Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-08
BELVa'S CAEIEET.


dress.
The attorney general took out her knit
ting and said, 'Well. I might as well ne
working. No telling how long we'll have
10 wait"
For my part," said the secretary Of war,
Il think il is rather beneath the dignity of
President to spend all her time getting
new clothes"
Not but what she needed them badly
enough" interjected the attorney general
somewhat vcously.
Well" said the secretary of the interior,
the postmaster general hasn't come yet
anyway. We always have to wait for her.
At this point the postmaster general hur-
ried in.
II am afraid I'm late she said, breath
lessly, "but Just stopped at Seaton Perrys
IL few minutes. They've got in ell their
fall things, and there are some Of the love
liest combinations you eyer saw"
Eager attention on the part Of cabinet,
interrupted by the servants announcement:
Her Excellency, the President of the
United States.'
Good morning, ladies'"
Good morning, Mrs. President" (All
in chorus.) "Oh what lovely dress"
'Yes;" said the President, Il thought l
would Just wear it down and le. you all see
it. 1t is pretty, isn't it? Just look ut the
hang Of the train"
It's perfectly magnificent" said the sec
retary of war. ''ihose fine pleatlGgs oi
crepe de chine give it such lovely fin
ish But isn't it just little short in
'front.'"
why, of course" said the president, with
some asperity. 81 have them all made that
way so as not TO have to change when ride
the tricycle."
Il hope it's all silk" said the attorney
general sticking her knitting needle through
her back hair, while she rubbed a piece of
The dress between her thumb and finger.
Did you save me Il piece for my craZy
quilt
"Oh, yes,' answered the president, &tla
bly,. "And now let's go 10 business, ladies.
| haven't rnuch time this morning. | have
to sit for my picture at ! o'clock
The most important business | kno~
Of" said the secretary Of state. 'ls Ia de-
eide u minister to the court oi 1t. James.
You know Lowell has asked 20 he re
caled'
"Ol, yes, forgot all ahou! lhGt,' said
the president. Whom shall we send? ?"
IF it had Only been earlier" said the as
siStant secretary of the navy, retecllvely,
81 would have gone myself but the season
is over by this time, and then 1 get So horri
bly, seasick."
1t will he hard to get any one 10 60"
observed the secretary of war. Il am told
the climate is SO damp that your hair never
stays in curl at ALL"
'Is that so?' asked the president, appre-
hensively. "Well we must send some one,
and YOU know won't receive any sugges
,ions from congress until we can get q house
and senate with majority of ladies'"
Il tell you what" suggested the secretary
Of the interior, sapping musingly on the Ia
BILE with her thimble, my sister was saying
the other day that she had to have her win
ter suit made by London tailor. Suppose
We appoint her, and she could send us over
anything we wanted
Its curious" murmu-ed the secretary of
war in an audible aside, that the secretary
of the interior always has Il sister 10 suggest
t,r everything"
The secretary Of The interior locked ah
scntly out Of the window at the view and
tool, no notice of this remark. and 10 enc
else taking it up, her sister was agreed upon,
all coincidinS when the president justly OBJ
served. "fou know We can recall Der ii Wc
change our minds"
And then" tho president went on,
there's Germany 10 provide for.
"Oh, what's the use Of sending anyone 10
Germany, Mrs. Presideut?" asked the secre-
tary of war.
oh. don't YOU know?" said the secretary
ofstate, ''there's Herr Most and pork and
Lasker aud Bismarck and all those things TO
talk about"
Il know there was color called Bismarck
some yea,s ago." said the secretary of the
itotf1 bp
crewels, 'but it was hideously yunbecoming."
But there's new red brown this fall,
said the postmaster general eagerly, that's
Just perfectly lovely for dark complexion,
though think myself nothing wears as we'll
as the old seal brown"
Speaking of seal brown" said the a>sis-
tant secretary of the navy. chow abont The
commissioner who was to be sent to Alaska
TO provide us ali with sealskin dolmans?
It's getting pretty cool; the frost touched
my tuberoses last night it's time she was,
sent, think"
Its long, cold journey" "said the presi-
dent, and no society after you get there but
>Ihiiiycats, as they call those Indians, and
no wonder Maybe We would better send
man"
Perhaps the secretary of the interior has
brother who would like to 90" suggested
1he secretary of war, sarcastically.
=, IF had responded that lady, severely,
he would know what to get when he got
there, and not bring back parcel of plush
th'ngs, expecting people to think they are
seal.''
This was such direct biz at the secre-
eary of wars last winter garment that the
president wisely effected a diversion by
calling 10 order the postmaster general, who
was heard murmuring to herneighoor about
something 'edged with deep ruffie of an
tlque lace"
BY the way" inquired some one, 'where
IS the secretary of the navy? ?"
She said in the note she sent me, that