Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-16

well, though he is on the fair road to
recovery. He is one of the most popu-
lar men in Washington society, and one
of our most generous entertainers. He
has always held brilliant receptions on
New Years day, and very funny Incl
dent occurred at one of these year or
so ago which never got into the newspa-
pers. He had q Chinese servant who acted
as his butler, and who announced tbs
guests all right until the end of the re-
ception, when the gas collector arrived.
When Ching Yam opened the door this
man handed him strip of yellow paper.
elbow is the imperial color of China,
and gas bill looks not unlike Chinese
visiting card. The admiral's Chinese
butter bowed low as he saw it, and lay
ing the bill revently upon his silver plate
he motioned the gas man TO follow him +,
and ushered him into tbs presence of the
ladies.
Among the bright women of
Washington society are Admiral Porter's
daughters, and l am able TO announce
the fact that Miss Elf ana Porter will be
married the latter part of the mouth to
Capt. Charles Campbell. l understand
that Admiral Porter opposed the match
for some time on account of his ould-
be SOU law not being a man of wealth,
but he has lately concluded to sanction
the match and it now only waits for his
recovery.
SHE DIDN T KNOW THE PRESIDENT.
Senator Justin s. Morrill, will be in
Washington in n few weeks. He is as
clipper as young satyr, and he looks
anything but four score. Nevertheless
he celebrated his eightieth birthday last
oy,I T.; -,
occurred which has been standing joke
on the president ever since. President
Harrison usually goes nowhere but to the
cabinet houses. He is, however, strong
friend of Senator Morrill, IS, and he made
an exception in his case aud attended his
reception. 1t was during the early part
of the evening while he was in the
crowded drawing-room that he noticed
little old lady smiling at him as though
about to speak. AS he came nearer to
her he saw that it was the wife OF Sena-
tor Payne, and when he came up to her
extended his hand and said, fGood
evening, madame; l am glad to meet
you
Mrs. Senator Payne looked pleased,
ana as she took the presidents hand,
she remarked, "My dear sir, have felt
certain the moment you entered the
room, l had met you somewhere, but for
the life of me 1 cannot just now recall
your name. Will you be kind enough to
tell me who you are?' President Har-
rison, though a little taken back, re-
piled that he was called Mr.. Harrison,
aud that lie had met her when he was q
senator of the United States. 1t is need
less to say that the lady was considera-
bly, bored, aud the president himself,
rather considers the joke on him.
vICE-PREsIDENT MoRToN's LIBERALITY.
The vice president is putting on an adj
dition to his Shoreham Flats, and he is
spending a great deal of money IN
Washington. His household expenses
are very large, and there is no more I'M
founded charge than the one to the effect
that he is penurious in such matters. 1
remember call I made upon him a
month or SO ago. 1t was at the time
that there was story going around to
the press, that Mrs. Morton had a very
small allowance of pin-money, and
the children dressed simply on ac-
count of the closeuess of the vice.
president. During my call, while 1 was
in the vice-president' office, servant
entered end handed him a note. After
reading it Mr.. Morton turned to the
bearer and asked: :Did Mrs. Morton
tell you how much she wanted?' Upon