The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27
SENIOR CoYARRuBIAs.


SENIOR CoVARRUBIAS.
They have taken the Iuiee house on Con-
necticut avenue, opposite the British Lega.
tion-a house that has been too large and
too costly to find tenant for several years.
1t quite cheers the neighbOrhood to see its
windows cleaned, shining, and showing
draperieS within once more, aud the new
tenants will make it an abode of decided
cheer, and as great O social center as was
their home in Rome. The mansion of the
Secretary is even larger and more imposing
than the legation where his Minister re-
sides, and as he and his wife are fond of So
ciety, gay and bright people themselves,
their house is bound to be popular one.
1t will be rather interesting to have the
handsome Sonora COvarrubiaS in close So
cia rivalry with Lady Pauncefote in the
legation on the opposite side OF the street,
and the Mexican Legation gives every
promise of being the first diplomatic estab-
lishment this season.
Society is well pleased with the new Sec
rotary of War. whatever the politicians may
make of the choice. Secretary Elkins keeps
up the character of hustler" in every line
of life. While he works hard, he plays hard.
and he is as active, irrepreSSible, energetic
and aggressive in his hours of ease as in
those of work. Mrs Eikins is nearly as
well known in Washington as her sister, the
wife OF Lieutenant X. NJ G. Brown of the
navy. Mrs. Brown was married at the close
of her fathers term in the Senate, but living
at Deer Park or Baltimore with her parents
or with Mrs. Elkins in New York while her
husband was on sea duty, she has had
little of Washington every season. Senator
Harrison and Senator Davis were close per-
sonal friends during their Senatorial terms
and the ladies of the families have been as
intimate. Miss Harrison and Miss Davis
were the greatest of friends as Young girls,
and as Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Brown they
continue the friendship. Mrs. Elkins was
often their chaporone and hostess, aud 1t is
very agreeable to
THE PRESIDENTS FAMILY
To have the EkinSes so near them in Wash
ingtOn. Mrs. Elkins has young daughters
who Will be great social aids to her, aud she
has all the accomplishments and abilities
necessary to make her generally popular.
The new Secretary, too is not tied to his
salary, and can live and entertain hand
sOinely on his own means, and the new Cabi-
net family is the greatest social addition to
Washington. Mrs. Elkins had fairly settled
herself in her New York house for the
winter. but Will be in Washington in time to
take her place with the Cabinet officers
wives ut the Presidents New Years recep-
ton, and to hold an official levee in her own
drawlng-room that same afternoon. Know
ing Washington so well, and knowing all
the Administration set well, Mrs. EikinS
can start out upon the winter as easily as if
she had been here for several months. Army
people rejoice at the selection, as their official
heads have not made their homes warm
social camps for some time past, and they
count very confidently upon the Elkins
family making a pleasant rallying point for
them. The army circle Will be quite to the
front socially with two such agreeable wo-
men at the fore as Mrs. Eikins and Mrs.
Schotied. and Mrs. Sheridan, who now
takes part in social life, is as much their
pride as ever. Mrs. Sheridan is still
young and handsome woman, even more
charming in her black gowns, deep white
cuffs and widows cap, than she ever was in
cOlorS. She cllngs to her black robes still,
although Grape has been laid aside, and
nothing else could be as becoming or give
her as much distraction and 50 enhance the
Interest OF her appearance as the severely
simple dress of the widow of the great SOL
der Mrs. Sherdan's daughters are now
tall slips of girls, and it will only be few
years until this young and charming woman
will present them to the gay world. Mrs.
Sheridan has lived here very quietly since
General Sheridan'S death, and her friends
have only succeeded after great persuasion
in drawing her from her retirement.
Tie tragedies in Mr.. Cyrus Fields family
have quite closed Justice Fields home to
the gay world this year and deprived the
Pacific Coast colony of its oldest social cen
ter. The mourning which they maintain
for Mrs. Cyrus Field may at any time be
doubled by the death of Mr.. Field or his
daughter, and the condition and future of
his son is worse than death. The deepest
sympathy is felt for all tie large family of
Fields. to whom only honors have come
heretofore in increasing numbers. NJ.