Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-10
WHITE HOUSE QUEEN.
Home Life of Mr.. Arthur's Charm
ing Sister.
How Ms. McElroy Saves Money for the
President-Her Many Friends in Wash
ington Socisty-Hours With
Little Nellie.

WASHINGTON. Februry s. The
Presidents sister Is institutipg mum.
Der OF reforms In the White House. She
has system. Mr.. Arthur has none. He
leaves every thing to the servants. Mrs.
McElroy insists upon keeping her eyes
on the servants branch ofthe executive
mansion. 1t has made marked im-
provement. Mr.. Arthur used to take
breakfast any time before o'clock.
Mrs. McElrey insists upon having 1t
served before 10. She has her own way.
1t was rather hard on the President at
first, but he seems 10 like the change
Row. If Mrs. McElroy should remain
in charge of the White House during
The remainder of Mr.. Arthur's term she
would probably enable him to save up
something from
His Salary
for q rainy day that may come In the
future. Unlike Mr.. Hayes, Mr.. Arthur
does not how to saved money. Up to
the present time he has spent every
cent Of bis salary.
"Chester has such expensive habits"
remarked Mrs. McElroy to q lady friend
q few days ago. "He does not seem to
appreciate the value Of money. he
thinks 1t Is necessary to spend all DIS
income. He has an idea that 1t would
not be right for him to make anything
out o. the Presidency. The President
holds bis office he says, at the will OF
the people and should represent them.
The salary Is given him simply to en-
able him to maintain the dignity OF the
nation. 1t was never intended that q
President should gov rich OIL bis in
cOmew
81 tell him,n continued Mrs. Nc
Elroy, "that he is too sensitive, but it
don't seem to change his mind.
Chester is Not Rich.
He has private income of about three
thousand year, and l am afraid it will
not he increased any by his savings
from mis- official salary. / intend to
save something for him. The
steward used to buy three or
four times as much as was
necessary, and waste as much
more. / have shut down on that, and
keep q general supervision over all the
orders that are given for the table,"
Mrs. McElroy indicated many other
ways in which the President displayed
extravaganza. He paid four prices for
Lis horses and carriages and in fact
everything he bad to buy. After break.
FAST Mrs. McElroy makes q tour Of in
spe ction through the White House,
=
dences of carelessness on the part of the
servants. The rest of the morning, up
to IL o'clock, she devotes to mending
and sewing. Her New England train
ing prevents her from becoming above
such things. From II to l o'clock Mrs
MoElroy is at home to her friends. She
has many friends. Last winter MR..
Frelinghuysen was very frequent Wis.,
itor at the White House. In the Ian.
guage of society, she took Mrs. McElroy
up and in patronizing way introduced
her into
The Gay World
at the capital. The Presidents sister
did not appreciate all the attention she
received from the Secretary of States
| wife. Mrs. Frelinghusen never cln
talk for any length of time without al
luding to her illustrious New Jersey
family. Mrs. McElroy was somewhat
provoked, and when she returned here
this winter she decided not to have q
repetition of her last years experience.
"As If, she said, "VermOnt Baptists
were not as good as Jersey pOliteness.'
Mrs. McElrOy was one of the first to
decide in favor of Mrs. Carlisle in the
great social dispute. Since then Mrs.
Frelinghuysen has only made official
calls at the White House. Mrs. Lin.
coin and Mrs. Chandler are Mrs. Nc.
EirOy's favorltes among the Cabinet
| ladies. She is better acquainted with
these two than with Mrs. Brewster,
Mrs. Teller or Mrs. Gresham. Conse-
quentIy in any dispute that has to be
settled among the Cabinet ladies like
the one at the state dinner Tuesday
night the vote would stand four to two
in favor of Mrs. Frelinghuysen. Mrs.
McElroy Is making friends rapidly
among Washington society people.
Mrs. Logan is q frequent caller. Mrs.
HiscOck, of New York, is one of her in
innate friends. Most of the
senators' Wives
are very friendly with the Presidents
sister.
At halfpast the President and his
family take a light lunch, and after
that the bays" are brought around and
Mrs. McElrUy with Nellie and her own
daughter go out ior ride. Mr.. Arthur
always accompanies them II he is not
TOO busy with his official duties. They
may be seen almost any day rolling
swiftly along over the smooth asphalt
paremsnts in the direction Of tue Sol.
di,rs' Home. They present a picture
| ior al artist.
After dinner Mrs. McElroy Is again
nj home to her friends il she is not in.
vited out to some entertainment. She
resembles the President in her face
Her soft brown eyes have the same ex'
pr. ssion as Mr.. Arthur's. She Is very
small, and dresses very plainly. Her
feet are the envy of most of the ladies
here. They are very small aud wei
formed. Mrs. McElroy in street dres;
presents study in brown, commencing
with her beautiful hair.
Her study in dressing Is to obtain per
feet simplicity, ard she generally sue
ceeds, but with that peculiar tact which
impresses an observer that she Is wei