The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-31
WASHINGTON CHIT CHAT.
Mrs. sheridan at Home.


Mrs. Sheridan at Home.
Nearly every pleasant afternoon a lit
tie procession may be seen starting from
Mrs Shcridan's home in Rhode Island
avenue, S,iys writer in the New York
Sun. 1t is the widow of the great sol
dier and her four little children, all
dressed in black, going out for walk.
Mrs. Sheridan's mourning like every
thing else about her, is simple and UNI
ostcntatious She has not barred her
house up gloomily OF kept her children
in doors, or done anything that is con-
Spicuous or irrational. She has been n
model of dignity and propricty, A keen
observer here, who hus seen II great many
widows of eminent men, said the other
day, y" There are two women in this coun-
try who perfectly understand the pro-
pricties OF their situation. One is Mrs.
Conlling, the other is Mrs. Sheridan.
Neither one of them has uttered word
III print expressed an opinion regarding
their dead husbands friends or enemies,
or departed in any way from the strict
est scclusion. 1t is pity the widows
Of all public men don't copy them
Baron Huene and His Bride.
The Hon. Geo. " n Luthrop, of De-
troit, who recently resigned the Russian
Mission, is in the city, accompanied by
his son-in.lhw Baron Ilucnc, Russian
cavalry officer, and his bride Says u
writer in the same paper: A younger
daughter of MIR. Lathrop is also with the
purity. The wedding OF the Baron and
Miss Lnthr0p, which took place in De-
troit recently, was largely attended and
notable society event. The groom
made the responses in French, as he is
unable to speak the English language.
Miss Lathrop, not speaking Russian,
their courtship, which was quite brief
one, was, according t. the statement of
her fnthcr, carried on in French. The
minister first met the young officer at u
court ball, where he wns dancing with
his daughter. After the engagement,
Baron lluene accompanied the Lathrop
party to this country. He is now visit
ing the leading cities before returning
TO ST: Petersburg. lie was presented to
the Secretary of State the other day by
MIR. Lathrop.
Gen. wheeler's Conversion.
Gen. Joe Wheeler has become Catho-
lie, say the Cincinnati Enquirer. A dis
patch to the Catholic American from
! Macon, Ca, states that he was pail
bearer at Gen. Sheridan's funeral, and the
requiem service ut st. Matthew's Church,
in Washington, so impressed him that he
| began To attend the Catholic Church.
| Then he asked for instruction, and,
! through well-lnown priests eXplana-
| ton of Catholic doctrine, he became con-
WINGED that the Catholic was the only
| true religion.
A Distinguished Body,
There win assemble in this city in
November next, says the Atlanta Journal
correspondent distinguished ecclesas-
tical body-the general missionary coun.
Gil Of the Episcopal church This is u
new organization and owes its existence
to the general convention which assem-.
bled in Chicago in 1886. The object
of the organization is, rs it's name i'm
plies, the promotion of missionary work,
and its first meeting since its creation
will he watched with great interest by
Christians OF all denominations. The
proceedings here will be such as are com
mon to deliberativc bodies of similar
character, but the occasion will be made
specially interesting by the opening ser
vices on the first day, at which Bishop
Whipple, of Minnesota, will ofiiciate
Preparations are being made by thOst
active in church matters TO entertain 4
great number of distinguished divine:
from the country at large.
One of the most unique patents ha
Just been issued by the Patent Office
|
authors of this country as establishing
precedent under which they can protec
rights which have hitherto been at tn
mercy of every managerial pirate VIII
found it to his interest to violate then
The patent secured to William Gillett,
the dramatist, his heirs and assigns, fC
n period Of seventeen years, the eXclusiv
right TO use, or permit the use of, tn
stage effect representing the clatter of
originated by Mr.. Gillette in his play
" Held by the Enemy where it is use
to represent the approach and departur
of cavalry horses. When the play wa
first produced in the Princesss Thcate
London, this effect created genuin
sensation, and within a week imitation
were being used in some of the theateI
and in all of the music halls of Londoi
The same thing happened in this countr,
| During the first run of the play at I'll
, Madison Square, and since that time. I'll
effect has been used not only in minstr
4 halls, but in the production of sever;
. American plays.
The patent is very broad, covering Il
= imitation of the sound of horses hoOf
II travelling on stone brick, clay, grave
s grecnsward, and crossing bridges, STAN
q ing paving, or scraping, or any soun
= that horse can make with its hoofs
u Notifications of the granting of the pa
o ent Will now be sent to manage
J.. throughout the country, and Mr.. Gllet
Will hereafter prosecute vigorously an
l. violation Of the rights secured TO hr
3 The Importance of the patent to dramat
a authors in general can scarcely be owe
estimated, as it establishes the fact th
% they can protect any original stage @
II feet, as matter of right by itself, j
r. dependcntly of the play in which it
!, first used.
l. Mrs, CIevelsnd's Engagement Ring.
"a Mrs. Cleveland's engagement ring
not, says the New York Graphic, rs
generally supposed, the beautiful di
mond which she wears just above II
wedding ring, but is large, old-fuS
10 oncd seal ring, which now adOrns t
# Presidents finger There is quite
little history attached TO this ring a
the way IL came to be bestowed up
- Mrs Cleveland. A few days before /
u departure of Mrs. Folsom and i
10 daughter for Europe it will he rene
80 bcred, the President went on to M
York for the purpose of seeing and b
ding them Goodbye. It was upon d
-, occasion that the President first def
y itely asked Mrs Cleveland 10 bccOl
ID his wife, and fixed the date Of tn
le marriage Immediately upon her return
a., this country. Taking from his ilng
30 =, the seal ring which he had worn
years, and which had been origna
tn u gift from Mr. Folsom, the Preside
M placed il on her finger, intending, aim
Immediately thereafter, TO forward
the handsomcst diamond which col