Telegram-herald., 1890-01-13
The VICE PRESIDENCY
Nr AoTtou PROPOSES % EuA tLs
Once Aeceptabiy


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~ifs n lhs slos pIsls4.sSsls stood "a lie
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hand ga 10 o. reaiss.l ~ LAs kaHuai re-
cspslon A. ths 81 rt,s do,ase, aad FOR the
arst ama in rnany ssars ths wee pEesa-
delt 1at has stfe gave a grand Fsoeptfon
a. their own rssLteEcs. Ihs people are
hksly - 0e Often rsuliaded 4 Lhs exist
snoe ~ rAe vLas 1Teallsaf ADD his Dife,
f9r oue easily Psr-slFla deteFminAtion,
a very praisswor-hy = sils. "a The part u
NJ and Mr.. Norton % make an that
car ~ made Of their Ofioe and station
A sagu.ar fatality las attended ths
odico vice president for = long time.
Nn- 1yler COlfax WaAs the last vice
presl4 wls who VI - able - take
her ps per place in the social world.
She sas ], L1dg much admired here, and
frUm lhe Lay of her debut IN Washing
ton society New Years. 1853. tLl her
husbands retirement from office, shs
bore . pr9la4uea- part. The next three
vice presidents Henry Wilson, William
a. " Wheelsl ANA Chester A. Arthur
we're wid0Wcrs. Wee President Hen
dricks all nat live long enough % en-
ao!7 hls family toconisloute much % the
SOFA a-ii r.-F ~ the capital Mrs Nor
ton com therefore. 20 I'll an aching
votI ous lrnea great wealth. album
a.-nt culr-re, long experience and rare
las % ...r task 90 taxing the social lead
ershio 0t the new adml nistrati0n which
Secretary Whitney wife bore IA the lsst
Ols.
Oa going froln the White House 70 tho
Norton mansion on New Years dav 1
could not help contrasting the two build
ings. % the former disadvantage. IL is
a fact that private house m Washinc-
ton seems better adapted O. social and
ceremonial evelats than the presidents
house, IN which the whole public should
tl1e 50 much pride There may be q
h-tls more Rom iu ,hs White House
than Ia the Morton mansion. but the lat
Ter excel in beauty and couyeuieuces.
At the White House 4u amusing incident
occurred just as the annual reception
vas az It's height Tho diplomatic corps
Ms passing -lo2g Ia a bCilli4n. line OF
gold. silver and E4y colored trappings
and uniforms greeting tho president and
the ladies OF has court, when some one
IA the blue parlor, where were congre-
gated the members OF The cabinet and the
beauty and fashion of the city, com
planned OF tho temperature.
And what DO you suppose then hap
pened? Postmaster General Wauamaker.
who IS very jealous about proper yentila-
ton II rooms, called one Of the servants
q the house, the veteran Peudeu. and
Pendell presently appeared bearing in
his hands long pole with hook on one
end-such a pole as Is used in some old
fashioned churches 10 pun the windows
down. That is what Pcndell had il FOR.
but IN order % get into the blue parlor
ho was compelled 70 drag the long stick
through the hne Of diplomats and over
the heads Of the ladies OF the cabinet
and special guests In the rear of the
president and ms assistants. Count Arco
Valley, the German minister. was pass
lng inst then. and ho looked up at the
pole and az Feudeu with his one eye
glass ia a half surprised manner which
was very suggestive l5 was well he did
-. for az that moment Pendeu turned
from the passag .-vvev 20 the blue room,
and the count came near having his SIN
gle Optio knocked from its roosting place
70 the floor
In the Norton house there were two
entrances, conveniently arranged as 10
the drawing rooms and tho cloak rooms.
People could come in by ono doos and
~ out the other. But a. tho White
House the arrangements IN this respect
were most miserable Only ono door
was open. Throu-', tais people were
arriving constantly ~. of course. II
could not bo uses.-aq pr exit Shortly
after greeting tho PRESIDENT, the mem
hers of the diplomat ~orTs had 20 take
their carriages and drive o. the resi-
deuce # Secretary Blaine where they
we're go partake of the annual diplo-
matte breakfast. But IN order T. leave
the building they found it necessary %
~ ont through . window and walk
across a temporary bridge Here they
emerged 81 ght in Che thick of q crowd of
grand army veterans who wore coming
fr gay -oeir respects ~ The president.
T1e Veterans had been standnz f1r a1
hoar a t1e rain. and many fine costumes
were solisd. and many prettv lempers
temporarily ruined ~ the enforced con
rsCL
OF course the vice presidential Tecep- .
f.ou Vas great sucress- The diplomatic
people seemed particularly delighted.
sni. as IS vol knovn. they ara inclined .
r7 ho somewhat critical They fingered .
7v tae horr in tae beautf1l rarIors. .
Ms. Norton 81 experience a. 7Tife of the F..
minister t' France vas seen 30 stand her
rooi service on thls ocrasicn- She not .
only spe1 fs French uks = French w1- .
man. lut = thoroughly familiar Wit
no7s -ogrt. 81 Hrtls things which max
ap the sum ~ perfect breed lnr and man .
q l-,m7nt A ore ~ the diplomats was
beard En- say On surveying the Ereas diu- F..
r- rnru with - ouis KF I ceiliur. its .
--Di8ce ard grand nsntel cf tire Renair- .
'e-ce. ana is sur1rrrous aVpoirtueuts .
slI collation.. "AH. this Is Hse rcar
7-aIv ftwl certainly 30 arnnethi1r
.e Nertcrs can zsHsfr our friends
n 7s~-e- fra sea thaE We r11e western
ere - know something about so1etT
sftar a1
rvt ne k-r-crs want e, do much
more. TREY want -a afl che vice presl- .
isnnai offica up .o sl tae dignity of .
ufica = r caponis. fr - rot much rs .
1a efIice snvvsy. considered a. q rcaa .
II factor rr from ts i-lf,a--a r---, r--. .
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