Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09

seizes him to drop his busy pen, relinquish
his cigar for moment, open the communi-
eating door and kiss the baby. The ceremo-
ny gives zest to toll. Lucy Ermina is the
baby.s name She is two years old. Her
sister, Mary Brent Smith, is six years old.
The eldest offspring is Marion Smith. boy
OF ten. He accompanies his father every
day on his pony when the man-on horse
back OF the administration goes riding.
a Eishermen's Administration.
The Secretary Of the Navy lives In an
old-fashiened double house on the north
west corner of and Goth streets 1t is a
very comfortable dwelling, with big rooms
and a good deal of ground around 1t. Mr..
Herbert is a widower. His daughter, Miss
Leila Herbert. is quite a belle in Washing
ton society. Another daughter, Mrs Micou.
and her husband make their home with the
Secretary. Mr.. Micou has recently been
appointed chief clerk Of the Navy Depart
ment. Whist is favorite evening amuse-
ment with Mr.. Herbert He goes out in So
ciety good deal. Fishing he is fond of.
In fact this Is a fishermens administra-
ton.
1t would be hard to say what is Secretary
Carlisles special hobby. He chews tc-
bacco industriously and Is rarely seen with
out quid in his mouth. Though provided
by Uncle Sam with three or four carriages,
he uses them little. preferring to so about
on street cars. There Is no more UMPIRE
tcntlOuS IIidu IMAM me- anu tnOee WHO Know
him say that he is extremely generous and
warm hearted. The house he occupies. at
1i26 K street. is rather a commonplace resi-
dence. covered outside with ivy and with
homoike air within. The family comprises
the Secretary. Mrs. Carlisle and their son
Logan, who Is chief clerk Of the Treasury
Department and his fathers right hand.
Another son practices law In Chicago.
The Secretary of Agriculture is the econo-
mist of the administration. His fad is re-
trenchn,ent This hobby has already saved
the government a good many thousands Of
dollars. He lives modestly at the Portland
fats with an unmarried sister. Another
fancy Of his Is for letter writing. He is
great on eDigrams. and he loves to read
clever letters Of his own to the newspaper
men. Withal, he Is the joliiest of good fel-
lows and puts on no airs whatever. He is
rather careless about his dress. AS every
body knows, he was the originator of Arbor
day, and his letter heads always bear a pic
ture of tree and the words plant trees"
His four children are all boys. grown to
manhood.
Frequent at Banquets.
A handsome apartment of three rooms on
the second floor of the Normandie Hotel.
overlooking Mcpherson Square, is the tenn
porary home Of Adlai Stevenson. The du-
ties Of Vice President are not very arduous,
and he and his wife devote a good deal of
their time to society. Mrs Stevenson is a
patroness at nearly every large social func-
ton. while her husband takes In the din
ners An old habit of his is to attend TO
al! his correspondence just before going to
bed. He has daughter Of seventeen with
him.
The place Of private secretary to the
PRESIDENT first assumed importance during
MIR. Clevelands first administration. Since
then II has merited consideration as a
quasi-cabinet office. having retained the
size to which II was distended by the great
hess of Daniel Lamont. Mr.. Thurber fills
II we'll His wife has reputation as a
beauty and a social leader In Detroit She
is granddaughter of Gen. Brady Of the
regular army, and has a considerab for
tune in her own right. The home of the
Thurbers In Washington Is at IT'S | street
There are four children-Donald Dickinson
twelve years; Marion, nine Years and
Elizabeth, just year old. The private sec
rotary is learning to ride horseback
This is a Presbyterian administration.
The Lannon'S, SteyensoEs. Greshams and
Smiths 60 to the Rev. DR.. Bartletts church
on New York avenue. The Thurbers go
with the Clevelancs 20 DR. Sunderland's.
on 12 street. The Lannon'S are partieu-
larry rigid Calvinists. Nevertheless, the
Secretary Of War himself does not go to
church from one years end to the other
Presumably he has no time.