The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-11-11
PRETTY MISS LAMAR.

Among the "Cabinet rOsebuds who
will blossom out into society here this
winter, the most attractive by far is Miss
Jennie Lamar, the eighteen-year-old
daughter of the Secretary of the Interior.
She is already known in society, since she
has been for year the chief social sup
port of her widower father. She is a typi-
cal Southern beauty. Her form is some
what tall, 1.-the and willowy; her move
ments particularly graceful, and her man.
ner marked by the peculiag high culture
observable in blue-blooded Southern la
dies. She has an oval face, almost per-
feet in contour, olive complexion, a pref
ty rosebud mouth and velvety brown
eyes, which are wonderfully expressive
AS converser she has few equals here,
while in the matter of social tact those
who have been at her fathers receptions
say that she is like veteran society wo-
man.
For the first time since Mr.. Lamar came
to Washington he has taken a whole
house, and proposes to entertain this win
ter on scale only below that of Secretary
Whitney. Whether he relies only on his
daughter as an assist ant, or whether he
expects to have wife at the head of the
house soon is not known for certain.
Anyhow he might we'll rely on his lovely
daughter, for she has all the qualifications
that go to make up leader in society.
The Secretary is said to be very fond of
Miss Jennie. She generally accompanies
him on his frequent horseback rides, and
he never looks so happy as when she is
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very little of his daughter before last
winter. When he was elected to the
United States Senate he placed her, then
little girl, under the care of relative
who kept young ladies' seminary at Ok
ford, Mississippi, and there she remained
until he became a member of President
Cleveland's Cabinet. Engaged in his du-
ties and dreams, he took little account of
the child at home, SO that when she caIuc
here last winter to help her father in his
social duties he was immensely surprised
and proud of her development into a
lovely young woman.
1t is probable that the Secretary would
never have had a thought of second
marriage venture, having such beautiful
daughter, but for the fact that he saw she
was not destined TO remain with him long.
From her first appearance here the young
men have been CHASING her among angels
and other supernatural beings, and she
has had so many suitors that it can hard
ly be in her feminine nature to hold out
much longer. The Secretary recognizes
this fact-hence his turning towards life
partner
Miss Endicott, daughter of the Secre-
tary of War, will figure in society this
winter Also She is as different from Miss
Lamar as Massachusetts, is different from
Mississippi. She is Boston girl to the
tips of her fingers. While not pretty she
has an agreeable figure and face of
marked intelligence. She has blonde hair
and sometimes wears glasses. Her bear
ing is proud, almost disdainful apparently,
and her manners the acme of Boston cul-
ture. You would likely find many like
her on Beacon street, but few anywhere
else Like most of the highly cultured
girls of the Hub she is serious, has an ex-
preston of intellectually and likes to talk
about her philosophy. She has written
poetry, too-or, at least, verses. One OF
her poems was published in the Chicago
Current, and some more, it is said, ap-
peared in the Springfield Republican.
Miss Endicott, with her calm, proud bear
ing, will undoubtedly attract attention in
society, but it is doubtful if she will be as
we'll liked as pretty Miss Lamar. Secre-
tary Manning's daughter is another debu-
tante She resembles a good looking
country girl and is the picture of health,
with her almost rosy cheeks and sparkling
eyes. She is little more than school girl
yet and is as jolly as one in the chewing
gum period. 1t is not at all certain that
she could preside at her fathers receptions
with marked success, but, under the train
ing of her pretty young stepmother, she
will soon be imbued with the social graces.
Mrs. Manning seems fond of her step
daughter. They are always together in
drives and look like pair of loving sis
ters. The girl calls Mrs. Manning
mama," although the name sounds
rather absurd as applied by her to the
Young wife of the Secretary of the Treas.
ury.
Miss. Mollie Villas, daughter of the
Postmaster General, will be in what il
known as the "transition period" this
season. She is not old enough to become
a full-fedged debutante, still she will as
sist at receptions and 60 through course
of training, as it were, for next winter
She is, after Miss Lamar, the prettiest o.
the "Cabinet rosebuds" She is golden
haired blonde with a sunshiny face and
great big blue eyes Of the kind that retair
the expression OF childish innocence long
after the owner has passed middle age
There is one more debutante, outside O
Cabinet circles, who will probably attract
more attention than those mentioned
above. This is Miss Myra Christmas
granddaughter and one of the heirs Of the
late Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, the fsmoui
New Orleans litigant Miss Christina
| will probably be the possessor OF over
million dollars In her own right by thu
time she comes Of age, and, as she Il
pretty ss well as rich, society will oper
it's arms very wide indeed to receive her
She has Just finished her studies, aud will
| it is said, be brought out this winter By
the wife Of one Of the Louisiana Sena