The Indiana State sentinel., 1885-03-25

to the White House and to society as WELL
She IS perhaps a trifl9 young for an old fell
low Of forty y-eight, for as the President cele-
brated his birthday on Wednesday, ii is
hardly worth while to try. and conceal his
age longer. Her age, If % delicate subject
may be touched upon, is probably about half
that of the President. She is spoken of as
very handsome, with black hair and eyes,
dark complexion, handsome face aud
faultless figure, thorough, collegiate edu-
cation, and experience in society thaS would
enable her to do credit to herself as the bride
OF the President 1t a curious fact that the
White House has been without social head,
in the strict sense, about one fourth of the
time 1t has been occupied. It is too, another
curious fact that this is the first time for
twelve years that there has been Vics Pres
ideDt's wife in Washington. 1t has been SO
long since there has been Vice President
with wife that society has almost forgotten
what to do about it, and Mrs. Hendricks,
although quite as busy as she desires, "a prob
ably not as much so as will be the case when
she establishes q receiving day, and her rank
IS first lady in the land is recognized as it
must be when society stops to think about
IT, provided it thinks OF it before Mr.. Cleve-
lands marriage
A good deal of interest is felt here in The
fight going on between Ex Secretary Teller
snd Senator Van Wyck in the Senate. They
are managing to take more OF the time of
the Senate than all the other public business
together. They whsek away at each other
in their speeches on the fl DOR of the Senate
and seem to be bitterly at war. yet their per-
soDal intercourse is agreeable. 1t is no
uncommon thing TO see them chattering to-
gether on the floor of the Senate after the
session is over, and so far as can be seen with
the naked eye they are quite good friends.
1t seems odd to see two men who stand up
in public and whack each other over the
head, calling hard names and insinuating
harder things, drop all the quarrel ct the
close OF the days session, and become as
friendly as though nothing had happened.
strengthened by his four years st the head of
the Interior Department. 1t has been a good
training for him, and he is remarkably
ready now in ell matters pertaining to de-
tails of public business, and especially in
that department.. He is going to prove q
marked addition to the strength OF the Senate.
his prompt, vigorous course in not oaly
answering all the charges OF Van WICK, bat
standing squrely by the administration Of
the past four years, challenging the admira.
ton OF many who doubt the CORE .tness of
the theories on which he issued the patents
to the Backbone Railroad" He is not
man you would pick out in a crowd of peo-
pie as an ex Cabinet officer, or one who
could attract 80 much attention or consume
so much of the Senate's time as he does. He
is rather a quiet looking man of perhaps
ffty-his dark hair and beard but slightly
mixed with gray, with semi-clericsl aspect
and manner. His rather long hair Is always
brushed straight back from the fore
head, on the Andrew Jackson pattern. In
manner he is quite agreeable, and as an
orator is above the average in the Senate