Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-02

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neither eating bread nor drinking wine,
and ye yay he hath devil" During Adj
ANS term of office,in 1900 the Govern
ment was removed to Washington.
Mrs. Adams was the first Lady of the
White House, but she never liked it
and lived there altogether but four
months. Her picture by Gilbert Stu
art, represents her as cheerful and
not Misunderstanding woman of so
with cap aud ringlets of curls wreath
ing the edge.
Jefferson went into the White House
a widower of nineteen years. standing,
and his diary lately published by John
Bigelow shows he understood thor
oughly the domestic economies which
were necessary in the matter of pro-
viding for the wants of the mansion
and it's Inequalities. His wife was the
widow of Bathurst Shelton, Virginia
gentleman, and the daughter of Johu
Wayles of Charles City county, Vir-
ginia. She was said to be beautiful
woman, and Jefferson to have won her
over other suitors through his musical
voice and ability to play the violin.
Dolly Madison was one of the most
popular of the White House women, if
we believe tradition, and yet she GER
tainly was not pretty, if Prudhomme's
engraving from the picture of Herring
is to be accepted, with the queer tur-
ban, profusion of ringlets, large
nose, and positive mouth
There is, however, a glimpse of a
pretty rounded arm and classic neck
through the lace and drapery that per-
haps may have combined with her well
attested tact and vivacitY to have
given her the reputation she certainly
enjoys among the Presidents wives.
She was an F. F. ", Dorothy Payne,
although born in the Pine Tree State.
and in early life her parents lived here
add Dolly actually Joined the Society
of Friends in this city, although no
doubt rising young Quaker lawyer,
one John Todd, whom she married,
had something to do with this. Todd
died and left her widow with one
son, so Dolly set her cap for some fine
looking young members of the Con-
gress then wont to come to Philadel-
phia to transact the public business
and ia 1894 married James Madison,
one of tie most talented of the body.
Mrs. Monroe was the daughter of a
British a1my officer named Cartwright
distant relations of the Philadelphia
Cartwrights, who settled in New York
after the peace of 1888. She was one
of four girls. One of these married
Mr.. Hey1iger, Grand Chamberlain to
the King of Denmark; another Mr..
Knox Of New York city, whose only
daughter was the wife of the late Alex
ander Hamilton, son of Alexander
Hamilton. the first Secretary of the
Treasury; a third married Nicholas
Gouverneur, of New York, and the
fourth Senator James Monroe of YER
GINA afterward President.
The first White House wedding was
that of President Monroe's youngest
daughter. who married her cousin.
Samuel L. Gouverneur, in 1920. 1t
took place in the East Room, and was
a Knickerbocker affair, stylish and
heightened for the day. A number of
brilliant receptions in Washington
were rendered to the bridal couple.
and the cards were out for a very
swell one by Commodore Essex"
Porter and wife, when it had to be
given up, owing to the untimely death
of Commodore Decatur, killed by
Barron in a duel. The dead officer
had given the yonng couple brilliant
party but few days before at his own
home. An older daughter of President
Madison married Judge George Hay
of Richmond. Hortensia Hay, a
beautiful girl, daughter of this match,
was the wife of Lord Rogers of Balti-
more, whom old society people of this
city remember. Lady Rogers died in
Paris, and is buried in Pere Ia Chaise.
Most persons who have read the vol
luminous diary of the ''oid man elo-
quent'' know more or less of Louisa
Catherine Adams, his wife. She was
the daughter of a Marylander named
johnson, who lived in London during
the Revolution, where she was born.