Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-01

Is daughter Of Ferdinand Henry, q Partisan
merchant OF high standing The young Amer
lean merchant represents his fathers extensive
importing interests in France. During the past
winter and spring Mrs. Wanamaker passed the
time at Cannes, and was greatly admired and
courted by the distinguished American COLONY
at that favorite resort
Very soon after her arrival at PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Wanamaker will come to Washington for
orleI visit before going to her summer home
near fnliaoelphla. In society Mrs. Wanamaker
Is very conservative. Her chief pleasure is in
WORKS OF humanity, a noble cause in which she
mas peen active In her native CITY for long
time. There is ample field for a woman of
Mrs Wanamakers benevolence in Washington
The fashionable charity of the CAPITAL Is not
only source of much national entertain
ment to the ladies and their friends.
put always results in liberal flow of cash into
the coners OF the institutions patronized. The
fostmaster-General,w with the assistance of his
'daughter-in-law, Mrs Thomas Wanamaker. has
ALREADY done great deal of informal enter
tanning at his Washington residence. His more
distinguished friends in trade, church or poll
Tics, nave been guests at his hospitable board
curing their visits. The ladies of his house
hold manage the domestic affairs of that large
estaonshment with great credit to their skill
III housekeeping. Every day the parlors. ball
ana dining rooms are decorated with blooming
plants which give an air of home happiness
ana sunshine. The return of Mrs. Wanamaker
ana her daughters is all that remains to COM
Piete the domestic circle of the Postmaster
General and to introduce to Washington life,
oihclal or otherwise, one of the most delightful
OF households
PHOTOGRAPHERS THE SUPREME BENCH.
An amusing story is told of a recent pho
tographing of the justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States. The artist of the
lens had posed the august jurists in their satin
robes OF the bench and secured his negative.
On bright day soon after he reproduced the
nfe-llke similitude of the features and forms of
the expounders of the law. Proof copies were
sent to each one of the learned group. The
sky line of altitude was decidedly erratic and
called out Justice Bradley. who made decided OBJ
lection to the picture. The justices were posed
standing. The low statue of Justice Bradley was
In marked contrast with the towering form of
Justice Gray at feet inches. on one side.
and the almost equal height of Justice Harlan
on the other. The sudden drop gave the pic
ture the appearance of chasm in the court
portrayal and schism between the distin-
guished justice from New Jersey and the pho
tographer was the result. The artist made
every defense before the member of the bench,
but without avail. The justice declared that
he looked like boy by the side of his two pom
derous and lofty brothers of the bench. and cut
the matter short by directing the Photographer
to destroy the negative and send him the bill
for the work done. A hundred dollars it is
said. barely Cancelled the objection.
The court arranged another Photographic
dress parade. This time the short justices
arbitrated their differences in height by stand
ing upon improvised pedestals of empty lemon
boxes convenient at hand. The effect, that is
of equalization of height. the lemon boxes
being kept under cover was satisfactory The
gap from the apex of Justice Bradley to the
summit of Justice Gray or from the lower
level of Chief Justice Fuller to the higher plane
of Justice Harlan was not so pronounced and
the pictures were the best ever taken of the
distinguished galaxy of expounders of the Con-
stitution and the laws DEB. RK