The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-03-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

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mestic, and in their mode OF living as simple
and unassuming as any who were ever there.
Mrs. Harrison is a small woman and drcsses
in sober colors, suitable for her age and
style. She never was fond of ilnery, and
probably has more new clothes now than
she ever cared to possess before. She
will wear suitable gowns In keeping with
her position, but she WILL no doubt, leave
the gay and stylish dressing for the younger
ladies Of her household. Mrs. Mckee
strongly resembles her father She ia deli
cately built but trile taller than her
mother. She has the gentle and unassum-
ing manners of her mother, and, like ller,
can rely on the affections of host of her
| girl friends who met her first here, many of
whom are happy young matrons like herself
Mrs. Russell Harrison is the beauty OF
| the household. She was leading belle
| during ex-senator Saunders term here,
and turned half the heads of the youths In
| Washington before Mr.. Russell Harrison
| won her hand. She Is OF medium height
slender aud gracefully built. Her com
| plexion is pure pink and white, not quite
80 rosy as when an admirer named new
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her hair, q light brown, curls about her face
in very becoming style. She is devoted
to her husbands family, and Mrs. Harrison,
in speaking Of her, said that they looked
forward to giving her up with keen regret,
but as their sons business required him to
live in the West she would be obliged to 20
with him.
| The social world looks to Mrs. Morton
as its coming leader. Nature has SEEM
ingly endowed her with every requisite.
She is without doubt the handsomost
woman in the official family Of the Presi-
dent. A tall, qneenly blonde, with a we'll
rounded figure, always superbly dressed
and with pleasant, engaging manners, and
a most expressive face. Mrs. Morton was
Miss Anna Livingston Street, and reign
ing belle before her marriage to Mr.. Nor
ton. Their elegant style Of living while
her husband was In Congress, their bril-
liant social career during their diplomatic
| residence In Paris, and the sumptuous hos
| pitality they have dispensed since In New
York city, warrant the high expectations
which have been formed Of their coming
house the Mortons keep up princely estab-
lishmcnts at Newport and at Rhinccliff-on-
the-Hudson. The home they have chosen
here is well adapted for their purposes.
The Vice-President and Mrs. Morton have
| FIVE aughters-Edith, who is IA; Lena, 13;
Helen, 12; Alice, 0, and Mary, 2 years old
They are tall, well-built children, rosy
checked and vigorous, and are dressed with
the comfortable simplicity of English girls.
Their only boy died when quite young
child Although contributing largely dur
ing her married life to the social pleasures
,of such a large circle of friends, Mrs.
Morton has never allowed herself to be
taken away from her children when she
thought their needs more important than
| any demands Of society.
Mrs. Blaine, as the wife of the premier of
| the Administration, returns to her former
| position with q curious mixture of social
forces arrayed for and against her. She has
a strong character and never has been
| general favOrite In Washington. No more
devoted wife and mother ever lived, but in
her relations outside Of her home, whether
I knowingly or not, she has succeeded in
making but few strong friends. From one
| position to another, always in the ascending
scale, she has had opportunities to. either
give up the field altogether If she does not
care for the struggle for place and power,
or to build up force and strength that
could have eclipsed all that any American
woman has ever attained.
Mrs. Window is well known to the older
residents in Washington's social life. Dur
ing her husbands Senatorial career, and
while he was Secretary Of the Treasury un-
der Garfield, Mrs. Window made many
friends by her quiet and unassuming man
Der and the gentleness and refinement Of
her character.
MRS Tracy, afavorite In Brooklyn's best
the Secretary of the Navy desirable one
4 Mrs, Tracy makes very pleasing appear.
ance, but is something OF an invalid, and
VIII be likely to leave much OF her social
duties to her daughters strong helping
Her tastes are rather for q quiet life than
Tor the glitter ana show.
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| rernaps no family VIII be closer to that
OF the PRESIDENT than that OF Attorney
General Miller. They have been near
neighpors OF the harrsons IN indianapolis
ior many years, ana tne selection OF Mr..
Miller ior the Cabinet puts his wife Just
| where Mrs harrison would hke to have
her, Ihe two ladies' have been intimate for
years, poth good housekeepers' and both
employing tneir leisure IN inc same line OF