Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-24
MRS. CLEVELAND.

ate, giving the East MUM Ino hPPeMuuOS
of a section of tropical forest inhabited by
gayly plumed women instead of birds.
Parties, receptions, and dinners are ths
order of tie day, Secretary and Mrs.
Whitney leading next to the lady OF the
White House in their sum- ttuous enter
tainment. Something elegant in the way
of table decoration has just been intro
duced by Mrs. Stanford, of CaliforIil,
consisting Of poiLt duchesse lace, while
her menu card had the fora of Cali
fornia in water colors for it's design.
Mrs. Cleveland was assisted in her first
public reception of the season by Mrs.
Calvin S. Brice, who;e husband was
Chairman of the Democrats Nationrl
Committee during the late campaign. She
she OK hands with 5000 people, anxious
10 ert a smile from the beloved mistress
of the White House, between the hours
of 3 and 5, taking but two brief intervals
Of rest-just time for glass of water.
Quite serious accident occurred Walk
er Bl inc, in alighting from cab at Hotel
| Normandie on Saturday, by which he
broke the lones in his r ght leg about
three inches above the ankle, but under
skillful medical treatment it is expected
the fractures will soon heal.
The diplomatic corps do not take kindly
10 Mr. McAdoo's emphatic statement that
it is o most absurd thing for the United
States to send ministers to royal courts
where they come in at the tail of the be-
spangled, befeathered, bedizened diplo-
mats of the world"
The typical attache of legation at
Washington is the best ll-aTound sponger
in existence and it Il not ut all agreeable
10 contemplate giving up living salary
where itch Americans provide polished
(loors upon which to dance, aud food to sat
i, fly the veriest epicure. OF course there
are exceptions TO this rule, and once In O
while man of ability appears among the
corps and women clever and handsome
enough TO vie with American women, ano
the British, Chirese, and Mexican Minis
ters give annual balls that equal in mag
nificenc O rich Americans entertainment
The bachelors of the diplomatic corps
are particularly interesting and averse Il
being called away from the honors show
ered upon them in this country; for th'
desire TO wed dook, be he rake or dead
: beat, is too prevalent even among sensi
, bio people.
Some interesting statistics in regard t.
DOS toffice matters have been developed b.
the Postmaster Generals report just pub
lished. and il will 10 doubt be matter o
surprise to many victims of missent let
ters 10 know that over 80 per cent. OF al
mail matter has been distributed arigh
during the past year. By the way, th
Senate has deferred action on Gen. New
, bcrry's name as Postmaster of Chicago
: and the probabilities are that his appoint
, ment will never be confirmed.
Z Gen. James b. Weaver has decide
to permit the House to resume business
!, in consideration of the promise that n
Oklahoma bill shall have attention. Gel
Weaver is q blue-eyed, strong-facet
: broad-shouldered man, with droopin
i, gray mustacLe, and the nervous strain
4 which he has accomplished the dead-.oe
n of the House the past week has left trace
|. of deep WEAKNESS in his face. His nj
= bustering tactics have not only taxed n
I, physic Il powers to the uttermost, but ha'
lost him some good friends. who believe
o him rally working to injure the measu
p he ostensibly supported. The report
O current that Gen. Weaver, whose term O.
pires the 4th of March, intends himse
"a locating thereafter in Oklahoma, but
- denies the truth of the rumo-. The bi
= will doubtless come up for coIslderati'
% and some action be taken before the L
I" augural.
T The House Committee on Territori
IL has been devoting its time to consideriI
10 Utah's claims to the honor OF statehoo
~ ! mTs hlCuuIubs ShO SHO'h~A NSA e--
q, tory, addressed il earnestly ut great lengt
I'D Touching the charges that have be
of made in relation to the practice OF poly
Iv amy, he declares that since the passage
=" the act of 1882 thero had been but
convictions of new plural marriages,
ne Others having resulted in cases whe
s. marriage had been contracted before Il
Id enactment, and that the Governor OF
il Territory had misrepresented the positi
ne of affairs.
he The bill for reviving the grade OF Lie
Is tenant General of the Army has been
N, ported favorably, with the recommend
- 80 tion that the number OF such officers in
20 entire army be restricted to two, sho'
u6 the bill go through.
.S' The House will have to do some g
"a work to make up for the week OF filib'
tering, and its members are expecting bt
en- times before they will te permitted to
nd their dress suits and trip the light FAINT
am tic at the inaugural ball, toward VIII
ra- all lighter thoughts now trend.
"a: MORSE