St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-12
Senator jos Blackburn, With a Beeless
Bonnet, Fond of Women and
Entertainments.
Growers Mother-in-Law Never Gets
Out of Easy Reach of Her
Daughter.
A Few Remarks by the Way on the
Giving and Taking of
Advice.
Special to the Globe.

on picnic, and are going to have all the
fun out of it they can" And she expressed
not only feminine, but a busineSs-like
view of many of the men who accidentally
get into the house of representatives for a
term; and they desire to make the most Of
it. If you 20 To the theater you see a con-
gresham, no matter in which direction you
look. If you go to a ball, reception; party
or vaudeville the society congressman is
there unanimously. He is Ubiquitous prod
igal, senSuOuS. inQuiSitiVe, miSchIevouS; III
short, an UYergrUWn boy away from home
on lark The ladies-lhe young ladies'
are quick and shrewd enough to read them
like books and take advantage of all of
their weaknesses. The senators are not SO.
1t is strange what the step from the house
into the senate does for a man. He imme
diately straghtens up and begins to look as
sad and sober as a dySpeptic or a Telig-
iOniSt. The real secret Is that he has a Sc
we're and acute attack of presidential bee as
soon as he gets under the 8gs of the tOga
and things. There is one notable exception.
though.
SENATOR JOE BLACKBURN
is as much of a heart breaker and cham
payne opener as ever. He always was dig
nihed and handsome, but he always was
fond OF women and entertainments. Ev-
erybOdy likes MIN, and frequently too many
at a time love han. He IS a perennial
YOUTH and the senate has not cooped him
in nor clipped his wings at all. Wen.
Webb und Gesaug may have been iniur Gus
to Martin Luther and others of his fellow
men who have pre-Adamite Weaknesses
but they will never injure Blackburn. If
there ever was any p. B. (pres dental bee)
in, biS hnODpT If has hnpn orUSbpd uOT
destroyed he has hidden it under bushel
somewhere and lost it. Miss Molie Villas,
the little daughter Of the postmaster gen
eral, continues to hold her own in the good
graces of Mrs. Cleveland. In fact. any pic
ture of the presidents bride would be in
complete without mentioning Miss MOllie.
By the way. Mis-. Folsom has been in from
the country residence quite often, and
has stayed all night at the executive man
sion several times recently, In fact they
do say that If Mrs. Folsom should take it
into her head TO 90 back to New York
Grover Cleveland could not keep house.
There is an important mother lnlaW for
you. Mrs Cleveland positively will not
stay with her little hubby unless her
mamma is near by and can be called at any
moment.
MAYBE GROVER LIKES IT;
but if he doesn't he is wise enough to say
nothing. Yet, the car of all the RuSSlaS
might be unhappy if he felt that he couldn't
keep house without mOther-in-law. His
summer palace has been taken possession
Of by Mrs. Folsom. and she lives there roy
ally, without asking any favorS of great
Grover. When she wants to come into the
.ity and take possession Of the ancient pal
ice and pub HectOrS ears she does so, and
nd hot
would be the use? Frances and her mamma
Ire two women against one weak man, and
What could he do? Would he undertake to
but- talk them? Scarcely. Why should he
undertake TO quarrel with two women
when he has 400 office-seeking congressman
20 vent his spIeen upon? They do say that
put for congress Lamont would have died
Ong since. for all the imperial wrath of the
TOung husband might be hurled at him.
That is the reason that Lamont has had his
priest insert prayer for congressman IN
lis daily prisons. Maybe these domestic
Lffairs ought not to be mentioned so pub
Icly, but everybody knows it, you know.
Since the death of Van Pelts daughter
from pneumonia the girls have been dress
ng differently and warmer. There are
till a great many
LOW-AND-BEHOLD DRESSES
worn. but the jewelry is heavier. At one of
The presidents receptions recently Miss
Harderheart wore a diamond brooch which
must have been worth not less than SIS, 900
It's sparkle was enough to warm the coolest
aeart and drive out all possibilities of
bronchial affections. The WOmen's Chris
ian Temperance union held a meeting out
Vest not long ago, and resolved that
hey were disgruntled because the wife of
die secretary of the navy had hau a large
md enthusiastic party, including Mrs.
Cleveland. and that wine had been on the
abIes and under the cOrSetS of the guests
Their resOlut ons were gO2d; very good.
they have been fOrN arded to Mrs. Cleve-
and and Mrs Whitney. and they pronounce
hem better resolutions than they have
themselves. 1t has not been learned whether
" not these ladies. who pay for their own
zines and headaches. will adopt the good
resolutions rendered them or not. Advice
a cheap commodity. and is often very
excellent But. as general rule, people
do not care for it unless they ask for it.
Probably, when the leaders of society
need. or feel the need of advice. they Ill
ask for it. If their fellow sufferers then
tender it the advice may prove valuable
and acceptable. However. this is only
suggested as probability. and not as a
certainty. Some women are as
SLOW TO ASK ADVICE
as they are to accept it. There was a
woman once in Rome who made an mde-
pendent fortune by minding her own social
business, and this woman has often been
alluded to recently by Mrs. Whitney. and
also bv Mrs Cleveland. 1t is more than
likely that the ladies in Missouri who re-
Gently passed resolutions never heard of the
Roman madam. and hence would not I'M
derstand nor appreciate illusions to her. 1t
NAV be just as well to state, as a matter of
fact that wine will continue to be used by
these ladies' and their guests as long and as
often as their husbands do not object TO it,
The first army and navy german will be
given Immediately after the holidays and
one of the naval surgeons will lead. This
NAV strike you as small matter. but it is
not. What the Washington society girls
VouId do for husbands were it not for the
shoulder straps and brass buttons which are
sent here and kept brightly polished and
scintillant by Uncle Sam. no one can tel.
These bows come from all of the lower
walks of life. Few of them have anything
nf ancient lineage. As in all republics, the
3est fighting and staying material comes
from the yeomanry, so it is in this country.
Our Grants. Sherlnans. Sheridans, soldiers
All come from what might be termed in
tnother republic the canaille. Poverty
5egets ,.. ,.....e
&c well as vice Our army and navy off
.ers are splendid specimens of physical
nanbood. He or she who would sheer at
hem for mere wantonness fails to appre-
.iate the good qualities, and the import
snce of their past and prospective services
w the country in its times of greatest need
and peril. Yet it does make one tired to
nd oh falI