The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-31
THEY HAVE THEIR FADS.
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Mrs. Hearst has long made point Of filling
her home with bright young people, to whose
personal pleasure she has minstered in every
possible way that her generosity could sug-
gest, bestowing money in generous sums and
giving carte blanche at her dressmakers and
milliners, in order that while enjoying her
hospitality they may at the same time reap
every advantage of the large means at her
disposal This, however, is but an nsignifi-
cant item of her widespread charities, the mu-
nificence OF which approaches eccentricity.
MRS. PALMER LOVES DOGS.
Mrs. Palmer, wife of our late Minister to
Spain, greatly resembed Mrs Hearst in this
respect, and during the period of her husbands
Senatorial term their home ranked first among
the hospitabe centres at the Capital. In ad-
dition to her many lovable qualities of heart
and mind, that rendered her so universally O
favorite with rich and poor alike, Mrs. Palmer
acknowledged a pet weakness for dogs. In
her devotion to these most responsive of all
creatures she even went so far as to secure the
services Of a special maid in their behalf. 1t
was this maids duty to care for the pets under
her charge and take them regularly out for
their daily constitutional, harnessed tandem
fashion by o LEASH always an attractive and
interesting sight to those who encountered
them in their walks through the neghboring
parks. Mrs Palmer often speaks with deep
feeling of the loss of one of her most valuable
dogs, that she left behind at her Detroit home
upon the occasion of her first coming to Wash
ington. She says: zone day received a teie-
gram to the effect that Jack was i'll. Having
had considerable experience with canine disease
Immediately wired back the proper remedies
in the case. The next day and the following
continual kilograms were passing between the
cities, either OF cheer or Encouragement, until
at length, having failed to receive my regular
bulletin, hastened to wire, How is Jack ??
My fears were only too sadly verified, for the
cruel words answered me, Jacks bark has
reached the further shore.'''
MRS. M'PHERsoN's TURKISH BATH.
Mrs. Senator Mcpherson, Of New Jersey is
woman of advanced views and most decided
opinions Untrammeled by the fear of what
"Miss Grundy" will say, she preserves that
perfect independence of thought and action,
tempered by sound judgment, that renders
her the popular woman of the world that she
is, and ofttimes leads her generous nature a
victim to the designing. Mrs. McPherson's
interest in physical culture has prompted the
erection of Turkish bath adjoining her sleep
ing apartment, wherein she can indulge at
pleasure, secure in the privacy Of her home
The arrangement is simple one and attain
able by any one whose house possesses the or
dinary improvements. 1t consists Of a large
square wooden box, with just sufficient space
left open at the top for the freedom of the
head and neck. The front is so closed bv a
spring latch that after the bather has entered
it may be easily shut and the hot steam sup
piled by water-pipes connected with the heat
ing tube of the ordinary bathtub, worked by
stopcock under the control of the bather. The
room is heated to the desired degree by means
of gas stove. AS soon as sufficiently
"steamed" and well massaged by maid ready
at hand with flesh brush and rough towels the
simplest thing in the world is to plunge ones
self into the stationary tub of fresh water
ready waiting, and all the advantages of the
pool are obtained without the necessity for
that haste which is apt to mar the good effects
OF public bath and deprive the individual of
the finishing luxury of a long rest under
light blanket, that adds so materially to the
invigoratiDg effects of the process.
MISS EUsTIs's FoUR-IN-HAND.
Outside of official circles there are many
women in upper tendon in whose eccentri-
cities may be found food for comment. Under
this head may be included Miss Lulie Eustis,
granddaughter of the beloved philanthropist,
the late William W. Corcoran. Miss Eustis
Inherited large portion of her grandsire's
wealth, and, with her brothers, spends a por-
tion of the year at the cid Corcoran residence
on II street facing Lafayette Park. 1t is a
well-known idiosyncrasy of this attractive
young lady that she ignores the ordinary fas-
cinations of society indulged in by the ma
jority OF her sex, and acknowledges to an
absorbing fancy for the more masculine tastes
for sports Her ruling passion runs to morse
flesh, and as the family have lately added to
their stable handsome turnout in the shape
of a tally-ho coach, with bright yellow body
and fancy trappings for the team of four
high-spirited nags, 1t is common sight to
meet the fair owner mounted high on her box
on the top of the coach handling the ribbons
with all the grace and skill of born Jockey.
Upon every occasion of meet at the Dunn
blame Club or driving rapidly along the
smooth thoroughfares in the suburbs of the
city she may be seen with her chosen friends
aTayed in gay spring toilets, presenting a
perfect flower garden of color and beauty
from the top OF the turnout. The closing day
OF the recent Ivy City races the entire party
of young swells enjoyed the scene from their
exalted position wearing the colors of their
jockey, rosettes of the same hue ornamenting
the trappings of the horses in true English
style. Fortunately for further display of
their boasted style, a heavy shower with vio-
lent wind arose just before the close of the
days programme, driving all before it and
scattering the daintily-robed throng hither
and thither in every direction for shelter.
Bravely Indifferent to the state of the weather
the Coaching party sat unmoved in the most
exposed position of the field, simply protected
from the downpour by few light sunshades,
from beneath which the merry party appeared
like dripping naiads, regardless of the injury
to dress and jaunty headgear, almost entirely
alone in the hastily-deserted field.
MRS. M'LEAN's PRIVATE PARK.
Mrs. John Mclean, wife of the eminent
journalist, and daughter of Gen. Edward
Beale, whose son, Mr. Truxton Beale, has
inst received an anDointment as Minister tn