The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-26
A CHAMPIO CALLER
Mrs. HOke Smith Has Beaten
the Record.
In Returning Wash ingtOn So
ciety Calls, Making 500.
SOCIETY'S DULL DAYS.
Social Season Will Close With
a Charity Entertainment.

gress was in session, and his return is truly
triumphal, for his luck both as fisherman
and hunter has been phenomenal. Some of
the stories told of his big catches and big
bags of game would be classed at once
among the proverbial yarns of that species
if they were not told by president and
vouched for by the highest authorities He
is also greatly freshened in his physical
man and revived in spirits and makes no
secret of his delight at the course things
are taking in the senate and the promise
of rapid progress with the tariff bill There
is about the usual criticism over his using
the Violet for his jaunt and the usual de-
scriptions of it as a floating palace and a
home of luxury, all of which makes the
average Washington man laugh. The YES
sci is in truth about as palatial as the av-
erage two masted schooner, and the wits
allege that any improvements in health ap-
parent in the president is probably due to
the thorough shaking up he received while
ahOat 1t was the usual time for the vessel
to make its trip anyhow, and the general
Washington opinion is that it would be a
great improvement for every government
boat which goes out to have some high Of
fetal aboard, ON the same principle that it
used to be said of various railroads that
the safety of the passenger would be
greatly increased by having one or two di-
rectors lashed onto the cowcatcher.
Political Fences.
Contrary to the original intention, it has
been decided that Mrs. Cleveland returns
to Washington to remain some time before
going to Gray Gables, but for general So
ciety, and the young people in particular,
these are dull days. All that is done by the
remnant of official society is to discuss
plans for the summer and incidentally
study the cheapest routes and most modest
resorts, for the income cuts a big figure
this year. The average congressman de-
81 air I1at
there will be no display by his family at
any fashionable resort as all his available
time and money will be mOnopolized in
fixing his political fences. The lists are
being made up pretty rapidly. and before
long we shall know just how many mem
bers of this house are to make trial for the
next.
Judge Culbersou thought he was out
and his resignation final, but his Texas
colleagues declare that his district will
nominate unanimously and elect him any
how. The Republicans have already open
ed the war against Mr. Wilson, author of
the tariff BILL beginning their fight at
their first convention of the season in his
state last Tuesday in Barbour county.
They say that they will keep good speak
ers active in that district till November
and will assuredly defeat Mr.. Wilson, as
his plurality in 1892 was only 1,O57 and
his majority 1853
Society and Charity.
Diplomats and their ladies and the fam
lilies of cabinet officers well other So
ciety people are leaving rapidly. Mrs. Bis
sell is to go on visit to Buffalo and spend
the summer on the Canadian side of the
Niagara. Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris leaves
this week for New York, where she will be
Joined by her mother, and they will select
their home for the summer. Her stay here
has been an almost continuous entertain
ment by her old friends and other people
in society. The French ambassador and
Nine. Patenotre will take trip to Canada
and then go to Bar HarbOr for the season
OF entertainments in the society meaning
of the word, there are of course none, but
in the intellectual and charitable line they
are as numerous as ever. The week began
with a reception by the SO called Dolly
Madison chapter to commemorate the
birthday of that famous lady, the wife of
the vice president, who is general of the
national society, D. a. R., being the chap
ter's guest of honor. The week closes with
what is probably the last Saturday even
ing entertainment for the benefit of the
Home For Incurables. 1t is at the home
at Linthicum Heights, and like the preced-
ing entertainments for this charity is I'M
der the patronage of Mrs. HOke Smith,
Mrs. Bisscll, Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Dolph
and two or three other ladies in official
life. 1t is said, by tho way, that Mrs. HOkc
Smith has beaten the record in the matter
of returning calls made upon her during
the season, having accomplished the al
most incredible feat of making 500 calls in
a week. The much disputed question as
to whether cabinet ladies are under Obli-
cations to return calls has been settled by
her in the affirmative and she has strug
eled bravely to live up to her decision, but
the verdict of society is that her example
is not likely to be followed
Nature came to the aid of Washington
with an extraordinary amount of thunder,
lightning and rain and an unprecedented
hailstor1n and made all the middle portion
of Nav delightfully."- cool. One may say that
it never rains too much in Washington,
for if it does not rain more than half of the
time the rest of the time is delightful But
it often rains too little, as in the present
somewhat neglected state of the streets
three DAVIS of sunshine will make the dust
diSagreeable.
The Bribery Case.
If the outcome of the senate inveStiga-
ton be no more serious than its opening,
it will be a joke indeed, for it is generally
treated with merriment. Senators Gray,
Lindsay, Allen, Lodge and Davis are, how
ever, doing their best to make it matter
of dignity and have surrounded their meet
ings with as much mysterious sOlemnity
as though president were to be impeach-
ed As the three parties are well repre-
scented on the committee, it is certain that
the utmost possible will be done to dis
cover corruption if there is any.
The Missouri members are smiling all
over at the action of their state Demo
cratic convention and their own prospects
for q return in triumph. They say they
a fight was made against silver, as it en-
ables them to show that, outside of a few
plutocratS in the two great cities, 95 per
cent of their people are in favor of free