Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

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Senator Brice holds he lease of Cor
coran House" for four years longer. at $40 COO
year. The house today has somewhat tf q
air of immortal residence. dignified as it
Is by nearly half a block of walled garden
worth $40 square foot in the real estate
market. NJ. Brice walled up the front
door, where now is a recess for ported
plants. restricting entrance to the porte
cochere. Reports to the effect that Senator
Brice has lost all his money-except a paltry
S,VO,OCO settled upon his wife while ago
have been rife lately. Probably the only
basis OF fact for such rumors is that the
blocks of stocks held by the Senator have
deprecated greatly during the last few
months.
Senator Davis Of Minnesota owns a hand
some dwelling, with front of cream-colored
sandstone, on Massachusetts avenue be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. 1t is a lively
mouse, socially speaking, and the lady who
presldeS over 1t is generally con sidered one
of the handsomest of senatorial wives Her
husoands pet fad is the collection of Napp-
leonlc relics and literature, and his study is
crowded with such memorials of the great
Corsican.
Senator Morrill, a few years ago bought
the house which he now occupies, at No. /
Thomas circle, where eight streets join. 1t
Is of brick, old-fashioned and spacious
Senator Mcpherson of New Jersey owns
and lives in very handsome dwelling on
Vermont avenue in the next block south of
Senator McMillan's. Though not at all pre-
tentious. it is worth, with the site. $500
Not many southern Senators can afford
to possess houses in Washington. Senator
Morgan of Alabama owns a residence with
brown-stone front on IL street opposite
the First Presbyterian Church, where Presi-
dent Cleveland worshps. The locality was
fashionable twenty years ago, but 1t 3 SO
no longer. Vest and Cockrell Of Missouri
and Jones of Arkansas are likewise fOrtu-
nate exceptions to the rule above mention
ed. All three hold title deeds for the dwell
ings which they occupy here.
Nm fch In
Most of the new Senators are poor men.
The upper house Is losing its character
as a "millonaires' club" Perkins of CAL
ifornia however, is very wealthy. Wolcott,
too, is rich. He rents a handsome house
on Connecticut avenue, near the Church of
the Covenant and entertains a good deal.
Invitations to his Sunday morning break
fasus are much desired. German and Quay
have both bought lots here recently and are
going to build on them. PETER hangs out"
at the National Hotel.
Most of the Representatives in Congress
live at hotels. Very few of them have
houses of their own in Washington. Dali
yell of Pennsylvania has purchased and is
just moving into a very handsome residence
of brick with terra Gotta trimmings on
New Hampshire avenue between Q anu
X streets. He is rlcn man.
No member MIR. Clevelands cabinet Is
rich or owns a fine house. The present adj
mfnistration is poor in money and has no
social leaoer like Wanamaker or Whitney.
Secretary of War Lamont is fairly well Off
He has rented an historic dwelling, next to
Corcoran House, which was long oc-
cupied by Senator Slidell before he was con-
federate ambassador to France.
The residence bought and occupied by
Vice President Levi p. Morton during four
years is still unrented. 1t can be hired for
$l,OOO a month, or purchased for S25O,000 In
It's way it is wonder. The kitchen is like
that of hotel, with an enormous range
and in front of it a hearth of costly tiles
"a feet long. The butcher baker and gro
ceryman have big cupboards appropriated
70 Their convenience in the servants pan
Try, To put their merchandise into so that
IIley may not enter the culinary department
proper and disturb the cooks The ashes
are carried out of the mansion by a small
Runway Thanks to a double arrangement
OF entrances, etc, the master Of the house
can actually give a stag dinner party If
ne wishes, while his wife is holding a re-
ceptlon and neither festivity will interfere
with the other
IN TINS republican country IL Is an inter-
eSting thlng TO observe that money and So
clai statlon have absolutely nothing to do
VII the greatness of a statesman. Many
OF lne most eminent of the legislators for
b ne Ia ao oioh at Washington are poor and
rooms. Wilson of West Virginia. chairrna5
OF the ways and means COMMITTEES. is q
great power in the land but fasbionahIa
society KNOWS him not. Holman is nv no
means swell. and the same NAV he said
OF Silver Dollar Bland the eIoouent RonrLa
COCHRAN Byhum or Indiana, humorous John
Allen OF Mississippi and Culberson of To-
as. the finest lawyer in the House "R,oi1,,
kilgore does not spend much of his salary
on 'dudery. Yet these are the mon wbo
have much to do with Controlling the ,r"iro
Of the country.