St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22

has collection of arrow-heads and other
Indian weapons, which have been suitably
mounted and grouped, by her son, on boards
covered with blue cloth, which forms a
charming background. The main hall is
very wide and runs through the house, and
it's walls are covered with the Indian curiosi-
ties and weapons.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
Col. Emil Fry, the Swis minister, has re-
turned to Washington for the winter.
MI. Wickliff Preston of Kentucky. who
formerly lived in Washington, will take a
house for the winter, when his wife will
join him.
Mrs. John Jay Knox has returned to
her residence, and will spend the winter
here.
Secretary Whitney is still keeping bach
elor hall ON Connecticut avenue, and will
not bring his family to Washington until
the beginning of the social season.
Justice Field of the United States supreme
court recently gave dinner in honor of
Mr.. W. M. Gwin, Jr., son Of the famous
Duke OF Sonora.
Ex-Secretary Frelinghuysen's wife and
two oldest daughters are established at their
home in Newark. Mrs. Frelinghuysen's
health has improved, but Miss Tillie is still
great sufferer from her lame knee.
The Baroness Fava, wife of the Italian
minister, will not return to Washington
this winter.
The British embassy here is to be in
creased in numbers two young secretaries
having been added in place of Mr.. Alan
tombstone, recently sent by his government
to the Hague.
The Belgian minister, who has spent sew
eral months on the continent, has returned
to Washington.
The Russian minister will leave for st.
Petersburg in a few days to join Nine.
de Strive and their children, and will re-
turn to Washington with them as soon as
possible.
Miss Mary Lee, the daughter of the late
Gen. Robert Lee, is now making visit in
Portugal with Mr.. Lewis, her cousin. who
is our minister there. Before returning to
this country she will visit Japan and places
of interest in Asia,
Andrew B. McCreary, California mill
ionaire, has purchased of Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll the elegant residence No. 1915 K
street, together with the household furni-
ture. The price paid for the house was
$3S, 900, and the furniture brought 81, 1000.
Col. Ingersol will remove to New York.
The residence of the Colombian minister,
which was to have been so gay this winter,
has been saddened by the death of Senior
Becerras' eldest daughter at their home in
Colombia.
The engagement of Mr.. Prescott Evarts,
the son of the Hon. William M. Evarts, to
Miss Emily Conover, of Amboy, N. j., has
been recently announced. Mr.. Evarts is
assistant to the rector at the Church of the
Holy Communion in New York.
Mr.. Vladimir de Meisner, who, while at
tached to the Russian legation in Washing
ton some years back, married the youngest
daughter Of Admiral Radford, is now living
in Switzerland.
The engagement of Miss Dora Miller
only daughter of Senator Miller of Califor-
mia, to Lieut.. r. Clover, commanding the
coast steamer Patterson, is announced.
Mrs. Commack of New Orleans, has re-
Gently come to this city to reside and has
taken house on N near Thirty-first stree
Mrs. Commack is granddaughter
Philip Barton Key, the elder, uncle
Francis S. Key author of 1.-The Star Span
gled Banner"
Secretary Whitney has an elegant house
in the most fashionable portion of New
York, another in Lennox, Mass, one out in
the country beyond Georgetown Heights,
and the FrelinghuySen mansion here in the
city is being fitted up for him.
The return of Miss Cleveland on Satur-
day was quite surprise to her friends in
the city, as she was not expected for sew
eral days yet. Mrs. Hoyt, who has been the
guest of the president for several weeks,
hoe ,a1 RI bor homo in,
n. Y, but will be here in January to as
sist her sister in entertaining the presidents
visitors. ~
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. FairchiId
have given up their former residence on 1
street, near Twenty-frst, and are now COM
fortably installed in Lieut.. Miller's house on
Dupont circle. They will give a series of
social gatherings this winter, which, it is
understood, will be among the features of
the season at the capital.
Baron de Itajuba, the new minister from
Brazil to the United States to succeed Min
lister Nette, has arrived. The new envoy is
well acquainted with American politics and
people, and was member of the board of
arbitration that met at Geneva in connection
with the Alabama claims.
Maj. David Porter Heap lately re-
ceived from his father, Mr.. Harris
Heap. the consul general at Constan-
tinople, several photographs on large
board, showing the exterior and interior of
his residence on the Bosphorus, which
Minister S. S. Cox and his wife are now
sharing with Mr.. and Mrs. Heap. On a
balcony overlooking the Bosphorus MI.
Cox is the most prominent figure in one of
the pictures. Mrs. Cox sitting-room is
shown in another picture. 1t IS most
luxurously fitted up, and has a crimson
velvet portiere, embroidered in gold in an
elaborate design. over the wide doorway.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford will not ar
rive at their residence On K street until the
second week in December. They are
anxious to have their neice, Miss Christine
Lathrop, who was here with them last
spring. spend the winter with them, which
she may possibly do. Being in mourning.
Mrs. Stanford, who has never recovered
from her grief at the loss of her son, her
only child, will not go at all into society
this winter. Mrs. Stanford's diamonds are
valued at 81, 100000.