The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-02-07
PEOPLE AT THE CAPITAL.
Facts and Fictions Told by Correspondents at the
Capital.

washington Letter In Chicago Inter. ocean,
Mrs. o'Hara, wife Of the colored Congressman, is
one OF the loveest ladies In Washington, and were
not for the slight trace OF negro blood In her veins
she would be a leader In white society. Like Mrs.
Bruce, who Is also beautiful, she IL highly educated
aud accomplished woman, speaks French, plays
Beethoven, paints pacques, and is up In art and era
ture to degree that would make some of her white
sisters blush for envy. Both Mrs. Bruce aud Mrs.
oiara are very nearly white, and 1t would be DIM
cult for stranger to detect their relation to the
for her children and intends that they shall be as
accomplished as herself. These people have their
own society, give balls, dinner parties, receptions,
regular reception days. Just like the ladies' OF ollicia
life. AT "high tea" or ball given by this circle
Intelligence, quite az much beauty, and quite as
much grace OF manner as Will he gathered al any of
the swell receptions OF white folks. There are
Cleopalras and Hebes who come IN carriages, and
when they throw of their opera cloaks disclose
fractions that would make many white belle en-
vious. Both gentlemen and ladies appear in fall
duly described In the Sunday Bee, the organ of the
high-toned coored residents of the District
washington Letter in Springfield Republican,
The Chinese Minister ia a man of sixty, who was
governor OF one OF the provinces In China. After
he had made mis- fortune the Emperor saw that he
was getting rich too fast, and much TO his disgust
exiled him here on salary of $4,000 year and all
expenses paid For the Chinese government is libe-
raj. II dinner is given at the Legation the govern
carriage, while all the expenses OF the Legation
are betrayed from home. When he came here the
MlnlbtcT leIt MS wives nv AFTER awhile he
had sent over from China little thing not than
eighteen years Old, and she Is the only woman at the
Legation. She Is kept very secluded, and only al
lowed TO visit the house OF Mr.. Bartlett, formerly
correspondent OF the publican, aud now secretary
to the Legation. About once week she is driven
aud spends the afternoon with the ladies' OF his
family hut they are not allowed TO admit others to
see her. Then she trips back Ia her carriage, 10 "A
woman on such little feet can trip, and Is not seen
out again FOR another week. have known ladies
who had an idea OF the day she would visit Mrs
Bartlett 10 spend the whole afternoon In neighbor
ing window 10 get a glimpse OF her.
Iron Washington Letter.
There are six pairs of Dromios In Washington this
winter, and the curious mistakes which are daily oc
curing are the gossip OF society and the hotels Tom
Reed, the leader OF the Republican side OF the House
has q counterpart In tho leading photographer OF
Washington and the joke OF 1t is that the general air
and the voices OF the TWO are precisely alike. The
other night Stanley Matthews anda febw-C ongress-
man OF Reeds saw this photographer al the theatre
and took him for Reed They went over to hin and
upon which they askedto be posted and 1t was some
time before they discovered they We're Interviewing
the wrong man. Two other Dr0mQis are Welhurn
OF Texas and the fr0wsy- headed fellow who writes
cards IN the lobby OF the House. Welbsrn has been
taken for the card writer time aud again, aud he
grows angry, II In SAID, every time such mistake
occurs. The likeness OF Gay, the sugar milllonalre
and Cleveland aud Manning are sometlnes taken Tor
one another. have told you stories OF how OiDon-
nell, OF Michigan, has been mixed up time aud again
with Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson. and
there Is an ex-nelnber OF the Pennsylvania LeelaA-
ture here who Is noted for having sold his railroad
nas3 FOR an oyercoat, who looks exactly Ike the
Jar 0sleolor, Holman, OF Indiana,