New-York tribune., 1891-12-27
CABINET OFFICERS DlUGHIERs.
From The Washington Post,

From The Washington Post.
The Cabinet girls are apt to be regarded As eadisl
the biggest social breaker. and never hayng time x
serious thought OF any Kind. The fact Is ulat uA
five Cabinet girls. for that Is the number low srco
Miss Proctors to the senatorial corps. have
distinct careers shaped out for then aud are a haN
wording members OF the Cabinet circle In proportion
their strength as their Donored fathers are csaEet
girl is forever at er mothers elbow. or else standing
temporarily In her mothers company shoes aud y also
side world. but necessary TO the home comfort q
the family They do not receive half the credit ihs.
IA due them, and a more capable or CONSTRUCTIONS
quinte. OF girls 1t would be hard - select . 49,
The FIVE who figure IN tis uS way "a aIe p me hss
Wllmerdng Is OF course the head Of secretary Traeys
household. and Is Cabinet lady while Miss Witnessing
household includes her sisters WHO MI the place that
daughter would as far as social oecIsoa; 20 ahe ne
"1 The ohsrs Of the e Quintet ali pay Sae to @
daughters and each c0nfesses that without her daughter
she could not wade hr9ngh % pIs GaSnt IT'LL c o.0 T. 2:
called on to act a. proxy for her mother. she .
regular New England girl in commonaensa ana intel
position where her faculties were called on toF orM
and butter the butter would have been thick and q
superfne quality. The charg. Of The household talk
to great degree on her shoulders. and II Is well
ordered home whre the first consideration IL the peas
and comfort of the Secretary. The daughter not only
looks after the house but overooks the purchasing q
supplies and occasions even visits tho stores besea
TO make sure all Is right She manages % nna uHe
men. such as Mr. Blaine receiv.s always consider the
daughter a worthy descendant OF the man from
Maine. - =. A..
happiness Of the home of the secretary OF The Treasury
she proved her capabillty when the secretary tos
Miss Foster Ind the large house in complete olell
hal settled the household goods sent from oIb "a. s
the servants In the house. and everything RAW ~
Mrs Foster To walk in and take comfort II dosnt
make much difference what IL i that happeLs' y
Is fallen ceiling she knows which way to tsra. ~ "
II Is sudden invasion OF gn StS she ls r.aW ps, 20
handle them. She is sort II emergency gT' ~.
sides being social assistant for Mrs Foster sne I .
the OF the house that relate 10 marketing sne
and purchases the family Joint Win kno~aSs s ma Sd
between times, she contrlves to devote time % s@
favorlte authors. The secretarys VIE haa nv ay
pendent notions about the arbitrary prohibition Si any
nothing was forbidden ground 10 tie giIis' ~ ~
time good literature was pacet before s ten n,r :,
snch quantities to leave no time or taste fr n'
thing e.e. Miss Foster accordingly grew up VIII :
leaning toward standard English authors lke Ihacseg
ceying whatever time she finds for reading NO oh'
special book is singled out. but the most pathetic pA
When Il comes 10 talking OF Cabinet girls as boast
keepers there one bright Night, c, Msr encs sa'lsw
She practically takes chnrge Of the house. the rvss., @
and the table She ess 81, f y. Gs biz sn6% market
only on rare occasions She claims not 20 know o.
piece of meat from another, but knows enough 70 as 80
the butcher understand that he IS held & FCspVsd he nnd
stands Just what she wants II II is NOT sent ten 80
Young hOuseleeper knows how tO treat the ::
and he soon learns that she means g. be sa,lshoi "
else the Rusk trade Is transferred. Miss Risk 80
dainty and nice about housekeeping that she ,ns n
IL seem an art. she Is fond Of reading ana 'nh, is,s
toward Observation-Disclosures and ioweI; W., 49,
Hugo IS also favorte and George Eliot and THe.ens. ~.
mothers side Because the daughter t"k~ ~ .pAI
many cares IL must not be thought fo " as n ave, @
Mrs. Rusk does not know her house. Mm shs ne. re
appears to see anything, nothing escap, her -
especially IL II is fanlt and while escntlng @ s,ss
the drudgery In the care she conrives " weep h''
every where ua.~
plan Is adopted Miss Miller shares equally WIN ~
mother In tho OF the h0use, half OF inc III ,,ss
being her care, and the other half Mrs Mier "a
after the house One week Miss Miller nss cnsIs IN
plan work finely. When the daughter takes ,ss
Mrs Miller Just dlsmisses all thought OF caes 20
Florence goes down 10 the Central Market ior @ nss
dishes. and gives the house inst the same atten ~
week. when she holds the fens II does not nave r
tediousness that would rsu without the alfrr,lns
She Is fond OF novels and whatever 10 new or h'e''
" Possibly Possibly Miss wanamaser could not bake ssss
oIhte ms likely she could u the necessity oecur
That she doesn't attend 10 the butcher and osAe 20
sOnaly Is pretty sure. for the Wanamakers have "A
chef, who would probably resent the intsfier"w wsns
any American girl in his province so Miss ~,
makers sphere to be ~ social neip a. ew,,Ie
mother. and she docs that with will. Tne Is LAY
and many Of these Miss Minnie settles. II Is na,as
suppose that girl In the same situation woua
her mind Dedicated 10 society, Dut MsS N"nsn.,.A
has goods nook In hers that Is otherwise
l. fond OF ANYTHING aud everything IN the shspe o.
book but Is quite as Hkeiy 70 select hissory
a choice between two more lines The PosIn,.s n
General has many fine books and Auss Wansnasss 49,
acquainted with tho contents OF large nnmoer OK '"