The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-24
MARY JAMES LETTER.
SHE WRITES ABOUT THE SIZE OF
ADELE GRANTS SHOES.
The Famous Beauty Wears Five and
Half shoe How Mrs. Cleveland Re-
cejyed the News-Some Other Gossip Of
Interest to the I.adies-
Special Correspondence. !

with her SOrrclS anu ucT Tiger, .ouhS
"darky' as black as piece OF charcoal,
and not the venerable Hawkins. who has
been presidential coachman. 10, these
many wears and whose re.egation to the
tiger box" when the phaeton was first
introduced was about to disrupt the gov
ment. She sat high mp. attired in gray
flannel suit. with hat to match, and as
she twirled her whip over the horses and
sped along she was undoubtedly sight
good for anybody's eyes young lady
sat on seat below her, and the contrast
was much in Mrs. Clevelands 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 bright looking
pair Of heavy horses, well groomed ana
lively enough. but | would call Mrs
Clevelands attention to the old quatrain
among horsemen. to wit:
One white foot, bny horse;
Two white feet, try 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 are 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 other 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 Il
minute or two Of study discovered that
it was not Douglass. but Senator Hscock.
and then for the first time. in two men
whose appearance have been familiar to
me for two years, noticed resemblance
that was as remarkable as ii was unex-
pected. called the attention of two or
three gallery habitues "a the likeness.
and all of them agreed with me at once.
and not one had ever observed it before.
spoke to Dickey about it, too.
We'll. she said II 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.
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The more go around talking to people
about people-not g0ssiping, remember
the more find out hat if you want to
find out anything. So to woman for your
invitation.
Dichey came in :oday with a perfect
beam on her face.
Well said |, as soon as | saw her,
what is it,
What is what" said she.
THAT which you have to tell me, ."
said |.
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? Well, she
wears a number five shoe.
Great Chicago" says l.
Its a straight tip, said she. "She
wears Il five with toe not wider than
the end of your thumb and heel so high
that her shoes only draw two-and a-half
as she walks, and she pays $l2 pair for
them and always sent abroad for them
until she found she could get them a.
cheap in America and save freight and
import duties. and Dicbey took a long
breath.
That's all right. said I-who wear
number five myself - she's a young
woman Of more than average weight and
height and a little foot would be out OF
proportion.
Yes. said Dciey, unconvinced. but
think of number fiyel'
Il. 1. G.. I 10
lever in the harmones, physical rs well
as musical. spiritual, political ct al,
and | don't like baby waists on grown
women. or No. feet Oh No. II bodies.
Most women do. however. and that s why
the Venus de Medici has 10 desire to be
'Pygmalioncd and come down from her
pedestal to mingle with the i'll proper
tons 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. y"s
Society in Washington Just at present
is in Il state of "innocuous dcsuetude. ~
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
inyitor and pass the evening away on
rugs and carpets and mats, talking. eat
lug ices and making merry generally.
Another is the "herdic party" Some Of
orr hcrdic coaches have adopted the roof
scat plan so common in continental cities
and on London buses, and the inyitof
collects party of friends sufficient to oc-
.cupy all the roof room. pays the fare all
around with tickets at six for a quarter,
and away they go, in the cool evening
shadows, in and out among the trees,
bowling along over the concrete streets
and avenues, a veritable coaching party
= | heard the other day from perfectly
authentic sources how Mrs. Cleveland re-
,ceived the news of her husband re -nomi-
nation at ST. Louis. Mrs. Whitney was
lunching q party of ladies hat day, and
the secretary was expected 10 join them.