The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-04-10
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Apl. $3.50

hlbtlon OF the quality of womanly
charms in question has been led by the
Presidents sister, who with the good
sense and modesty hat has characters
ed her ever since she has been mis-
trsss sfthe White House) in her treat
ment of the case seems to have followed
tue dctn,n Of the ancient Latin poet,
Gin medic tutissilnus ibis" Though
nearly all the best known "woman's
women" have had their say, it seems to
me, as one of the inferior race and an
outsider, that none Of them have touch
ed the real morale of the question,
which is: What constitutes immodeSty
in others This differs among nations.
Modesty rs very much the result of
education, training, and local tradition.
Perhaps one of the most vigorous, if
not the best letters upon the question
under comment was written by Mrs.
Belva A. Lockwood, the first woman 10
run for the Presidency. She addresses
Miss Cleveland in a communication CO.
inciding with the latter lady in the
views expressed, but insisting that
these opinions are not radial enough.
Mrs. Lockwood insists that the only
purpose sic has i'll writing upon the
dress matter at all is a conscientious
desire Ito add my mite toward the cor
rectiou OF custom, the tendency of
which believe to be immodest, unheal-
thy and preposterous." "This custom"
proceeds Mrs. Lockwood in most vigo.
rous English "sprang frem the licen-
tious courts of the old world and the
dem. nonde at time when womans
personal charms, and not her mental
and moral development, won her favor
in masculine eyes, at time wnen it was
popularity believed that woman was
created for the purpose of pandcring to
the lowest passions of man" These are
plaln-spoken words, indeed, perhaps a
trihe too forcible. And then, by way of
antithesis, | su pose, she continues:
Suppose that the President, or one Of
he Cabinet, or II Senator, or IL Supreme
Judge were to appear at fashionable
reception in such dress as thisq"
AS ii question is asked, will venture
to answer it hy saying that it were
known that the President or the Hon.
John Sherman or Senator Ednunds
were intending to present themselves
at fashionable reception" in s. low
neckcd and very decollettc costume
there would be a bigger crowd to sst
them than any similar number of wo
men could attract, no matter how pro
nonce their attire might he. The Hon.
Sherman in low neck, Senator Ed
munds ditto, with the Hen. George f.
Hoar, of Massachusetts, in short sleeves
and very low-cut waist. Ye.gods, what
a sight
Last Monday three Of Presiden
Cleveland's Cabinet were confined t
= beds Of sickness. Two of them fell vic
TINS to Jefitrsoniln simplicity. Attol
ney General Garland walked home i
the rain and thus took fresh cold upo
an already diseased throat. Secretar,
Lamar saw get cut of street-car an
: plod his way through the drenchn
rain to meet some appointment. H
got his feet and legs wet, and on SUI
:, day was unable to leave his room
These two officials were foolish euoug
to Weld to the miserable clamor abou
, using the coupes that had been fo
y many years attached to their respeC
u tive departments. The people Of thi
great republic would, | think, rath'
g pay for coupss for their cabinet Officer
as than to have them disabled from pub.
d business fer the want of proper col
s, veyance to and from their places
II business or to save them from takir
q. cold in meeting appointments in Il
at evening.
Some of the democratic Senators W
are not especially intimate at t
White House are giving good deal
V" credence to the stories that Sscrets
hs Manning had a serious difference vi
the President on the DAY of his pr
tration at the Treasury Dspartmel
of that he left the White House in a st
at of great agitation and intended to h;
VS. presented his resignation at once
tn that account. 1t is thought that
end Secretary's letter to the Senate Fina
it.
the Committee on the subject of the in