Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-14
WASHINGTON IN SUMMER.
The President Ready for His Vaca-
ton.
From tie Hartford Times.

From the Hdrtf0rG Tunes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-There are
fewer stay-at-homes this summer inv ash
ington than for several years, the main
reason for it being that those who took
any prominent part in the social gayetles
| of the past season feel necessity tOr a
renewal Of health and strength for the tall
| campaign. The President and Mrs. CleYe-
| land start next week for their months
outing in the Adirondack, and in their
wake, if not with them, the last shadow
of official society clears out. They Will
make their quarters at Upper Saranac
Within a few miles Of the hunting camp
in which the President secluded himself
| last year. Mrs. Cleveland will be with
| him, and of course there will be no rough
ing it this year, unless the President
| should take a fancy to run oil INTO the
| woods after a few trout and black bass
for day. The party will be accommo-
<dated at the little mountain hotel from
which Mr.. Cleveland took his camping
outfit last summer.
Mrs. Whitney, who has no less than
four mansions TO keep in running order,
escaped early in July to her summer
| home at LennoX, where she 10 expected
| to lead the gayety when it begins there
next month. The Secretary divides his
time there, between his street house and
| the farm house, which is on hilltop
| overlooking President Cleveland's coun-
| try house, above Georgetown, on the Ten
| layt0wn road.
Mrs. Endicott has remained here all
summer, sending her daughter to visit
the Bancrofts at Newport. She will prob
| ably accompany the Secretary when he
takes trip to their country place near
Salem, Mass.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Villas
think of spending some weeks in the
White Mountains, and Mrs. Villas may
take trip out to her Wisconsin home,
where their family is, before she returns
here in the autumn.
Secretary Bayard has also remained in
his home here all summer, Keeping his
family with him. Until this year they
were among the earliest to leave for the
house in Wilmington, but the sad associ-
ati0ns OF the past winter and the great
gap the deaths of Mrs. and Miss Bayard
made in the family circle, have made
them unwilling to separate until all
could go together. Mr.. Bayard may go
this month to a quiet seaside resort, &C
companied by his daughter and young
sons.
Secretary Lamar takes his vacation In
tour of inspection of the Indian agen-
Giles in the West, with his son, i. Q. G.
Lamar, Jr., whose pretty wife has made
an enviable acquaintance here. They
make an attractive family group at the
Secretary's until now bachelor apart
ments of the Portland flats.
Very few OF the stay-at-homes have en-
Joyed the summer more than Mrs. CleVe-
land. She had taste of social life and
its ardu0us requirements; met in a cere-
monlous way ali the dignitaries in the
official line, and besides gave series of
informal and ohatty morning receptions,
which brought her in close acquaintance
with the visiting world. When she ceased
all this Kind OF thing, month ago, her
real good time began. There are not
many intimate callers at the White House,
and the more frequent visitors on Mrs.
Cleveland have been Mrs. Villas, Mrs. En-
dicott and Mrs. Lamont. These ladies
went with her on morning shopping
excursions, and during the President's
! short absences have been her only CON-
pany. Mrs. Folsom came on in good sea-
son, during the hardest part of the Presi-
dents work, on the closing days OF Con-
gress, and mother and daughter are en-
joying companionship, while the Presi-
dent is relieved from any qualms of con-
science, for he deyotes a good deal more
of his time to his desk than TO his wife.
Naturally, the country house, now I'M
dergoing alterations and repairs. takes up
much OF their attention. Nearly every
evening they drive out there, and very
! little OF the work has progressed thus
| far without the supervision OF its new
mistress. At present the President hopes
to turn over this cosy home to Mrs. Cleve-
! land in October, and it IS quite possible
that they will live there a considerable
part of November, particularly the time
the President is devoting to his message
! to Congress. The Whitney farm house,
"Grass-lands," was last fall an attractive
rendezvous for society folk, and there is
no doubt Pretty Prospect" under Mrs.
! Cleveland's sway, will also be the Objec-
tive point of the Cabinet families, and
that much genuine hospitality will be dis
pensed there.