The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-16

iauu- DuL Sal0 see would Just be Ike any
other lady after leaving the white house.
She was very pleasant and had good man.
ners. and could have come into the -Four
Hundred and then into the $780, but Cleve-
land didn't have the money, do you see,
! don't you know, understandl No, Cleveland
didn't have the money. He said she would
have to dress like princess. And he was
right. But he didn't have the money. Il
wouldn't be right 70 have the lady OF the
white house known as the first lady of the
land always. That would be building up an
aristocracy.
MRS. PARAN STEVENS RISE.
"Just think Of country girl being the
wife of the President Of the United States,
however bright and charming she might be,
coming to New York and taking the first
place in society away from ladies who have
held the scepter for years. No. that would
never do, that would never do, don't you
know. Now then, was reported the other
day as saying that Mrs. Paran Stevens
gave only aDollinaris water at her recep-
tions. She is one Of the cleverest women
in the country. Irneent that as a compli-
ment. But l was misrepresented. l was
made to appear wrong, do you see, do you
catch the pointa She is a great woman,
She is a self-made woman. She deserves a
great deal OF credit. It's all right to be
born with birth. Do you see, do you catch
tuo pOi4bs DuL q DElRQI man OF woman
who gets on top without birth.
NOW there was Cornelius Vanderbilt
He was the greatest man we ever produced,
do you see-don't you know-understand!
He made himself. So did Mrs Stevens
She was bold woman to hold q reception
and give only epollinaris water or a cup Of
tea, do you seea Catch the pointl That's
what l mean. l said some time ago, w by
don't you do.as the comite do In Paris? Just
inv 70, foil safvy a
ices But everybody held up his hands and
said no one could get anybody to come a
second time unless they were given some
thing good to eat. Mrs. Stevens did, and
that's where she was a clever woman. She
was the first after Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Brooks Of Boston. Mrs. Stevens held her
weekly salons in Boston and then in New
port. Yes, you must give them good din
ners, don't you know?
Mrs. Aston was said by me, according to
the report, to be fourth in the '150.' That
was not right. l will say that Mrs. Cor
neius Vanderbilt and Mrs. w. G. Whitney
give the best dinners. But that's because
they have the best cooks, do you see-don't
YOU know-understand They have the
best cooks. Mrs. Aston gives the prettiest
dinners. She has the finest crystal and
the finest silver. 0, yes. they're in the
'l50.' But the 'l5O to-day is not as it used
to be. There was John Jacob Astor; he
always entertained the court of appeals,
the judges of the general term and the men
Of letters and station. These brainy men
ought to be In society. Wherever they dc
appear they are shining lights. Do-you-
see, don't-you>know, do-you-understand,
do~you-catoh-the-po iut?
A MILLIONAIRE MOVEMENT.
ayes, the millionaires have caused this
movement. The dinner dance is not new.
gave the first one. You look at my book,
page 165, and it'll tell you all about it, Y es,
here it is. gave the first cotillon dance
at Delmonico's, corner of Fifth avenue and
Fourteenth street. A friend thought they
were impracticable on account of the ex.
pense, but / had remembered talking 70
the proprietor of the famous Restaurant
Philippe as to the cost of dinner he as
surfing me that its cost depended entirely on
what he called les prtneurs-i. e., things
out of season. Calling on my friends, they
seconded me, and we then had winter OF
successful cotillon dinners. How l was
beset by the men to give them the women
of their choice to take in to dinner! And
in turn by the ladies not to inflict on them
uncongenial partnersl
"I stood at the door of the salon, naming
to each man the lady he was to take in ia
dinner, and we'll remember one of them
positively refusing to accept and take ia q
laQy assigned TO MIN. Anu sue, 1ubt enter
ing, heard the dispute, and in consequence
would never again attend one of those din
ners.
There was a young blonde bride sitting
opposite to me and two young aud beautiful
women, who we're the grandest danes oil
that time. And is this your lovely blonde,
the handsomest blonde in America 2 said
one of these ladies' The other lady said: j
consider her as beautiful @
blonde as l have ever seen. THAI
woman, be assured, will have brilliant
career Such women are rare Well, that
woman was Mrs. Manlon Sands. And she
did, wholly and solely by her beauty, gain
for her husband and herself, brilliant po-
sition in London society. But these dinner
dances Of the 1852 are different .from the
cotillon dances, as the latter-day affairs
are entirely invitation affairs. and there is
not the trouble that would arise from sub
scriptions when subscribers feel that they
| have a claim to their seats and TO Other
| privileges. With the millionaireS' move
ment all the dinner dances are given by
| courtesy, don't you knows"