The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-31

the attendance Of officers under each de-
parlment by a simple announcement in
The newspapers. But the few who have
the most mplimentary invitations are
the women who write for newspapers
here and who naturally think it field
day when there is reception At the
White House.
1t is stated here, upon the highest
authority, that the conferences which
have occurred up to this time between
Mr.. Cleveland and prominent Senators
and othors, have in the main been direct
ed to questions of public policy, and
with the object of giving him that in
sight into the details of national affairs
which he could best obtain from those
who had figured long aud we'll in all such
matters, and further that no place in his
Cabinet has yet been promised the state
ment Of his principles and intentions
made in bis late Civil Service letter 10
George William Curtis was known by
him to be in full accord with the views
OF the most prominent Democratic states
men with whom he has consulted and be
has good reason TO believe that in the
declarations there set forth he will be
sustained by powerful Democratic in
fluence in the Senate.
Somebody has said that Senator Bayard
feels that Senator .Pendleton is SO well
fitted TO carry the portfolio Secretary Of
State that be is willing to do what be
can to haYe matters that way. A good
many more think the same thing, as the
Pendleton family is the ideal one for
such q position: They have wealth, q
decided social position, and the manners
Of Senator Pendleton are exactly those
of Secretary FreliugLuysen-d dignitied,
polished and suave. but capable of un-
bending with lightning dexterity when
they want TO do so, The question was
asked lately of one who has close personal
relations with President Arthur, why
Mrs. Bnyard and her daughter never ap-
peared in the list OF ladies invited to as
sist at receptions at the White House,
while Mrs. Pendlston was rarely if ever
missing from such ceremonious gather
iugs. The answer was that they were
invited just at the families of other
Democratic Senators, and that the Presi
dent meyer made distinctions in making
up these lists, so far as politics went but
that the Baya-d's never accepted.
The season is a week or two shorter
this year than last, and the time for do
ing all this visiting is naturally shortened
also. AS an incentive to ladies of ordin'
ary standing, it might be observed that
the daughters of the Secretaries of State
are assiduous in not neglecting n single
name on list numbering hundreds, and
are busy every afternoon, no matter
this obligation of courtesy as well as
etiquette. The first ceremonious calls
of the season over, everybody is presum-
ably supposed to know everybody else,
and society runs smoother. Mrs. Blaine,
by the way, is one of the many notable
ladies who have called every afternoon
since coming here. She has made it a
custom for several yerrs 10 remain at
home afternoons after four O'Clock to see
her friends instead Of keeping to oer-
tain day, as it naturally restricts the
humber of her callers 10 older friends.
Washington is considerably crestfnllen
over the fact that she has neither room
for the strangers who are to coms here to
take in the Monument dedication and the
Inauguration, nor halls for the accommo-
dation of the people who desire to hear
the oration on the first occasion, or 10
trip the light fantastic toe on the second.
The new Pension hall will furnish many
first class case Of pneumonia unless
the weather should prove remarkably
mild, as it will be next to impossible to
heat huge brick building while it is ir
half finished state. see. by the way,
that the new President is getting his
hand, or rather his foot, in by attending
a series OF ball performances at Buffalo,
though it is said that Grover can't dance
for peanuts. In fact, Mr.. Arthur and
Mr.. Van Buren have been the only
Presidents who possessed the faculty o.
going through the mazes of an ordinary
quadrille Grant took lessons In dane
ing at the White House, but for all tha
he never could dance.
An astute newspaper correspondent
here mentions the name OF Capt. Jehr
Ericsson for Mr.. Cleveland's Secretary o.
the Navy. This looks like putting young
blood into the new administration, in
deed Captain Ericsson is now eighty.out
years old. but nevertheless probably n
vigorous as many Cabinet officer o
modern days. 1 have always though
somehow that this country has never ap
preciated the great service that Captain
Ericsson has performed for us, nor hav'
we shown ourselves grateful to him fo
the personal sacrifice he made for us il
building and fitting ont that gallant lit
tie cheese-box that revolutionized til,
worlds ideas of maritime warfare, wheI
she knocked out the huge "MerrimAc
in about the first round. Had the peo
pie had the opportunity on that Marcl
morning in 1862 they would have show
cred such honors upon Ericsson as M
mortal had ever received, for he hat
demonstrated the fact that we were in
vincible against any foe upon the waite
with the Monitor, and the army at th
West had shown itself abundantly abl
D to take care of itself on land. Captain
. Ericsson has been at work in all thcs
years, since the war closed, in perfectinI
4 other maritime engines Of destruction
. the last of which is the destroyer
J, from which Eve hundred pounds OF dy