Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-22
ONLY ONE GROVER.
Mrs. Cleveland Says She viii Not Name
A Child of Hers After Its Father.
Preparing for the Extra session-Ths Senate
in Hot Weather Dress-Live Gossip
Of Washington.


OF Washington.
Written for The Evening Star tCopyrightl
All Of Washington has been much interested
during the past month in speculation about
what might be going on and what was possibly
10 be expected at Gray Gables. And in con-
nection with this discussion there has been an
interesting bit of gossip floating about. II
seems to settle one question pretty definitely.
Whatever may occur at Gray Gables there will
be no second Grover Cleveland in the world at
the end of the summer. Mrs. Cleveland is
quoted by several Of her friends in Washington
as having said to them that she would never
name a child Of hers after her husband.
''There shall be no second Grover Cleveland"
she has said. "There was only one George
Washington, only one Abraham Lincoln.
There shall be only one Grover Cleveland"
1t is fact worthy Of note that compara-
lively few men in public life have sons who are
named after them. The name OF James G.
Blaine has descended through two generations.
Yet it is easily believed that Mr.. Blaine
would have been pleased il the unhap-
piness Of the scandal growing out of
his sons marriage and divorce had not
ciated-with the name Of James G.. Blaine.
Every man in public life realizes that while he
Is still active his son may grow into public life.
too. This is sure to bring about a confusion Of
identity and a mixture OF mall Some public
men have feeling that they want their names
handed down to posterity through their sons.
But great many more Of them do not wish to
take the chances.
Although it is probable that many Of the
members Of Congress have been spending their
early summer in places far less comfortable
than Washington, it is altogether likely that
they are beginning to lay in a stock Of zephyr
clothing against the coming Of the extra ses-
sion; for Washington has the reputation,
however i'll deserved, of being q very warm
place. Capitol Hill, on which the Capitol is
situated, is the coolest part Of Washington. and
the hsat does not penetrate the cool marble
walls outside the Senate chamber and the hall
of the House. But SO many people gathered
together in one spot necessarily raise the tenn
persture very quickly by the exhalation Of
heat from their bodies Every effort. is made
to cool the two chambers BY streams Of iced
air. At this session the Senate chamber will
not be carpeted. The floor will be covered
with mating for the second time in lite history.
The mating may not be anv cooler, but it
looks cooler. None Of the Competing will be
hoored with thing. few rugs thrown down
on this thing will complete the summer outfit OF
the committee rooms Some OF these commit
tee rooms have electric fans There are cleo
trio fans in the restaurant, SO that the Senators
may be cool when they eat their luncheon.
In the Restaurant.
1t is altogether likely that the Senate restau-
rant will continue under its present manage
ment IN spite Of the change in politics OF the
committee on rules, which has the Senate wing
OF the Capitol in charge. There are two or
three reasons for this. Theodore Page. who
has charge Of the restaurant, came from Maine
at the time Senator Frye was at the head Of the
committee on rules He came in, therefore. 40
= republican. But there has been no discrim-
ination against democratic Senators in the dis
tribution Of restaurant favors. And these
really amount to something Many Of the SEN
ators order very frugal luncheons- from
choice and some from necessity. The Senators
always get larger portions Of food than the
people who sit in the outer room OF the restau-
rant, and great many delcacies are put before
them which they do not order and which are
not charged in their bills. 1t ia safe to say that
Mr.. Page does not make any thing from the food
sold in the Senator's private rooms. OF course
he makes profit on wines and liquors sold
| there. This is one Of the reasons why the Sesl-
ators would rather keep Mr.. Page than take
chances on some one else.
Although light clothing will be the rule ia
|
Senator Wolcott Of Colorado Ia probably the
only man who will run to striped shirts and silk
sashes. Mr.. Wolcott il the only man in the
Senate who claims to be ''dressy." He has nm
extraordinary collection Of clothing and he
| probably spends not less than el0. 900 year on
dress. I know Of one year when he sent a
check for S2,500 in March to the New York
| firm which makes his clothing, and this repre-
sented only what he had ordered since January
| l. In his house at Washington Mr.. wolcott has
one room Of fair size. fitted with shelves like q
dry goods shop. devoted entirely to the storage
OF clothing. Another room adjoining is de-
voted to shoes, Of which Mr.. Wolcott has almost
! a countless number. When he takes off a suit
Of clothing his valet brashes it. folds il and
lays it away on a shelf. When he takes of 3
pair Of shoes a form" is slipped into each Of
! them before they put in their places in the
shoe room, 80 that they may not lose their
shape. Mr.. Wolcott never wears the same suit
| two days in succession. He seldom wears q shit
more than once month. He has new suit made
every week. Mr.. Wolcott is in strong contrast
with the average Senator, who has one suit made
/ in the fall and another in the spring and who
| gets through the year with one change of cloth
/ ing.
! An effort is made in both hot and cold
weather to keep the Senate chamber al a uni
form temperature Of u degrees. This is done
by the ventilating apparatus, which keeps a
stream Of cold air playing through the chamber
in warm weather and a stream of warm air in
| winter. But in the winter time the engineer is
smart enough to start his day with the Their
mometer at 68 or 70 and gradually run it up
to ~. If he did not, the Senators coming in
| from the cold OF the outer air would be sure to
complain that the Senate chamber was too
warm. The thermometer which hangs on the
wall near the Vice Presidents desk is always a
| source of interest either very warm or q
very cold day. Every Senator who comes to
the Vice Presidents desk stops to have look
at the thermometer. Many Senators make a
special trip to consult It. Then they tell the
sergeant-at-arms that it is too warm and that they
are quite sure that the thermometer is not cor
rect. Perhaps few minutes later another del
| eRation consults the instrument and says that
1t must be registering incorrectly. because the
| cha mber is chilly. One day last winter Vice
President Morton, who had been dining out the
nigh before. told the sergeant-at-arms that the
chamber was uncomfortably warm. The Their
mometer registered 70 degrees. "Oh, but !
am sure that must be wrong" said Mr.. Morton.
when the reading was given to him. ut must
be warmer than that. Just have the tempera-
ture ran down two degrees more
If do. Mr.. President" said the sergeant
alarms, there will be a complaint from some
one else that the chamber is too cold''
| "Well, you 60 ahead until they complain, -
said Mr.. Morton.
The sergeant-at-arms sent for the engineer
and consulted with him. He, too, was doubt
full about reducing the temperature So, after
a brief consultation, he brought a small piece
geant-at-arms applied it to the bulb Of the Their
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