The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-01
GOSSIP or THE CAPITAL.
SOME or THE LADIES OF THE
ADMINISTRATION CIRCLE.
Mira Harsisop's HorrSr Of Being stared
At-Tbs Prssidsns's Lucky Physician.
The First Lady ~ . Shoppers $. Cox's
Lbury-A Young womsu's Luncheon.

Mrs. HhTisops h" w s
At-Ths Prssidsns's Lucky Physieisn
The First Lady ~ . Shoppers. 8. Cox's
LAbrury-A Young womsn's Luncheon.
Especial Corespoudencel
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-I am sorry to
say that Mrs. Harrison Is not In very
good health. She is now under the doc
tors care, and is confined pretty rigidly
10 a diet of milk and stale bread. She
saws she has appetite enough, but the
cruel doctor will not give her permission
to appease it in her own fashion. The
trouble is a gastric one, and can be re-
moved only by persistent caution as to
dict.
The president has a doctor, too, but
does not often have occasion to send for
him. 'Tis curious fact that enc call to
the White House brought, or is in fair
way to bring, fortune to Washington
physician. Since the president made DIR.
Sewers his physician this young gentle
man, already popular and successful, has
found his practice quickly doubling. He
Is now the hardest worked man in the
CITY OF Washington, his White House
patient, probably, excepted. DIR. Sewers
is no more than 50 years old, and his in
come is s25, 900 year.
Gen. Harrison works like hired man,
and he Is likely to kill Lige Halford be-
fore his term is half out. The trouble is
that the president goes to bed too early
and gets up too early. He is rarely up
later than 10 in the evening, and then he
wants to begin work at in the morning.
This habit doesn't at all fit the private
secretary, who, as a morning newspaper
worker during ten or fifteen years, &C.
ouired the halt of retiring little be-
fore other people got up, and Of sleeping
till the forenoon is half gone. II the
president would work all night and eat
his breakfast at 2 in the afterno Don, as
Mr.. Arthur used to do, it would just suit
Mr.. Halford.
The private secretary is one OF those
rare men, Christian editor. He has
carried his piety into politics, too, and is
as fond of the church and all that per
tains to it as he was when an lndianap-
oils editor. Nothing pleases him better
than a chance to sit down and talk will
bright, sensible minister of the gospel
Such an one you may often see in the biz
red leather chair that stands between
Lige's desk and the door to the presi-
dents library.
Mrs. Harrison is fond of the church
too, but she has given up attending, ano
for q rather novel reason. 1t is not the
condition Of her health that deprives Incl
of one Of the pleasures Of her life, but
her dread Of being stared at. 1t is al
actual fact that the people gaze at her e
much in church that she can never tel
whether the minister is preaching OF
foreign missions or infant baptism. SC
she has resolved to stay at home. She
goes occasionally to the theatre, which
she wouldn't do but for the protection
from curious eyes afforded by the cur
tains of the box, which she invariably
occupies.
Mrs. Cleveland never objected to being
stared at; at least, she never tried to get
away from the crowds. She had a way
Of smiling at masses OF people as much
as to say she recognized and sympathizeo
with their curiosity. Besides, she was
woman enough to take n little delight
out of the consciousness that some ad
miration was mixed with the curiosity
Even the receptions, out Of which Mrs
Cleveland used to derive so much
pleasure, Mrs. Harrison is looking for
ward to apprehensively.
Mrs. Cleveland was fond Of shopping
in Washington. Everybody knew her
and hundreds of eyes followed her every
movement, but what did she care? Mrs.
Harrison, however, never goes to tho
shops unless it is absolutely necessary
and she prefers doing her shopping IL
New York or Philadelphia, where hei
face is not so well known.
The first lady of the land is as sensible
and practical as she ever was. The gilt
ter OF power has not made her the least
bit dizzy. Even in shopping no false
pride is allowed to govern her actions
She was in Rohr's infants Quitting cs
tablishment not long ago, buying a cal
for one Of her grandchildren. The only
thing in stock OF the sort she wanted
Mrs. Rohr asked SO for, but Mrs. Har
rison said that was more than she cared
to pay.
ave can make you up very pretty
cap at $780," said Mrs. Rohr.
mo" replied Mrs. Harrison, 81 hac
thought 81 was enough for cap, anC
I'll not pay any more
She didn't. Nine women out Of ten
would have been too proud, in Mrs. Har
rison's place, to decline to buy baby'i
cap or any other article simply because
a dollar stood in the way.
Mrs. Cleveland's closest friend il
Washington was Mrs. Whitney, wife O
the secretary of the navy. Mrs. Harri
sons closest woman friend is Mrs. Clark
son, wife of the first assistant postmaster
general. A genuine, earnest friendship
has sprung up between these genuine
earnest women. Mrs. Wanamaker /
also a member Of the little coterie. Boil
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Garrison are il
love with the wife Of the postmaster gen
eral, who has, in the opinion Of Mrs
Ciarkson-sureiy competent judge
the sweetest, most perfect home In
America. 1T is rich in all that money
can buy" says Mrs. Clarkson, "anc
richer in that which money cannot buy
perfect love and peace and hospital
ity which fills the heart"
These ladies of the administration vii
have ample opportunity to wonder dur
ing the coming winter why their hus
bands ever left their prosperous business
es and perfect homes--for Mrs. Clarksoi
has a beautiful home in Des Moines, Ia
to work for that hard, ungrateful task
master, Uncle Sam. The postmaster
general and his first assistant 90 to work
ut in the morning. They are busy witt
callers till 5, and unable to get at the &c
emulation Of business ON their desks
Often it is or ~ the evening befor