New-York tribune., 1885-02-01
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.
sPECULATIONs ABOUT TIE CLEVELAND
REGIME


THE SONS OF SOME PUBLIC MEN-CAPrAIN EADs-
THE CLEvERHsr WOMAN IN WASHINGTON.
(rRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBuNE.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. is the next Administra-
tion to be one Of knives forks is question
pending ut the National Capiral.
1t was at dinner party given recently to the
President-eect that the Democratic lady who re-
ports the fact was horred to the cold steel dis
appear. actually disappear, within-but why dwell
on the picturcf OF course the woman confded the
dreadful discovery to another woman.
ITO think of i'll" exclaimed the latter.
ats perfectly awful! I've always been Dem.
Ocrat and have just prayed for Democratic Presi-
dent but didn't think it would come TO this pass
And the worst of it is Cleveland is not young. His
habits are fixed and there will be 40 use trying to
put the fork in his hand It's hopeless case and
then the tremendous contrast, You know, following
on Mr. Arthnrs elegant manner and perfectly ap-
pointed entertainment. Oh" she groaucd, have
we waited twenty-five years for President whs
eats with his knife Z"
Young Holmas a son of the great objccter. "scan-
dalized society by appearing in intoxicated con-
dition at ball the ether day. He insuted withous
the slightest cause the attache of o. the foreign
egstlons and tben bcabored him with his lists in
the style of the worst bully which, indeed he is.
There is set of young meu here--the sons VI oi-
garity, bad manners, and lack of all character Is,
| perhaps, without ts equal elsewhere. One of
these, the Of prominent Senator, Is sure to be
found, as be himself terms it, under the weather"
| of an evening, seven times every week. When in
his senses he Is silly; When IN the condition Just
described .s, he pGsssivey asassTSas oai,.Su:
pistol about the heads of his companions
His father refused not long ago to honor bill
which ''yonng hopeful had drawn on MN 10 ordei
| to settle gambling debt which he hal incurred
| while playing In a New-York club with we'll
known club man.
and employed as his private secretary. lie. too,
drinks more than is good for him. But he hts tho
excuse, perhaps of having bad example before
him continually in the shape Of his father. who was
turned out of hOte in this city two years ago be-
cause he became absolutely uncontrollable when
ever in h's cups Tne son was picked out OF the
gutter long ago and his name figures on the blot
Ter of the police station to he conveyed in
a handcart at nadnlght. Still another OF ;hs set
he had wronged. Indeed the list might be pro-
| i0nged indefinitely. The only wonder Is hat
fathers will bring their soas here and EXPOSE them
| TO the temptations of the Capital As rule, they
| are young teows without a purpose IN lie they
nave Just left college, perhaps; they have learned
hftle and what they know they are unable 20 s pas
they do little OF no work. They drift about aim-
Iessiy with vague idea that TO be Senator's son
entities them to privileges denied TO Others, and
tnat they are free to become ono of the worst nui
| sanceS OF the town.. 4.
Captain Eads is lore this winter, of and on. TO
|
| water over the Galveston bar. lie looks an oad
little old gentleman in his skull-cap aud oid-iash-
oned black clothes. He is always accompanied ny
| Mr. Cochran his counsel. " no was formerly mem.
Der of Congress aud presumably knows the ins ana
outs of that wicked body. Curiouslv enough Eads
is not man of early scientific training lie started
| IN life as a hand ON q dredge boat. Afterward no
| organized q wrecklng company on the MISSISSIPPI,
and during the war he built gun boats.
Ii goes without saying that the wife OF the Rus-
sian Minister rs pOpuiar hostess; but she Is also
called the most clever wonap in Washington. It
at party met ons ios s'oce Mssrl ta s when
gentleman prominent In society sald - l.,
Madame DE Struve Is the ceverest woman IN
"You mean in the Diplomatic Corpsw exclaimed
the wife oil an ex-Seeretary, who has, It Is SAID
considered her own claims to pre-eniuent clever
@Sop o. 20 rtErnsd the gentleman. ~ mean just
what say. Sne is the cleyerest woman III wash
The courage of the gentleman is secretly APP
plauded by the gay world . ..
Madame DE strives ready command OF
languages, especially the English ana her mem
ory of faces and nauts, would make her
popular almost anywhere. She IS not beautiful
and seems to have an disregard of ne clothes
small thin and slight, she has not the figure 70
"show Oft fine lOllets. Her face is witlout color
but not pale. 1t suggests the gray tones or pic
ture, which rest, fsscInate and hold thc observer,
till what at trst seems plain and u1attractlve De.
comes beautiful. so Madame dc Stiuye tracts and
fascinatos all ages Young people are iona Oh ner
rece pt.ons, to and be seen." but because they
get genuine pleasure. Men and wonlen OF brilliant
| attaInnents find III her conversation equal las
| cinatlon and what cannot be said Of all clever
| women. Madame DE Struve Is a fayerite with ncr
own sex. Not only is she well read IN books, but
| She is thoroughly informed on every day events
cbroniced in fne daily press whether of political
| or social nature The marvel is that SD busy
! woman can fad time for her children. Bat the SIX
little ax-u-naired Russians are not gwen over 10
| rhe nurse On fine days they ill a wagonet. and
| Madame DE Struve herself drives them out. part
| of each day she sponds wlih them IN the nutsrry,
| aud n IA here while telling stories ana singing
| nursery rhymes II Il said that the e!everesT
! womar in Washington +" is most clever.