The Washington times., 1894-03-20
WEST END GosSfRJfl

Well, I see that the engagement Of Truxton
suspected that it would be. handsome man
is Truxton Beale and well descended. re-
call seeing him almost three years ago, 1t Is
now, when the Blaines, all of them, Mr..
Blaine and his wife, and Jamie and the girls,
left Tor New York on a Pennsylvania train
one day and Truxton Beale was there at the
station with bunch OF flowers as big as any
that Freddie Gebhard ever gave to Mrs. Geb-
hard before she was married. This wedding
was to be expected, and approve Of it In
every particular. The marriage of Miss Mar
garet Blaine to Mr.. Damrosch did not entirely
please me. This marriage will. The Blaines
are living very quietly in the red house. work
ing upon the life of the ex-Secretary of State
1t musn'tbe supposed that Mrs. Blaine is SIM
ply gathering material which Gail Hamilton
is expected to write. Mr.. Blaine himself
always used to say that his wife was just as
bright as abby which was the term of en-
dearment by which he always called Miss
Dodge. These two distinguished and bright
women will collaborate upon the work, and
Jamie himself, l don't doubt, is helping
somewhat in the COLLECTION of details. This
once erratic scion of the house is now taking
somewhat seriously to the business affairs
connected with the settlement OF his dead
fathers estate, and Mrs. Blaine Is making out
OF him. as she always knew she would a
worthy and ambitious young man. Mrs.
Blaine stood out against all the cavil at him
for disassociating himself with the present
Mrs. DR.. Bull. She thinks, now as much as
ever, that she was right.
Truxton Beale is the brother, I believe, Of
Mrs. John L. Mclean. who was Emily Beale.
and am told confidentially Speaking about
the Beales and the Baines) that it was once
thought that the late Walker Blaine might be
successful, if fortune were to favor him suf-
hciently, in winning the hand and the heart
OF this same lovely girl. But it happened
that he didn't. Walker Blaine remained
bachelor TO his death, as you know SO well.
his lie was somewhat lonely at times, for the
hght that never seemed to como into it. He
was ms fathers favorite son, was Walker,
ms reliance. more than any of US realized at
the time at the State Department.
A children's luncheon is the latest West End
fad. Mrs. Murphy, the wife of the New York
Senator, has several small daughters. or at
least one or two, and she has begun the GUS
tom. 1t is doubtful if it spreads. however.
among the Senatorial circle very much. The
Senatorial children are almost all grown up
how. holding committee clerkships at the
Capitol, or else away from here. living moro
or less happy married lives-living unhappy
married lives, probably, in exact proportion
as they were married with great pomp.
Mr.. Gardiner Hubbard gave a dinner last
night in honor OF Prof. Pickering, of Har-
ward, and what a delightful practice i. is. this
one of Mr.. Hubbard's, of giving dinners to
distinguished people. One finds him in his
fine Dupont Circle mansion buried in his
books and papers. but always free to greet a
visitor in the warm hospitality of his home.
1 suppose ne knows as many distinguished
men as almost anybody.
One Of the correspondents gossips about
Mrs. Cleveland's gait. etc. For the first time,
it seems, "sinee she has returned to Washing
ton Mrs. Cleveland has taken to midday
walks, in direct contrast to the President, who
is never seen on the streets except while
driving. Mrs. Cleveland walks with an easy
but rapid gait, wears broad. low-heeled shoes
and the plainest of black serge gowns. which
clear the ground nicely. It appears also
tt at Mrs Cleveland likes the lecture. and she
also finds delightful companionship in the
presence of Miss Mary Letter at the White
House, from which the aforementioned
correspondent 1u wager it is woman)
draws the startling inference that Miss Letter
viii sooner or later be the bride of ex-Secre-
tary Whitney.