The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-02
BLAINE'S DAUGHTER.
Arabian Nights Tales of Wedding
Presents Prove True.
The Presidents Dinner to General Sherman
Commander McCalla's Sentencs.-Sen-
ator Stanford.
Special Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL

Special Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALL.
WASHINGTON. May 24-Society still dis
cusses the Damrosch- Blaine wedding. The Ara
bian Nights tales of the wedding presents the
bride was receiving were proved true when the
guests saw the upper chamber that temporarily
rivaed Tiffany's showroom such an array OF
silver. gold and jewels was never known here in
Washington, and Mrs. CleyelaDd's wedding pres
ents paled before The accumulation Of riches
with which Secretary Blaine's daughter was
lowered. Absolutely nothing remains to be given
her now. A furnished house, complete trOus-
seau, jewels galore, full set of finest household
linen, and all the silver, china and crystal that
can be used on a table, with pictures and brio>a-
brac 10 fill the house. Andrew Carnegie, who
was matchmaker extraordinary and brought the
wedding about. gave a house In New York City,
aud silver service resting on an immense silver
tray. Finally the bride and groom sail for
Europe next week In company with MIR. and
Mrs. Carnegie, and In another year Mr. Dam
rosch will be summoning melody within tie
great music hall which Mr.. Carnegie is build
ing in New York with special reference 10 the
needs OF his musical friend and his several
0rehestras. 1t was intended TO have as SmaTl
and simple a home wedding as possible, buI in
Mr.. Blaine'5 position and with his many strong
family friendships the list grew. Mr. DamtOsch
was born in Germany, and asked to have tile
minister present. lUtu IHe WuOic
Diplomatic Corps HAD TO be asked, which, with
the Cabinet Supreme Court families. the family
friends and the brides young friends, made a
company OF TWO hundred, and quite as many as
the large drawing-roOm OF lie house could COM
foTtably hold. 1t having SO recently been IA
house of so much sadness Tie friends determined
TO make, merry wedding in II. General Sher
man, who Is one OF the Blaine "kinfolk," was
Iingleader In the merriment, kissing the bride.
not as matter OF form, privilege of the day OF
any confirmed habit OF his own, but by right OF
conquest" as he claimed. The President led
the bride to the breakfast room and gave The
health OF The young couple, and the large three
handled silver loving cup, presented 10 Secre-
tary Blaine by the Pan-Amerlean Congress- WAS
passed In turn 10 ALI The guests by hlr: Emmons
Blaine.
THE BRIDES PRESENTS.
But from all details OF the wedding and the
brides gown, the ordinary mind goes back To daZ-
Zle Itself with The presents: The twenty gObets.Of
gold set in ruby studded rests given by Tue MEM
beers Of the Cabinet; Mr.. George W. Chlld's toilet
sci OF solid goldi aud Senator aud Mrs stan
folds great ease OF carving knives and forks,
flsh and salad knives and forks, soup ladIe .
dessert and coffee spoons and oyster forks OF
solid gold. II is not every wedding that chrOni-
cles even single piece of tableware in solid gold,
and such an array would dazzle even SindDad or
Aladdin. Representative and Mrs. Hit turned
Il silver mine into dozens and GoZeus or forhs ana
spoons and every possible small liece of silver
for table use, and the Vice President and Mrs.
Morton gave complete and elaborate set oil
silver toilet articles, to furnish the dressngcdse
OF the groom well as the bride, hand-mifrorS
trlplicate. mirrors, shaving mirrors, brushes,
boxes, trays, combs aud trliies OF every descrip.
ton. The President sent a large salad bowl OF
repOussee silver; Mr.. and Mrs John Mclean
another; Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons Blaine, vegeta-
BILE dishes OF Tepoussee silver Mr. and Mrs
WhiteIaw Reid, five silver epergnes; ana
so on through an iDfnite list OF prominent
people and superb gifts. The gifts repre-
senls a considerable fortune for a young
couple and an immense responsibility and
only Vanderbilt or a White House occupant
would have use for or could afford to use and
guard such costly things. In jewelry alone
there were gifts TO make any other bride enVi-
Gus, pearl necklaces, pearl pendants a diamond
necklace and diamond earrings and iunumer-
able pIeces Of odd jewelry. Then the Diplomatic
Corps joined in a heavy silver tea service That
wouid have been The great piece at any otiler
wedding All tile cards were removed from the
there were many. Sixty dozen forks are entered
as one article well supplied 10 a family Of two,
and almost every article in the list had one or
more duplicates. The ring In the great bride
cake fell 10 Miss Macomber Miss Biaine's inll-
mate FREUD Of many years, and white satin box
of wedding cake was given to each guest.
A new and fast steamer has been christened
on lie Potomac River this week, and The Cahfor-
MIA Pioneers were the first TO make trip in the
Manchester after the christening party. The
latter went 10 Mount Vernon on Tuesday after
noon, and besides christening the ship the party
watched Sir julian Pauncefote plant, as proxy
for the Prince Of Wales, an English oak tree be-
fore WashingtOn's tomb. When the Prince of
Wales visited Mount Vernon lie planted tree,
but 1t soon after died. Sir Julian Pauncefote
the Prince requested him TO replace 1t. The
acOrns were brought from England and carefully
sprouted IN conservatory all winter, aud there
are other tiny saplihgs ready to replace this one
Should II die.
SHERMAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
This week the President gave dinner TO Cen
eral SHERMAN, the table in the family dining
room being enlarged for the eighteen covers. 1t
Is IN these smaller dinners fn their own regular
dining-room that the President and Mrs. Har-
rson delight, and they are Of frequent occur
Now that The outdoor has really
begun the Marine Band plays every Saturday al
.Iernoon at the White House ground. aud Mrs.
Harrison has made these afternoon concerts an
occasion for inviting her friends to come TO the
White House on Saturday afternoons and hear
the music from the south portico and from the
many drawlng-room windows. The President
comes down from his office and passes TO and fro
among his guests, and everything Is Informal and
agreeable. Tea aud light refreshments are Of
fered in the red paror, and Mrs. Harrison and
her daughter and her two nlrces make these
Saturday afternoons more enjoyable than any OF
the season entertainments. rms week nearly
all OF the company present al Miss Blaine's we'd
ding appeared later at the White House, and there
was bouquet OF light and exqulsitely tinted
gowns, pretty bonnels and parasols on the White
House portIcOs. Meanwhile tho relocated must
Claus prayed on the lawn below, and over the
great stretch OF green, under the trees and on
the paths moved hundreds Of citizens In their
gala array. Ii was pretty scene, and there
could be no better setting for such picture than
the great lane and park running clear 10 the
rivers edge, with clumps and lines OF luXnrIant
trees and the taperng snow-whi side of Tie
w asInlngton monument catching the last OF the
strong aigeIuOoa sunshine. Washington affords
so few OF suelf SSideuce5 OF Its being a capital,
ceuter the head of A..e Government that every
one enjoys ana remarks upon them one never
sees sentries, marching OF troops. nor military
bands in the streets TO give color, character and
visible sign and proof OF the Government In TINS
capital, in every other capital OF the World.
The Marine Band plays at The te.House on
state occasions during the winter aud In lis
grounds once week during the summer. but
otherwise keeps its drill and practice concerts
all TO It's own barracks. The band at the arsenal
Is quite secluded, and the capital city gets no
advantage In being the capital that tie smallest
European Town does aOt better enjoy. Instead
of n military band paradng the principal streets
every afternoon and stopping To play where all
who walk and drive can meet and listen, we have
nothing. Whoever has been in Berlin aud not
enjoyed that afternoon detie of the military baud
along Inter der Lludeo, and Its splendid playing
afterward In the plaiz beyond the paiacel Wash
iugtou might just as we'll have ihe same thing
the Marine B1nd making march along the
avenue aud stopping TO play 4 few pieces In
front of the Capitol every day OF the autumn
winter and spring. Ii might add greatly 10 the
harmony within TO have sweet sounds without,
anu The Cong temper and brain might
he greatly improved byna little harmony within
reach, when tariff discussions and party meas
uTeS are pending.
M'CALLA's SENTENCE.
The findings of tie McCala court-martial have
filed all civilian minds with amaZement. That
man guilty OF the inhumanites To his men and
his many inIractl0us OF the regulations could en-
but that the man should be rewarded by a three
years holiday ana be paid $500 year goes be-
You'd anything ever imagined, aud Is plain In
vilaivn for every ship commander 10 do like
wise and be rewarded. Gilbert and Sullivan meyer
imagined greater DuTesque OF courts and JUS
lice than This ease affords. There Is no doubt
but that the plea constantly made 10 Congress
that we need navy has merit and reason
In It. The cruise OF the Enterprise aud the opera
bouife court-martal OF its commander Indicate
need for something new or different.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford are receiving much
sympathy IN consequence Of the recent death of
Senator Stanford's brother. Immediately upon
The news OF their less Invitations for
series or dinner parties which they were giving
in farewell before their departure 10 Europe,
were recalled. The President was to have been
their guest one night This week and for that diu-
neT everything was 10 come from California.
Fish, game, meats, vegetables, fruits aud wines
were all 10 be California products and the perish
able articles are now on their way in a refriger
ator car.
Mrs. John P. Jones has followed her daughter
with an attack Of French measles, which con-
fined her to her room for several days and pre-
vented her from receiving. visitors on Thursday.
which was TO have been her last formal day al