The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-31

saw her enthusiastically leading the ger
man for three long hours recently would
hardly Imagine her capable of enjoying
quiet times.
Secretary and Misses Bayard gave the
| first of their card parties this week. but
there were so many other entertainments
which demanded the presence of their
guests that the parl0rs were filled scarcely
ten minutes at time during the evening.
A laughable incident occurred through the
absent mindedness of the Persian minis
ter. He attended wearing his left glove ON
| his right hand and Uice uersa.
| Among the Senatorial entertainments,
4 which were unusually numerous and gorge
Gus this week, Senator and Mrs. Hearst's
| ball, inhOnor'0f Miss Head, of California. was
a notable affair, the young lady appearing i'm
| the costume in which she was recently pre-
scented ;at court in London. Ut was of white
mousseline de sole, the .owerdraperies en-
ibroldered in pearls in a Louis XVI. border
three or four inches deep Down the left
side, caught with bows,Ofwhite satin ribbon
were rich clusters of white Scotch heather
and .harebells intermingled with green
leaves The low neck bodice was filed in
with tucked or ,mousseline de sole at the
| N-shaped opening, on either side of which
the material was laid on I'M full, soft folds
which crossed over the bosom. The bodice
was hnlahed in front with a pointed in
/ closure of silk embroidered with pearls.
| Lnclement weather had no effect on the
crowds that gathered at Mrs Cleveand's
second public reception, unless. perchance,
it was to make themdoubly anxious to catch
a smile from the fair lady of the White
House, who. though genial and pheasant,
showed signs of fatigue before the day was
/ over.
4 AS oft as each recurring inaugural claims
the attention of the people SO often are the
inconvenience and lneleganee of the White
House as "a residence canxassed and recan-
| WcC
1 reporters in particular are again airing the
| ithreadbare topic. Mrs. Cleveland jokingly
/ remarked recently that she believed She
would send amessage to Congress before
March A. written and signed with her own
hand. asking for an appropriation for new
Executive Mansion as she WAS sure Mrs
Harrison would appreciate some one taking
the initiative in that direction. -
Everybody is just now interested in Mrs
Harrlsons New y ork shopping expedition,
and the contemplated change sof leader only
| adds fevefish Iervency to the whirl of en-
tertainments. Anew York reporter gives
assurance that THE hustle will still hold it's
own under the new reign, and dresses are
cut sufficiently decollete now to make
ample amends for any revolutionary efforts
attempted in this lime. Mrs Harrison will
mol however. pose as reformer, as she
takes the ground that the lady of the White
House is not Elk officio leader of fashion.
She argues that her personal views regard
ing the use of Wime, the wearing of the
hustle. the morality of the dance and such
like topics should have no weight with the
public simply because her husband hap
pened TO be elected President
Once again we have enioyed the rare
treat OF a nights session of the Senate, the
first which has been held in nearly two
years. There is no such magnificent sight
In Washington as the great Capitol dome
flashing out its myriad electric sparks upon
fnir, nf ,irrhf @l,o
of gas-jets twinkling upon the snow and
ice OF the Capitol Park. The gay assem-
blageS that cOngregated in the galleries to
listen to the tariff debate were amply re-
warded by the flow of wit, wisdom and
repartee that fell sedately from the Inns Of
Americas Solons under the stimulus of the
lights and brilliant throngs, notwithstand-
ing the dryness of the topic under dis
cussion.
The Senate tariff bill is now in the hands Of
the House Committee on Ways and Means,
and Mr.. Mills will take another whack at it.
much to the disgust of the Senate, which
insisted upon conference in relation
thereto and hoped to secure it Immediately
upon returning the measure to the lower
house.
Meanwhile the Southern Democrats are
having a sorry time over their tobacco-tax
measure. The Republican leaders deem it
unWise to take any action in the matter
during this Congress. AS a result CoWles'
Republican assistants have suddenly dis
covered that it is breach of legislative
etiquette for such bill to be considered by
the Appropriation Committee. and commit
tee comfy has assumed gigantic impor-
lance in their estimation al at once, which
leaves the Internal revenue bill in the same
condition it was before being referred to
Mr.. Randalls committee.
Interest is fast growing in the Samoan
affair, and although the island is. compare
lively speaking. little more than heap of
earth in mid-ocean. four thousand miles
from our coast it has created a bit of a
fuss between two great nations that prom
ises to become highly entertaining. Uncle
Sam doesn't propose to be imposed upon, and
Bismarck is stubborn. and not accustomed
to making graceful apologies. That issabout
the way the matter now stands, pending the
early action of Congress-
The army would no doubt be gratified for
any break in the dull monotony of quarter
OF century of peace and welcome a bit of
lighting as q sort of legitimate BOOM
By-the-by. Secretary Endicott's con-
templateG order to restrict leave Of absence
to thirty days year is creating no little