Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-06
China Collectors Gan Now Add a
Gray Gables Pitcher.
WASHINGTON CLUB HOUSEKEEPING
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Expected
Home Within a Fortnight.
9TH E r SOCIAL TOPICS

Ine w mite House Is being arranged Tor
the return Of the President and family,
about the middle of the month, or perhaps
| a little earlier. if the weather should be-
come disagreeable at Gray Gables. Neither
the President nor Mrs. Cleveland is, how
ever, in any hurry to leave their northern
resort, which has grown very homelike the
past summer. Baby Ruth has become so
proficient in German that she is now able
to recite eighteen poetic selections from
several great masters and mistresses of
nursery rhymes, which feat is regarded the
more remarkable as no one has taken any
particular trouble to teach them TO her.
Baby Esther, who had a birthday last
month, is taking her FIRST steps and exciting
a great deal of attention for the remark
ably short journeys she is able to accom-
plish.
Visitors In the neighborhood of Gray
Gables this summer have brought home, as
souvenirs of tneIr stay, little CHINA pitchers
that have a NICE picture OF the president
home adjoining Ole slle. These souvenirs
were not presented by the distinguished
owners of this now famous spot, but are ior
sale in the Shops for wno>oeNer VIII 10 pur-
chase. Some others have even more rare
and valued keepsakes from the same place
in the shape or large and able-bodied yell
low cats. The vicinity OF Marion abounds
in yellow cats, and when Mrs. Carlisle, wlle
of the Secretary Of the Treasury, went there
visiting last week the friends upon whom
she called, knowing her fondness for TINS
kind of freside adornment, saw 10 II that
she had a yellow beauty of the feline king
dom to bring home with her. Naturally,
the yellow cats hich have chance to bask
in the same sunshine which brightens the
pathway Of the President OF the United
States are apt to be known by distinguished
titles. One old lady, who had trio OF
them, thought to be great swells In the
feline kingdom because of their beautifuiiy
speckled yellow and white coats, called one
Grover Cleveland, another Frances CleVe-
land and the third Benjamin Harrison.
The Washington Club viii he at home
within a week or two in its lew quarters
and on its own property. The mouse on
street near 18th. bought last spring, ana
which has since been in the hands OF work
men, will have the finishing touches given
IL within that time, and by the 18th OF this
month, in all probability, VIII be quite
ready for future use. The new house
for club use, but viii also produce reve-
nue., irasmuch as the upper rooms will be
rented to such of the members who desire
to live there. This arrangement will come
in very nicely fer several Of the more PROM
inent and enthusiastic members who are
temporarily giving Cp housekeeping. The
first floor has two large parlo!s, into which
a fiood of light pours from the square bay
window, and which are decorated hand
somely in light colors after the colonial
style. The pariors open on The new room
which has been added at the rear. The
three rooms thus form practically one and
VIII give abundant space for large gather
ings. The new room has a deep alcove at
the far end, provided with a platform and
well-arranged lights. A conservatory or
sun parlor has been built back Of this new
addition also. The new room is lighted
from the roof by n large skylight Of frosted
glass. The house will have a kitchen down
stairs with all proper facilities.
The library. which will eventually he the
If b. .l-,~.
OF upward of seven hundred volumes, and
Is constantly incr.as sing by gifts from the
members. Just soon folhs get back TO
town the cit b. after the accepted fashion
for such events, will have housewarlning.
1t will not lie a tea this time, IL was in
the case OF the opening up Of the first mod
est quarters two or three years ago, but a
full-nedged evening party, to which the
that the occasion will be a much more bril-
liant event than that given in the Metro
politan Club Sc me years ago.
The always debatahle question as to
whether the fashionable women Of WASH
,ngton really want a club seems to be de-
cided by the success OF this one. When the
money was needed for the purchase of the
permaLent home IL was subscribed at a few
meetings. and the building committee had
smooth sailing from the start. The house
Is nov ready to turn over to its new occc-
pants, and moving in will commence very
shortly.
There does not seem 20 be the shadow of a
doubt in the mirds of the closer friends of
MS. Nellie Grant Sartoris that she intends
to marry again. and that very shortly, and
tEat the happy man is Gen. kyd Douglas of
Hagerstown, adjutant general of the Mary
land militia. After all the coy den.als of
the existence Of an engagement last spring.
when the gentleman's attentions were so
pronounced, they do not seem to have lost
an opportunity of being in each others
neighborhood all the past summer. Mrs.
Sartorfs has been here settling her house.
IT. rafvRx, fas Il.
house she has taken for the winter is n
comfortable home on II street, not over
large, and yet luxurious enough to meet all
her requirements, and in providing all the
new things IL needed has caused her TO be-
come quite a familiar figure in the down.
town shops. When she came here last
spr1Eg her style of dressing was so English
that,outside of her OWN agreeable pe-sonali-
ty, she was much observed everywhere.
Now she Is about the most elegantly dressed
OF any Of the ladies she meets shopping and
seems to take great pleasure In wearing her
pretty gowns. She IS by no means lonely
for company or attention, although the
world of fashion and society Is as yet but
sparseiy represented in her nelghborhood,
hut her circle Of acquainta noes is pretty
wide. and she has already commenced to
entertain in a very handsome way 10y small
dinners and supper parties.
Mrs. Leland stanford is at present I'm
San Francisco and has been dividing her
time all the past summer between her
house there and her home at Palo Alto.
Lately her brother. Nj. Henry Lathrop,
has been so i'll that Ills life was endan-
gered, but he has ncw sJ.ilcinetly recoy-
cred to look forward with pleasure to a
trip with Mrs. Stanford across the CONT
nent up to Canada. When the great dormi-
tories at the Leland Stanford Junior Uni
versity were built il did not seem to have
entered the minds of even the Elcst sam
guiDe that In the course OF n few wears
the buildings would he INADEQUATE for the
demand. Yet ii has turned out So and the
applications this year for entrance ne
cessitate the erection OF more living quar-
tiers. as 1t was always the intention of the
founder to keep the students on the uni
versity grounds rather than TO have them
boarding In the adjacent towns. But 10
partake or the advantages offered by the
university the new students are putting m
with any Inconvenience and sirapiy Will NO,
be turned away. Mrs. S.anfori's MANY
friends here will be glad 20 Know that do
spite the great care and burdens which the
carrying out Of the university plans ana
the managing OF its business Interests have
thrown upon her her health appears 10 no
more vigorous than in years mast and ber
ever-ceasing hope is that she may live lono
enough TO see thoroughly established ms