The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-16

mined to have the blue parlor improved on
hygienic lines, IL the appropriation could not
be made to reach its esthetic needs.
NEW YEARS DAY
Will see the first function and the formal
opening of the new room. 1t is a little early
to prophesy just what the coming social sea;
son Is to be, but the veterans can tell, and
nearly know what may be expected to hap.
pen. Official gayeties are all matters of
routine and they will not go much bey0n
the prescribed lines this year. Next win
ter, the third winter of the Administration,
is when Washington official and political
circles call all the social weapons and fore 9
10 the great work of cutting out the conven-
tons work. Then every Cabinet officer,
who can, entertains and gives series Of en-
tertainments; Senators, possible and Im2os-
slble candidates, and friends Of candidates
open their houses and purses; and the best,
most valuable and effective of these enter
tainments are not brushes and balls, and
congregations of light heeled young people,
but dinners of the wise and the wire-pull-
ing, to whom the half hour smoke after the
feast counts for everything. Convention
winter is also the dinner winter and cooks,
florists and caterers flourish.
Washington, as a winter resort and city
to VIII CHI people center from all parts OF the
country, has society quite independent OF
the Administration settle official and Con-
hold themselves above what they call tine
curious official lie" shudder at the mention
of Congressman, and consider official posi-
ton rather against social aspirant These
are the retired milli0naires, the lately en-
riched, the Anglomaniacs, the people who
could not lead and come TO the top and the
front in the communities they came from.
and consequently seek a change and fresh
start. Coming to Washington for an am
bilious family counts socially as going West
does in business way. The same invest
ment of money brings larger social return
in Washington than in any other city, and
the pocket-book can accomplish more than
brains or a venerable family tree.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Is the circle these people aim for, and the
diplomates have, by divine right of foreign
birth, horror of the American politician
and the homemade. self-made statesmen
and officials who rule the republic after
their own Indifferent, bird-of-lIberty fash
ion. Few officials and statesmen, with their
families, can identity themselves with this
ultra swell set of foreigners and moneyed
idlers without mourning a certain hostility
from the practical politicians and lesser OIL
cials they work with. That his own Senator
should be a millionaire and an ultra swell is
more than the average Congressman can adj
mire, and lie feels the invisible barrier,
while the COngressman's wife-ah Not
every millionaire is in with this very smart
set in society by any means. for there are
many men and women with millions who
have not yet learned how best to spend the
millions, and an acute social sense does not
invariably go with the keen political sense.
The community awaits with great interest
the name OF the new Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court, who will succeed to
Justice Miller's capacious armchair. Sig
nificant of the changes and uncertainties OF
official life is the advertisement in the local
papers of the sale OF the carriages and
horses of Mrs. Miller. Justice Miller was
one of the poor men of tile conrt, having
little besides bis salary, and occupying
rented house for the few years since ne gave
up hotel living.
The Spanish Minister'S horses and eqni-
pages. his household effects and wines, are
announced for sale at auction, but
SENIOR MURUAGA
Leaves this post for better diplomatic STA
ton, and the Spanish Consul General of
Legation. Society mourns the departure of
Senior Muruaga, who is most accomplished
and agreeable man, and was in spirit with
the community from the start from having
spent term here twenty-five years ago.
when he was gay young second secretary
of legation.
While it is claimed that there are hun
dreds OF houses waiting for tenants, the
number OF new houses being built is greater
than III former seasons. The house OF this
year Is the one Wiilcn the WidOW Oh zach
ariah Chandler Is building for herself and
her daughter, who is the wife OF Senator
Hale of Maine. 1t is large and imposing
mansion built Of yellow brick AID white
granite, after true Colonial style 1t stands
at the corner of Sixteenth and X streets.
facing south and west and covers ground
that was sold at IS square foot two years
ago. the highest price yet paid for residence
property In the district.
MIR. L. g. NewlandS' name appears in the
list of real estate transfers again, and this
week another quarter Of million of
Sharon estate money was invested in
suburban property lying northwest of the
city. In another generation the Sharon es-
tate will be as prominent in uptown prop
erty as the Astor estate is in the residence
section of New York. Mr., Newiands having
bought great tracts along Connecticut and
Massachusetts avenues as extended.
RUHAMAH.