The morning call., 1890-12-21
EVENTS IN
WASHINGTON.
Ruhamah's Weekly Chat About
Prominent People.
A srow-Storm, the First in Two Years-A
Week of sadness-A Romantic Wedding in
the Near Future-A New Countess.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL

NKEk9 are little. disappointed here that
Wy 4t:N King Kalakaua does not cross the
continent and let US have a royal lion to
rouse official society and stir the capital.
1t seems too bad that coming as far as San
| Francisco he does not come further and
make a thorough tour of it, and only the
departure of Minister Carter for San Fran
cisco convinced people that the King would
not come here His tropical soul could have
been chilled but delighted with the sight OF
a real old-fashioned snow-storm had he
come in the early part of this week. There
was binding storm for a whole day, and
sleigh-bells, which have not heard their own
tinkle for two winters or more, jingled
merrily for while.
1t is quite wonderful how sleighs that
have been packed away and quite forgotten
for year or two suddenly come out in such
numbers before the flakes stop falling, but
sleighing is usually SO short-lived pleasure
that the most has to be made of it quickly.
With the goosebone and the muskrats all
promising a cold winter there is already
talk of sleighing carnival this season. if
the snow comes to time Then everything
on runners and to which horse or mule can
be hitched moves up and down the avenue
for an afternoon, driven by horn-tooting
masaueraders in outlandish costumes.
Washington at such times becomes South
ern city, and the real carnival spirit comes
out.
1t has been week Of funerals and death
notices. General Bakers death was as
SUDDEN AND SHOCKING
As those CT General Belknap or Justice
Miller, and the death of Mrs. John F. Miller
was quite as unexpected. Few knew of her
illness until the Grape swung from the door,
but it seems that Mrs. Miller has not been
well since her return from California early
in October. There were many peculiarly
sad things connected with Mrs. Miller's i'll
ness, as her daughter, Mrs. Clover, was i'll
at the same time and for two weeks did not
see her mother. AS soon as Mrs. Clover
was able to be carried to her mothers room
she saw the fearful change that fortnight
had made, and for the three remaining days
of Mrs. Miller's life Mrs. Glover did not
leave her. The friends of the family gath
cred in numbers at the funeral, and the
body was taken to Rock Creek Cemetery
and put in Mrs. Hutchinson's vault TO re-
mann until spring. when Mrs. Glover will
transfer the casket to General Miller's
tomb in San Francisco.
The death of Mr.. Washington Mclean
was not so sad nor so shocking, as he had
reached an advanced age, and for many
months had been very feeble aud failing
rapidly The cable brought the news OH
Monday OF the death of Lionel Burnett, the
real little Lord Fauntleroy, who finally sue
cumbed to consumption, which followed his
attack OF La grippe last January. Mrs. Bur
nett came home i'll the spring in response to
a cablegram and found the little boy in a
most serious condition. AS soon as the sea-
son advanced she took him abroad and has
gone from one climate and health resort to
another
IN VAIN.
1t is now expected that Mrs. Burnett will
soon return to her home here, where DIR.
Burnett and the other son, Vivian, have
been alone for some months. During all of
the past year Mrs. Burnett has written
almost nothing at all, as she had gone abroad
for her own health and TO rest when first
summoned home. All summer she has been
constantly in attendance upOnthe poor little
shadow OF child she was trying to save.
Mrs. Stanley Is still tue lion in society, she
and her mother having remained here as
guests at the British Legation, while MIR.
Stanley went on to meet his lecture engage
ments. Sir Julian and Lady Pauncetote
have given several small dinners in honor
of their guests, and the ladies have accepted
many invItitons to dinners and teas, where
they have been met by consderab BILE share
of society. There has been staring curiosity
of the worst kind in connection with Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley, and people have looked
their I'LL at each opportunity. Colonel john
Hay, who is an old friend of Mr.. Stanley,
gave very handsome dinner in his honor,
old fIlends of the days before he knew
Africa and found Livingstone
romantic wedding, or rather wedding
which ends an eight-year romance of the
real three-volume kind, comes eff now in
lew days. Admiral Porter, VINO has writ
ten such wildly sensational novels, has
played one OF his own favorite parts for all
OF this time by opposing the marriage of
HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER
To Charles Campbell. Mr. Campbell is a
tall. dark, good-looking man, formerly of
the army. Some nine years ago he left the
army, then tried vainly to be reinstated, and
finally took desk in the War Department.
Admiral Porter has been stern and oppos-
ing parent of the worst kind. but his daugh-
| ter Inherited some of the same adamant and
has quietly and patiently held her ground
| ana kept to her engagement. Every day for
| years she and MIR. Campbell have walked
and paid calls together. at every german
and ball they danced together. They never
threatened an elorement, coafided their
troubles to the world, nor did anything
silly, keeping steadily to determined and
dignfed line. At last Admiral Porter has
| gwen his consent IT, their marriage, and as
he and Mrs. Porter are both invalids and
bed-ridden. there is TO be church wedding
under the auspices OF Mr.. Campbelrs sister,
and the new son-in-law comes TO the Porter
hearthstonr, where he is very sadly needed
Another wedding near at hand is that Of
Chief Justice Fuller's daughter, Mildred.
Mildred Fuller is the beauty in that large
family Of daughters. with fine features,
delicate complexion and puffy hair, of that
pale gold which Is so rare and is only the
gilt OF nature. Miss Fuller graduated from
Wells College, and there was great talk of
society she thought differently, and she is
now 10 be welded to the law instead Mr.
Wallace Is handsome young fellow, with
fresh color and
LAWRENCE BARRETT TYPE
OF countenance, and he is Democrat of
the deepest dye, even in that young State
where the lot of a Democrat is such hope
less one. Miss Fuller will be married in
January, aud after a short trip and q return
visit here goes out to Tacoma to grow UP
with the country.
Another wedding coming later in the
season Will be that of the young Count
Divonne OF the French Legation and Miss
Florence Audenreid. Miss Audenrpid has
been put as the rival beauty of Miss Matte
Mitchell. and the two are singularly alike in
type. Doth having the same round, dimpled,
Dresden cherub counteDance. blue-gray eyes
and chestnut hair. Miss Audenreid is
younger than Miss Mitchell. but no match in
other ways to that finished, polished, diplo-
of this world and eud of the century. By
marrying. Miss Audenreid leaves Miss
MltchelFs supremacy undisputed, and there
Is no promise of any other real rival. Miss
Audenreld's father was for many years on
General Sherman's staff, and was long called
the handsomest man in the army. Her
mother was rich Philadeiphian, and
THE FUTURE COUNTESS,
As an only child, has considerable fortune
coming to her. The Count Divonne is Young
and fine looking. and marvellous thing in
such international affairs has fortune of
his own, his estates are not incuMbered
and his title Is straight and clear.
Ex-senator Plat and his colleagues, who
went West in September to choose the site
OF navy-yard in Puget Sound, have made
their report to the President this week.
Numerically they tell the most amusing
and amazing stories of the enterprise and
persistence OF real estate agents in the
Seattle and Tacoma region. Mrs. Plat.
who accompanied her husband, is an en-
thusiastc amateur photographer and she
brought back innumerable negatives. Mrs.
Platt has for some time made study of
heads and portraits, and she has nhotn