Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-23
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A stKsgrIe foE social pEeesdsnes y
sonsiuasnt snoazh sifh sthss Systems Ct
R0vernmenf. bat Is &oss sesn fznny IN
der dsmosEacy sash e. oars siras and
assumes 10 BE-. Ths great qasssion aRt-
Eating o3eiaI eircses this vtnssr h IN
dsrssosd 70 be WHISTLER The wives Of
OAbinst msmbsrs are 20 20 into and out
Of door before shs wives Of Senators
o. somsthing Of that sort. Il may pro-
mote the convenienes Of social inter
course 10 have these matters Of stiquetts
dsanitsly settled: bas satuids Of social
life, whsEs there Il ~ much parsy-eoine
and dinner giving - inside. people Rss
aiona very well without snch settle
msut. trusting 70 eaeh 0theE's good senss.
good tasts and general e0nrsssy. The
death Of the Qasen Of Siam By drsvn-
inc, beoauss there Was aooody pEesenf
Of suf6eien4 rama 70 be permitted 70 pail
ser Oat 81 the water. % . comparatively
recent incident illustrating the exsfemee
70 which distinctions Of caste and FaBk
can BE- carried. AZ q foil 20 tts tragic
eharasteR may be recalled the familiar
atary Of The Qnsen OF France, who nearly
esaoht her death Of cold By standing
mndreaaed IN her chilly bedchamber
whiie tgo % the court danes argued
the question uhieh Of them had the
better right 20 hand her robe. And
Ne father OF Frederick the Great is said
70 have beaten tUo Of bis privy eoancii-
lars With bis cane becanse they wasted
some minutes In b0sing and sefaplng 70
each other AZ the entrance 10 bis cabinet
after be had sent them word that be de-
sired their presence Ct once. Mstters
here may n0t reach either fatal pass,
A. IN siam, o. 90 Ridiculous . length ~
10 France or Prussia; bat the entering
wedge does iis own share IN every pro-
gfes~tve movement
"Yoa can have no idea bow many let
ters rsoeive daily" said Mrs. Cleveland
one afternoon Of last week speaking 70
an acquaintance Of her daily routine Of
life as the Whits House. "Yes, get
iatiefs b. the hundreds, sl0ost; letters
from every section Of the country. and
about everything undeF the sun that can
be written Of. They are mostly from
women, and over one half Of them are
devotea 10 advice upon one matter o.
another. The Temperance women Of
, the West are favofing me- with q RFeai
deal Of advice Just aow. 1hsy ars
warning as 70 shan the flowing bowl, b.
which | suppose they mean 30 dIssuaat
as from vine drinking; bat as ! veEI
!. seldom taste Il, the expostnlation u
quite unnecessary. There are fev
J psFsOna-Women / should say-who i'm
aeins that she white House Is diE6cul
20 manage, And they offer suggestions
A good deal 10 said respecting my exam
pie In this or that respect. Occasionally
. | do get q letter from some good, kind
= soaiea woman Who really VIZ tea becaus
ste thinks she may do some good. Sncl
letters always impress me, asd are tol
r Of Suggestive thoughts. OF coarse,
a don't answer any Of them. did writ
one OF two letters 10 persons who hs'
written me about something that fan
. eied required q reply, but l usual.
{ found my letter reproduced in the lOca
a newspaper nearest the recipient. NOT
don'I reply 20 any unknown CORES
pOadent."
: A rather novel request vas receive
). the other day at the Interior Depart
ment, from q y0anR man living In M
: braska who wants TO marFy dauRhte
. Of StAndiBR Bear. Sioux chief. II
: tells VINO be IL and enolosas = phot0Rrap
a OF the girl. who 10 very moe looking an
vas educated az Carlisle. The yOun
man, however, wishes TO 20 and live o
the reservation with bis prospective VIII
= and her relations, and for this reason
!. vas necessary 90 obtain the permissio
;" Of the Interior Department.. white me
y are not allowed 20 stay On an India
!. reservation unless they have authoFIi
! from the Government 20 do 30, and q
this young aRAn vas obliged 20 take th
Government into bis confidence and II
n veal his love affairs. Tue Secretary
II the Interior considered the matter frof
its practical rather than lis sentiments
. side, and concluded that while be eoul
. not prevent the young man margin
a the girl, he could prevent him from RG
a ing 70 live With the old felix's; and II B
vas ae anxisus to marry the yoanR w
y man as be prsfessed to Ne, be miRl
4 scratch around aud provide her With
home. Secretary Lamar will write
the ambitious lover. and, while not dil
oonraeing the Ardor Of bis love, wi
suggest the practical view Of the situs
a ton, which seems TO have escaped Cd
lover. Until there il some change !
the present plans OF the yoang man ID
q paternAl benediction Of she interiC
Il Department will be Withheld.
: LKSox.