St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-08
THE WHITE HOUSE MISTRESS.
Il Lady Who NeUer Horries About the ca
of Her DreaS.

Il Lady Who Never Horries About the Cut
of Her Dress.
Washington Letter.
Miss Cleveland, the new mistress of the
White house, is likely to give Washington
society severe shock before she leaves the
White house. She has quite strong charac-
ter and is quite as pig-headed as the presi-
dent, only in different way. Miss Cleve-
land has been great reader and close
observer. She is better posted on Herbert
Spencer's philosophy than about the latest
society wrinkle, or the color of the ribbons
that will be worn most this winter. The at
tempts to patronize Miss Cleveland by some
of the ultra fashionable people that have
called at the White honse have ended in dis
NAL failures. To certain extent the mis-
tress of the White house is the leader of
fashion at the capital. She is given the priv
ilege of introducing new styles and new
fancies in the way of dress. Ladies have
fallen into the habit of copying the vagaries
of the reigning queen of the executive man
sion as a matter Of course.
NOT WORRIED ABOUT DRESS.
sob, my dear Miss Cleveland ~ said
fat, oyer-dressed lady, elbowing her way
| through the crowd at last Saturdays reception
| at the White house won't you please tell
| me how you are going to have your spring
dresses made / wish to have mine made
off from the same pattern. know you have
excellent taste"
81 have not thought much about It." said
Growers sister, pushing back her short, curly
/ har v-ith
movement. 81 have something else to &C.
cupy nv mind"
The idea that any lady In Society thought
of ANYTHING else save dress was such sur
prise to the over-dressed parsonage that she
| fell back without another word.
Miss Cleveland's remarks were overheard
BY a number and created no little amuse-
meut. pray what do ladies find to think
about besides dress and parties 90 said a
| fine-looking army officer who had been doing
guard duty in Washington for the past seven
teen wears. The remark was addressed to
the assembly, but it was taken up by Miss
| Cleveland. ''They can think of the heroic
deeds of our modern army officers" she said,
smiling pleasantly. The officer subsidized
| Miss Cleveland's reign in the White house
will not bring about many material changes.
| She will eudeavor to make the White house
more of a private residence. where the presi-
dent can really be retired IL he wishes TO be.
WILL SHE LECTURE!
| What Is disturbing the social eleme mt here
most, however, is the fear that, Miss Cleve-
land may resume the lecture field after she
gets the White house in running order. Mr..
Cleveland has been importuned to interpose
| q serious objection to such step. He re-
piled, however, recently to personal appeal,
that he had very little influence with Miss
Cleveland, and that If she wished TO lecture
he did not see how he could stop her even IL
he wished to do so, which be didn't. s'The
| Cleyelauds,, he added. s'like to have their
own way and DO about as they please" VIII
Miss Cleveland lecture This is a conun-
| drum that Washington society would ike TO
| have answered satisfactorily.
With no definite inform alton on the sub
| ject should say that the protests Of society
would have little influence upon her If she
once made up her mind.