The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-07
LATEST Ey0IuTI0NS OF METR0P0LI-
TAN LIFE.
STA TFS.nEN OF TIE PRESENT
AND THE PAST
WARD MsALIIsTER's BRAIN FAIRLY
BtZZING.
Dorothy Apartments CROWNS In Popular
it,-"sii taii So the ounr cid Maid
The Russian Nurse Natd holman
1ha Great ebiecsor.


coptcmI Ofefits. Probably no person IL
the couatry has rendered more assistance
la the Centennial Committee in theil
prcnarations for ihe forthcoming cele
hrAiion than she Mrs Lamb ha
studied the historic George and Martha
not thc ilrallea man and woman, bu
the people Of ilsA aud blood.
! was sitting ia Mrs Lambs Office To-
other day chatting about the coming cen
tenuial Celebration, when she touched OF
tuc topic.
Thee has been 80 much fiction abou
George Washington that IL would be IN
itre~Ing 90 know Just how much OF =
aesh and blood man he wss," / begAi
"Nhst sort cf man Was ht.
Il Is not impossible for Washington
20 De idealizcd "a 10 loose sight OF the
man lie was of welLrOunded char
acier. ard by no means ilerale, ri
though his education was obtained In Tn
ususl way at that time. lie Is known Il
have hsd good tuition, and he was
reared IN home where the absence O'
moral and religious training would hav,
been esteemed disgrace lie sieppec
inio puhlic life absolutely free from ant
ontrnmmcled by troublesome scd oe
terisruug habits Ills breeding Is
that OF "A gentleman. He was never SEN
To- any collegiate institution ~ some Of
the Nireiuiaus were, but he made use o.
MS many onrOftunities. and became wei
informed on great variety OF important
subjects while ycta mere boy In his in
tercouf.e with The British officers that
came over. and with the old Nirginiar
families. who were people OF culture, ht
became much more thoroughly educated
,hs. he has ever had the credit Of be
Ing"
dow do the statesmen Of to-day com.
pare with the Statesmen of the Colonial
perioor'
1T would not be easy to compare the
statesmeu OF TO-DAY with those oi one
hundred vears sgO. for the reason that mo
such grave cues ions came before them
Ia tesi their abilities The statesmen OF
one hundred wears sgO were founding
the government for the nation, sud IL re-
ouigtd peculiar knowledge, discflmina
ton and statesmanship.
"Can you describe Marths Washing
TOM
Mrs Washington was the same age
IS her husband. although she seemed
Older bg reason Of the dress prescribed
hv fashion AT that date for ladies' over
n,ty. she always obcyed the edicis OF
fashion. Size Was REGARDED with great
jnicr,s because Of her htrJism in the
revolution when she Travelled on horse.
La k IN all weathers 90 visit her husband
al HEADQUARTERS. She became on this
account Serg much endeared 10 the sol
dief- of the country She was well IN
formed on general topics without any
snecial culture. She Was Observant ind
critical. easy and selfpOssessed She
was phlianturopic in her character, al
ways courteous, and cOuversed well
Among society leaders IN New York ai
the time she resided here were Mrs. Jay
Mr. Kuox. Mrs. Hamilton and Mis-.
Langstou aud several others"
For some weeks past there has been a
vigorous hunt in progress for direct DC
scendanis Of these society leaders. lhey
are TO be made useful In Navigating the
grand bail at the Metropolitan Opera
House on the evening Of the 2yth. Tbs
ball will begin with great Virginia reel
sort. of influence Is being brought u
bear upon President Harrison 10 induce
him 10 lead the reel with Mrs Morton
for partner. II he consents Mr. Nor
ton aud Ms Hair son Ni.lCOls titu5 III
next couple Then will come ex-Pferi-
dents Cleveland and Hayes with partners
vet To be chosen; Governor Hill and Mrs
Hayes and Mayor Grant and Mrs Cleye'
land The direct descendants Will be
drawn from To make IN the remaining
ihiriy-iwO couples Ward Mcallisiei
has been and still Il conducting the
search, and be has had hard time OF IT
Not that our fOrefathers were childless
or that their children have left nobody
10 bear their names or preserve Their
blood, but that not al OF the direct de-
scendauts are eligible to association will
the -Four Hundred Poor Mac be has
actually immersed himself In history
his brain fairly buzzes with marriage
certificates. and the birth-pagts of family
bibles. and still there are gaps In tn,
double file of people who are TO dance te
the centennial reel.
While ihe hunt has been going on FOL
living suggestions of the old days, an.
other committee of distinguished citizens
has been sitting on relies. 1t is intend
cd 10 have big display OF ancient good
aud chat els. and the committee has haC
a fine lime trying to distinguish th'
genuine antiques from limitations Th,
main trouble lies in the fact that ,
large part of the cutiosi,ies submitted al,
ia The way of Kitchen utensils, The ike OF
which none of the committee ever SAW
before, unless, possibly, In their boy
hood. Il is q puzzling thing To decide
whether rusty iron dipper was the &c
tual soup lsdle with which Washington
helped bis generals st White Plains, ol
the iOc0se contribution of some wre'cheo
tar burner OF modern timts. They d,
say. however. that the collection Is g0ing
10 be an excellent one, and may be the
beginning If n new museum
! was counting Oh my fingers last
evening the giils know who have set NJ
apartments or Installed themselves In es.
tab.i.hmpnis. of their own ran over
the digiis 81 one hand. then of the other
-and repeated the operation 50 often that
| lost all track Of my reckoning. The
girl bachelor grows enerprising. She no
longer boards She makes bachelor
home. She taxes ROOMS. She hvcs IN
,hem without chsperone Her conduct
j. unqursiioned. There - no limit q
the pluck and independence OF tue
Young and unmarried, and perfectly de
c .ruus aud entirely delightful unmsr-
,ie8 woman. She Is no Logger an uu-
protected female Size has found out
ihat sf,er all gitFs best protection is a
girl. The lsst decade evolved q phrase.
The present decade ID tow al work ovol-
wing smother Bachelor suites Is establish
ed IN the language. Maids suites or
Dorothy apartments, As somebody In
conversation the other day chrislened
them. is going to find place before very
long.
There sre girl bachelors who write,
who paint. WHO act, Who are shorthand
writers and gypewriters. all living by
ihemss lyes, or. 4 prosperous, iudulging
ia the society Of maid. pne OF the
pleasantest 81 these establishments be-
longs toa woman in her mid.twenties
who earns 81 800 year as buyer in the
caildfvn's clo * department of biz dry
goods house. and takes In Two Other
girls on smaller wages 10 share In her
luxury. All this pew race Of independent
women keeps i'seli free from scandal.
] Nov a. Is scarcely commented ON. All