The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-14
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kFeW Things Of Interest to the Fair
.... Sex. '

che White House-mrS. Gleve1anu
setting the Fashion for High Neck
nrssses-How She Had Her Revenge.
A fashionable Cloak Desoribed-A
sure Position and Rudeness-other
Matters of General Interest.
The recent advent of baby within the
aoors of the executive mansion has
brought forward numerous claimants for
tbs honor of being the Oldest living, and
the first child born in the white house.
The first of these honors is properly the
nossession of Mrs. Mary Emily Donelson
Wilcox, who was born at the executive
mansion during Andrew Jackson's first
administration, the second child born
vithin its walls, but the oldest now living,
writes Alice Graham McCollin in de-
lightful article in the January Ladies
Home Journal. To her President jack
,on gave the name aThe Sunlight of the
White House" Mary Emily Donelson
Wilcox was the eldest child of Andrew
Jackson Donelson and his wife Emily,
and was born in the large corner room of
the white house fronting on Pennsylvania
avenue. the room in which Mrs. Harrison
died.
Her christening was an event. 1t was
performed according to the ritual of the
Protestant Episcopal church, though
read by Presbyterian minister, the Rev
Mr. Gallagher. The daughter of the
secretary of state, Miss Cora Livingston,
was chosen as godmother, while Martin
Van Buren, and President jackson ofticia-
ted as godfatheTs. When the baby was
brought into the room MIR. Van Buren, at
Ia H., II, Ii la,nt
her obecting President jackson took her
and held her throughout the ceremony.
She enjoyed the sprinkling greatly,
laughing and cooling with pleasure at the
drops of water When in the course of
the ceremony the clergyman read the
question: do you, In the name of this
child, renounce the devil and all his
works2n Jackson stiffened himself grimly
and replied in his most emphatic tones:
~ do, sir, renounce them alll' bring
ing a smile to the face of those who knew
what was the more ritualistic reply. A
lady who was present said, after the cere-
mony, 1.-THE President renounces the
devil for the baby, but not for himself"
to which Jackson responded laughingly.
II don't mind tmy enemies thinking me
Q devil, if my friends find me the re-
verse"
Among the guests at the christening
were Robert E. Lee, then young lieuten-
ant of engineers, and his wife, nee Mary
GUSTS.
The ceremony was held in the East
room-where, according to the contemp-
Orary gossip, Mrs. Madison hung her
linen to dry-which was gayly illumin-
ated and decorated with flowers.
Mortified, says the Chicago Record be-
cause her friend failed to invite her to be-
come one of party of twelve ladies who
gathered Monday to receive jointly the
New Year calls of their friends, young
miss, Is years Of age, daughterof West
Side physician, adopted most effective
method of revenge.
All the parties are members of promi-
aent West Side. churches A few weeks
ago;wbile discussing plans for the holt.
days it was suggested that. the twelve
meet at Miss r. S house on New Years
dayand entertain theirfriends together.
The. suggestion was adopted ~
" AS the shades of the night began to-
fall Monday, carriage after carriage
rolled up to the house Of Miss R.. and
from aeach one descended gayly attired
New Years callers. But for some mys-'
ferrous reason they all entered their car
riages again and drove away without
ringing the bell.
The evening passed rapidly away. The
young ladies' waited and wondered as they
heard carriage after carriage roll up, but
no one applied for admittance. The girls
could not understand it. Eleven o'clock
arrived, and crying from sheer mortiflca-
ton, they put on their wrap and prepared
to go home, Not soul had called to see
them.
In the house adjoining Miss Grace was
fairly beside herself with exultation.
She had had her revenge! Early in the
evening she carefully on the front doorof
her neighbours house put upa card which
bore the inscription, "Small- po2Here."
t.t.
No, never wear congress.boots, one
young lady was overheard to say TO
mother "but do lace my Newport ties
with narrow fat black elastic,' says the
New York Tribune, "and fasten the ends
sew the ends securely. | can slip the
SHOES on easily, and take them off the
same way, and l am never in danger of
tnelr coming unt1ed.n 'tAnd L" replied
ler friend, in confidence, but loud enough
oglve the secret away, .'but my shoes are
asze too long-my foot looks more slender
that way-and you can't guess what l
SUN the toe of the shoe with! Not cot
yon-every one does that-but the softest
ana nnest of velvet sponges! Cotton
aaruens, but the sponges have a little
give or spring in them and if they ever
lose their pliability may be quickly re-
stored with little warm water and left
0dry overnight"
:, AT the last white house reception all
NE ladies' of the receiving party wore
SMgh necked gowns by order of Mrs.
Cleveland. And the autocrats of society
te asking: F'Are the women of our
,aolnet families going in for high necked
simplicity at any and every cost Just be-
duse Mrs. Cleveland says so2 And are
3 owns TO be turned down (no, / don't
mean that or turned UP mo, l don't
ueah that, either)l Are our society
owns to be regulated by Mrs, Cleve-
And standards2"
livery woman in the cabinet circle,
very woman invited to receive with
-.r, oegan at once to consult her dress
jLaSer as to how best to N'fill in'' the full
HeSs reception gown deeollette. All
saturday last the dressmakers were
GSoweu under reception gowns that must
'e uone In time for the white house re-
SSpIlon on Monday. The effect was not
rnnanrinlng, but Mrs. Cleveland is young
1O'ler and fears taking cold.
an, ohe OF the prettiest of divan pillows,
~, ayS The New York Tribune was brought
~ ~ long ago from London. 1t was made
s%o hemstitched silk mufflers-such as
;Su.iiemen use-or it can be made of the
S%pnIGI!Aeerchief size if one prefers. The
sys' 'lsh one was in pale blue. The muf-