Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-08
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WAsHISoTos. sept. -, lssb.
The rumors that reach me from many
directions indicate that the coming sen
son will be not only brillian. a. to
events. bat that the raiment Of the
sdies who will shine in the social world
to be unusually rich and beautiful.
Miss Cleveland has had q uunber Of
exquisite dresses made in New York for
her first winter at the White House.
some leading bellies have purchased
handsome vardrsbes in Europe. and
The dresses being prepared for Wash
ington debutaRts are the talk Of Paris
q. this moment. Then We are to DO In
vaded by a special dress display from
Chicago. lady. very beautiful and
attractive, the wife of Chicago pub
lisher, has spent two years already
smong the modistss, man milliners and
saileors of Paris and London. Ste
saiIed for this country recently with the
material results of her shopping tour
contained In thirty trunks. IL Is her
intention 60 give society people at the
capital the eostacy of beholdiag her
exquisite toilets.
All the woodvork used In Senator
Paimer's new house on MoPherson
Square comes from his own mills in
Michigan, and Is dressed under his own
eye. Mr.. Palmer once remarked that
be wasn't very well posted ON the con
stitution, but he knew good stick OF
timber when be saw it. and preferred 20
exercise his own Judgment rather than
leave the selection to his builder. The
entire house. except the hall and dining
room, Ia finished ia white Michigan
pine, and will be done 10 white and
gold. Tue dining room and hall are
finished IN mahogany. shipped rough
from New York to Detroit. dressed there
and then shipped back to Washington;
bat a man with an income of half
million q year can afford to indulge IN
suoh whims.
In addition to putting tue kitchen on
the top floor of the house, as is now
done in sosne of the resent New York
residences, Mr.. Palmer has introduced
q novel innovation In psaeline his doors
with mirrors, aud IL will doubtless prove
10 be an effective feature. The senator
has four houses now; one In Detroit,
another at Crosse Point. on Detroit
river, Ga summer villa) third in New
York. which is rented. and the one nn
der construction here. He has no family
except his wife and lot of fancy dogs,
bnf usually keeps bis house full Of
friends. Some years ago he adopted
the son OF his Rardener. and will prob
ably make the boy his heir. He is now
a afnhanf af Aaohtaap EnsuAratt. I'D
promises well.
A gentleman from Virginia has given
me some very interesting information
concerning the progress of the canvass
Ia that State. He is not an active poll
tician, aLd has taken no par 10 it. :"
have never seen Virginia more thor
ouahly walked up," he said. Each
party realizes that the losing side this
fall will be eliminated from political
power fer good. Everybody IN Virginia
10 remarking upon the wonderfully
pcaceable aud good -natured character
OF the canvass Two years sRs there
Was good deal Of had temper in the
campaign on both sides, and two or
three dusls took place and others were
threatened. IL was feared that this year
would see repetition of all this, bat 50
faf the state "a pleasantly disappointed.
There have been no ugly personal win
dictive denuncistions by either side. but
the points Of difference have been pre-
sented With the skill that osmes from
long practise in discussions on the hast
ings"
Tue Fourth Auditor of the Treasury
has suspended voucher for $I6. .00O,
being the final payment for the machin
cry OF the monitor Puritan, upon the
sgpfosal Of Secretary Chandler and the
chief OF the bureau Of steam engineer
ING. The voucher Was suspended on the
ground that the vessel received only
dock trial. and that the SEA trial called
Tor BY toe contract Was omitted.
Prof. Alexander A9assiz. of Cam
bridge, 20 whom the position of super
intendent OF the coast survey has been
offered, Is one of the most prominent
seientists in the United States. He Is
son Of Prof. Louis Jean Rudolf ARsss q,
ne great Swiss naturalist and eeoloQist,
Who took Mp his residence in this conn
iry IN lsss. The son has ably filled his
fsther's place, and Is authority on most
setentiic subjects. He is slsd wealthy.
being q succs ssful mining operator.
when the elder ARassiz found d the
museum Of comparative zoology, the
Ptessnt professor contributed $D,po
toward It. Hls appointment is spoken
OF By scientists, and by Republicans as
veil. as being an excellent one.
LESox