Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-18
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Mrs.. Harrisou's Souvenirs of the Recent
Unconstitutional Notes.

Mrs.. Harrison's Souvenirs of the Recent
Journey-Personal Notes.
The President and Mrs. Harrison are not yet
rested after their long Journey The President
went to church yesterday morning and for
walk In the afternoon with Mrs. Dimmick.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee
started for indianapolis to be present at Miss
Mckee's wedding on Wednesday. Mrs Mckee
was almost too tired to make the trip, but felt
that abe could not absent herself from this
joyous occasion in her husbands family. She
will be back again by Friday or Saturday.
On Saturday, when Mrs Harrison had her
trunks unpacked, all the souvenirs Of her jour
ney were brought to light. She has them all
arranged on the tables upstairs in the corridor.
and they make a glittering array OF precious
metals The presents made to the President
are also among the display, and between them
all the number must certainly reach four hun
dred. On one long table are arranged all the
gold and silver souvenirs. Their value is very
great and in size and variety they range from
the superb silver salver. presented to Mrs.
Harrison by the ladies of San Francisco, to
tlney bit of a silver baby carriage, not much
over an inch square. but beautifully wrought
In hfagree work, which was entrusted to the
PRESIDENT to present to his grandson, Benjamin
Mckee. In Utah the President was given the
freedom of the state in the presentation Of
silver map OF the state nearly foot square.
In San Francisco the invitation to the Palace
Hotel banquet was on q thick gold card, his
menu card was another gold plate. and the
freedom OF the city came on a superbly wrought
square OF gold. From the launching of the
Monterey Mrs. Harrison has several elegant
mementos. One is purple velvet sash,
another is q large silver ladle with picture of
the ship in the bowl, and the third hammer
made from one of the first rivets placed in the
ship. Mrs. Harrison has also a spoon to show
for nearly every town and city she visited in
the silver states. The salver from the San
Francisco ladies has the card Of invitation for
the reception at which it was presented on its
face, wresthed in a grape vine. From different
cities on the coast she has elegant gold and sill
yer knives and spoons made in odd and attrac-
tive shapes. miners lamp Of silver was q
present in another place. Little dishes OF sill
yer ilagree work are a reminder of another.
A richly chased nut cracker is one of the
souvenirs of the magnificent hospitality shown
them by Senator and Mrs. Stanford. In their
rooms at the Palace Hotel the day they arrived
the President and Mrs. Harrison found a most
elaborate decoration of flowers. Mrs. Stanford
had sent basket of flowers fruits and nuts
and tied in among the latter, with long silver
chain, was the nut cracker. From the dinner
party given by Mrs. Stanford the President and
Mrs. Harrison brought home their name cards,
which were bouquets of yellow peoples, the
California flower, and oIGsses arranged in
rustic effect and tied with long ribbons. The
ice cream boxes were of red wood very artisti-
cally trimmed with grasses and tied to each
was a California gold spoon, a bear, the en-
blem of the state, being at the top of each
handle. Just before she left the city Mrs. Har-
rison received from Mrs. Stanford case con-
tanning religious picture, the work of a cele-
brated Russian artist and in q rich enameled
frame.
In addition to the dozens and dozens OF
these elaborate souvenirs in the precious
metals there are charming "reminiscences OF
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elaborate description, containing In many cases
attractively mounted photograph views of the
luxurious homes and places in the towns
visited. albums filed with the fora of many
states. more of them filled with elegantly en-
graved poems of welcome. There are cotton
bales from Galveston and specimens of ore.
quartz, minerals, coal, wood and every sort OF
metal from every other state put in most at
tractive shapes. One enterprising man pre-
sented a box studded over with bright bits OF
glass which had inside cake of silver polish,
while another wrapped up in red, white and
blue ribbons contained several bottles Of lini
ment which he wanted the President to use
after the injury he received from bouque.
hitting him in the eye. There are dozens OF
| souvenir medals, dozens more of banners and
flags and water color sketches of many beauti-
full places, all handsomely framed.
There is pyramid of the bark Of the big
| trees and another made Of dried fruits. There
are wild flowers pressed flowers, shells and
every other conceivable shape in which a sug
gestion taken of an industry or of a state prod
duct could possibly be given. Several news
papers On the Pacific coast printed souvenir
editions on white satin on the day of the Presi
! dents visit. These came to the presidential
party all tied up with satin ribbons and in mos
! luxurious shapes.
| The President and Mrs. Harrison have no
yet made up their minds as to whero they vii
place all this elaborate collection SO that tn
/ NAV hair fria Dc
| 1t has been suggested that as the aggregation
| is in so many ways entirely unique and SO trul
| representative of American industries as wei
Is luxuries that they permit it to be shown a
| the National Museum.
Mrs Harrisons description Of the wonderful
| sights along her journey is an absolute treat
In California the ordinary wonderland wa
| changed into rose land. At Mrs. Stanford s re
ception there was / 900 gold of ophir rose
| suspended in a canopy over their hea, s. A
another reception the ladies stood on a balloon
| where 1000 Gala lilies formed a great be-
around them. Mrs. Dimmick had been in Cal
fornia before, but she says that the memorie
of the journey with the President are some
thing that can never be obliterated.
Mrs. A.. A. Wilson expects Miss Porter o
Harrisburg today on q visit.
DR.. and Mrs. Verdi have issued invitation
for the marriage Of their daughter, Miss Sophi
wilkins, to Mr.. Alfred Jerome Weston, on Sat
urday evening, June 6, at O'Clock at St Paul
Church.
Mrs. Delafeld and Miss Emma Delafeld lef
here last week and are now at their residenc
in New York, where they will remain some tim
before going to one of the northern resorts TO
| the summer.
Miss Hattie NJ Myers, only daughter of Mr.
NJ. NJ. Myers of 1923 A street southeast, has bee
called home from school at Winchester Of
account of illness of her mother.
Mrs. Baggett and daughter have gone Z
Rockville for two months.
Mr.. Alex. H. Hiitz and Miss Fannie B. Stou
nell were married by the Rev. DR.. Hamme
Lausen at his residence.
Mrs. Levi P. Morton, Mrs. Don Cameron an
Miss Hattie Blaine are in Paris.
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