St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-23
Capital City Uppertendom 0stensibly Out
of Town Since the Presidents Wife
Went Away.
Arsenal Park Growing in Popularity-An
Attractive. Cool and Altogether De-
Gghtful Place.
Bell, the PHOTOGRAPHER, Making a
Fortune From the Sale of Mrs.
Cleveland's Pictures.
MI. Matthews Being L1onized by Col
ored People--A Dakota Grips
Good Catch.
Capital City Society.

w AONs 1Au5s @S.-1 uO NCpdi bui Q
OF the mistress of the White house closes
the haut ton of our society for the summer.
The beautiful butterflies of fashion who
buzz and circle around the social center,
the presidents bride, have all gone to sea-
side and mountain, or, they have osten-
sibly gone. Closed blinds and servants re-
ports are not always reliable. The good
people of the lesser lights of society, they
who are content to shine on the outside of
White house and state mansions remain in
the city, and the majority of them declare
that there is no better place in America to
spend the summer than right here. 1t is
true that Washington is delightful place
this summer, but it is not true that it is
always desirable location during August
and September. The heat is usually in
tense and unbearable; but this year the
clerk of the weather has doled out to us the
best goods to be found in the atmospheric
bazaar. Quite popular place for the
LADIES AND CHILDREN
as we'll as for the lads and lasses is the Ar
senal park. 1t is a long distance from the
center and circumference of the city, and
the ride on the open street cars is exhiIarat-
ing and pleasant. The immense sward of
the park stretches along the east bank of
the Potomac, and under the dense foliage
OF the almost numberlesS trees the shade is
attractive, cool, delightful. There are con-
slant breezes from adown the river, and
they are tnctured with suspicion of salt
air from Chesapeake bay. Then the tide
comes in and we recline there on the banks,
not so very far fIom the seashore, yet
within bugle call of home. At6:3O o'clock
the buglers stand in front of the quarters of
the men and the entire artillery regiment is
called out for dress parade. The splendid
band, second only in numbers and efficiency
to the celebrated Marine band, plays num-
Der of beautiful airs; the adjutant pomp-
ously forms the parade, and then parades
himself up to the colonel and Salutes him
with his sword and announces that s.the
parade is formed" and the usual manual
OF arms is gone through with. The band
marches up and down the line, and just as
| the immense
SHUTDOWN GUN
salutes the departing sun, the parade is dis
missed. The companies go through vari-
GUS evolutions as they return to quarters,
and the band serenadeS the officers and
their families as they stand grouped around
the colonel, and, as twilight settles down
upon us, we return to our homes refreshed,
pleased and happy as though we had spent
several hundreds of dollars on a trip to
Cape May or Coney Island to witness less
pleasing sights and to listen to inferior
music. The popular operas, at popular
prices, have drawn like porous plasters this
summer Probably the hottest places in
Washington are the opera houses, in the
evening, yet they have been filled and we'll
| filled all the time. Miss Jennie Winston
has taken with the girls and boys alike.
| They all admire her, whether she is dressed
i'm In 10 o4+
dresses are now being stored away in glove
boxes. She is going West, to Portland,
Or, to marry a man with money. That is
sensible thing for any young lady to do,
especially young lady who appears before
people with such a scanty and
ABBREVIATED WARDROBE
as Miss Winston wears. Her Paul is said
to be young lawyer, a native of Massa-
chuSettS, a haif-millionaire. and an aSpir-
ant for situation as United States sena-
tor. Every man who has plenty of money
has right to look for and aspire to job in
the upper house of congress. If this young
man gets there; or if he doesn't, he will
probably be able to buy longer dresses for
Miss Winston. And it is likely that he will
require her to wear them, even if she does
take cold. The social mine is being worked
for money. One man has struck rich
lead. Bell. the photographer, is the picture
maker extraordinary and exhibitor plenipo-
tertiary of the charms of the queen of the
White house. He is the great and only
photographer OF Mrs. Cleveland. Orders
come to him from all over the country for
the pictures. He receives stacks of mail
every day and can only make 400 pictures
daily. He is making pictures and money.
THE WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY
is an organization of which all the society
people OF this city are very proud. The
best and blueSt blood in the district can be
found in the ranks of the infantry. The
corps is well drilled, and Gen. Sherman
once said of Company G that it was the
crack militia company of the country. His
compliment will never be allowed to fade
from memory. Well, these boys go off on
a frolic every summer, to the sea shore or
into the mountains. This year they have
gone to Atlantic City. They marched
down the avenue last night in blaze of
electric and colored light surrounded by a
cheering mass of enthusiastic friends, and
took the train for their camping ground
They will be in camp for nine or ten days
on the lawn in front of the United States
hotel, and the commissariat will be at
tended to by the proprietor of that big and
| fashionable sutlery. All of our society
|
their being in the dazzle and glitter of the
BRASS BUTTONS
of the young army and navy officers This
class of society has a great deal of sin
fuence," or has had with all administra-
tons. It is therefore regarded as highly
important who shall be appointed to the
the highest offices in the army and navy,
when vacancies occur, in order that the
| social influence may not wane. At present
| the prize over which the contestants are
waging mimic war is the surgeon-general-
ship of the army. Surgeon General Muir
| ray. retired, was obliged to surrender the
position because of the law governing re-
| tirements by reason of age. Who shall fill
his place? That is the question. It seems
| that Purveyor General j. 81. Baxter is the
next officer in rank, and is now acting sur
geon general. He is recognized by the
adjutant general and the secretary of war
as the ranking officer, and therefore enti-
| tied to the advancement which they recon-
mend. But Col. Baxter is man who
would be adisciplinarian. He has been in
| the service since the commencement of the
late Rebellion, and duty is uppermost in his
mind. Ergo: He would not be good
surgeon general for society"
THE QUESTION OF HIS FITNESS
| for the position will be decided by the pres
ident. and whether he will appoint a man
| to suit society. or whether he will appoint
man to suit the army, is a conundrum
which lots of people want to solve. Col. J..
R. Smith and number of younger candi-
dates are set forth for the position by So
ciety. Who shall be the winner is a great
question. Our colored society should not
be ignored. We have here the ignorant la
borers, the BARRIERS, the porters and clerks,
| and the rich classes of colOred nennle