleased and
| the more patriotic they become. There are
| no great iormalities TO be undertaken by
| the lady Of the White House. Martha
| Washington and her husband George were
entirely too stiff and statuesque for this
present democratic time, and II they we're
MT the White House now they would DO
savneely. criticised. We have been growing
less formal every year since the
foundation Of the Republic. We don't
dance the stately minuet any more; il is the
raging racquet now. The chief duty OF =
lady OF the White House now is TO be agree
able. Harriet Lane would not be ~ pop
ular there now as she was under the ante
bellum administration Of her bachelor uncle,
the courtly Buchanan. The South held The
social sway at Washington from Washing.
ton 10 Lincoln, but the South rs q social
factor has passed away forever. The
coming in Of Democratic President nov
will not revive the old regime. That
went down with slavery and could no, be re.
suscitated even by the election OF Mr. Bsyard
or any other Southern man to nie Presidency.
| The dominant social influences in the Uni.
ted States are all chaLged Mr.. Cleveland's
| administration will be plain. practical.
| business.like and modest. That is the sort
| Of administration the country wants The
social side OF il will be rs simple and straight
forward rs the official side oi IL The Gov.
ernor sister. Mrs. Hoyt, will prooably live
with him ut Washington, rs she has lived
with him at Albany. She has never been
what is called society woman. but she
,s blessed. as her distinguished brother
| Is, with good common sense. She dresses
| quietly but in good taste, talks with ease
and makes favorable iInprsssiOn on every
so6y sac meets She is good Cbristisn,
yoes TO church every Sunday and prefers
| he Presbyterian fold She has face that
is as bonest os the dayligh, itself snd .
| kind. rood heart She is Democrat by
| nature iust as the Governor is md the oaly
| lristoCrgcy she adheres 20 IL the sriStocracy
| of doirg tight. The people will like her
| frsnk. open manner; they will be mnfe TO
feel thoroughly at home when they meet
her At the White Honse, aud Ehe will
thus help TO bring US back to realization
Of the great truth that this is Govern
ment Of the people, by the people, tor
the people" / saw her here sew
eral times last summer, just after Governor
Cleveland had been nominated at Chicsgo.
and she impressed me much as he does-as
one whom the humblest man or woman In
the land, or the most august, might talk 70
with perfect ease, and 60 away With feel
Of profound respect for her genuine wom-
anly qualities. She impresses you at once
with her sincerity, and that Is one Of the
brightest jewels that adorn humanity. sm
very sure Mrs Hoyt will be kindly received
at Washington, and that she will most he
commipgly meet the requirements Of the
position she is TO assume.
The President-elect has q couple ol
nieces, plain girls. the daughters Of Q
brother who is o missionary. ! believe, iu
far away Ceylon. They were here some
time during the summer. but tbey have re-
turned, ! am told, across the sea Perhaps
they will find it pleasant 70 speod soms
time at the While House when Unclc