The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-08

ouner klna OF a ieaoer IN the nexr house.
The manifest. perhaps, is Mr.. Settle Of
North Carolina, T'Jr' lie has gained every
point this year, is sure of his job and
would be United States senator soon if he
were not SO young OF the Republican
members renominated Mr.. Murray Of
South Carolina was the only one defeated,
SO there will be no colored man in the
Fifty fourth congress. Thus at the close
of 30 years after the war, aud 25 after a
completed reconstruction which sent a
score of them there, a race including
5000, 600 people will be as completely un-
represented as in 1850.
Society goes on gayly, ignoring political
revolutions. and by long Washington usage
the early part of the season is given to the
misses just coming out. 1t is over these
that society writers gush in their sweetest
phrases, and so we will take it for granted
that this years outturn of buds is pecul-
iarly sweet, talented, refined and generally
fascinating. Aside from this, however, an
unusually large percentage of them bear
names OF historic power, and their per-
sonal fortunes will long interest the Amer
lean people. Mrs. Phil Sheridan has but
lately introduced her daughter to society.
and it is remarked, as in the case Of the
protegees of Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, that
the old Confederates and their sons are
among her most devoted admirers. An
other noted debutante Is Miss Justine de
Peyster, sprung from that old New York
house which divided during the Revolu-
ton, the American branch and the New
Brunswick branch becoming equally
prominent in the respective lands. Miss
Audrey Pauncefote fourth and youngest
daughter of Sir Julian Pauncefote. British
ambassador, has been ushered into society
with a party of more than ordinary bril-
liancy. Other debutantes in official circles
are Miss Elizabeth Brewer, second daugh
ter of Justice Brewer of the supreme court,
and Miss Mary German, youngest daugh-
ter of Senator German.
Notes of Society.
The blue and the gray are united in So
ciety as never before, and the example Of
jefferson Davis daughter has found many
imitators. Il is matter of really curious
interest that Miss Virginia Stuart Mosby,
daughter of that Virginia colonel who
used to make things SO lively in this vicin
ity, was recently married at Fairfax
Court House to Mr. Watson Coleman, pri
vate secretary to Hon. LATE Pence. There
is also quite touch of poetry In the fact
that the house of Mrs. Sartoris is the IA
vorite resort of Confederate officers who
fought against her father and of the sons
and daughters of the warriors on both
sides, and that several unions are expected
as result of this informal Reb- Yank or
ganization. One old enough to have par
ticipated in the war and war politics can
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who are to be grandsons at once of Federal
and Confederate officers, will take of our
great civil war. a bout all we can say
with certainty is that it will not be our
view
So far the buds and conciliators. In the
Buddhist line Mr.. VirchaDd B. Gandhi is
quite the lion and is making considerable
Roadway in society and among free in
quirers generally The ladies of the TWEEN
tieth Century club have arranged for a
series of lectures on the occult, and we are
promised variety of interesting but
vague and mystified utterances.
i met Mr.. Gandhi at Chicago, talked with
him briefly and heard his address in the
congress of religions. Those who under
stood it said it was really quite sublime,
but it was too technical for the under
signed. Washington also rejoices in the
advent of several bachelor girls" as they
are called, meaning those who have taken
high degree in some art or science, and
noted among them is DR.. Julia Harrison,
a cousin of the e1-president. 1t only re-
mains to add that the death rate of this
city is and has been for soma time the very
lowest ever reported, standing recently at
1920 against an average 90 years ago Of
nearly twice that, and so it Will be seen
that in spite of hard times and the late
election we are still far from being entire
ly unhappy. j. z. PARKE