New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
NO SIGNS OF A SOCIAL REVOLUTION.

rursDAy,s RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
TERRAIN AID pPLoMAtY.
Ipuou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE
W.suN,iT,,N March 2l.-Peoplc LIVING at ~ uis-
lance from Washington are apt TO imagine that II
accession to power of another party also involves
sort of social revolution; that the Capital VIII
presently see a Wholesale exodus OF the people VINO
have basked for many years IN the SUNSHINE oi
p.nphliean Administrations aud that there will DO
a corresponding inflow OF new society, ai"ug WIN
ne " measures and new policy. This may nave
been the case formerly when ADMINISTRATIONS
ebaooed hands. but it is not 81 now. Washington
is no more city OF ocehollers alone. vast camp
of Government employees WHERE each pitches his
tent ready 10 fold it when another takes place. IL
has becone the centre for class of people quite in-
Jependeut OF the favor of the GOVERNMENTS so
elety which while perhaps small rs yet IN number
is constantly growing and can we with that vi
older communities IN culture and refinement
This statunient of course, is not new. The fact is
observed BIZ every visitor who returns to the
Capital to-day expecting to find the washington oil
ten or filteen years ago. / mention 1t only as ac-
counting for the fact that one notices little or no
change in the Capital since the new order oil
tbiuqs began. You SEQ the same familiar faces on
the streets. You meet tue same set OF men aud
women at the theatre. The same peop.e whom you
IN, wife CREST you there now. lake for instance
l,,st T,iesd;ly's reception at the " bite House.
,lsn't think there "a sugls man or woman ia the
crowd VIII Gu surged through the rooms and con
servtories who had not been there before time aud
,,yain. lie President of course aud few members
of his Cabinet excepted. Hold. though. | should
corrset that statement. Mr.. Randall was there.
He is rarely seen out. and scarcely ever on &C
easious like this Ills presence, therefore. caused
general surprise. The great coiumonor." as his
admirers arc calling bun. rarely makes his
way toward tue - Court eud oil " a>hingtOn. IL
4, perhaps once OF twice only during sossion that
IA, leaves his little hoWe gu Capitol I'LL 10 20 up
town" He prefers pairing ovor bills and OoVerh-
u,nt rep ,rts 10 his study To gong into society.
ihis however, must have appeared 10 hI'u an sk-
trAurlinary OCCASION. At any rate he d"nnel a
dress suit aud presented himself ut the White
House. 10 judge frolu the oppression oil ms lace.
ue WAS much pieIsrd WITH The SCENE about hlih;
rh, most curious hghre In The Blue loom, where
tho Presidential party received tue guests was tnat
of Secretary Lamar Imagine OH; Lanlf suri"ni"eu
by "A crowd of people, none OF whom s.eJi.d 70
NOW INN personally ana u none OF whom he prop
apl, ca.ed 10 speak. lie looked Tue image oi
resignation ana misery. Ia Tue cary raIt "i ~, tne
lue oI ladies @.isslsthg Miss Cleveland. he
seetnei to gaze into vacancy ms th"ushis were
IN rs, away. AS the crowd nlel by hiI not SMILE
uas.rtl over his lace not nod oI recngniLiuD nor
!. wurl of greeting escaped him. Later on he took
seat on a sula aud there bnriod bis head ~ ms
hgI,Is The picture of u suffering victim. | don
Thank he recuV cred his spirits that nigt until ie got
| ho 40 aud hnishcd the novel III the fcadluG OF
which he was interrupted by having to dless iUr the
Mr., Blyard was all smiles and fitted about the
COON like a ynuugster. Nj. Mannng carried MS
Ise way up in the afr IA sSeInsd u thlnk Gat tie
| sceus about him WAS All his dong. lilc Attorney
| Generals aDseEce excited some curiosity. lie rx-
| pluius II Oh tine gIouu tnat he never wore dreas
coat I'm ms life anu what more. never viii wear
1 one The President shook hands with evsryboiy
i'm an easy siOlld His face ;iid not betray
| a sag, empti0n as the hundreds % men a1d
! women passed. be ore hlin. lie seemed to regard
| the whole gathering very much IN the light of
The Vice resident was the happicst looking man
at the recept,on He has reached not ony the
| ivund OF the social ladder. Nothing can alter his
CONVICTION that 40 long as the President ~ without
S +; 'd iSe anGn HAPPILY MIS- Hendricks ia in
sufficiently good health aud strength to accept her
| rights She woman who will fill the place. II 10
is onored her, without pretencc or display but not
one q, make her social standing depend ON her social
footing at the Wine House. Her influence over her
| husband is that of strong Will aud common sense
| Tine HOLSTERS say that the old gentleman always
Asks his wifes adsce on matters OF Importance ana
that his haiti has been to answer: We'll, III 90
| EIiza'sn advice kept ex-senator Mcdonald out OF
the Cabinet. IL is u fend Of long years. and the two
this world at least, VIII fever makingap may
happen ia the next he wife Of the vice-Presldent
is q strict Epscopalian and fond OF church work
and charities the lie of the senator Is not con
spicu ~, IN rel gious activities She has been very
gay, and like most handsome women. fond Of adj
| miratIon. IL is said that the President was much
| troubled by the social complications involved an
| the appointment of Mr. Mcdonald to the Cabinet
lie could have gotten the difference IF the Two
| men bnt when the differences Of the two women
| doomed up before him. lie chose the lesser OF Two
| eyls aud left Indiana out in the cold rather than
| bring into his official household Two suoh bitter
! warning soc al elemenA -,
The Vice. Presidents friends also say that the old
| gentleman is happier than II he werc President
He h constantly busy indorsng Applications LOT
Office. writing autograph letters OF reoc nimenueton
| tor places and In bis good natured halilcination
thinks he ID doing more than the President himself
lie hobnobs In genial way with Hooser,, young
| and old, rich and poor. garulous.y regardless OF
| party lines. In othor words the VcePresident IS
! apprOac liable and not " stuck up" young fellow
expressed it the other day. This euiogist is clerk
la Que of the departments, Is from Indiana. and up
to few weeks after the election was as good Re-
| publican as he now is Democrat. As proof of the
| friendly relations existing between the Vice
President and himself. he said went down TO
| Wizards To see Hendricks the other evening. He
wasn't feeling very well. and had retired. but when
he found who Il was ne sent for me 70 come gp l
went to his parlcr aud be came out to zee me In his
Mother Hubbard Y without any formalty: You
zee Two known Hendricks ever since was boy"
In view Of tie fact that q good doal 10 heard now
adays about the early rising Of the administration.
It's economy frugal ~. aud Jehcrsonan simplicity.
Vas very careful 70 make last Tuesdays reception
A. aroat success % those ceremonies ever were
under bis predecessor. On no former occasion was
the display Of plants and flowers and other dec0ra.
tons more elaborate In addition to TINS cham.
| pagne and te1rapin supper wa served 70 . lev OF
the inner circ!e who femsined alter me genera
Recrsksry Of STATE took o hand U preparing The
tGrspins a occupstieo for which b has wssk-
neoe nnn Ia wlaiuh be y ale0 eoad % exoe Tefspan