The morning times., 1895-10-15
MRS. CLEYELAND'S RETURN
1t Is Expected to GLADDEN. the
White House To-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Byrnes Celebrated
Their Silver Wedding-Cards Out
for Welsh-Crampton Wedding.
Mrs. Cleveland will arrive today.

Mrs. Cleveland will arrive to-day
The Executive Mansion has been mad,
splck and span to welcome her return. the
various officials rested and streng thened by
their summer vacation, appear clipper anC
ready for a new season of duty and pleasure
and society smiles welcome at the re
appearance OF the first lady of the land, il
its midst.
The great east room is smellow as sunshine
with its gold colored floor covering and
furnishings, its glittering chandeliers
polished mirrors ana many friendly portraits
in their gilded frames. Like woodland
dell in tone is the lovely green room with
It's soft reflected lights, SO pleasant to the
eyes, its furniture OF green MORE, harmonic
ing restfully with the tints OF the carpet and
walls. Like early dawn by the rivers
edge are the peariy blues of the dainty
giinting irieze, An ornate curtain rod,
siided Iasces like those above the windo ws,
hlqaifts The portiere over the ne WY cut door.
The red room is cosy as firelignt gorgeous
as sunset, with Its rich hues and cleaning
ornaments.
OUTSIDE the flowers are smiling and nod
DING, hoping to attract the attention OF
The uniest new arrival, who Will crow
Der appreciation OF their beauty, and the
tan plants are drawn up to their iull
height TO greet tht. return marry in military
form.
Woodley, too, holds out welcome, amid
IT'S many-tinted cmbrasure OF frost-tuucheG
naples ana oaks.
Ii is very pleasant, say all, to have Mrs
Cleveland and the children here again.
Tomorrow Sir Julian Pauncefote, Lord
Nestmeath, Njscomte Cough, Hon. BaN-
Ironsides, Mr.. o. OBeirDe and Mr. MacCay
return To the city, and the british Em-
bassy, which has been established at New
port ali summer, Will open its hUspitable
nnIIGn u f,,ff. In-
daughters, whose frank manners have 4
cBarIn that wins hearts promptly, viii
not return IRON their s0iourn abroad
until November 8. They viii sail for New
York ON the City of Paris a that date and
will come at once To Washington.
the embassy has undergone many repairs
ana Deen thoroughly baJhed III suEn.-nJ
during the past lew weeks. In the dining
room extensive changes have been made
including the re-iresColug of the ceInng
and hanging the walls anew. The effective
tlnting OF the ceiling combines with the
arabeSqued pressed paper liberaily outlined
with gold ot the SIDE walls, the cuynict.s
and nroad carved picture moulding are also
heavily gilded. superb curtains OF fawn
coiored brocade have been Brought from
London lately 10 drape the broad windows
and a new carpet oil a shade to correspond
with the curtains and walls was also re-
Gently imported for this room, which is
the scene OF so many banquets and gay small
dinners. The same furniture, the carved
and crested sideboard of English cal the
chairs OF oak and dark brown leather. will
be retained The superb service of silver.
of which 50 much has been written, viii
show to advantage in its present sur
roundings.
There is no home in the city more lived
In than the British embassy. 1t boasts no
stately. bluebeard looking chambers for
formal occasions butts Hooded with sunshine
and alert with domesticity throughout the
season of the presence OF its occupants.
The people at certain swell up town
apa artnient house are getting to be a set of
dyspeptics under the benign influen ce of the
nailager of its cafe. Now unhappily the
mldest form of that malady is crossness,
and a mild desire to kick" This fact is
so well understood, that tile statement that
these unfortunates have it bad" as one
of them said not long since, will arouse
sympathy.
A few mornings ago a wealthy railroad
niagnate, who has ssubsistencea nd a gorgeous |
at something on his pla te, smile sa rd oncally.
rise, stick his fork fiercely through the |
offending object, and holding 1t aloft, |
stride to the end of the room; There sat |
who looked up in surprise as the |
indignant railroad magnate held the smoky, |
dingy object next to his nose.
Look at that: look at it, say" cried the |
outraged dyspeptic, do you cal THAT toast" |
The proprietor gazed tthe specimen |
Dlandiy, as every one in the crowded room
turned to hear his response.
'Well, really" he said, I'm no Judge of |
toast. L never eat it,"
The fare is much better since, Iagoo says.
Prof. and Mrs. De Saussure are stopping
1t No. 1537 l street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. ]. Byrnes celebrated
heir silver wedding on Saturday. Nuptial
mass took place in the morning at st. !
Aloysius' Church. Rev. Cornelius Gillespie |
assisted by Father DoIan: |
-obed in silver vestments, and the nuptial |
of twenty-five years ago was
again bestowed. In the evening a recep
ion was held at their home. which was at
ractively decorated with palms and flow
RS, and under a tropical bower the happy |
,ouple received the congratulations of over
200 Of their friends kilograms of con
nan MrDougall and Col. and Mrs. Serene
Payne, of New York: Among themany who
,ailed :, :, were Mr.. W Burrqss. Mrs. Henry
BOOKER, and Miss Fogarty.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Welsh, jr.. Saturday. October 26 at Christ
,hurch. at IL a. IN. Miss Crampton is a
Iiece of Mrs. Elizabeth Bnsey. After De-
ember 1 Mr.. and Mrs. Welsh will be at
vest
Lieut.. and Mrs. Peary are the guests OF
ir. and Mrs. Morris X. Jessup, at Lenox,
lass.
Mr.. Cornelius Gardiner has returned from
NIslt 10 lnc cbltinetit |
Mr.. John Leager, private secretary to
Lamont, and Mrs. Leager have
eturned from a trip abroad.
The engagement of Miss Salie Loving
D Mr.. Theodore Dwight, of Boston, for
lerly librarian Of the State Department,
announced
Countess Esterhazy and Mrs BoIles. her s
lster, are at the old Carroll mansion,
Eighteenth and l. streets. for the winter.
The protrait of Mrs. Polk, which has SO
ing smiled down from the doorway in the |
ue room at the Executive Mansion which |
ads into the hail. has been removed and
ung elsewhere. Immortal Ceasar, dead
nd turned TO clay, might stop hole 10
ecp the wind away" says Shakespeare,
nj the appropriateness of this quotation
ist here can be explained. The delicate
ale blue fringe of this drawing-room,
as for some time been defaced by water I
.om leakage just above the door, and
lrs. Polk was conveniently hung there to
lde the objectionable spot. Tho accidental
gliness has been repaired, and Mrs. Polk
By the way, the protrait of
resident Harrison. by Eastman Johnson,