The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-01-07
SoXth avSfina EsU3s.

~ W acli u : 'ci W. CS'oiidlut Vt
the New York World gives long
list, illustrated with portraits, of the
buds who will enter Washington
society this winter. He says:
Senator Batcr, Of South Carolina,
is one Of the most courtly and hand
some men III the United States sen
ate. aud his daughters will be among
the brightest Of the rosebuds of the
capital this wln'er. Miss Marie
Butler Lad just a taste Of Washing,
ton society last season, and Miss
Elise will make her first appearance
on New ! ear. They both seem very
pretty. Miss Marie is very stylish
and highly accomplished. She speaks
French tluenly, and, like her sister
Elise, is very ford Of horseback
riding. The picture give you Of
her Is all equestrian one, and it is
taken from an instantaneous photo
graph of her seated on her favorite
horse, Frisettc, while standing in
one of tie roads Of the family estate,
East H;I!, near Edgefeid, 5. G.
Ny picture Of Elise. who is little
bit more OF rosebud than Marie,
was taken at the same time. and it
represents her in riding costumc,
but does not show forth the 1uIi
bNuty Of her features. Miss Elise
Butler is beautiful girl She is OF
medium height, well formed, and her
large blue eyes look oat oyer fair
cheeks, rosy with color. Like her
sister Marie, she is a good French
scholar, and she will be, as Marie
was last winter, very popular with
the diplomats. She is fond Of read
ing, aud is an accomplished talker.
The ashington home OF the Buffers
is i'll the most fashionable quarter OF
the city. 1t is within stones throw
Of the British legation, not far from
BIa'ne's house facing Dupont Circle,
and just around the corner from
where Secretary Manning lived last
winter and where the Count Mi,kie.
wiez lives now. 1t is red pressed
brick, bearing the number l15l z
street, and is very comfortably iurn-
slcl. Mrs. Butler comes Of one OF
The bes, families of the Palmetto
State, and as for the senator. his !
ancestors were the Dukes Of Ormand, !
me Of whom was lieutenant general
ot the Royal troops during tie Irish |
nsurrection of l64I. and who was
Lord Lieutenant ct Ireland in l644.
De stuck to the Crown when Crom-
we'll seized the government. lie |
proclaimed Charles III in Ireland |
md made an unsuccessful attempt TO
capture Dublin in l649. Cromwell.
drove him out Of Ireland |
during the following year, aud
Charles Ii made him a duke when
le came into power.
The mans name was James Butler
)rmand and one Of his descendants,
Pierce Butler, who was third son
If Sir Richard Butler, Of Ireland,
:ame to this country as major in
he British army. He resigned, I
lowever, before the Revelation and
'ett|ed in Charleston. aud it is from
lin, I think, that the present Butler
arnly originates. he was a men-
1er o. the first United States senate,
md one Of his sous married Miss
Fanny hemblc. the actress. The
9atcrnaI grandfather of the Misses
Cutler was in congress, one OF their
rraEduncies was an officer in the
army and was killed in
he Mexican war, and another grand
lnclc vas the United States senator
Il defence of whom Preston S.
Brooks. relative, assaulted Charles
>nmncr, inasmuch as Senator Butler
vas not at Washington at the time
attack upon him in the
cna,c was made. Senator Buffers
nolAer was a Perry, and she was
he youngest sister Of Commodore
oliver Il. Perry, the hero Of the
,a,t.c Of Lake Erie.
II order to try the extent to which
tiagic actress is moved by tAc |
shirl Of stage passion, Sarah Bern
.lrNL,s nnlsn WIS ONCE tested ut ihe