The morning call., 1892-04-03
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Stirring Scenes During the Sill.
yer Debate.
/ The Lear-Year Ball - Social Liens at the
Cspitsl-Lectures and Readings.
The French Mission.
Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALI


places of resort during the past ''siiyer"
week, and were packed TO the doorways.
while the debaters ragged, ranted. shouted,
screamed, and, as in the case of Representa-
tive Harter. literally seized their adver-
saries by the nape of the neck and shook
them as terrier does a raj. The ladies'
galleries were as closely packed as any
other, and the wives Of silver and aDtl-sll-
yer statesmen were as faithful in attend
ance as their lieges. The White House and
the Cabinet families filed their reserved
benches, and the diplomatic corps were
faithful in their attendance upon the metal
lie discussion. The night sessions were
gala times, and floors aud galleries were on
most sOeiable terms. The Capitol at
night is thing Of beauty when g bright
star in the sky tells where the Goddess of
Liberty stands, and the big bell of the TO
tuEda CLOVIS ike huge porcelain lamp
shade. in the cham Der of the House the
light is most unpleasant, an unesrthly yell
low glare coming from the ground glass
ceiling, and im pressing one all the time with
the sensation OF the sun in eclipse. The
last night IF the silver debate the wise men
sat until after O'clock in the morning. and
then cooled their ardor by walking home, As
the cars had stopped running, and even the
Diaht-iners had givon it up as certain 10 be
a DreakfaSt-time adjournment.
The Mi-CaTeme ieap-year ball this week
was the great social event and the greatest
success. Tho young girls getting up the
affair proved themselves able managers and
entertainers. They provided an excellent
and elaborate supper for their guests and
partners, with plenty of champagne ami
punch. and they had favoTs without end.
There was large attendance. the greatest
enthusiasm and good humor. and 81 entered
fully into the leap-year spirit The men
were Is ladylike as possibls and the girls
paid of many grudge, heaped many coal
Of fire and gave singing reprnofs to sinners
by their irTeproachable and gentlemanly
attentions and the force of example. Al.
though the British Legation is closed in
mourning and Sir Julian Pauncefote's FAM
lily are wearing black for the Duke Of HesSe
the lions of the ball were Lord AMI I-ad Y
Brassey and the latteT's mother. Lady Mil
lord. Lord BraSSey and couple OF friends
sailed across in the yacht Sunbeam from the
Mediterranean, touching at the Azores.
West Indies and Bahamas, while Lady
BraSSey and her mother preferred the CON-
forts of a CunardeT and Joined them here.
They have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs l..
4. Letter at their Dup0nt-circle home. and
the Letters have given teas. dinners and
breakfasts in a row in honor of these
guests. The second Lady Brassey, while
not so clever In ways as her predecessor,
who wrote those charming records of the
cruises of the Sunbeam. is much quieteG
ahd more attractive In appearance a7d is
the British peerless to perfection. For her
brief American winter visit she and her
mother brought over twelve BOXES" and
the miscellaneous lot OF everything except
an out and out dress trunk. so puzzled the
baggage handlers that a couple of the
boxes" went on TO Richmond. Experience
has not proved 10 ler The superiority Of the
American baggage check over the British
luggage label, and 1t is fortunate that this
l. not Il hook king / adv BrassaV Other
social lions Of The week have been Dr. Ed
ward Everett Hale and Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe. who have been entertained at every
other function but ball
Two engagements in the circle OF Su-
preme Court families are to be followed By
early weddings. Justice Brewers daughter
and Mr. James harTick, a Boston LAWYER
viii be married in Easter week and go
abroad Tor long wedding tour On the Con-
tiuent. Much 10 the regret of Justice and
Mis-. Field and their friends the wedding
Of her 8iece, Miss Stepbanie Whitney, and
Mr.. Seymour Cunningham, will not take
place here, bat al the brides home, at Oak
land, in June. Mrs. Cunningham, an
Albany widow of large fortune, who built a
handsome house on street, near Senator
StanfOrd's home, a few years ago, is de-
lighted with the arrangement and considers
congratulations as much her part as her
sons. Mrs. Cunningham will go to Cali
fornia for the wedding and will spend the
the wonders, Yosemite, Yellowstone and
Alaska, and re turning to put her house
IN trim for gay season next winter in
honor of her sons bride.
Lectures and readings continue with
Lenten frenzy, and women race from one
TO another, from the last of one series to the
first OF some new one, and will be ready for
mental pr0stTatiOn if the strain continues
Miss Jane Meade WEIGH took leap down
tie century in her last lecture. and leaving
the forefathers and the constitution gave
the gist OF the great Oregon question under
the cOnc-aling title Of 1.-The Capture of a
Commonwealth" There never was bet
ter time than the present for impressing the
Oregon question on the public war with
England might give us the chance of get
. ting hack ali Of the Oregon Territory up to
the line Of 81 deg. 30 min. stretch Of
country that President Polk and Secretary
chanan weakly handed over TO England
when the former owed his whole election TO
being the champion Of the party that must
have the boundary of the "Fifty-four Forty
or Fight" Ii we fight now for the seals we
NAV get back the land that Polk deprived
us Of, aud the whole northwest coast again
be ours.
MIR. cad Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, having
hnaliy Aie3 then way out OF Paris, are ex-
pected 10 make brief visit mere RpuB their
return to the United States. Speculation is
Wild as 10 his successor, but speculation is
stiil al bay as TO who will be Minister to
Chine, aud who will I'll the vacant place in
the Supreme Court. The President seems
In no hurry. aud the Impotence of appli-
canls does not ruffie him. American pride
would be we'll pleased 10 see Colonel John
Hay made Minister to France; but the pos
slbilty OF such fortunate representation
abroad is denied 10y Colonel Hay himself.
which ends that rumor.
From Paris comes word that the younp
Duchess de RochefOucauld (nee Mitebel1
has BEEN passing a quiet time since her re-
turn from her wedding tour. Some ancient.
member in the Rochefoueauld clan caught
cold at the wedding and died OF grip soon
after, thus putting damper on the festiyi-
ties that would have welcomed the Ameri-
can Duchess to the heart of her new kin.
folk. Many of the RochefoueauIds thought il
would be the death Of them if the Young
luke should marry the American, and his
own mother held out longest and strongest :
but after the dowager had once met Miss
Mitchell she capitnlated in an hour and was
most an xious to press on the uuptals and
herself survived.
The White House has been rather ouiet
this week. Mrs. Mckee has gone 10 Boston
for months stay. and Mrs. Russell Barri-
son was summoned to Omaha by the Illness
OF her father and may not return here for
another visit before next winter, Mrs.
Harrison suffered a slight attack of bron-
chltis ana aid not receive her friends as
usual on Wednesday afternoon, and the
President has been immersed in Berjne
Sea matters all the while, and did
not have his regular Friday even
ing dinner party this week. There
Is promise OF considerable gayety after
Easter, and sufficient opportunity will he
given Tor spring gowns to be seen before
summer comes and society falls AVA
Inns year every one will liuger late and
s social NE VIII not die away until conven-
clubs and the carriage-club idea are heinz
discussed and planned for, and when the
outdoor season really begins there will, he
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