Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-10
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Changes in the Occupants of the
White House.
MRS. CLEVELAND AT HOME.
President Harrison's Plans for Next Year
The Whtneys and Lannon'S Not to Come
to Washington-Little Ruth Cleveland
Personal Notes of Interest.

Plans for next spring are already being dis
cussed by President Harrison and his family,
looking forward to vacating the Executive Man
sion on March 4. There will probably be q
general breaking up and separation Of the fam
lily. The President will return to Indianapolis
and make his home there for the future It il
probable that Mr.. Russell Harrison and his wife
will reside in Indianapolis also. making their
home with Gen. Harrison. Mrs Mckee with
little benjamin and little Mary. will 60 to Bos-
ton after March 4. Mr.. Mckee has established
himself in business there and has built a
house Gen. Harrison may make them a visit
In the spring. DR.. Scott, Mrs. Harrison's
father, will live with the President. Mrs Dim
mick will remain in Washington with Lieut.. and
Mrs. Parker.
Mrs. Cleveland will return to Washington
with as happy snticipations as those in which
the Presldent-elect has such good reasons to
indulge. The hold she has upon the admiration
and affection OF the women Of this broad land
has probably never been equaled, and the salts
faction that they will feel in seeing her again
mistress OF the White House is unbounded. She
has achieved distinction in the social world Of
New York city, but ia not spoiled by the flatter-
ing attentions that have been showered upon
her In every direction. She has mingled in
society there much more extensively than she
did here. and she will come back to the White
House equipped with experience which will
be most valuable to her in the enlarged
sphere Of action in which she will be
the moving spirit With all the hundreds
OF prominent and wealthy persons with
whom Mr.. ard Mrs. Cleveland have been more
closely identified in a social way the past four
years, their intimate friends prior to that time
are intimates still, and likely to remain SO. In
this circle Mr.. Cleveland has always been re-
ferred to as the President" and it came very
pleasantly from them Tuesday night and
yesterday when they came to offer their con-
gratulations. Even to these, the closest friends
ia hnr nats ha- 80 -. l1A-
the least bit of excitement prior to the election
and it was confidently believed that if there
had been defeat instead Of success they would
have borne it so gracefully that no one would
have suspected the depth Of their disappoint-
ment.
In the first place last Tuesday there was
every indication of success from early in the
day. Toward the afternoon it almost amounted
to certainty. 1t was not SO four years
ago. The news then was SO depressing
that Mrs. Cleveland was much better prepared
for it than her husband Like woman
she gave up quickly, but the President hoped
till the last moment. Mrs. Cleveland was
greatly excited that day. She spent from early
morning until O'Clock in the house of friend
playing whist with three other ladies. At that
hour the first news Of defeat began to arrive and
she kne it before her husband Last Tuesday
she busted herself with her household matters
all morning, saw her callers and took eisurely
drive in the park during the afternoon with
Baby Ruth. When she returned success came
with her, and before she went to bed at mid
night there was no doubt but that the White
House would be her residence the next four
years.
If there was needed one object to make Mr.
and Mrs Cleveland the happiest people in
America 1t is the sunshine that Baby Ruth has
made more perfect and glorious in their home.
Neither of them can quite see what use they
made OF their time heretofore, considering the
hav oil a. A.
baby. She is a vigorous child, being
about fourteen months old now very
large for her age, talks little and walks
very well indeed. Those who are privileged to
join Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland in the nursery at
her playtime say that Il is a wonderful sight to
see the massive form Of the leader of the
democracy ambling round at the sweet will of
the baby. Mrs. Cleveland devotes her entire
time and attention to her daughter. and has
lately practically given up all society demands
that would take her away too long from her.
The President-elect and Mrs. Cleveland are
only settled a few weeks in their new home No
II West 51st street. 1t is not unlike the rest of
the houses in the neighborhood-a narrow
brown-stone front, with a high stoop. Mrs.
Cleveland had it all newly painted and decor
ated before che took possession. The same fur
niture that she had in the Madison avenue
house is in it. The chambers upstairs and tn e
library were placed in order first and the family
lived there the first week. The parlor floor is
scarcely arranged even now as Mrs. Cleveland
intends to have them. as lately the rooms have
been too much in demand to let the workmen
have complete possession. 1t will be all ar
ranged completely in the Iext fortnight The
chances are that it will be leased after March 4
next.
A good many people are wondering if Mrs
Cleveland Is as pretty ever. She is more
than that-and always was-she is a handsome
woman. Matronly charms have only added to
her charms of person. Her figure is much
fuller She is as fond of exercise out of doors
as she used to be here.
The return of the Clevelands suggests to
pretty much everybody the names of the e1-
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs. Whitney
and Col. and Mrs. Lamont. 1t can be stated on
the very best authority that neither Mr.. Whit
ney nor Mr.. Lamont is likely to form part
Of President Cleveland's official family Both
have SO expressed themselves, and Washington
society will be sorry that it is to be So There
could be possibly nothing more delightful to
their friends and admirers here than the an
nouncement that Mr. Whitney would be the
next Secretary of State. Mrs. Whitney would
shine pre-eminently the leading hostess of
the administration and would add to her fame
already established 1t is scarcely possible
another can ever equal the record she made in
this city.
She has spent the fall down at Tuxedo Her
New York house is being redecorated and some
CudHRes IL WAS generally con-
sidered to be about perfect as it was last
year. 1t viii be all i'll trim when the family
gets back to town shortly The special event
in the family circle this winter will be the de-
but of Miss Pauline Whitney. 1t goes without
saying that she will be belle She is lust
eighteen and very bright and interesting girl
She has been in Europe the past two years
finishing her education and will enter society
ut a most propitious moment, when everybody
is singing the praises Of her father.
Colonel and Mrs. Lamont are still residing on
West I'D street. They are only back from
Europe about twelve DAYS and went up last
week to McGrawville to stay over Sunday with
Mrs. Lamonts father. Col Lamont entirely
recovered his health after he was abroad three
months and had every opportunity to enjoy the
delights OF foreign travel the other three
months Of their stay. He is looking and
feeling better now than he has for years.
He il amply satisfied with New York city
and proposes to stay there amid the con-
genial influences Of railroad wealth, in which
he forms prominent figure. While
he in Scotland last summer he
took occasion to look up his relatives in
Glasgow. He had nothing more definite to
help him out than the city directory, and when
he confronted by three or four pages of
Lamont's it seemed almost impossible to select
those most likely to be related to him. Luck
was with him, however, and after following I'D
two or three false trails he found most agree
able representative Of the Scotch side Of his
family in the person of Mr.. John Lamont, q
wealthy distiller and phlanthropic citizen.
One OF the presents that the colonel brought
home with him was case of the Lamont whis-
/ I,v Thn xank H.: