Evening journal., 1888-06-23
MARY JAMES LETTER.
SHE WRITES ABOUT THE SIZE Or
ADELE GRANTS SHOES.
The Famous Beauty Wears a rive and
Half shoe + How Mrs. Cleveland Re.
ceived the News-some Other Gossip Of
Interest to the Ladies.
Ispeelal Corresnondence.l

Especial correspondencel
WAsHrNGToN. June ell saw Mrs.
Cleveland drive by today in her phaeton.
with her sorrels and her tiger" a Young
"darSy" rs black as a piece of charcoal,
and not the venerable Hawkins who has
been presidential coaehman, 10, these
many years and whose relegation to the
tiger box when the phaeton was first
introduced was about to disrupt the gov.
ment. She sat high up, attired in a gray
flannel suit, with hat to match. and as
she twirled her whip over the horses and
sped along she was undoubtedly a SIGHT
good for anybody's eyes A Young lady
sat on a seat below her, and the contrast
was much in Mrs. Cleveland's favor. for
she is so much larger than the average
woman and her face and her figure com.
pare with the ordinary much as does the
appearance of star on the stage with
the subordinate members Of the cast. As
to her sorrels, they are a bright looking
pair Of heavy horses, well groomed and
lively enough, but | would call Mrs.
Clevelands attention to the old quatraip
among horsemen. TO wit:
One white foot, buy horse;
Two white feet, try a horse.
Three white feet. look about him.
-Four white feet, do without him
One Of hers has two white feet and the
other has four.
Two Of the handsome men Of Washing.
ton arc Fred Douglass, the famous col.
ored man, and Senator Hiscock, of New
York. One day this week | was in the
house gallery, and ] saw man across on
the othcr side whom at first | took in the
dim light to be Fred Douglass. The
wealth Of gray hair was there, and the
strongly cut features, but the hair looked
less yoluminous. and some Of the familiar
lines in the face were lacking After
minute or two of study discovered that
it was not Douglass, but Senator Hiscock
and then for the first time in two men
whose appearance have been familiar to
me for two years, I noticed a resemblance
That was as remarkable as it was unex-
pected. called the attention Of two or
three gallery habitues to the likeness.
and all Of them agreed with me at once,
and not one had ever observed it before
spoke to DicSey about it. too.
well, she said, Il am not enamored
of the African race, pure or visibly adj
mixed, but if strong, heroic beauty Is the
ambition of any man Of any race. he can
come no nearer its qualification than in
looking like Fred Douglass"
The more go around talking to people
about people-not gossiping, remember
the more find out that if you want to
find out anything, 60 to a woman Cor your
invitation.
Diekey came in today with perfect
beam on her face.
We'll, said l, as soon as saw her,
what is itf'
"What is what?" said She
That which you lave to tell me,
said l.
She laughed.
I've got something. sure enough, said
she, you know Miss Grant, who was
the reigning belle and beauty Of Wash
ington society last winter! Wen, she
wears number five shoe"
Great Chicagor says l.
Its a straight tip, said she. "She
wears five, with toe not wider than
the end Of your thumb and heel 50 high
that her shoes only draw two and-a-half
as she walks, and She pays &i2 pair for
them and always sent abroad for them
until she found she could get them as
cheap in America and save freight and
import duties, and Dickey took long
breath.
That's al right, I" said I-who wear
number five myself she's a young
woman of more than average weight and
height and little foot would be out Of
proportion.
Yes, said Dieley. unconvinoed, but
think of a number fvel"
But don't think Of it. for am be-
lever in the harmonies, physical as well
as musical. spiritual political ct al,
and | don't like baby waists ON grown
women, or No / feet on No II bodies.
Most women do, however, and that's why
the Venus dc Medici has no desire to be
Pygmaloned and como down from her
pedestal to mingle with the Ill proper
tions Of flesh and blood and bones that
walk about her and praise her, on the
principle ! presume, that we admire most
in others what we do not ourselves pos
sess.
Seciety in Washington just at present
is in state OF "innocu0us desuotude,
and methods Of advertisement are rather
primitive. One style is the doorstep
party. where the remaining youth and
beauty assemble ON the door step Of the
invitor and pass the evening away on
rugs and carpets and NETS talking, cat
ing ices and making merry generally
Another IS the Hherdic party. Some Of
our herdic coaches have adopted the roof
seat plan, So common in continental cities
and on London buses aud the inritor
collects q party Of friends sufficient to oc-
cupy all the roof room, pays the fare all
around with tickets at six for Q quarter,
and away they 50, in the cool evening
shadows, in and out among the trees,
bowling along over the concrete streets
and avenues. veritabie coaching party.
#
/ heard The other day from perfectly
I authentic sources how Mrs. Cleveland re-
4 ceived the news OF her husbands re-noni-
4 nation at st. Louis. Mrs. Whitney was
lunehing a party Of Indies that day. and
Y the secretary was expected to join them.
but he did not appear on time, and Mrs.
/ Whitney sent tho butler to the telephone
i TO inquire as to his absence, an the ladies
having taken their places ct the table. In
a moment the butler returned and an.
nounced that Secretary Whitney he'd inst
received word that Mr. Cleveland had
been nominated by acclamation. Mrs.
Cleveland smiled pleasantly in a matter
Of course way. and Mrs Whitney pro.
posed the health and success OF the prcsi.
dent Mrs. Cleveland's wine glass was as
usual turned down by her plate.
Cant we drink it ia cold water?" she
asked.
well. yes" said a Kentucky girl Will
considerable hesitation in her speech
I'VE can, but it seems to me that watel
is very thin and unsnbstantial beger
age to drink such q toast III.
Cant we drink it in Apollinaris waite,
thenY7 she inquired further
And out Of deteivuce 20 Mrs Clevc