The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-17
LETTER.

Political matters were never quiet
or in Washington than they ere at tbs
iimc. bus # is tie quiet that pfeccdes
ste s.orin. for, in one short month, the
eitv viii be crowded with the throng
that gathers here every winter attract
ed ly politics, by society, aud by the
thousand and enc magnetic forces OF
the only American capital.
The coming social season promises
"a be one of considerable activity and
interest. Tie changes in official cir
Giles will be mayked, and many Of the
Old rallyiug points win be, have been,
( obliteraled. but the renewal Of business
prosperity iii the country, and the
growing popularity Of Washington rs a
social centre, as well as 4 centre for
| conventions Of a religious, scientific,
/ literary or commercial character VIII
continue to make this arena Of every
"ism" conspicuous in the eyes Of the
! Western World.
/ With regard to the social matters
much viii depend upon the example of
the White House and the Cabinet.
The bachelor president is anything but
a society man. lie has none Of the
| suarler in mode, the grace, the ease,
the sauoir-tajre that makes a man eff
fecliye in mixed society. On inaugur-
. alton day the mcouthness Of his APP
pearance and manners were all the
more conspicuous from the fact that
lie was in such sharp contrast with the
most elegant Of presidents who stood
beside him. He is perhaps less awk-
ward and a little more at cas- now
than he was on the 4th Of March, but,
Mr.. Cleveland will never attain the
distinction Of bearing and that ease OF
address which was the religion OF Ches-
terfald. lie is, however, fond Of soci-
ely in a mild form. lie does not like
10 be in a crowd, and he considers one
Office seeker a crowd. His preference
is sor the society Of web known friends
with whom he can talk without fear
that his words will lie distorted and
published.
The crowd at tho Presidents recep-
lien last week was not as large as usual
There were not mere than two hundred
men. women and children present when
the big form Of the President appeared
inthe L lst Room. a careful calculator
has estimated that the President can
dispatch Just forty persons per minute
when he has a large crowd onhand. a
com d'oeiJ showed that the crowd was
not large aud there being no occasion
fer haste, Mr.. Cleveland took it leis-
urely and was nine minutes and fifteen
seconds iAsgettiag through. About
the centre q the battalion of visitors
was a STOUT, loudly dressed woman who
held a little girl baby 10y the hand, She
had brought it to be kissed by TIE Tres
ileut Of the Uuited States. As she
Grasped tie Presidents hard Size re-
marked, This ismy baby And a
very petty child it is, madam, lie re-
piled. "Aud it is only two years old.
}Voit't you kiss it?:' said the mother.
Tie President looked at the crowd,
looked st the baby, and then the smile
faded from lis face. lie whispered
something to the mother and she gave
place TO the next In lins.
About half The crowd had shaken
hands when a pretty girl ealno Into the
East Room 1t the entrmce of which
she SAYS bfr. AtchisoD, the doorkeepef,
who is always en- hand At these recep-
tiogs aud who Is much handsomer
tl.an the President. Al least the youlig
lady thought so, Ter Size seized him BY
The hand and shook it heartily. The
d~oogkeeper locked happy bat confused
rs he explained 20 the young lady that
lr. was not President and pointed ont
Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Atchison says
similar mistakes often occur, and that
one day an old lady kissed Lis hand and
declared that no was the first President
she had seen in tgtnaty years.
Nh Eayard IS lie only member of
Cabinet who has heen q long resident
OF Washington. lie and his family
ue uhorausdly acquainted with its so
cial life.
Nr. Lama,'s residence here Gates
from before Tic war, but there was an
interruption cf about four years during
which time lie lived in the Confederate
STATES Of America. He is, however, q
WilaUer. AID Will take little part in
social addifs. The secretary has quite
IS much s5G'etY as he can handle III the
mob that calls on him eaclv day at his
Office in The Interior Department.
Speaking Of the crowds that haus
{ around LIS door one Of the attendants
remarked 81 see the same faces that |
used to see about here lust spcing. They
sreIn 20 have come back with new eIer-
ry. Isuppose they stayed around here
as long as they could stand their winter
; clothes and nov that the weather is
Geld they wear them back again. ;. G..
Delaware Ship Canal.
The building of a ship canal across