The San Francisco call., 1895-11-24

at the capital, and her wit made her ire
sistible. She reigned social queen, but
her marriage to Senator Sprague was an
unhappy one. He left her, and she with
her children came to live at Edgewood,
the old place near town. Edgewood was
once lovely country estate, but it has
now fallen into decay, for Mrs. Chase,
who had resumed her maiden name, was
not able to keep it up, and each year she
fell more deeply into debt
Last fall the property was seized by her
creditors and the place would have been
sold had there not been stay OF the pro-
ceedings. She is now q broken woman;
her children are almost in want. One of
them, Ethel, the oldest girl, is now on the
stage with company, but the next girl,
who is about Is, has remained with her
mother, and the child, of about II, is so
badly afflicted that she IS absolutely want
ing in mental ability. Mrs. Chase hopes
that she can raise among her former
friends enough to pay off her Indebtedness
and that her old home will be restored to
her.
The season, SO far as society is con-
cerned, will open after Christmas, but the
family of the ce-President will be in
town by the 25th, and will take rooms ut
their old hotel, the Normandie, at which
they have lived for many years. Mrs.
Scott, sister of Mrs. Stevenson, has rented
moved into it within the last few days.
Mrs. Scott has a grown daughter, Miss
Letitia, who has been ont in society, but
her second daughter, Julia, who IS now at
school in Paris, is expected here on the
18th of next month. and will be one of the
winter debutantes.
Mrs. Stevenson has two daughters who
will make their bow to society at the same
time, and their names are the same as
their cousins. The eldest girl is Julia and
the second is Letitia, both of them hand
some girls and the possessors of kind, cor
dial manners. Mrs. Stevenson cares but
little for social life, but with two girls in
the swim she will be obliged to appear
more frequently Mrs. Stevenson is a
woman of kindest heart, one who is much
liked in town and by far the most popular
of the ladies in high official life, She is a
very handsome woman in appearance.
The President spends most OF his time
at his country home, busy preparing for
Congress his annual message. 1t is not
likely that the Clevelands will move into
town and occupy the White House until
after Thanksgiving.
Mrs. General Sheridan is back in the city
and has given her approval to a statue of
her husband which has been made by the
sculptor w ard of New York. Mrs. Sheri-
dan is very pretty woman, and her
daughter, Mary, made her debut only last
winter. She has two girls, twins, now at
the convent, and her son, little Phil, boy
of about 15, expects to enter West Point as
soon as he is old enough.
Mrs. General Logan Is absent on trip
to Europe, and has taken rooms in Moscow
to witness the coronation of the Gar.
The Blaine mansion, which was built by
the late Secretary Blaine, will this winter
be occupied by the family of the rich in
ventor of the famous airbrake, George
Westinghouse of Pitts burg.
Mrs. J. Stanley Brown, better known as
Mollie Garfield, daughter of the murdered
President, is living here in town in a pretty
! home, and is the mother of fine new
| baby.