The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Washington Letter.
from our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. |. .'85

Sou VIII Uo not only uTlIllAHt as 10 events
hut that the raiment of the ladies who
will shine in the social world is to e
unusually rich and beautiful. Miss
Cleveland has had a number of exquisite
dresses made in New York for her first
winter at the White House. Some lead
ing bellies have purchased handsome
wardrcbes in Europe, and the dresses
being prepared for Washington debu-
tants are the talk of Paris at this me-
ment. Then we are to be invaded by
special dress display from Chicago. A
lady very beautiful and attractive, the
wife Of a Chicago publisher, has spent
two years already among the modistes,
man miliners and to,lleurS of Paris and
London. She sailed for this country re-
Gently with the material results of her
shopping tour contained in thirty
trunks. 1t is her intention to give So
ciety people at the capital the ecstacy
of beholding her exquisite toilets.
All the wood work used in Senator
PAlmer's new house on Mcpherson
Square comes from his own mills in
Michigan and is dressed under his own
eye. Mr.. Palmer ouoe remarked that he
wasn't very we'll posted on the Consti
tuition hut he knew good stick Of TIM
Der when he saw it, and preferred to
exercise his own judgement rather than
leave the selection to his builder. The
entire house, except the hall and din
ing room, is finished in white Michigan
pine, and will be done in white and
gold. The dining room and hall are
finished in mahogany, shipped rough
from New York to Detroit, drcs.c'
there and then shipped back to Wash
ingten; but a man with an income q
half millisn a year can afford to in
dulge in such whims.
In addition to putting the kitchen
on the top floor of the house, MS is nav
done in some "f the recent New York
residences, Mr.. Palmer has introduced
n novel innovation in paneling his doors
with mirrors, and it will doubtless prove
to be an effective feature. The Senator
has four houses now, one in Detroit,
another at Crosse Point, on Detroit
Rivera summer villa n third in
New York, which il rented. and that
under construction here. He has no
family except his wife and a lot Of fancy
dogs, but usually keeps his house full
of friends. Some years ago he adopted
the son Of his gardener, and will proba
lily make the hoy his heir. He is now :
student at Michigan University am
promises we'll.
A gentleman from Virginia has given
me some very interesting Information
concerning the progress Of the Canvass
in that State. He is not an active poll
tician, and has taken no part. 81 have
never seen Virginia more thoroughly
walked up" he said. ''Each party rca.
Lies that the losing side this fall will
he eliminated from political power for
good. Everybody in Virginia liz remark
ing upon the wonderfully pcaceahle and
good. naturcd character Of the canvass.
Two years ago there was good deal Of
bad temper in tho campaign on both
| sides, and two or three duels took place
and others were threatened. 1t was
feared that this year would see a rspc
ti,ion Of all this, but so far tho State is
pleasantly disappointed. There have
been no ugly personal vudictive denun,
Citations by either side, bat the points
Of difference have been presented with
the skill that comes from long practice
il. discussions on the hustings.
! The fourth auditor of the Treasury
has suspended a voucher for $4,000
being the final payment for the mAchin
cry of the monitor Puritan, upon thu
approval Of Secretary Chandler and thu
chief Of the bureau Of steam engineer
ing. The voucher WAS suspended on thu
ground that the vessel received only I
dock trial, aud that the sea trial eallet
for by the contract was omitted.
| Professor Alexander Agassiz, Of Cam
bridge, to whom the position Of super
intendent of the coast survey has beef
offered, is one of the most prominent
scientists in the United States. He 10 6
son of Prof. Louis Jean Rudolf Agassiz
the great Swiss naturalist and gsol.gist,
who took up his residence in this coun.
try in lS4S. The son ably filled hi,
fathers place, and is authority on most