The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-22

ouuh snlnS as perteos nealeh In
j Washington, he possesses IA FHs u .
man Of fno presence. very thorough In
his knowledge OF law. only knows what
nerves are by hearing Of them. and IL.
gsnsrally speaking. big. Straight
solid. all around man BE is quite for
tunRts also Ia his domestic relations
his wife possessing she Same perfect
healsh and general capacity for he en-
joymsns OF Aie. aud saken AL IN all
there - no better preserved pair II
Warrington. They are sooissy people la
the FULLEST and beat sense Of de woed
Hoaas and Pretty.
On che Republican SIDE Of tho com.
missse the sooisty men ass Senators
Eye and DaviA The wife Of shs latter
Is accounted che youngest looking WON.
an ia the senatorial eiTo5s and would
seossvs q. big ,yots a. Aeandtdaes for che
piaos Of Dyotstssi In she house commit.
sss on soRoign Affairs che noted society
men ere Henry 81 George Tucker OF
Virginia and Rugh A. Dinsrnose OF Ar.
kansas the latter generally spoken Of ~
The AmiAbie just NJ present An Tuck.
OF hes httle time for society, o. they arc
giving him an unoommonly lively fght
In bis district the Tenth Virginia All
his rivals for tbs nomination arc very
prominent men, and redhot fghtis
on while abe Republicans are expected
10 nominate ex.Congressman Yost,
which will probably make the fight for
election quite as close and doubtful az
that for nomination 1t is true that Mr..
Tucker had q majority of Q, 700 in 1899,
but with combination Of Republicans
and Populists against him those figures
would not count for certainty this year.
His father. the noted John Randolph
Tucker. was long eminent in congress-,
and. except the Breckinridges. no fam
lily Is more prominent In she central
south. They ore by inheritance leaders
in society. Tho present represen totiye
is still young, very able lawyer. o
thorough society man and personally
very popular in the house.
Born Society Lendce-
Ms. Dfnsmore also has home fight
on his hands, but does not allow It to
trouble him, as he has one of those
happy tempornments which neither op.
position nor disappointment can do.
press His chief title to distinction rests
on his three years service az minister
resident and consul general Of the
United States in the kingdom Of Korea
His only fault In that matter Is that he
will not talk about IT for publication,
and he tolls some pretty hard stories
about newspaper men who have mis-
represented him. Some Of our southern
friends think no is the coming man Of
Arkansas, II not Of the southwest, or of
tho whole south indeed He is but 43
years old and looks so, is a gentleman
OF very attractive manners and likes 90.
ciety almost as we'll as 1t likes him
His high rank In the house rests as
much on his social as on his intellectual
qualities and it may be said Of him
that no Is born society leader Anoth-
er society man on that committee IS
Hon. Andrew Prico Of Louisiana. who
succeeded his father in-law. Edward
Gay. Mr.. Gay ranked among the first
millionaires Of his section. and his
daughter, Mrs Price enjoys oil the adj.
vantages which wealth car add to ma
tive ability. Both are young and fond
OF society, and Washington rejoces tina,
no has sure thing district
Tho Republican side of this commit
tee is equally we'll supplied with society
lights Hon. Robert R. Hit of IllinoiA
whose fame Is national. married not.
ed hciress, Miss Reynolds OF Lafay
ettc, Ind, and their social life is evem
more successful than his political ca.
reer. His service in diplomatic life
abroad and in various positions at homo
and his travels in Europe and general
opportunities for culture have been
we'll improved. and his knowledge OF
foreign affairs was so generally rocog
nized that he was given high place or
this committee ON his first entrance In
to congress-.
Hon Bellnmy Storer Of the First Ohio
district Is also great society man ard
popular i'll the house He is q graduate
OF Harvard and a very thorough law
yer. Hon William Everett of Massa.
chusetts bears historic name and is
sought by society rather than seeker
for its favors He is. to put it mildly, q
peculiar sort Of man. and much of the
humor he eXcites seems to be quite acct.
dental on his part Next to foreign af.
fairs, the committees on military and
naval affairs come most into contact
with what may DO called the permanent
society Of Washington. but further
enumeration would make this look mora
like an extract from tho book of Chroni
Giles than letter on society.
Prominent Ladies'
Reversing the usual order. let as now
give place to the ladies 1t is a matter
Of universal remark that this admins.
tration has not been characterized by
such activity and brilliancy in social