St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-19

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gained somewhat in weight, but Mrs
Cleveland is said ito have gained more
than any others of the party. Yet
while seemingly larger and stronger, it is
said that She does not really gain in
strength. A lady who has means of gain
ing information. says that it is not at all
likely that Mrs. Cleveland will assist her
husband in entertaining visitors during the
coming winter season. She does not like
the official habit of standing up for several
hours and shaking hands with all sorts of
people perfect strangers; and, besides, it is
said that the routine wearieS and tires her
so much that she cannot stand the strain.
Secretary Bayard is getting to BIZ al
most as we'll known on the roads surround
lag Washington as the venerable his
torian, Bancroft. Although not as grace
full as the aged savant, Mr.. Bayard is a
striking figure on horseback. as indeed he
is everywhere. He takes very many soli-
tary rides i'll the early part of the evening.
and the vigorous exercise brings to his
cheeks more color than was ever seen in
them while he was in the senate, excepting
after goodly supper with friends. Miss
Mamie Bayard frequently drives out in an
open barouche, accompanied by some Sc
lect and haut ton friends. She is, l regret
to say, not handsome. OF course it would
be more in the order of things to say of a
SECRETARY's DAUGHTER
that she is handsome, as the gentle reader
might never know better. But it is too
great stretch of a feeble imagination to
suppose that Miss Mamie is handsome; but
it may be truthfully said that she is an ex-
ceptionally good and clever young lady,
and really All acquisition to capital society.
Secretary Manning is expected to return
in week or two, and his highly cultured
and entertaining wife will, no doubt, be as
charmed to be able to return to Washington
as her many friends will be to welcome her.
Mrs. Manning is greatly pleased with the
society of this city, and says frankly that
she likes the city and its people, and is
glad to be in a position to entertain, as she
royalty does when here. She is greatly
liked, more for her frank, cheerful, home
like and sincere manner than for her posi-
ton and official standing.
Mr.. W. w. Corcoran, our venerable mill
ionaire philanthropist. has returned from
the White Sulphur Springs, bringing with
him the ladies of his household, the Misses
Nicholson and Jones. Mr.. Corcoran is
nearing the ninetieS, and cannot hope to re-
main great deal lenger upon earth and in
the city where he has done so much good,
and where he is so greatly admired and
fondly revered. But at present he is in
seemingly as good and robust health as one
could wish, and
ENJOY THE SOCIETY
of his friends and entertains them almost
as buoyantly as ayoung gallant. The ladies
of his house are plain, lOvable and unos-
tentatieus. Yet they are millionairesseS.
Somehow or another the pig-taled, moon
eyed. sallow-faced representatives of China
are factors in the social life of Washington.
At present Prince Jne Yune is all the
rage. He is a member of the imperial
family of China, and Is said to be the first
blue blooded specimen of Chinese royalty
who has ever visited this county. Aside
from his elegant and costly shirt, which he
wears outside of his trousers as immodestly
as any other Chinaman, he looks not one
whit handsomer than Hop Wah, the
laundryman. But somewhere under his
homely epidermis he carries a drop of
blood which is said to be little bit better
than that of any other Chinaman, and
hence he is the great I-am-a-masher of our
take among the young ladies. But Old
Wing is never mentioned. Wun Lung
would be good name for the prince, for
he looks it.
L. @. G. Lamar, distinguished as the son
of his father. is as nice young man and
as popular in society as he could possibly
be were he a self-made man. He is not
possessed of that quick and strong wit
which has been providentially bestowed
upon his celebrated and worthy father. but
he is honest. withal and sincere and we'll
meaning, and people like him. His wife is
one of the handsomest ladies in Washing
ton and one of the most
POPULAR IN SOCIETY.
She dresses with great taste and modestly.
It is a great and deserved compliment to
state that the ladies like her. It. is seldom
that the fair sex can be found unanimously
guilty of speaking in praise of one OF their
number. They like young Mrs. Lamar
and praise her.
1t is said that the marriage Of young
James G. Blaine will cause a sensation in
the Blaine family. although it may not be
made public. 1t seems that young James,
like his father before him, took a
sudden notion to get married, and
he went and did it, But his papa.
the elder James g.. had another girl already
picked out for him, and in true feudal
lordy style all the arrangements had been
made between the respective papas. The
young lady is about seven years older and
million times richer than young James, be-
sides being sufficiently urhandsOme to suit
the ideal Of the most experienced romancer.
Young james found out how he was to be
OF. and, having seen 4 girl whom
he admired, he Immediately persuaded HIM
self that he loved her, and convinced her Of
the same idea, and they were suddenly and
tightly married. That settles it. James.
he OF the presidential bee, may storm and
tear around The house without stopping IN
his mad career until he is exhausted. Or
he may he diplomatic enough to say:
James. my son. take few shares in the
parental blessing, but burn this letter"
The changes in the offices are making,
necessarily. many changes i'll society. The
butterflies who circle around
UNCLE sAMUEL's CASH BOX
as government officials have their day and
cease to be. Their places are taken by new
forgotten. Thus it is and has been i'll this
ClGy lOi hldily q AollS udy. TIC ooClobN' tiiS
official society. of ten years ago. has almost
as completely disappeared from the face of
this little patch of earth. as thouOh an
epidemic had sought all of its members.
They are gone and forgotten.
Boarding house society is a little world
of its own, in this city. From time to time,
you should and probably shall have sketches
of it. There is one little romance. however,
which you may as well spend the time to
read. right now. You see, all the govern
ment clerks of the lower grades talk shop"
at their boarding house tables. You can
tell all about the quarrels and jealousies of
an office by sitting at clearinghouse
table for three days Well, in
one of our boarding houses there is a
couple which is truly the lovingest couple,
apparently, that ever graced Washington
clearinghouse table. The man is called
doctor dear" by his wife, and she is known
as honey" twas presumed that they were
like Paul and Virginia, both at work and
holding government positions. But the