The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-31

hears in her elegant home discussions Of
everything that science and politics have
revealed concerning finance and political
economy. Learned and eloquent cabinet
officers. impressive diplomats and grand
old senators with years of legislative dis
tinction are accustomed TO pour forth
their oracular utterances at the ia bic
where Mrs. Carlisle presides.
Mrs. Senator Walthall denied that she
had any fads whatsoever When ques-
toned about cook books and certain
recipes she is alleged to have contributed
to certain journals she confessed to
weakness for the culinary art. but mod
estly declined to furnish any of her ia
vorite recipes for publica ton. In fact.
she absolutely refused to discuss her
kitchen range or any of its celebrated
appurtenances. Her formulas for angel
cake may. notwithstanding, be found in
back numbers of. Mrs. Logau's magazine,
which is now extinct. Mrs Walthall
has habit that is SO unusual to woman
kind that 1t is certainly eligible TO
place among the notable fads of women.
II is total disregard of the fashions.
DO YOU know she said, Il never could
see why some women are SO fond Of
fashions l expect I am a perfect E1y
in the matter of dress. When 7 have
a dress made l don't notice half the time
whether it fits me or not. I don't even
look in the mirror before I 60 out in the
street. But don't quote me as saving
that" she added uervously. ''or every
body will look 70 see if [ have my things
On straight hereafter
Mrs Geary. wife Of the author Of the
Chinese exclusion bill, talked at CON
siderable length about her fad. She has
had it photographed in the form Of six
handsome children. The fadS are pict-
ured in a Photographic procession, which
is meant TO illustrate that the children
were born in mathematical order there
being but fourteen months between them.
The abies look like row Of peas In
the she'll They all have banged hair
full red cheeks and big. round black
eyes. like beads. They succeed admir-
ably in excluding all other fads.
Mrs. Senator Bate of Tennessee is de
voted to the divine art" She saws she
never NEEDLES in politics and spends
most Of her time At her piano studying
the German composers.
Mrs. Crisp. wife of Speaker Crisp. has
been unfortunate enough 10 lose her fad.
II was her dear old autebellum mann
my The recent death of NANNY. who
has always called her honey" almost
prOstra ted the distinguished southern
lady. No one who has not suffered from
the cruel reVerSes Of the late war can
understand the devotion Of those faith
ful slaves. VINO after the law Of might
and bloodshed had said that they were
free. still remained with their old mas
tiers and shared all their hardships with
them. Nanny had nUrsed every one
Of her honey's seven children and when
the fate Of war deprived them of their
home on an aTiStocratiC southern estate.
and a succession of misfoTtunes and de
pTiVauOns followed. IL was always mann
my who smCOthed the troubled brow Of
Mrs Crisp. When nanny became sick
years afterwsrd and needed some one
10 care for her. il was Mrs Crisp who
watched by her bedside until she died
Mammy's only daughter was her legacy
10 the mistress she loved.