Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19
AT COUNTRY SEATS.
Where The Cabinet Ladies Are Spending
the Summer.
MRS. CLEVELAND'S EXAMPLE.
Gray Gables the Home OF Eastern Hospi-
tally, While tn. Mortons In Nebraska
Are Entertaining Westerners.
Correspondence of the Dlspatch.)

Correspondence OF the Dlspatch)
WASHINGTON, August 18.-Mrs. cleve-
land has set the example to ladies' OF the
Cabinet and judicial circles OF withdra"-
ing TO n quiet country place in Massachu-
sets where, with friends TO come and go,
she can b. as quiet or as gay as she
pleases Whether it is on account Of the
lead taken by the Presidents wife, or
from preference, none OF the Cabinet
ladies' are to b. found at any Of the large
summer resorts, nor do the summer so
clety columns OF the papers often have
an opportunity 10 even mention their
names They are quietly spending the
summer in village or at country seats.
Gray Gables is really very lively this
summer. in comparison to last season
The improvements lately put upon the
house. and the addition Of a wing contain
ing spare chambers, with Replaces 10
make guests comfortable. foretold coming
gayety, and scarcely a day since soihs
up there has Mrs Cleveland been alone.
Crows Nest, Mr. JeifersOn'S country
place and Gray Gables have thus far TINS
summer combined their guests, as 1t We're
dividing IN Inequalities. and, ut the same
time. Inviting sets Of guests congenial 70
both houses. At the marriage or MI
JeIerSons niece in July, Mrs. Cleveland
filed her house with the city friends Oh
the young lady. and on the morning OF
the wedding took them all over 10 crows
Nest "a three carriages.
GUEST GOWNS.
Mrs. Clevelands favorite guest EuEn ms
81 inner is a gray material In fact, she
wears gray a great deal. and. when our
wheeling her baby-carriage. usually Is at
tired in 4 simple suit Of this color. with
semifun front and slight train Inc
arruserrents at Cray Gables are rearing
the mail, which. while the President re-
mains al the capital. Is filed with books
boxes Of delicdcics. and triHes Tor the
clrlrcn. and the perusal Of the news
par,rs. through which Mrs. Cleveland
keeps herself thoroughly Informed. as do
her guests. in al things OF national inte-
r.st. In late summer the morning Is
thr Presidents time for fishing.
Afternoons there are riding and driving
parties-for Gray Gables has both saddle
AMI carriage horses and there are I'VE
o clocks" receptions. yachting parties pie
mics and long drives Of day or TWO
across the country back OF Gray Gables
m'il the house guests feel as abundanuy
entertained as if visiting at the slyeat OF
country places.
The Nortous ont IN Nebraska have par
ticu1ily lovely summer place. This H. the
gathering time of an the elan Of Morton
for visit az Arbor Lodge, the crclafy 3
country bonn" in Nepr1Sid. Ai"'r l.''S'
is larS" cld-t1shlon"i. country house.
with many additions bum thereto h'
vs'ra.f
completely covered with vines. pur'hS
~" summer 'lo 3ecret.IE SI'h ic'l'"' IL
81 "Ai'A iH'f' are H''Ii Il u.'~.''' 'l,-'
h"nth 80 Arnor L"'t-, 'u"S 'I' .,.
am '' ..'I' 'he'r s''''''@'''i "''' '''
door plans.
SET OFT YOUNG TREES.
or. ~ DE-. Socratorv'S Mt IDEAS -
q. planting of trees. And az the
rt-nfl. lIrih.l,v-. com. around in the SUM
,o.r 49,. crf,'ir.p ,,,,bar mon the lawn.
a.d Win, s,,.,t and ceremonies set out
-. 49,, a., tho sod 81 long has
80, t.., o. ,,,.t,,, IL, tha Morton family
80 ....,..,.i,,.f,. a. n c,rrial out.
,..+ ,.,.,, ,r. .troe,, government ap-
......I al, ati..r dry "a a n.tional
, ,,av II selected thc birthday OF the
-.,,.,,rv ~ Agriculture f1r its obscr-
,..r.. +, &C. win much regret that the
Sorfetary finds that pc cannot b. I'm NJ
~, IN Arru. hut dur..g August he
r.auts trees In sufficient quantities To
ptanc HIS sister, VINO In the winter
resides with him az the "Portand.
Washington. presides over Arbor Lodge
IA summer
Miss Herbert remains with her father
an summer. Early In the spring her SIS
Tor Airs Micou. and the baby. Hillary
Herbert Micou-of the same age as Is
tier Cl-valanI-came to Washington ana
.q-.nt bo,i-a" for u month. while Mss
Herbert went South upon e. short vdca-
tan. Sow she H. at home again and
,,iu remain here all summer. except as
/ Sd. and her father take short trips along
a.. coast anl down the Potomac. Se'te
tary II rrhert is very fond OF the water
] Mo Gresham zoos West in summer
~ NJ. Andrews vino wa.
t.le IN VAsh!nst0n during president
a ,-.r.'.,., ,o~r, c"n,.s to V.ashu1ton if
Ann makes Il visit. and usually takes
-. ,,otbar Wet with her
,,re ctavor-on IS not very strong this
.,',.r,.r Neither sh. nor the Nico-Presi
,.r tr,,.I tniich. Ms. Stevenson
-. ,,-,,hi,.~,on ro4vIe visltinl
-. g., - Nireiri1. and then. viii
-. p,,',f,I.o, ,,l,.t short journey.
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,.., or, ~
/ Mr'. BissoI anu ''i9' i'''',.'. - 81.
/ V.alns ih.r ti;he u.,".-" ''.'1 1,,.o'I D..
! and the ola homes where th-y hNeu D'
/ fore soins 10 " ashIA-''n N' 49,,
has been most OF III" a.. 49, a,
whore al l'r i''tl - 90 80 ,f,..
B intimate frlehl OF --i - go. "a
! cleveland Ihpll.l' am r' NJ,
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