Telegram-herald., 1889-10-20
CORRIDOR GOSSIPS
II Was Picked Up az a White
House Reception.
FTyyT SI0RIES Of PUBLlC PEOPLE
casaal Ealk ~ Nesspapsr Correspo1d-
eats taat Mac Interesting Ksaaias
GOOD stories 8aout SONS OF ths
Hsst aD4sas Fsopie.

IsDeci4A caETssD0e6s1csI
WAsHEGTos. Oct. IT.-rhsrs never
was a spot more prolific q gossip than
the main corridor II tbs White House
during presidential reception. To this
pretty Pa-sageway, wide and richly
decorated. open the blue room and the
other apartments occupied By The prezi-
dent and as brilliant suite 10 receiving
tlelr guests. Here assemble the news
paper correspondents, the lady society
reporters. government officials who have
not been invited y become a part Of the
receiving cotsrie ia ths blue room hard
~. and many others % whom Washing
ton official he and Washingi - social
lie are open books. The president gave
a reception ona night last week u the
Knights Tsmplar and their ladies, and
there vas such an assemblage Ia the cor
r.Ior a. that Of which l have spoken.
The corridor gossip q that evening would
IN q book.
1t Is not well dressed cabinet" said
one u the lady society reporters. In
nv opinion, Mr. Harrison should ap-
point a court dressmaker, who Is % be
taken out and hanged az sunrise II he
doesn't make the sleeves of the gowns
worn By the ladies' Of the cabinet 1T
better Why. Mrs. Blanks dress is sim
ply ab0minable-and she such sweet
little wOBan. TOO. Il Is really too bad.
/ wonder IL she makes her own dresses
Looks hkeit. Ia fact, there are . number
oS home made gowns In the blue room
a. this blessed moment, unless ] am
greatly mistaken. That dress Of Mrs
Harrisons Is lovely material, bat it isn't
made right. But have you noticed how
s.geetly Mrs. Harrison receives the com
panys She d0esn shake hands, Heaven
be praised hope we have seen theend
of hand shaking by ladies' OF the White
House.
Mrs. Cleveland used 10 torture herself
So that the next morning after recep-
ton she vas unable % dress without the
help of her maid. How much nicer it is
o. gently incline the head toward a guest
aai smile, as Mrs. Harrison does. than
% have your hand swollen by seuseless
gripping and twisting. have heard
that Mrs. Harrison is trying 70 prevail
upon tho president % abandon hand
shaking. too. but he is afraid somebody
may take 0dense. I'll bet she carries
her point before the winter is over. II
they viii only get q court dressmaker
warranted % make good sleeves, and
abandon haudshaking, 1 think the ad-
ministration viii be . success, though /
must say the Cleveland cabinet was the
best dressed cabinet, 50 far as the ladies
are concerned. We have had in Wash
ington in twenty years. Mrs. Cleve-
lands gowns were poems. Mrs. Whit
nev had her dresses made by Worth, and
they were stunning. Mrs. Fairchild
dressed beautifully, and 50 did the Misses
Bayard.
Nobody knows how much more Of this
s<ein Of small talk would have been IN
wound had not another lady correspond
cnt come up Just at this moment with
the marks OF excitement visible in her
face.
"Such a nice piece ot news as have
Just picked up exclaimed she. "What
10 you thinks Steward Zieman Is going
% leave the White House. The story is
that he has an otfer to 20 back to the
Hotel Richelsu, Chicago az s., 900
year. and that be has accepted. But
happen to know that he resigned a
month ago because be and Mrs. Harri-
SON 10 not agree about some things in
tho management Of the house. There is
no quarrel. OF anything ike that. but
professional stewards like 1lr. Zicman
ani good housekeepers ike Mrs. Harri-
son we're uos intended % live under the
sans roof.
III have igst been down stairs talking
Q, Mr. Zicman about it. He showed rue
al through che kitchen and laundry and
savs he never worked in n nicer place.
nor under nicer man than the presi-
dent. t.e actually hates % leave, though
De IS ra Eet a thousand dollars more a
year IN Chicago than the government
allows You see. the steward of the
White House IS somebody. He is court
el hy a good many people who consider
themselves of Importance. Life below
s-airs i1 Chs case IS a pretty good sort
~ Hfe. The steward h1s very httle
work t1 I0 with his own hands, ell
rei-us supreme in che basement. except
when Wrs Harrison chooses o. 60 down.
Ife h1s verv comfortable quarters of his
own inclu3ng q parlor as nice rs that
Of nua mi.looa.res I know. in which
be- can receive his friends. understand
that Mrs Harrison intends taking charge
of the house. Cor a time. and shat no
steward vli be- employed TO take Mr
Zi-mars place.
$40 tnis uonent Postmaster General
Wanauaser Ieft The Blue room for a
rioment and passed through the corri-
cor
~r know a good joke On Wanamakcr,
said newspaper man. "You know the
postmaster general always wears a high.
white has with q black band around is
FTs has worn that same hat ever SINCE he
came 70 Washinrton-tha sf-ie hat We
hn~s eal n-aud he actually wore it
here to-rizht. Tn betting that he wears
f-aI winter BGt the joke / vas gong
r, frl vou about. Yesterday. Mr.. scott,
rrfef 20 the salary division II the post
department., was walking over -
Tor luncheon with the postnia'-