The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-14

the Annapolis Naval Academy. Secretary
Tracy's household is still one of deep mourn
ing so that he gave his entertainment to
the visitors the form of an official banquet
and reception at the Arlington Hotel.
After the high officials who were present
at the banquet the guests invited at later
hour to meet Admiral da Silyiera and his
staff were the naval officers on duty in
Washington, with the laaies of their fami-
lies. When the visitors were taken to
Mount Vernon they sent ahead floral
tribute for Washington's tomb, which
greatly surprised the rest Of the company
when they arrived there and found it in
place. AS a finale, the Brazilians them
selves gave a banquet and then left for their
ships at New York. The fleet is hurrying
to the West Indies, for although the Brazil
ian tars put ON all The clothing they had and
could afford to buy, one thing on top of
another. the ships themselves were so many
ice-boxes. The vessels had been bu lit for
tropical and southern cruises. and there
was no means of heating them. Luck. Of
course, had it for cold wave and snow
storm to come during their stay in New
York, and the poor officers who had to re-
main
WITH THE SHIPS
who put up at a steaul-heated hotel here
with the Admiral.
Beyond the little furry occasioned by
their coming and confined entirely as it
was to the official circle it is very dull
socially. Even the younger people have
not begun to dance, and their elders do not
display the average Washington frenzy in
paying their first calls. The Cabinet and
Senatorial families are not keeping their
regular afternoons at home and the few
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calling. This argues nothing more surely
than an extra zeal when the season really
opens. The Vice-President's family are
only now coming to the city. this having
been such an exceptionally clear and
brilliant autumn and Indian summer in the
East that many besides Mrs. Morton have
chosen to remain at their country homes.
The Wanamaker family are at their coun-
try place near Philadelphia, and society
does not anticipate this winter the round of
Inequalities at the Postmaster Generals
home which marked it last year.
The interest Of the week has partly Gen.
tered in Henry NJ. Stanley, who came,
lectured to crowded house at So a ticket,
and, naturally, went away charmed with
Washington. The President, the British
Minister. the Belgian Minister, Senator Nc
MILAN, MIR. Letter and Mrs Stanley had box
parties, and the house. was crowded with
everybody who was anybody and interested
in the explorer, year or so ago one read
great deal IN the papers about Stanley be-
ing woman-hater and having always been
shy of women, etc. Next came a crop of
stories telling of the many young women he
came very near marrying but did not until
the story of any ingrained shyness or
communicating was we'll exploded. One of
these ex-sweetheaits has lately come to be
Washington winter resident and is put
ting up costly house in Venetian style,
and she is chiefly Biographical TO those who
ask about her as
BEING THE WOMAN
Who was once engaged to Stanley and who
married while he was in Africa. That is
fame enough nowadays to launch her in any
society.
The woman who did marry Mr.. Stanley
has not seemed to wholly satisfy the ex-
pectations of those who had read of her as
being such beauty, and who thought they
knew her from the Milais painting of that
long ago time. when dressmaking was not
SO fine an art as it is to-day, and sleeves
were sewet in on another plan entirely
Lady Dorothy Tenant Stanley is tall, ire
mendous and fine looking, but not beauty.
She and her mother are old friends of Sir
Julian Pauncefote and his family, and they
remain here for week as guests at the
legation, while Mr.. Stanley goes on with
his lecture tour. Tomorrow the Stanleys