St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-27

tulle that was very becoming. and also
superb robe of white embossed velvet, gar
nished with ostrich feathers Indeed,
whatever Mrs. Whitney wears latest seems
the most suited to her, so true is her taste
in matters of dress.
For visiting and driving Mrs. Whitney
wears plain tailor-made suits of cloth. Mrs.
Whitney has wealth of diamonds in neck
laces, pendants. earrings, crosses, combs
and the like, and triple necklace of pearls
that she wears oftenest, perhaps, but on
many occasions her only ornaments are
few flowers. Mrs. Whitneys dresses worn
this season are mainly tea-gowns that are
MODELS OF SUITABILITY.
They are cut to fit the figure in the back,
the front being loosely draped in the pure
Greek style. A pale blue satin gown, COM
bined with pale yellow satin, brocaded in a
flower pattern, is used for the afternoon re-
ceptions, and dainty robe of cream COL
ored foulard, with the front draped with
pearl EN- broidered net. is worn for dinners
at home and musicales, and also a splendid
robe of black velvet with black lace upon it
is worn. Mrs. Whitney will not appear at
the White house reception on New Years
day, and has also declined to be present at
the cabinet dinner given by Secretary and
Mrs. Manning on Monday next. The ex-
tent of Mrs. Whitney's charities is unknown
to anyone but herself. She never refuses
to see any one who calls at her house. and
therefore every charity in the city has had
its cause pleaded before her. Mrs. Whit
ney refuses to go ON the boards of manage
nlent, but the solicitors never go away
empty-handed from an interview with this
Lady Bountiful. for her heart is tenderly
open to the cries of all the suffering Last
winter the death Of Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Whit
ney's grandmother, prevented ball for
which tickets were sold from being given
in Mrs. Whitney's house at Mi Careme for
the benefit of the Newsboys' association. in
whom Mrs. Whitney was deeply inter-
ested. And the famous
"'osTI.ER JOE" EPISODE
occurred at an entertainment given in the
ballroom of Mrs. Whitney's house. to raise
funds for a training school for servants.
And all the hospitals and orphanages and
the multitudinous forms in which sweet
charity does its work in this world, have
received largest from her hand This year
the solicitations are in no case abated. Mrs.
Whitney enjoys giving to the district chari-
ties because of the simplicity of their Or
CARNATIONS Unlike the New York insti-
tutions, there is no intricate and expensive
machinery about them. The gifts go
directly to the persons whose benefit is in
tended. Mrs. Whitney admits a predilec-
ton for the little people in charge of the
st. Johns orphanage, charity under the
management of the st. Johns English
church, but admissions are not restricted to
the poor of that denomination. Mrs.
Whitney provided Thanksgiving dinner
for these children, who are directly under
the care of the Sisterhood of this church.
Mrs. Whitney also provided the Thanks
giving dinner for the 200 old people who
are the special care of the Little Sisters of
the Poor. Nothing was forgotten in that
dinner; there was tobacco for the pipes of
the old men. and candy, much coveted by
the old women. On Christmas day Mrs.
Whitney gave Christmas-tree festival in
her house to the sixty-fve children of the
St John orphanage. In asking the Sisters
what would be most desirable to the chill
dren, Mrs. Whitney was panied and sur
prised at the poor things that seemed so de-
sirable to the children. But the tree was
filed with substantial articles.
THE STOCKINGS AND MITTENs
were made to do duty as bonbonnieres for
the time. There were work-boxes ior the
girls over twelve, containing the much
coveted thimbleS, SpoolS and needles For
the boys there were balls. knives and the
like. with things useful to them. 1t is
comforting to know that Secretary and Mrs.
Whitney have no care-are not annoyed by
unjust and unfair criticisms. They are
doing what seems to them best with the
means at hand. and for the rest they cannot
foresee what bitter, unchartable and I'M
warrantable unkind things may be said Of
them. They have passed through the
dreadful vale OF sorrow in the loss of
precious child, and with the memory Of the
precious helptulness that came all unbidden
to them there came a realization of the bet
ter, softer, warmer side Of human nature,
and they can never again feel resentment,
anger or bitterness toward any one. Like
Dolly Madison, Mrs. Whitney says she
would rather fight with her fists than with
her tongue" In Washington there is no
dissenting voice about the layishness of
Mrs. Whitney's entertainment. 1t is as
welcome to the delighted recipients of it as
1t is freely and unoStentatiously gwen by
the queenly hostess. And the turkeys given
to the navy people on holidays by the secre-
tary are gladly and gratefully received. If
a man does not wish to accept the fowl he
need not take it; there is no compulsion in
the matter 1t is purest humbug to say
that the Whitney regime is not the most
popular of any thing in a social way ever
known in Washington, for that is just what
it is.