St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-09
SOCIETY At the CAPITAL.
The Families Of the Solons Preparing
for Gay Season.
CUPID HAS WORK TO Do.
Mrs. Sabin Not Yet Eack---Mrs. Davis
to Give a Reception After
the Holidays.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-The close of
the first week of the second session of
the Fiftieth congress finds the wives,
daughters and sWeethearts of the states
men full of anticipation and hope of a
brilliant social season. The near ap-
proach of the Christmas holidays means
to our society folks that the winter fes-
tivities must soon commence. The re-
ceptions, balls and dinner parties will
all break out in pristine form after the
guStatory season has had full sway.
Thus do men and women cater to the
calendar. Immediately after Santa
Claus has made his mythical trip, Cupid
will endeavor to get in his work. Society
exists both for Cupid and for cupidity.
The ladies look longingly for the day
when the portals of the White house
shall yawn and the Marine band rend
the air with music's voluptuous swell.
Then, in East room, parlorS and halls,
soft eyes will look love into eyes which
speak again, and the old, old story will
become more than thrice told tale.
The matrons look upon these scenes
with youth rediviyus. 1The loves of
the young make them renew their own
youth, as the eagle. The great New
Years reception at the White house
really opens the season here. Among
THE FEMININE DELEGATIONS
from the states, the moves of Senators
Sabin and Davis will figure conspicu-
ously. Mrs. Sabin has not returned to
the city from her home visit, but her
husband, with the three little adopted
daughters, are stopping at the Riggs
hon txTnn will
go to their lovely home on Iowa Circle.
and furnishing, is one of the lOveliest
in the city. Three sides of the house
are free from obstruction for views
from any of their windows. The 'front.'
ing is on park to the shade of which
tired nurses of the neighbor-
hood with their charges hasten
in the spring, glad of the pleas
ant apology for Green meadows,
after being cooped up all the winter.
The other two SIDES overlook lawn on
which the children have tent, where
they play mother ''house" and dolls
on pleasant days. The other side is
Joined to the house of Hon. Edmund
Rice, which is counterpart Of Mrs.
Sabin's house. By the way, Mrs. Rice
will not entertain OF take active part in
any of WaShington's gay dojngs this
winter. on account of the death of her
daughter, who made her debut last
winter. She is accompanied this winter
by her married daughter.
MRS. DAVIS
will open another season of pleasure
giving and taking by reception imme-
diately after holidays. She attended
the matinee to-day to see Mrs. Potter in
''She Stops to Conquer" She wore a
lovely walking dress of absinthe cash
shfide, hat made of the goods, and un-
dress kid gloves to match. She would
have attracted attention anywhere by
her lovely face, figure and carriage, and
by her stylish and tasteful dressing.
This wife of Senator SpoOner, of Wis
cOnSin will receive and take an active
interest in social affairs during the ante
lenten season. The new Spooner home
on Capitol hill is a thing of beauty,
and within Its walls wealth and domeS-
tic happiness are beautifully blended.
Mrs. White, the daughter of Senator
Sawyer, will not actively participate in
the social whirl if she can secure immu-
nifty from the demands of the times.
The recent death of her mother cast a
shade of sadness and gloom over an
erstwhile care-free household. 1t is
well known, however, that Mrs. White
is society favorite, and many demands
are made upon her. What to wear. how
to make it, when to wear it, how mauy
costumes they can each afford, what
sort of ornaments, and how much to in
vest in them; these are few of the
questions which enter into the daily
thoughts and nightly visions of the
winglesS angels who adorn Washington
society. May they all be happily and
economically solved.
RETSEY O'DOWD.