The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
CABINET OFFICERS DAUGHTERS
Clever Girls That Cen Lend Hand at
All Kind of Work.
From The Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
The cabinet girls are apt to be regarded as
leading airy, gauzy, rainbow-tinted exist
ences, riding on top Of the biggest social
breaker, and never having time for serious
thought of any kind. The fact is that the
five cabinet girls, for that ia the number
now since Miss Proctor's transfer to the
senatorial corps, have distinct careers
shaped ont for them and are as hard work.
ing members OF the cabinet circle in pro-
portion to their strength as their honored
fathers are. A cabinet girl is forever at her
mothers elbow or else standing temporarily
in her mothers company shoes. and 1t also
happens that not only are they In demand
by the outside world, but are necessary to
the home comfort of the family. They do
not receive half the credit that is due them,
and more capable and conscientious
quintet of girls 1t would be hard 80 select.
The five who figure in this way are the
Misses Blaine, Foster. Wanamaker, Miller
and Ruek. Mrs Wilmerding is Of course
| the head of Secretary Tracy's household,
and is cabinet lady, while Miss Wilmerd-
| ing hardly figures as cabinet daughter,
| Mrs Mobiles household includes her sisters,
who fill the place tnat a daughter would as
far as social occasions go, and the war de-
pertment is as yet without daughter.
The mothers Of the quintet all pay tribute
to their daughters and each confesses that
without her daughter she could not wade
| through cabinet life. AS the ranking
daughter comes Miss Blaine, who SO often
! Is called on to act as proxy for her mother.
| She is regular New England girl in COM
mon sense and intelligence, and if Miss
| Blaine had been placed in position where
| her faculties were called on for bread and
butter the butter would have been thick
and of superfine quality. The charge of the
| household falls to a great degree on her
| shoulders. and 1t is a well-ordered home
where the first consideration is the peace
| and comfort Of the secretary. The daughter
not only looks after the house. but OveElooks
the purchasing of supplies, and on occasions
| even visits the stores herself to make sure
! all 10 right She manages to find time to
read not only papers, but books, and we'll
| informed men, such as Mr.. Blaine receives,
always considers the daughter q worthy
descendant of
THE MAN FROM MAINE.
Miss oster, Of course. is very necessary
| to the happiness of the home of the Score
| tary of the Treasury. She proved her
capability when the secretary took the
| PAYNE house, and before the arrival OF her
mother Miss Foster Lad the large house in
complete order, had settled the household
! goods sent from Ohio, had the servants In
the house and everything ready for Mrs.
| Foster 20 walk in and take comfort. 1t
| doesn't make much difference what hap
pens If it is falling ceiling she knows
which wey to turn. II 1t IS SUDDEN lnVa-
| sion of guests she is ready to handle them
| She is q sort of emergency girl. Besides
| being social assistant for Mrs Foster she
| lifts the cares of the house that relate to
marketing and the general direction
of servants She goes TO market and
purchases the family joint with kno"i-
| edge born of experience. When all tneSe
| kaffrr M
| contrlves to devote time TO her faVorite
| authors. The secretarYs wife had indie
| nendeab notions about the arbitrary pro-
| hib.ton of any class OF reading or any
| author. AS a consequence, nothlnS was
forbidden ground TO the girls. AT TIE same
time, good literature was placed oeiore
them 10 such quantities as TO leave no time
or taste Tor anything else, MISS roster ac1
cordingly grew up with leaning toward
standard English authors like Thackeray
and Dickens, and the latter is her tavorite
author, receiving Whatever time she mus
for reading. No one special book is singled
out. but the most pathetic passages ID all are
read often. " -,
az housekeepers there is one bright !lRht.
Her friends frequently mention Misc husS
as a perfect housewife. She practically
| takes charge Of the house, servants aud Uhs
| table. She conposes the menus, ana theh
does the marketing herself. She visits tue
big market only on rare occasions sac
claims not to know one piece Of meat from
another, but knows enough to MAKE tne
butcher understand that he Is held respon-
sibe for what be sends
FOR THE RUsK TABLE,
and as he understands just what she wants,
II IL ia not sent then the young houseKeeper
knows how to treat the tradesnan, and he
soon learns that she means to be satisfied or
else the Rusk trade is transferred. Miss
Rusk is so dainty and nice about house
keenlne that she makes it seem an art. Sac
is fond Of reading, and incllnee toward
Americans Hawthorne aud Il oven. NC NC.
and Thacs eray. When it comes 10 society
Miss Rusk is again at her mothers side. Be-