The Washington times., 1895-04-01

BILE duration, Matron No. 1 made her smll
ing adieuX, and tripped down the steps.
Just as She did 80 the newspaper was
thrown aside by the occupant of the coupe,
and lightly following in the wake Of her
caller, Matron No. 2 had the supreme
qualification or recognizing the handsome
Senator whose wife was blissfully un
conscious Of his devotion to anyone but
herself With a most effusive greeting
and an urgent invitation when he in future
accompanied Matron No l 10 the house,
that he also come iu and take part in the
call, Matron No. 2, completely nonplussed
the two who We're Off for drive. together,
and then bubbiing over with laughing
adieuX to them both, returned to the
house complete mistress OF the oeosaion.
( A LITERARY DIPLOMAT.
The Argentine Minister returned early in
the week from a trip through the South
and West, including visit to California
There is considerably more than ordinary
intercstat;aching To this trip, as undoubted-
ly much of tie material thus gathered will
ultimately be used in future book Of
travels, or novel life in America
Minister Zeballos is a man of fine attain
ments in the literary line, and before com
ing to this country had written and pub
lislc6 i number OF books one of these,
which had been translated into several
languages, was novel that was particu-
larry popular in his native country He
is also the owner OF one of the finest, if
not the very finest, libraries owned by any
member of the Diplomatic Corps Many
Of these books are bound IN a farhapdsomer
manner than is generally To be found III this
country
During The Southern and Western trip
the minister has not only kept Il diary re-
cprding minutcly. from DAY TO day, his OK
periences in travel, and impressions OF tie
places visited, but has added to the interest
and value of his diary by having ii pro-
fusely illastrat ted. These illustrations
have been entirely his own work, done
with pen and lnk, with which he is quite
an accomplished artist.
The greater liunlher u them are Of negro
scenes in the SoIith, and are yeFitabe
character sketches mat would do credit
to the pa ges cT the leading magazines OF
this country. One especially dramatic
one represents, a lynehing scene in which
tile minister Happened To be InTludod-in
the crowd OF 1ookirS ON. Tie ma sGrity
are. however, much milder In Character
and give EiiTnpSes Of old mammys seated
at cabin doors with q troop OF pickaninnies
playing abt'ut in tie sunshine near by, and
scenes OF the domestic life of the negro in
the South.
Always, Of course, the picturesque side
of the question has been selected in pref
erence To any other Tie cotton fields
with the negroes hard al work or clustered
together 1t noon eating their midday meal
some of the group singing Tor tie delight
OF his own particular self ana incidentally
for The enjoyment OF his compa Mons. go to
make up some OF these sketches.
That HE MiHsster ana Madame ZehallOs
will leave Washington next month 10
spend the summer in Europe is a matter
az genuine regret in Washington society.
TheYshaye been leaving p L c." cards
upon their friends this week, and before
going away VIII he given niiIlber OF fare
well entertainments. Prominent in this
list is the dinner given them Saturday night
at the Mexican Legation.
Minister ana Madam Zeballos have been
generous entertainers ever since their
first arrival III Washington and have given
some notable afternoon teas, in addition
10 the series of handsome dinners by which
c;2ch season has been marked. on Tues
day the legation was the scene of largely
attended sale The Minister'S horses.
carriages. silver mounted harness aud
wines were the things knocked down to
Washingtonians ny the auctioneers ham
mer. The wines We're very old, while the
equipa ges and horses were quite new, as
should have been the case. The bidding was
lively, but the prices brought were far
from large.
After Minister ZebaIlos departure for
Europe, the affairs of the legation will be
temporarily in charge of Lieutenant Com
mander Attwell, of the legation, until the
arriyalo of Mr.. Vincent DomingueZ, who was
! formerly in Washington. a member some
years since of the Argentine 1egation-
Miss Annie L. Edwards VIII give lee
| ture upon the Spanish and native life in
Manila and the Philippine Islands at the
residence of Mrs f. F. Bingham, 1907 H
street. at 800 Thursday, April 4. The
| lecture viii be Illustrated with watercolors.
photographs, and native embroidery.
| Mrs. Charles Cornweu viii give her sec
| ond entert aipment, entitled Musical
/ fragments with words at 4 O'Clock this
| afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Dean,
! on H street, near Seventeenth street.
The ladies interested in the Garfield Hos
| pital have arrangs6 for bazar, To he given
| in the ballroom of the Shorehan on Thurs
| day afternoon, the ballroom having been
| loaned them for that purpose. Every ar
| rangement for u charming afternoon Will
! bemade by those having the bazarin charge.
Mrs. Audenreid has returned from the
! South, where she has spent the winter. and
| is now at her house on Vermont avenue.
EX- Secretary of the Navy Tracey, accom-
panied by his daughter and granddaughter,
| Mrs. and Miss Wimerding, sailed for Europe
! OH Saturday
PASSED Assistant Engineer Stacy Potts,
who has been for the past year eli duty in
| the bureau of steam engineering, Navy De
| partment will be ordered TO duty on the
Amphitrite as soon she goes into COM
mission. 81
The spacious lecture room of the Ma
| tionaI Park Seminary at Forest Glen,
| Md, was filled Saturday by fifty beauti-
ful girls, assembled to listen to talk on
Kindergarten" by Mrs. Louise Pollock,
and her daughter, Miss Susan p. Pol
| lock, by invitation of Prof. Cassidy and
| his wife. After the talk and exhibitions
| of kindergarten work, the ladies all par
ticipated in some delightful music.
Q .
Policeman Indorsed by Citizens.
Policeman Thomas Laurenson has been
transferred from the Second precinct to
the Fifth, on Capitol Hill. The residents
on Mr.. Laurenson's former beat have drawn
| up a testimonial, expressing their regret
/ at losing his valuable services, yet feel
| ing that he will be appreciated for his high
| qualities as an officer and for the unset
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