The Washington critic., 1886-03-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

the pounding and grinding of Chi.
cago dentist called to Washington as an |
expert His expertness seemed to me
TO consist in telling a good story be. |
tween taps. learned from him the
reason Gilbert Stuart put such deter
mined mouth on Washngton's face
was, that the old gentleman was Just
then having great deal of trouble with
his false teeth. These engines of mas.
ioation are now on exhibition in his
Baltimore college of dentistry. The
lower plate is carved entire
out of piece of hippopota.
mus ivory. The plate, teeth and
all are one piece The upper plate Is
also of hippopotamus tooth, but the
teeth were carved separately and riv.
eted on. The rest of the plate was
carved as nearly like plaster cast of
Washington's mouth as II was possible
for human skill to come. The upper
plate split under the influence of
moisture from Georges mouth, and
was riveted together with two little thin
pieces of shect.iron. 1t is needless to
say they gave the poor old gentleman n
great deal of pain, which he would
have been spared had he the good luck
TO have been born when l was.
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The Literary Committee of Con.
gress, says the New York Tri5uao's cor.
respondent, has paid North Carolina
lady, temporarily living in this city,
81 200 for we!l.preserved and strlk-
ing portrait of George Washington, by
Gilbert Stuart With the portrait are
autograph letters from Thomas Sully,
the artist; Edward Pennington, the
president, and William Thackeray, the
curator of the Philadelphia Academy
of Fine Arts. 1t was purchased of Ed.
ward Pennington in 1929 by Daniel
Welfare Of Salem, N. 9. 1t owes its
state of good preservation to the fact
that it was carefully packed and hidden
from Sherman $ army in 1865 and was
not unpacked until 1t was sent to this
city by Mrs. Robert A. Jenkins of
Salem, n. c., to be sold.
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Governor Swincford of Michigan,
who succeeded Kinkead as Governor of
Alaska last October tells, with gusto, u
little story with point against himself
Last spring, when Swincford was work.
ing to get the Alaska appointment, he
went TO his old and staunch friend,
Colonel Eldridge, Democratic mem.
Der of the Michigan delegation, and
asked the Colonel to sign his applica-
tion. Certainly; I'll sign it with the
greatest pleasure" replied Colonel
Eldridge. "And, what's more, l know
you will be appointed and confirmed. /
am absolutely sure of it," "What
makes you so confdent?" asked the
would be Governor. Because no other
man in America fit for the Office will
be such blasted fool as to think of
going up to that frozen, God forsaken
country"
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There has not been much said this
winter of the famous Mandarin tea
Society remembers. however, says
MAC" in the Hartford Times, how
Miss Dora Miller used to make and
serve it so prettily last year, surround
ed by her gorgeous tea service and
Russian Samovar, on her mothers re.
ception days. To-day the widow and
daughter arrive in San Francisco with
the funeral train Of the dead Senator,
and most likely the name soon passes
out of the social annals and will
| quickly be forgotten save by the init
mate friends they made. Miss Miller
was simply idolized by her father, who
| gratified her every wish. She had
been for four years little queen in
| youthful social circles, but after com
ing back this past winter gave up all
the gaiety to spend every moment with
her father. For young girl she
had that inimitable tact that
means so much in society, and man.
aged the hospitalitics of her fathers
house with the same cleverness and
success which she often exertel In his
official and private business. She led
always in the elegance of the enter
tainments planned among the circle
where she moved. She has been en-.
gagged for several years to Lieutenant
Glover of the navy and only won her
fathers consent to the marriage last
summer. before his fatal illness began.
AS one Of the richest heiresses on the
Pacific coast, her marriage would have
been great event If it had occurred
here this winter, as partly planned; but
nothing definite could have been set
tied on, owing to the Senator's condi-
ton. Her fathers will leaves her
abundant riches--an independent for
tune.
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General Pleasanton is one of the
most entertaining takers in Washing
ton, says Towle of the Boston Trareller
Speaking the other evening to youl
correspondent he said: 1.-TWO of the
greatest generals of the war were hen
pecked. Grant and Hancock, although
able to command and hold in absolute
obedience hundreds of thousands OF
men, took back seats when they were
at home. Perhaps you do not know
how the unfriendly feeling arose be
tween Grant and Hancock. 1t is mos
interesting story, and extends back be
fore the war, when Grant and Hancocl
were both young men. Both were sta
toned at st. Louis at the time l refel
to, and neither of them had been mar
ried great while. Mrs. Hancock camt
from Southern family. Her feeling
were all that way, while Mrs. Grant
on the other hand, was intensely
Northern. At that time the Hancock
moved in little better circle
than the Grants. There never wa
any good feeling between them
and Mrs. Hancock snubbed Mrs. Grant
fact which Mrs. Grant never forgavc
After the wal Grant came to Washing
ton with his family to establish hi
headquarters here. They went to VIII
, lard's Hotel, but the bills were too higl
for the Generals purse, so he told hi
t wife that he would like to go to house
, keeping, and asked her at the sam
,, time to select a proper residence Mrs