, 1891-12-24

Mrs. Blaine is a tall. dignifed. matron-
ly woman, who shows few signs of the
passing years except in the whitening
hair; and though neither Snowy nor ex-
%travagant in dress she has the appear.
ance Of having taken a great deal of care
with her toilet.
Mrs. Blaine's hand clasp is cordial and
friendly, and She is delightfully."- enter
tanning in conversation, being well in
formed on every current subject and
ready to express an opinion. Her voice
is clear, cultivated and well modulated,
claiming the attention of her listener.
She is quite domestic in her tastes, at
tends to every detail of her h~ousekeep-
ing and does her own marketing, that
she may be able to select some seasonal
bile dainty to tempt Mr.. Blaine's varia-
bic appetite. Her life has been one of
unselfish devotion to him. During his
illness last summer she was his constant
companion, read aloud to him by the
hour and was continually devising some
scheme for his amusement or diversion.
His chief medicine was entertainment.
and he owes his restoration to health as
much TO her thoughtful and untiring
attention as to the care of his physician.
She gave up her entire summer to him,
and her every thought was for his wei
fare.
Mrs. Blaine has little time for matters
outside her own family circle, but her
sympathies are easily aroused and she
can be a real, genuine friend to those in
need of help, as is shown by her interest
in the case of Mrs. Maybrick and in many
other mora private matters. Her married
daughter, Mrs. Margaret DamrosCh, is
not SO pretty A. her sister Harriet, but
she has a strong, intellectual face. eI-
pressive dark eyes and beautiful chest
nut brown hair, which she arranges very
artistically. She is a brilliant CONVEX
~sationist, having travelled and read a
great deal. She is exceedingly fond of
walking and thinks nothing of a five or
six mile tramp with no other companio
than her huge st. Bernard dog. Tn
dog was a present to her when hui a pup
and she is very fond of it.
Possibly no one could have come into
the Blaine family who would have made
more change than Walter Damrosch.
His musical nature changes the entire
atmosphere. He lives in a different
world from the Blaines. He is in touch
with all that had hitherto been apart
from their lives. By his union with the
family he introduced a new element
into it and opened another path to intel
lectual enjoyment. By none has this
been more appreciated than by Miss
Harriet Blaine, the younger daughter and
the beauty of the Blaine family.
Miss Blaine has one of the most inter
esting faces one meets in a long day. She
is tall, graceful and supple and dresses
in a tasteful and artistic style peculiarly
her own. She is a great society ~favorite,
both in Washington and Bar Harbor,
and attracts attention wherever she goes.
She has had many admirers and many
offers of marriage, but though several
false reports have been circulated of her
Engagement she is as yet fancy free.
For the past three years, on account
of family bereavements and the i'll health
of the secretary, the Blaine family has
entertained very little, but Miss Blaine
participated last ummer largely in the
mad whirl of social life.
During the first part of the summer
she was travelling in Europe with the
family of Don Cameron. Miss Rachel
Cameron and Miss Blaine are intimate
ITleuus, Lne ldIIeT DeluB lue ulOsL SOCldliS
inclined OF any of the Blaine family.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine, who has been of
the Blaine household but a few years,
brought a welcome in the shape of an
extremely pleasing personality and a
million in gold. Few families would re-
fuse to throw their doors open wide to
such an incomer, so Anita Mccormick,
the Chicago heiress and beauty, received
a hearty welcome a. the bride of their
older son and brother, and they have
never had cause to repent its cordiality.
Mrs. Blaine's winning manner found
the way at once to the heart of the dig
nifed secretary. and there is much sym
pathy between them.
She is a delightful hostess and thor
oughly enjoys entertaining. Her recep-
tions and m~usiCales are very popular,
and her invitations are always highly
appreciated. One of the most charming
entertainments given last year at Bar
Harbor was a musicale arranged by her.
HELEN NJ. SMITH.