Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
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tnan IL was last night, Dut the soclal atmos'
phere has warmed somewhat. The fears e1-
pressed in various quarters that the exclu.
sive Pittsburger would resent the coming Of
the President and his family into theil
pleasant and restful resort were apparently
groundless. The ladies of the party will be
welcomed into the social swim at Cressor
and the prospects for pleasant sojourn are
correspondingly better. 1t must be admitted
that the situation had a dreary look all day
but the events of the evening have brought
achange.
This evening Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Nc
Kee, Mrs. Russell B. Harrison, Mrs. Hal.
ford and Miss Halford betook themselves
after supper TO the parlor in the company Of
Mr.. Mckee, to enjoy the music and watch
the dancing of the little ones. In some
mysterious way Mr.. Mckee became
entangled in conversation with Mr..
Harry Darlington, and soon thereafter
Mr.. Darlington was moving across
the floor with Mr.. Mckee. He was duly
introduced to the ladies of the Harrison
party, and, after conversing with them for
some time, he recrossed the parlor and
returned leading Mrs. Darlington. As they
residenter out on the porch beamed on the
picture through the window and remarked
in self-satisfed tone: "Now it's all right.
That is as 1t should be-and it should have
been that way all day." He no longer feared
the Harrison party was to be excluded from
the best social circles at Cresson.
THERE WAS SOME DOUBT.
Grave fears were entertained and e1-
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impression had gotten abroad that the Pitts
burg cottagers did not like the invasion OF
their precincts by the President and his
family. Not that they had objections to
the nations Chief Magistrate or the first
lady in the land, but because
their presence was likely to attract rush Of
two-day celebrity hunters. Even worse
than that crowds of one-day people may
swoop down, or rather up on Cresson after
the President arrives and disturb the
pleasant monotony Of life in and about
the big hotel with noisy curiosity,
blocking up the passageways and interfer-
ing with porch promenades. Even the
grand parlor is not safe from the invasion
of the unassorted throng, and the pleasant
music and pretty dancing of the little
ones may give way to hand.shaking re-
ceptions to the, discomfort alike OF the
Pittsburgers." But the danger of the Presi-
dent and his family being excluded from the
best society Of the place on this score has
been averted, ana the wealthy Pittsburgers
will take the inconvenlelces of democratic
customs and crowds with as good grace as
they can.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
The morning was quite cool, the ther-
But BY the time life was fully apparent
about the Mountain House, a bright,
genial sun gave promise of pleasant day,
It was an ideal day for pedestrian exercise,
and everybody inclined that way in the
least took advantage of the bracing air and
dry roads to do little walking. For any
other purpose, except the game Of baseball
and possibly lawn tennis, it was little too
cool. Driving was INDUCED in, however,
by good many, and many others spent the
greater part of the day indoors reading and
lounging.
Mrs Harrison and her party came into
the hotel to breakfast at $50, and they did
not leave the private dining room until
alter 10 o'clock. They then retired to
the Park cottage and little more was
seen of them until they came over to
the hotel again for dinner. Possibly
they heard or felt the misgiHngs about their
reception. At 1:30 they entered the private
dinlng-room again and discussed very ex-
cellent menu until 2:20. When they cam )
outthis time they passed through the spacious
hall, fingered little on the steps and then
walked down the boardwalk to the railroad
depot. Someone whispered that
THE PRESIDENT WAS COMING
and they had gone to meet him, and quite q
fo1l k1a opkx 20 &Hn
But the President did not come and
was not likely to come on that
train, the way passenger. Instead
Mrs. Harrison's father, DR.. j. W. Scott,
went away. 1t was vaguely understood
that he intended stopping at Johnstown,
and after looking over the resurrected city
to go on to Pittsburg.
After this a short excursion was taken
along the mountain top. The party re-
turned early, and spent the remainder of
the time before supper closely housed in the
cottage. Baby Mckee the most
popular member of the party en-
joyed his outing hugely. and when he
came in returned to his house and play
with great zest. His three little rooms
comprise a kitchen, parlor and bed
room. In the kitchen is real" stove,
water spigots and other utensils, and be
attends to culinary operations with these
with q great deal of earnestness. He is
''keeping house" as demurely as any grown
person at times, but the water spigots lead
him into temptation and he "slops around" I"
gets his sleeves wet and bedraggles his
clothes just like any other 3-year.old urchin.
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.
A carriage and horses have been put at
the disposal Of the first lady of the land.
Mr.. George W. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent ofthe Pennsylvania Rail-
road, who came here in charge OF the Har-
rison party, is still, with his beautiful wife,
staying as guests.
The great ambition of the young ladies
about the hotel is to "have talk with Baby
McKee," OF course, he is voted pretty and
cute, darling and dear by nearly every
one. A critical estimate was made by one
young beauty. however, to the effect that
rhe is bright and lively, but not very pretty,
I don't think" The ungrammatical SEN
tence may be excused in view of the excite
ment of an interview with the hero of the
hour
The plainness OF Mrs. Harrison's attire is
commented on by everybody. Her dress is
plain to the point of severity. The other
ladies in the party also dress very plainly.
A game of baseball between the Ebens-
burg Club and q nine composed OF young
men staying at the hotel drew q good crowd
this afternoon. The playing was fair anna
teur work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. w. Painter came in
by the late train last night.
Archbishop Kenrick, of St. Louis, was
among last nights arrivals.
General james A. Eakin, who was a
Colonel in General Harrison's division dur
ing the war, is spending the summer here
He has been specially attentive to the dis
guished visitors, and took pains to intro
duce them to number of prominent Pitts
burgers this morning.