The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-02-01

ington would miss the female lobbyist.
She is NO more. True. Congress is no
without tts lady visitors Interested in legls-
latton. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. for instance.
mittee on the District Of Columbia in favor
Of prohibition In the District this week. but
the only W. women who ere recognized as
tnterested.tn Congressional affairs are Mrs.
Gen. Ward Burnett. who is after an increase
OF pension. and Mrs. Charlotte Smith. The
latter Is q character. She puts Congress
stonsl absentees to shame by her attend
ance on the sessions. Rain or shine. Mrs.
smith appears with her hobby. which is the
Securing Soman g lsgtsia.ioss ;or the working .i.,s
long remember Mrs. Charlotte. for when he
cast q vote against her pet scheme she
kindly placed q choice bouquet Of onions,
celery tops. cabbage leaves. and crab shells
on the desk OF the member from Erie as "a
mark Of the esteem in which she held him.
For this act command was given to the
doorkeepers not to admit Mrs. Smith to tho
House end OF tho Capitol. The order was
never enforced. and the festive Charlotte
still ~buttoholes members who are too court
eous to rsbu6 her.
In the grave and ponderous debate of the
Senate. the exciting scenes Of the House and
the growing gayety OF society. there is no
sign that time presses on to the end Of an
never more courteously dignified. nor his
wife more charmingly lovely than at the
last Of their receptions to the diplomatic
corps. and on no recent occasion have so
many new and handsome gowns seen gas
gown was Of turquois blue crepo with a
court train hrocaded In silver m~arguerites.
A cluster OF diamonds In tho corsaQe and
her solitaire necklace were the only orna-
mentsw worn. Fastened through a button
white, rose with q spray OF smilax. Mrs.
Cleveland wore her hair In u simple Psyche
knot without flowers or ornaments of any
kind. and carried In her left hand. "a large
open fan Of white feathers. Anotable feat
chiefs. who. In costumes semi-Indian and
SENT civilized. made striking and picture
esque figures In the crowd Of slperbly
dressed women and gayly uniformed men.
Two notable. debutantes have formally
One e Miss Quay. the accomplished daush-
ter Of the. Junior Senator from Pennsyl-
vanis. and the other q daughter Of Minister
Carter. Of the Sandwich Islands.
II ts not generally known that Baron Won
seidlitz who is about to marry Miss Roose-
welt. Of New York. and is alliedto the MEM.
Der Of the Heidlitz family who introduced
that refreshing aperient. the Seidlitz pow
dor. is the heir apparent to one OF the
noblest fortunes Of Germany.
covered to view last week on the 1881 an
niversary OF that noted commoner's birth.
The ceremonies were impressive but un.
DESTINATIONS. The cord which confined the
two American hags with which the figure
Emory. widow Of the late General William
81. Emory. and the Observation-Disclosures Of
Franklin. her maiden name being Bache.
A movement to erect Q monument to Gen.
Sheridan 10 meeting with favorable consid-
. fund Of 100000 for Mn. Sheridan seems
likely to be successful. Senakor Stanford
Q1ers I g subscribe o6.0Q9
Ben Butler has been heard from again.
This time he claims e46.0o0 attorneys fee
from Samuel Strong. who has been awarded
numerous Judgments ranging from SIC. 900
to $4,000 against the District Of Columbia
for public service. Ben has restrained their
payment. and other lawyers who are claim.
iaE fees for service expect his Spoon will
III sims . Il. Harrison has been formally de.
claied pr~oeideut-olect the cranks have
begun TO oongregate q Washington. val-
entne Wed. from California. % the first to
arrive; hs = e anpsspcs.essing-lookin
hes bsee elected chief executive OF the
United 6teeoa. He has journeyed on foot
from 61A Gtancisco. where he claims he re.
Gently N9oieNe0 4. position A. Collector Of
Case6ms to come here and take the oath Of
wharton Barker Of Philadelphia is far
moro ptetendous appearing. and has taken
rooms Ct the Norma1die. He is making an
aesvs ssnl1ls1 fos secrstasy Of the Treas.
aeosninsaoa osS & S1t dsls 81 md se Harrison sas
Hssts.e "a SsSsaao ~ o 3 bi ! hSnos. e sn 8
Ill fnteHt1on III regard 70 dancing at the In.
SpgHsA. + q Of record that George Wash.
in!ses da1esA irs eottilon ytth Nm; Peter
~ Vtllek q q honorable pEecsdsnt 4 u,