Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-29
aDAVlDSn DETAILS.
Of Social Matter in the National
Capital
PROVIDING FOR HIS FRIENDS
President Arthur Fixing Many Of His De-
ceased Wife's Relatives in
Soft Places
A PEN PICTURE OF MRS. STOW.
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Special 70 "a Register.
WASHINGTON, November 2S.-President
Arthur has already begun to provide for his
friends. Andre Brewster, son Of Attorney
General Brewster, has been appointed Sec
ond Lieutenant in the army and it is gen.
orally credited report about town that As
sistant Secretary Of State Davis will be
named as member of the Board of District
Commissioners before the expiration OF
Arthur's term to represent the Republicans
in that body, which will in the future con-
sist of two Democrats and one Republican
instead Of two Republicans aud one Demo
crat, as heretofore.
The Democratic Commissioned under
President Hayes was Major Thomas P.
Morgan. gentleman respected and houored
as much for the just and upright manner in
which he discharged his duties as he is es-
teemed for his pure and admirable personal
character.
The enthusiastic Democrats Of the district
are already preparing for the Inauguration
ceremonies, but are having a tough time
with Commissioner Eimun6s, their alleged
representative, who claims to be Bourbon
dyed in the wool Notwithstanding no one
but himself credits the assertion. In hopes
of retaining his Office he is assuming q role
so entirely new to him that the Venus de
Milo with patent adjustable bustle would
appear more uaturalto the average eye than
this political attitudinizer Mr.. Walker
Maury, grandson of the celebrated Admi
raj Maury, has been appointed to promi
nent Government position in New Orleans
He is a cousin of Mr. Arthur's wife and a
good Democrat. This latter fact rem
ders it likely that he will
enjoy the Office for which he is
named longer than the power that named
him. Throughout his administration the
President has invariably shown partialitg
for the relatives of his deceased wife that
displays an undying devotion to her mem
Ory.
Miss Craig Wardsworth, at one time re-
ported 10 be engaged 10 Mr., Arthur, is dying
| of cancer. She was one of the most bril-
| liant women of his administration, and has
often assisted Mrs. McElroy in her socia
duties at the White House, adding greatly
10 the briliancy of the occasions that she
craced, although the vital mslady that is
| now bearing her to the unknown country
was then preying upon her. She gave nc
| visible sign of it, and her queenly presence
| win NOT soon be forgotten by those who had
the privilege of being presented. In
personal appearance she was muck
more striking than the acknowledged
beauty of the Cabinet, Mrs. Brewster Her
ewes are Of an almost ipdescribsble gray
deepeuing at times to violet, while her hair
is rich brown. The ioilettes in which she
was sttired on state occa9iOus were invarla
5ly made by Worth, of Paris, and showed to
perfection the finely developed contour oi
her figure.
Mrs. McElroy has had but small justice
done her in comparison with Mrs. Hayes
| for the admirable manner in which she has
| conducted affaires de ceremonie, for the
simple reason that Mrs. Hayes on any and
| all occasions gave audience to newspaper
people TO the exclusion Of everything else,
| no matter what demand might be made
upon her By those who had right. Like
| Mrs. Lincoln, she was always anxious to
place herself in position that would call
forth the greatest attention, not do the most
good.
Mrs. Stow, the advocate Of womens dress
! reform and late Vice President of the Bel
/ Va Lockwood ticket, is familiar figure IL IN
| Washington, where business frequently calls
her. She is very tall, of masculine build
large boned and coarse featured. Although
She is an enthusiastic advocate Of the ne"
style dress invented by Mrs. Gray, of Seho
| field, Wis, to whom size awarded the prize
of . magnificent diamond and opal n1gg
over competitors from all parts OF the world
he is sttired after the fashion of the day
with the one exception, that she disdains
wrap. The new dress with which she im
plores all females to envelop themselves
consists, according to the report OF th'
Judges, of a picturesque skirt twelve
inches from the floor, and leggings, knick
erbockers, or trousers instead of what they
are pleased to call an "uncouth dragging
bag called dress skirt.
whether her late defeat will drive her tc
still greater extremes of expression, attei
the msI,ner of some other unfortunate can
d;dates We know not, but await with breath
less interest" as the Womens Rights Con
yention puts il, any more developments she
NAV have to make on the subject.
DAVID.