Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-10

MRS. GRESHAM MRS. LAMONT.
 the long session and the speeches for home consumption made and distributed, and so only formal work remains. There is general feeling of relief. The bent bow re- laxes, and with reaction comes gayety.
 Why Society Rejoices.
 It is not the least of the strange features of the recent very strange election that, in spite of the fearful mortality, every promi- ncnt society man in congress, or almost every one, was reelected, for 1t so hap pcned that they arc either Democrats from unanimous southern districts or Repub- licans from equally reliable districts in the north. The amiahle Hugh Dinsmore, as Washington calls him, comes up smiling from Arkansas with his usual majority, though only half the voters of that state went to tine polls. Senator Morgan is of course to stay with Us. and Messrs. Robert son and Price of Louisiana. with a dozen moro from the gulf states, seem booked for as long a service as they carc to take. Senator Butler, however, must go, and thCrcat society grieves, for he and Mrs. Butler arc most atfCctionatcly spoken of as the notable healthy and happy couple who arc sOCiable in the old fashioned way
 As to the other side of the great polit- ical field, society rcjoices greatly in the continued success of Senators Frye and Davis and still more in that of Hon. Robert k. Hit of Illinois, who, with his attractive wife, has made even greater success in society than in politics. As to the society men from the northern tier of states, they are all to stay with us, of course, and even from the fiercely contested border states those most noted for brilliancy in the social circle are among the saved. It is the cur rent joke here. though not q very good na- turcd one, that all the dry old sticks like Holman and Hatch went under, while q few good fellows Outrode the storm.
 In the Executive Circle.
 It is given out, however, that several of the ladies hitherto prominent will not ac company their husbands to the capital this winter, and at least three of the official families, to speak. will live more quiet ly than usual because of the death of near relatives Secretary Gresham has not es- tablished a reputation for sOciability, but the few who know him well say he is de- lightful companion, and it is a matter of national knowledge that the president takes more pleasure in his society than that of any other man unless it is Joe Jefferson. The secretary and Mrs. Gresham occupy four rooms in that annex to the Arlington hotel which was formerly the residence of Charles Sumner, and their social life this winter will be but repeti- tiOn of that of last-Ihat is, the lady will simply perform those social duties which necessarily dcvolvc upon the wife of the secretary of state. still more quiet will be the life of the LamOnts who live but a lit tie way west of the Arlington, their place fronting Lafayette square, opposite the White House Mrs Lamont : mother is in mourning, and beyond the regulation teas and dinners there will be as little gay ety aS possible. Still another rather quiet family will be that of the Olncys, who have with them tho widowed daughter of the attorney general, and the family is in mourning. Ordinarily social affairs at their house are very delightful, one reason being that they occupy the finest house of any cabinet family, the mansion at Ell Massachusetts avenue, which is the prop erty of ex-SenatOr Edmunds.
 While tho ladies of the family are greatly eulogized, Washington indulges in many sarcastic remarks about the attorney gen cral- One of his costatesmcn says: Mir. Olney is all right when he is well thawed out, but the devil of it is have to thaw him out anew ever time I meet him, and really haven't the heat to spare" ." Mrs. Carlisle and Mrs Bisscll are expected to do most for society of any of the cabinet ladies The Carlisles live at 1426 k street, and the family ordinarily consists only of the secretary and wife and their son Logan, chief clerk of the treasury department, but this winter Miss Virginia Helm, a Kentucky belle, will be one of the family. | The secretary is particularly fond of the old style southern dishes, and it Is said that he never talks well as after din | ner prepared according to Mrs. Carlisle's Kentucky Cookbook. Every caller al | the residence of she postmaster general al 1909 K street Is apt to have something to he nj pns xrh hiph aHnrT,S the main room. Mrs. Bissell is easily the finest musician in official circles. But two doors away is the residence of Secretary Hoke Smith, and for some reason the op | position seem more delighted with his dis comfiture than with that of any other oi | the defeated, while many Democrats art reconciled to it. Perhaps the pension busi ness may account for the one and silver sentiment for the other. Just the same the Smith mansion will be quite gay thi: l winter, Mrs. Smith will have many
 guests from the south with her, and sev
 eral Georgia bellies will be among her as | sistants.
 | A Fatal Gift.
 | The secretary of the navy lives in an ol,
 fashioned double house at the corner of | and Twentieth streets. where there are lot
 of room and lots of ground, and this win
 ter Miss Herbert will have quite n corp | of lady friends to assist her in entertain
 ing. Secretary Morton lives quietly at tn | Portland flats with an unmarried sister
 and the present saying is that he has aC | quired a dangerous facility as n ready let
 ter writer. The Washington tradition 1
 that the man who acquires that habit 1
 done for, that he will never rise above tn
 position he holds when overcome by tn
 habit Henry Clay's once noted Alabam
 letter and Martin Van Buren's skill fl
 writing letters that nobody could under
 stand unless they knew all about the sub ject beforehand are still favorite subject
 of talk in Washington. In supreme cour circles much is expected of Mrs. Justic
 White and the fifth daughter of Chief ; us 1 tice Fuller, recently introduced into so ciety, but there is great regfet that Justic
 and Mrs. Jackson will not be hero, as tn
 health of the justice makes 1t necessary fo him to remain in the far south.
 l Clubs and Secret Societies
 There is unusual activity in all the club and societies, and surely Washington ha more organizations of one sort or anothe
 than any equal population in the world