The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-04
WOMEN OF WASHINGTON.
Gossip About the Wives of Senators Voor-
hees, Cunger, Harrison and Cameron.

Gossip About the Wives of Senators voor-
hees, Conger, Harrison and Cameron.
Washington Special
The wife Of Senator Voorhees, is peculiarly
easy and graceful in her manner of receiving
visitors. Having young lady daughter who is
popular in. society," she has many young people
around her, and on reception days her drawing
rooms have more youth and freshness in them
than one often finds. She is not great talker.
but her pleasant, musical voice and her placid
manner are very attractive. The Tall Sycamore
of the Wabash is immensely popular The
charm of his voice is we'll known and he has
indescribably winning manner. He rarely gets
off in time from the Senate to be in his drawing
room when the Thursday visitors are arriving,
but Mrs. Voorhees, seems to have many of his
hospitable characteristics. Everyb body is cor
daily received and made to feel welcome. She
has the assistance Of her young daughter and
some of the latter's friends, and her receptions
are always crowded.
The wife of Senator Conger is Trojan. She
is immensely stout, weighing over 200 pounds,
but that does not detract from her activity.
She has not been Senator Conger's wifa many
years, having been widow when he married
her. She is very dressy. rather pronounced,
and has wild Northwestern way with her that
is quite effective in giving Omar aboost-for
every Senator's and Representatives wife in
Washington is working for her own particular
husband, whether they do it uproariously, like
Mrs. Conger and Mrs Logan, or subtly, like
want to stay in Washington with the prestige of
senatorial dignity, and they are quite willing to
do their part of the electioneerng. Mrs. Conger
is double ripper" That's the only way to
describe her.
The wife of Senator Harrison of Indiana, is a
remarkably handsome woman. She has also
very fine manners, and no woman in Washing
ton makes better appearance than she does In
her own house. Her only daughter is married,
and she has one of her own immediate family
tn har hut uiuO tha al of
Senators wives. she has. a bevy of pretty girls
on hand to help her on Thursdays.
The beauty of the senatorial circle is
unquestionably Mrs Don Cameron. She is still
a young woman, tho niece of General Sherman
and Senator sherman, and having no children
OF her own, and practically unlimited means,
one would imagine that she would be the bright
particular star in the senatorial armament
But Mrs. Cameron is, perhaps, more Indifferent
to whether her receptions shall be success or
not than any other Senator's wife in Washing
ton. She has all that money can buy in her
power, and she seems to prefer society little
gayer than the semi political circle of the aver
age Senator'S wife. She seems to have but little
political ambition for her husband. She has not
been in Washington much for the last two
years, and Senator Cameron's long absences in
Europe and in California closed their house for
some time. Then they sold their splendid home
in Scott circle, and this winter have been in
very modest house on Jefferson place. She re-
celyes, OF course once week during the season,
but at her house are more society people and
fewer of the home-spun variety than are usually
met at senatorial receptions. Senator Cameron
is often the only countrlfed-looking person in
his own drawing room, while his wife is usually
the handsomest, the most elegant and the best
dressed present. The Senator's trousers are af
fected by a strange and unearthy shrinkage,
which. as his shoes are remarkably broad for
their length, and also singularly long for their
breadth. present quite an interesting study of
Pennsylvania foot lore. His vest, too, always
needs pulling down and his coat pulling up, but
his wife, by her beauty and grace, makes all this
to be forgotten. Mrs. Camerons taste in every
particular is correct and her house, herself and
her department have no flaw at her receptions.