Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23

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MRS CLEVELAND.
ate. giving the East Eoom the appearance
Of section of tropical forest inhabited BY
gayly plamed women instead of birds.
Parties, receptions. and dinners are the
order OF TIE day, Secretary and Mrs..
Whitney leading rext to the lady Of the
White House In their sumptuous enter-
ta'nment. Something elegant in the war
of table decoration has just been intro
t'ncsa by Mrs. Stanford, Of Californis,
consisting OF point duchesse lace, while
her menu card had IL. dora Of Cali-
fornia in water colors for its design.
Mrs. Clevelana Was assisted In her first
public re, option OF the season by Mrs.
Calvin s. Brice. who7e husband WAS
Chairman Of the Democrati, Nationsl
Committee during the late campaign. She
sheoS hands with 5000 people, ANXIOUS
to & 4 smile from the beloved mistreSs
of tho White House. between the hours
Of . and s, taking but two brief intervals
Of rest : just time for glass Of water.
Quite serious ac itsent occurred tow ak
er Bl inc. in alightina from cab At Hotel
NOrmandie on Saturday, by which hs
b eke the tones in hia right ieg about
three inches above the ankle, bat usdsr
skillsul medical treatment u II 0xfeetod
the fractures will socu he'll.
The dipl0@atic corps Dc neG take kin1ly
10 Mr.. NcAdoo's emphatic s4atsMsnt that
Il j. most absurd thing ~ the United
Stntes 70 ise0d Mini<1o0'to royal courts
where they come In q - ~taal n the bs.
spaogied, hefeathersA, bedassd6d diplo.
Mi.ts OF the world.
The fypicai sttaehe Of legation d
washtn8fon y the best ~ l-aEound sponesE
IN exaseenes: and II u not at ell agreeabls
10 contemplaso giving mp living salary
where itch A1sricans provide pol she'd
noors upon which 10 d4nCe. Anf food to sat-
! ~ the ysetsN sptcufc. or coarss shsre
are excepetc1s 20 this raee, aAih cncs - :
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corps aud oiiish clover and handSome
~ ouyn 70 vie Win American women, ana
the British. CHR ese, and Mexican Minis.
ters give annual balls that equal in mag
nins ence rich Americana entertainment.
The bachelors OF the DIPLOMATS corps
being called away from the honors show
cred upon them in this country; for the
desire 10 wed dook. be he rake or dead
beat. ~ TOO prevalent even among sensi-
bie people.
Mrs; FRANCES Hodgson Burnett has pur-
chased pIetty cottage on Massachusetts
avenue; She Wall NIL It with her foreign
Dre,a Dfac and take ner place again IN
.ne inerary ana socaai coteraes. II mas
frequently oeen printed tnat her youneeW
son is tne nero IA Little Lord fauntie-
roy, OF which she is the auth0r. but few
people reniize tnat Mrs. burnette wien
IS DO longer little, that no Is In his teens
ana tnier IMAM MS mother.
An episcopal clergyman In New England
mas written hymn, copy Of which ne
SENDS 20 Chairman britton, relying on him
10 WORK u IN o. pait OF the lnauguraA
ceremonies. he describes himself AS one
OF re many clerRynen OF our county who
gave tneir vo,e to General Harrison as the
last election The hymn has six verses,
ana begins with the iiEes:
"Gcd Of or fathers. whose command
rom aatkness aaisa the r. fdiA.it light
No disposition has been made ns yss Of
tbs co.trlbution, as the committee on
o.try has mot bean appointed.
Indications point to . marriage In the
Diplomatic Corps, and that. too. q no
distant GATE: The benedict - Mr.. Baz-
clay, OF the British Legation, whose attsn.
Mr. Letter, OF Chicago. has for year past
been the subject Of much pleasant COM
nent in society. The wedding has not yet
bsen announced. but the matter seems to
have been tacitly agreed upon BY the
friends OF the Young peOple