St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-03
The WOMAN'S GLOBE.
Mrs. HapPisOn'S Star Grows
Bright, and Curiosity Is
Rampant
To Know All the Details of Her
Dresses and Her Man
nepS.
Every Mistress Of the White
House Has Worn De-
collete Gowns.
Dresses for Divorces at Sec
ond Weddings--The Sa-
moan Women.

begins TO Durn brightly Oh Ine
4 > social horizon, the immense im-
y portauce of just how many hair
pins Mrs. Cleveland used in put
ting up her hair is no longer seen, but
the public thirStS to be made acquainted
with the number of buttons on Mrs.
Harrison's gloves, and whether she
takes one or two Jumps of sugar in her
tea. Here are some very important de-
tails concerning her, says a writer in
the New York World. A dinner gown
just completed, which is to be worn at
her first state dinner, is of pearl-white
brocade. made with long train, the
front of the petticoat having every fig
ure of the elaborate brocaded pattern
outlined in heavy gold embroidery.
The cOrsage is long and pointed,
same bullion needleWork. 1t is open at
the throat in a square, but very small
one, not being cut lower than three
inches from the throat, and even in this
there is frill of fine, delicate old point
lace. which also fringeS the balf-long
sleeves which turn back from the elbow
in gold-embroidered cuff. Mrs. Har-
rison's favorite jewels for wear on such
occasions are an old-faShioned set of
pearls given her by the general as
wedding gift, and consisting of pin
which may be worn as pendant, a
clasp Tor the front of the corsage,
another which she wears in her hair to
hold the little aigrette with which she
likes to adorn her gray puffs. and a
bracelet. The two clasps were orig
inally a pair of big, old-fa5 hioned
earrings such as were worn
thirty-fiye years ago, but she
has of late years had them made into
clasps, and very handsome ones they
make. There is some talk of her bring
ing young lative with her to Wash
1ngton to serve as sort of secretary
for a while, as the correspondence, the
notes of ceremony and the general de-
mands upon the pen of the lady of the
White house grow greater with each adj
ADMINISTRATION. Even now Mrs. Harrison'S
mail is enormous. She gets from thirty
to forty letters a day, besides endless
cards, notes, pamphlets and papers.
The greedy office seekers endeavor to
gain her ear, all the cranks pour out
their foolish ink upon her, and already
there are dozens of letters from that
class of remarkable women who write
to say that, as Mrs. Harrison
is undoubtedly getting new
wardrobe for her appearance in
Nashington, they would be glad to have
her forward to them all her old things.
Mrs. Cleveland has been asked for
every one of her gowns over and over
again within the last three years. This
mass of mail has become great bur
den. Mrs. Harrison has had with her
for some weeks a young girl who opens
and looks over all her correspondence,
and she has given instructions that all
the office-seekers' letters shall go
promptly into the waste basket without
even being shown to her, and there is
possibility she may bring this secretary
to the White house. Albert and the
famous seal-browns, which have so long
been familiar feature in Washington,
will give place to the Harrison car
riages, which are being built at the
factories Of the Studebakerss, at South
Bend. Ind. The president will use plain,
handsome, full leather landau, and he
will drive pair of big bay geldings.
For Mrs. Harrison is being fashioned an
extension front brougham. 1t is of 4
very dark bottle green, with black strip
ingS. The hammercloth is of green
cloth, the interior being upholstered in
green satin, with an electric bell for
communication with the driver, mirror
in one side. and all the little receptacleS
for list books, card cases, flowers and
pencils that are provided for the con-
venience of the occupants in the modern
1du UipuS Ilotiu. All Vic tIlluIullSS
are of plain. rich silver and the lamps
are silver globes of fanciful design,
with cut-glaSS panels. Mr.. Harrison is
so much attached to her little grandchil-
dren that she has ordered that little fold
ing. should be inserted, which may
be turned up for the convenience of any
one of that little gentry who may be in
vited to 60 driving with her. A very
handsome set of harness. with a good
deal of silver trimming, is being ordered
to 60 with this carriage, and it is said
Mrs. Harrison also will drive bays. A
light buggy is ordered besides for the
president, and altogether the HarriSons
have expended on their stable some
thing over $1,000. There is one custom
which will probably be observed in the
White house, for perhaps the first and
only time, and that is family
prayers in the morning. Mr. Har-
rison ever since his marriage has
never failed, except when confined to
his bed, to hold family worship just be-
fore breakfast. The hour for the ma
tutinal meal has usually been o'clock,
and at 7:30 the family has always col
Iected in the library. where the general
read aloud a chapter in the Bible, and
after few words of comment or eXpla-
nation he and the whole family have
knelt and joined in the Lords Prayer,
after which he made special petition,
either impIomptu or from a book of
prayers. And it is said that neither
the president nor his wife have any in
tention of pretermitting this observance
III the executive mansion.