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alton worth while. II slides dowa, however,
with just about as much justice as in the official
BUFFALO AGHAsT.
The Splendor of the White House Makes the
Town on Lake Erie Open Its Eyes.

The Splendor of the White House Makes the
Town on Lake Erie Open Its Eyes.
Washington Letter in Boston Transcript.
met gentleman from Buffalo the other day
who had several things tosay about the President
They say in Buffalo the President is slowly but
very surely shaking off his old associates. Well,
he has got to do it. Dir. Arthur had to do the
same thing, you know At first there were few
Sunday night dinners at the White House, at
which his old pals were guests But they didn't
go on long. Mr.. Arthur saw there was no break
ing off in that way, and he stopped short on din
ners and Just shook them off wholly and entirely
Mr.. Cleveland did not even begin with din
ners. He quietly turned his back on
the mon whom ht could associate with
in Buffalo, while sheriff or mayor, but
whom he could not openly dine with in the White
house. There Is one opinion of the Presidentln
Buffalo that is universal among all classes He
is said to be so thoroughly honest that the richie.
would trust him with their millions and the
poorest would make him their savings bank. In
money and all business transactions his integrity
is spotless, and the confidence in him is without
limit.
But you ought to hear some of the Buffalo peo-
Pile talk about the social side of his administra-
ton. Every time the newspapers report re-
ception or dinner party given at the White
House. the Buffalo eyes open wider and wider
with establishment. They are absolutely speech
less over the gayety and splendor of the Presi-
dents social doings. They fairly groan over the
unexpected, and sigh for the unattainable in
simple entertainments, promised by the Presi-
dents former life, tastes. and inclinations.
Cleveland wasn't much of a society mau here
they declare, but he beats Arthur now by con-
siderable, and he can do but one thing more.
When he gets to wearing the red rosebud in his
coat, there won't be another straw to add" So
they comment and sigh over their dsappoint-
ment of the President in his failure to give them
the Jeffersonian Democracy and simplicity. In
stead of the pure and simple, the President gives
more elaborate decorations in flowers, moro
courses, and fully.as many wines at dinners as ia
predecessor, who was an acknowledged
man of society. Mr.. Arthur was man of lux
urious habits and an innate taste for expensive
and elegant surroundings. This was his nature,
and late hours belonged to him years before he
became President. But Mr.. Cleveland was quite
the opposite, and his life had been the plain,
comfortable existence of business man, with
no visible inclination for any other way Of living
The sudden and unexpected transformation has
appalled, Buffalo. The Presidents sister, too,
comes in for good share of criticism. To think
that Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, of all women,
should have had her head turned by the same
glitter and extravaganza which marked Repub-
lican administrations, is drop too much in the
cup already full Her toilets, as described In
the newspapers, amaze the friends who knew
her a strong. intellectual woman, fond of
books and Indifferent to clothes. Now she wears
low-neck dresses and short sleeves, lower and
shorter than Mr.. Arthur's sister ever appeared
in. OF course the example of the,hostess of the
White House is q powerful influence on other
women, and everywhere the shocking scarcity Of
waists and sleeves m trks the gown of society
women. So they go on about the President and
his sister in Buffalo, and the Democrats there
almost lose sight OF their political disappoint-
ments in the social phase which has so astounded
them. They are prepared for anything now,
and say the marriage of the President or his sis
ter with big wedding that would eclipse any
thing else ever seen in the White House, would
not startle them in the least