The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-06-21
FOR THE ga IR SEX.
INTERESTING GOSSIP Fer THE
WOMEN.

INTERESTING GOSSIP Fer THE
WOMEN.
Afrs. Cleveland nnd the Ladies' Of the
Ladies of the PreYident's Cabinet,
a Wy Pretty Innovation-H>usc-
hold Hints-Notes. s.3
At one Of the small, almost informal
luncheons given Mrs. Cleveland in one
Of the cabinet homes this spring, it was
proposed that the feminine half Of the
little administration family circle
should go to a photograph piers studio and
sit for their portraits in group. 1t
was a very happy thought. and the sue
cessful result has given great pleasure
to the circle of their friends who re-
ceived these interesting souvenirs,
which are admirable portraits of all
those who stand at the presidents
right hand on state occasions The
wives of the presidents cabinet adj
visers under this administration have
formed one Of the most harmonious
circles known in many administra-
tons. No tales Of jealousies, rivalries
small spites, or overShadowing Of one
another have RECALLED the Washington,
gossip clubs. These women, so brought
to the front and charged with main
tanning the social popularity Of the adj
mlnistration, and acting as hostesses
Tor it to the whole country, have all
proved themselves women of dignity,
sense and intelligence, and in every
way worthy of their high position:
The cabinet families, officially and
socially are 4 part Of the great White
House family, necessarily brought to-
gether by the obligation Of state enter
tair ments, and meeting many times a
week as long as they stay in Washing
ton. The president begins the Wash
lngton social winter with his New
Years reception, when all the cabinet
ladies assist him in receiving the con
gratulations of the different official
bodies, and at the three card recep-
tons and Il public levee which follow
they lend the same aid The state din
ners at the White House begin with
the dinner to the cabinet families, to
which only the more distinguished and
Intimate personal friends of the presi-
dents family are ever asked. After
that each cabinet officer tenders q din
ner to the president and his wife
President Cleveland whose taste would
never lead him to become a profession
al diner-out in the high season, express
~ asked that these cabinet dinners
be restricted to that immediate circle,
so that all such feasts this winter have
been the most intimate little family
PARTIES, where talk was unrestricted,
all formalities and stiffness banished.
In addition to this, the ladies of this
cabinet introduced a new fea tire which
will, Of course, be permanent hereafter,
as such happy innovations soon crystal
lie into fixed customs. Each of the
cabinet ladies in turn rendered Mrs
Cleveland a luncheon, and this form of
entertainment allowed them to include
other guests, and pay the highest COM
pliment to such friends by inviting
them to meet 'the first lady of the
land" w.. zaTs.5 ap@-a5 - 'n,t. -,
All of them are devoted enthusiast
cally to Mrs. Cleveland, who as q
young mother has achieved even great
K er popularity and esteem than she en-
-joyed eight years ago as young BRIDE
In beauty and attractiveness she has
gained greatly in the time, and she
possesses much more charm ease and
finish of manner than gefore, while
retaining the simplicity and natural
ness which were such aids to popular
ity from the, very first. AS the mother
Of two young children, and most con
scientious and devoted mother, Mrs.
Cleveland cares less for society itself
and gives less time to it than during
her former stay in Washington; but
she has scrupulously carried out all
that custom exacts from the mistress
of the White House. Although much
younger than several Of the ladies Of
the cabinet circle, Mrs Cleveland is
easily their leader and controlling spir-
1t, and 1t has never been said that the
young mistress of the White House
was directed by any one in her social
conduct. With youth, beauty, health,
wealth, high position, and 4 1heno-
menal personal popularity, Mrs. Cleye-
land seems to have been favored by all
the fairies at her birth, and now atsthe
height of all these endOwments must
have realized all her material and 9th
er ambitions for this world No por~
traits have ever done her justice, Lor
entirely satisfied her admirers. The
photographers most sensitive plates
have not succeeded in catching the
charm of expression and the animation
(which adds so much to her counte-
nance and constitute it's greatest
Culi lis Ouc SOOu 1OSI luc DrllllluC
color in her. cheeks which so marked
her when she visited the White House
as frankie Folsom, the s::lool-r,Il IF
nine years ago, and Sine has now a
complexion as pale and purely even as
a magnolia leaf, setsoT oy The dark
brown hair, brushed back and dressed
in the simple knot. -Harp,its bazar.
Dress i'm JQDOn.
II noticed first of all the difference
IN dress; for some things I like our
national dress and for others prefer
the American. You see, we never wear
corsets, and SO the upper part of our
dress is much more comfortable, but
the japanese skirt~is so narrow that
I much prefer the American skirt to
walk in. In our country to-day one
frequently sees women dressed in
Japanese waist and skirts
For a graceful, artistic tea gown,
there is nothing prettier or more COM
Portable an American woman can wear
than our costume
There is one thing peculiar in our
country every piece Of cloth woven is
significant in coloring and design.
People Of different ages Wear certain