The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-02-26
EPISODES OF WASHINGTON sOCI-
ETY..
me President Deserts His Company
A Society Lady Indulges In too Much
Wine-Two Dudes Spanked.
Macon, Ga, Telegraph.

~>@, 1901 &SsS6tnPAs
Washington society has enjoyed
three little episodes not on the
bills At the Presidents dinner
to the Supreme Court judges, Ar
thur took himself of after dinner
with a young lady. They might
have become indignant if their at
tention had not been distracted
by a sensational episode of Mrs.
Bonaparte's fall. She suddenly
became rigid and slid down from
the sofa to the foor. Justice
Blatchford's wife is the aunt Of
Mrs. Bonaparte. She came for
ward and held her niece's head.
She said there was no occasion for
alarm as Mrs. Bonaparte WAS sub
ject to these attacks. All that
could be done was to leave her
alone. It was strange sight
this noted woman writhing in re-
splehdent evening dress upon the
floor, surrounded by the dignifed
and pitying guests. The ladies
knelt around her slapping her
hands, feebly trying to help her.
The President was not informed
OF what was taking place, as no
one felt like going after him on
account of his abrupt departure.
The scene continued for twenty
minutes. The unfortunate lady
then recovered sufficiently to be
helped to her carriage. A major
ity Of the guests went away with
out seeing the President again.
This remarkable dinner has been
the subject Of gossip in fashiona.
BILE society TO such an extent
that it has been the talk Of the
town.
At reception in high circles
everything passed off in the most
charming and agreeable fashion
until about IL O'Clock. There
then arrived a prominent official
and wife. This officials wife was
in a hilarious state Of excitement,
having previously attended a
punch-bowl reception in another
part of the city. She was in that
state of mind which is known as
perfectly happy. Her every sec
ond word was a giggle and every
third was followed by a rapturous
scream of delight. She made
such a perfectly internal racket
that she nearly paralyzed the com
pany. A few moments after her
arrival her husband deserted her,
left the house and went home. A
6 ,od-natured treasury official who
has known the family some years
kindly took charge Of the hilari-
Gus dame and shunted her off into
the dining room, where she fell
heavily, making such a crash as
only q very heavy body can. She
was rescued finally by two stall
wart walters, who took her up in
the corner. Then nothing would
pacify her but champagne. She
got it too. The lady-like hostess
was extremely mortified, but she
was assured by her other guests
that she had no real reason to be.
The hilarious wife of the distin-
guished official was we'll known
for her peculiarities. Every one
understood her and knew that she
herself alone was to blame. The
good-natured treasury official,
who is something of diplomat
in his way, finally succeeded in
getting the hilarious dame out OF
| the house and then carried her
home.
There was an interesting scene
at the National Theatre last Fri
day night, which, in a small way,
rivals the recent scandalous out
break at Castle Stewart. The
: Messenger Company was playing
; an engagement there. Miss Ma
= RE Bockel, member of the com.
panv, attracted the favorable at
tention of young man, the son OF
a Senator. This youngster, with
a party of small-fry swells, gener-
ally makes the uptown hotels the
, moeting-places to devise new dis
siDations of a character suited to
( their feeble intellects. This night,
however, he and one Of his friends
E ware unusually bold. After the
curtains fell in the last act they
climbed upon the stage, pushed
their way behind the cqrtaia and