Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-22
thcr Ia no better preserved pair In
wasbi', rfon. They arr society people In
the fullest and bet scnse of the word
Yesss and Pretty.

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the fullest and bet sense % the word
Seass ssd Pretty.
On the Republican side ~ the com.
mittee the society men are Senators
Frye and Dayis The wife of the latter
IL accounted the youngest looking won.
an I'm the senatorial circle and would
receive q big vote n aoandidaie for the
place of prctti,st In tho house commit.
tee on foreign Affairs the noted society
men are Henry ~ George Tucker u
Virginia and Hugh A. Dinsmore ~ Ar.
bansas. the latter generally spoken ~ -
The Amisblo. Just at present Mr.. Tuck.
er has little time for society. n they aro
giving him an unoommonly lively hght
In his district. the Tenth Virginia All
his rivals for the nomination ar ycry
prominent ricn. and redhot fight IL
on, while the Republicans are expected
a. nominate ex.COngressman Yosi,
which will probably make the fight for
election quite a. close and doubtful as
that for nomination. II IL true that Mr.
Tucker hal a majority ~ 2. 200 In is92.
but with q combination of Republicans
and POpulists against him thoss ngur-
would ~, count for certainty this year.
Ills father. the noted John Randolph
Tucker. was long eminent in congrUs-,
J and. except the Brockinridgos, no fam.
ily IL moro prominent In thu central
south They are by inheritance leaders
In society. Tho pru-ont representative
IL still young. n very able lawyer. n
thorough society man and personally
very popular In the house
A Horn sosisty LEADER.
Mr.. Dinsmorc also has homo fight
ON his hands. but dos not allow IL to
trouble him. a. be has ono - thoss
happy tcmporamonts which neither op-
position nor disappointment can de.
pr,ss. His chief title todistinctiun rsts
ON his three years service ~ minister
resident and consul general u the
United States In the kingdom ~ Korea
Iiis only fault In that matter Il that ho
will not talk about 10 for publication.
and be- tells some pretty hard stories
about newspaper men who have mis-
rprsentel him Some of our southern
friends think hc il the coming man of
Arkansas. II not u the southwest. Or u
the whole -1uth indccl He IL but l3
years old and looks 80. IL gentleman
~ very attractive manners and likes 80.
cioty almost NJ we'll a. u likes him
His high rank In the house r'sts A.
much on his social ~ on his intellectual
qualitics. and IL may b. said ~ him
that be i a born society leader. Anoth.
.r society man on that committee 4
Hon. Aadrcw Price ~ Louisiana. who
suoceo,led his father.in.law. Edward
Gay. Mr. Gay ranked among the hr-t
millionaircs u his section, and his
daughter. MrS Price. enjoys all the al.
yantag,s which wealth can add % ma
tive ability. Both are young aud fond
of society. and Washington rvjoicos that
h. has sure thing district
The Republican side q this commit
tee l. equally well supplied with .ociety
lights Hon. Robert H. Hit ~ Illinois,
Whose fame l. national. married not
al hcircss, n Mis- Reynolds of LAfay.
ctte. Ind. and their social life l. even
more successful than his political ca.
rucr. His service In diplomatic life
abroad AMI In various positions at home
and his travels in Europe and general
opportunities Tor culture have bccn
we'll improved. and his knowledge II
foreign Affairs was ~ generally rocng'
nized that h, was given high place ou
this committee on his firSt entrance In
to cOngr,ss
Hon. B.llamy Storrr ~ the first Ohio
district l. also great society man AMI
popular In tIe house He j. a graduate
Of Harvard aud a very thorough law.
yer Hon. william Everett ~ Massa.
chusetts bear- historic name and IL
sought by society rather than seeker
for it, favor. lie T.. to put it mildly.
peculiar art of man. and much ~ the
humor b. cycitss se,ms 90 L. quite acci.
dental on his part Next O. foreign NJ.
fair, the committees on military and
naval affair come most into contact
with what may L. called tho permanent
society q Washington. but n further
enumeration would make this lOnk more
like an extract from the book 81 ChrUni.
cless than letter On sOcieiy.
promln.n, Ladies.
Reversing the usual or,lcr, let n now
give place to the ladies. IL i a matter
of universal remark that this admins
tration has u0t h~,n characterized by
such activity and brilliancy In social
Affairs n was the former one ~ hr.
Cleveland. when Mr.. whitney was the
great leader and central figure Mr..
Cleveland 1. not nearly 30 active in -
ciety n formerly, and one scos her
name Oftonest A. patruness ~ some on.
tertainmcnt for charity's sake She has
DEVELOPED very decided tendency to
embonpoint. to put IL mildly. bat l. still
a handsome though rather large wo
man. A. mistress ~ the White llous,
she neo~sarily holds a certain rank. but
the ladies Of tha cabinet take the lead in
ihe more active social functions The
dull scasun IL now beginning but for
the past frw months Mr.. Carlisle has
t.-n the mot prominent figure and
many times Described n a gracious and
generous host.-s Of the finest Kentucky
tyTe. Mr.. Bissell i counted a very
handsome woman. with dark eyes and
hair. inc complexion and form al
onco yigorUn. ami graceful Mr.. La.
mont il almost A. well known to the
reading public. thanks "a the pms of
lady cCrrsrOndents, n to Washington
society. and the same may b. said u
Mi. Lila Herbert. daughter of the 49,.
rctary of the navy, who dos the horrors
Of her fathers house. Mn. Gresham l.
net conspicuous In society, but dos hcr
part quietly. and the same may h. said
of Mrs Oln'y. j. II. BkADLE
stopped li. Laugh.