Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-02-07


man for three long hours recently would
hardly imagine her capable of enjoying
quiet times.
Secretary and Misses Bayard gave the
first of their card parties this week. but
| there were so many other entertainments
| which demanded the presence of their
guests that the parlors were filled scarcely
ten minutes at a time during the evening.
| A laughable incident occurred through the
| absent mindedness of the Persian minis
| ter. He attended wearing his left glove on
| his right hand and Uice gerSa.
Among the Senatorial entertainments,
which were unusually numerous and gorge
| GUS this week, Senator and Mrs. Hearst's
ball, in honor of Miss Head OF California. was
| a notable affair. the young lady appearing in
| the costume in which she was recently pre-
| scented at court in London. 1t was of white
| mousseline de sole, the overdraperies en-
| broidered in pearls in Louis XVI. border
! three or four inches deep. Down the left
side, caught with bows ofwhite satin ribbon.
were rich clusters of white Scotch heather
and harebells intermingled with green
leaves. The low neck bodice was filled in
with tucked or mousseline de sole at the
V-shaped opening. on either side of which
the material was laid on in full, soft folds
| which crossed over the bosom. The bodice
was finished in front with pointed in
closure of silk embroidered with pearls.
Inclement weather had no effect on the
| crowds that gathered at Mrs. Cleveland's
it was to make them doubly anxious to catch
smile from the fair lady OF the White
House. who. though genial and pleasant.
showed signs Of fatigue before the day was
over.
AS oft as each recurring inaugural claims
the attention of the people so often are the
Inconvenience and inelegance of the White
House as residence canvassed and recan-
vassed. Washingtonians in general and
| reporters in particular are again airing the
Job rJy
remarked recently that she believed she
| would send a message to Congress before
| March 4. written and signed with her own
| hand, asking for an appropriation for a new
Executive Mansion. as she was sure Mrs.
Harrison would appreciate some one taking
| the initiative in that direction.
| Everybody is just now interested in Mrs.
Harrison's New York shopping expedition,
and the contemplated change of leader only
adds feverish 1ervency to the whirl of en-
assurance that the hustle will still hold its
| own under the new reign, and dresses are
cut sufficiently decollete now to make
ample amends for any revolutionary efforts
attempted in this line. Mrs: Harrison will
not. however. pose as a reformer, as she
takes the ground that the lady of the White
| House is not ex officio leader OF fashion
She argues that her personal views regard
ing the use OF wine. the wearing Of the
hustle. the morality of the dance and such
like topics should have no weight with the
public simply because her husband hap
pened to be elected President.
Once again we have enjoyed the rare
| treat OF nights session of the Senate the
| first which has been held in nearly two
years. There is no such magnificent sight
in Washington as the great Capitol dome
flashing out its myriad electric sparks upon
the sable curtains of night and thousands
OF gas jets twinkling. upon the snow and
ice of the Capitol Park. The gay assem-
| hIaQeS m "a pn1 70
| listen to the tariff debate were amply re-
| warded by the flow of wit, wisdom and
repartee that fell sedately from the lips of
Americas Solons under the stimulus of the
lights and brilliant throngs. notwithstand-
ing the dryness of the topic under dis
| cussion.
The Senate tariff bill is now in the hands of
the House Committee on Ways and Means,
and Mr.. Mills will take another whack at it,
| muchto the disgust of the Senate, which
insisted upon conference in relation
thereto and hoped to secure 1t Immediately
upon returning the measure to the lower
| house.
Meanwhile the Southern Democrats are
having q sorry time over their tobacco-tax
measure. The Republican leaders deem it
unwise to take any action in the matter
during this Congress. AS result, Cowles'
Republican assistants have suddenly dis
covered that 1t is a breach of legislative
etiquette for such bill to be considered by
the Appropriation Committee. and commit
tee comfy has assumed gigantic impor-
lance In their estimation all at once, which
leaves the internal-revenue bill in the same
condition 1t was before being referred to
Mr.. Randall's committee.
Interest is fast growing in the Samoan
affair. and although the island is, compare
lively speaking, little more than heap of
earth in mid-ocean, four thousand miles
from our coast it has created "bit of a
fuss" between two great nations that prom
ises to become highly entertaining. Uncle
Sam doesn't propose to be imposed upon and
Bismarck is stubborn, and not accustomed
to making graceful apologies. That is about
the way the matter now stands, pending the
early action of Congress.
The army would no doubt be gratifled for
any break in the dull monotony OF quarter
fighting as sort Of legitimate boom.
| By-the-by, Secretary Endicott's con-
templated order to restrict leave of absence
to thirty days year is creating no little
comment in blue coat circles. Thirty DAYS
year is the time allowed by law. II the
thirty days are not used up each year the
war secretary contends that they should be
forfeited and no one be allowed to absent
himself from duty for longer period OF
time.
| Congressman Frank Lawler has secured
an appropriation OF $50. 600 for repairing the
Chicago postoffice. although Randall was
pitted against him. From Mr.. LAWYERS
concurrent resolution directing that the
Public Printer hereafter drop the letters
cue" at the end OF such words as "epilogue,' .
and the letters ''me'' at the end of such
words as programme. the letter .se" at
the end of such words as ''hypocrite." the
letters "te" at the end OF such words as
aeoquette,s and substitute .f'' for "ph's In
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