Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-24

MIS- A he NontAigu contributes the following
70 Ddn9hfers of Amersca, hrs Madeline vinton
DAn.sten Is well-knOwn figure IN washington.
s1s oescehdAnt Of an ancient French family,
as". si'en al the advantages OF travel and
- -. :. ue' youth she was widow al the
a. N , tne var and captured the heart OF ADM,
"a pLhsgren- The admiral served railantly
is uoul the great struggle nut his principal
heavy ordnsnF. APPEARS 70 be his invention o.
-Sod Is 90 the side q the SeSy,e.i sr,iIcrys Al
WV nas testined her Affection Tor her husband
descr,hias 49, ~ reminisoenoes on the subject
nsnicr-aae 49, MS SERVICES IN the Navy. Mn.
Dahlgen Is Tow Awoman OF miaIle aye r,,h a
nv, lncning TO e,aboaUoiaI Her iron.
and her hns sveS smoothly over hish forehead,
1Iesscs plainly and has retired from sociely de.
her - s,,7 ~ experimenting the education OF
neL 1No SONS Most OF her time il NM An uterary
pursuits the resdt being princins " NOVELS on ~,
se.icy we. one OF her reent ONES deals with
nF.n,s h1 asnhgton lie, the characters being
persons ho fancl Themselves The ,ris,,s,. ,a5I
Ouehse, ana MrS Dahlgnen rrtlrea for seyeral
some OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES me capital r,ntlng her hand
lhonesS however, disclalined An Infenison 81
~ aAlns the picture personal one claimlnc that
eyry Sste taken frum types found under
her attest MorA deals with southern ante belluu
Ils, viii Nihch she Was well acquainted before
~, liealeAt MIS- Dahlgreen Was the center on A
literary Clique who held lhear rrn TO- =, ~. 49,
Oence; THESE meetings We're oonlne 80 ,,,,,.h 90,
~ tAe.iOu VI 4 Ffehch salon Her dwelllnc shows
soe s sl a.ar architectural features aud A OF
laeuet oiIaIIe CONSTRUCTION. IL presents a Sharp
W ihohAs circle, one OF tie pref ie.f locs-
.ions al Nue city. The entrance Il ornamented nv
t wv neaNs pIolecuies OF war sent ~ lnementoes
W ,ne auIni al Wien In command OF the Meet "a
ShaIestoh haroOr. The SPACIOUS hall A I,O ~
stained-glass windows ana from ms "Sa.ns ~, ~,
handsome salon nlled with hApdsome mr.. hrs..
aud Tie doOrways draped VITA TQrkisn norf,srs'
On the moor are neecy Daghestap ru1-S s,r,enfsi
prayer carpets and the Skins OF Wild .lt1,,ls ~.
post OF honor on the wall Is aocora.a to Aa,,,r.l
Dab gren, who looks every inch = =, ~ -. a.
his naval Uniform Near IL on an eo',y $500
Is the coquetsh bust OF a female m a N.,,s' ,,fa,
and broad plulned hat several auc,.uf A aaonnos
occupy prominent positions
One. brought over by the family from France a.
hung IN small niche between two WINDOWS anI
Is USED as small Oratory. The mlstI,,,s a Ihe
house Is devoted koInanist and has erected I'd
her own expense, beautiful little chapel near ner
country place In the Blue Ridge IN Marsiand She
maintains IL almost enurey from her private
purse.
As conversationalst Mrs Dahlgren f. noted
among the cultivated set Ia Washington. Rnyin-
resided IN TIE capital nom early chiluhOod sus,
has passed through several Administrations AMI
is conversant p.h the political issues OF me pre.
ent, as well as tue past Her talented daughter A.
happily married 10 a German nOOleinan. aud Wit
her husband ana Two line children makes h..r hom,.
Ia vienna She L. one OF the most brilliant anna
teur pianlsts, having Received the highest eDcg-
niums from Litz, Ihaberg, and other professionals
Ma Dab gren, after a lie alternately devoted 10
society anu literary work, has show her ptedllec-
uon Tor the latter by giving &c I'D and deyotfns
herseI 10 the writing oI books