The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
MR.. CARL1sLE's NEW HOME.
The Speaker to Settle Down in q House
of His Own at Washington.
From the PHILADELPHIA Times

From the Philadelphia Times
The distinguished list of fashionable
households in the capital has just gained an
important acquisition through the purchase
by Speaker Carlisle of a fine residence on K
street, the most fashionable thoroughfare
in Washington. Associate Justice Batch
ford and Rear Admiral Worden, of Monitor
fame, are his neighbors. The
house had been purchased and thor
oughly refitted by Minister Reuterskiold,
who, with his wife, was a generous enter
tainer, and gave the representative of the
Scandinavian peninsula near the govern
ment at Washington a conspicuous place
socially. His transfer to Constantinopls
threw the house on the market, aud it passed
into the possession of the Speaker, com
pletely furnished for $23, 900. The building
contains seventeen rooms. and was specially
designed for entertaining
Although Mrs Carlisle has never had her
own house in Washington, she has always
figured prominently in society She is a
woman of commanding presence and of
strong character. In her days of young
ladyhood as Mary Jane Goodson, she was
very popular in the social life of her native
city of Covington. Her father, Mai. John
A. Goodson, belonged to a parentage of
Virginia origin and one of the phone er
families of Kentucky. He had served in
both branches of the State Legislature, and
was Mayor of Covington. Her mother,
Hester WATSON, was born in Philadelphia,
but, with her parents, went to Kentucky
when quite young.
Miss GoodSon was educated in the city of
her birth, and married John q. Carlisle in
1856 when he was just 81 years of age. At
that time he was teacher in the city schools
of Covington. Two years later he was adj
mitted to the BAR and year after began
his public career in the State Legislature.
In her husbands whole political life Mrs.
Carlisle has figured prominently by making
his social surroundings attractive. While
Mr. Carlisle was in the Legislature and as
Lieutenant Governor, she took part in the
gay lite of the State capital. When her
husband was elected to the Fortv-frst Con-
gress and took his seat in 1877, Mrs. Carlisle
came with him, aud i'll the season OF 1S77-78
made her entree into the interesting circles
of the ladies of the Representatives at
Washington.
In 1888 she took a step higher in the social
scale as the wife of the Speaker, and in that
sphere has been surrounded by brilliant
circle of admirers. N s. Carlisle has al
ways asserted the claims of the Speaker in
the scale of official dignIties, and has taken
Wednesday or Cabinet ladies' days, as the
proper time for her drawing rooms" Dur
ing President ArthurS administration she
claimed precedence upon ceremonial occa
sions, and during the present administra-
ton, before tue marriage of the President,
she claimed the same privileges by virtue
of the constitutional rank and title Of the
Speaker.
During their long residence in Washing
ton the Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle have
always lived at one of the principal hotels.
In establishing themselves in "A home of
their own they have the best wishes of the
members of every branch OF the public serv-
ice. A number Of very handsome pres
ents toward the ornamentation of her
home have been sent to Mrs. Carlisle by
some of her admirlng friends in public life.
1t is Mrs. Carlisle's intention to hold draw
ing rooms on Wednesdays in May. This
will afford her lady friends an opportunity
TO congratulate her in her new home, and
will be pleasant addition to the fashion
able gayeties of that pleasant month of the
year.