The Washington times., 1895-04-07
SOCIAL SAYINGS AND DoINGs

well known from his series of articles in
The Century upon his travels in Siberia.
They left the city on Monday last to fulfill
some engagements in the north prior to
going TO their summer home on Cape Breton
Island. From Washington they went direct
TO Flushing, Long Island, where they are
the guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chickering.
Mr Kennan viii give a number OF lectures
during his stay on Long Island, and on
the 18th instant Mrs. KEENAN, will give
a reading in Buffalo for the benefit of the
Free kindergarten OF that city. On Easter
] Monday she will give another reading in
Rochester in aid OF the Vassar Aid Fund.
During her recent stay in this city Mrs
Kennan gave a reading that proved one
OF the most enjoyable events in the line
OF Lenten entertainments. Whenever these
readings are given Mrs. Kennan gives the
/ entire proceeds TO some charity.
In every way Mrs. Kennan is qualified to
be most interesting lecturer and to divide
honors in this field with her husband, as
WIN the exception of the time spent in in
spectlng the Siberian prisons, she accom-
panied him throughout his Russian tour.
While he was going through Siberia she
awaited his return in st. Petersburg util-
izing this time in gathering data for her
own future use in the way of readings and
illustrations for the same. She is equally
enthusiastic with her husband in all that
pertains to the amelioratiOn of the race
generally, aud that OF the Siberian serfs
and exlies in particular. Personally Mrs.
hennan is simple, unaffected woman,
with very cordial, charming manner that
at once attracts strangers.
Ii is likely that before finally leaving
the United States for their summer home,
Mr. and Mrs. Kennan will return for
another short visit to Washington.
Mrs. Terhune (Marion Harland) is another
charming woman who has been making
visit to friends in Washington since the
close of the regular season. While here
Mrs. Terhune was the guest of Mrs. Waite,
widow of the late chief justice, and during
her stay gave q series of lectures or talks
at one OF the churches. Mrs. Terhune's
first public appearance in Washington as
lecturer was some three or four years
ago, when she came on for the purpose of
interesting the public in the plan for caring
for the last resting place of Mary Wash
ington and raising a monument in her
honor. On that occasion she made many
friends, by whom she was warmly well
coined back on the recent visit.
Mrs. u. S. Grant, who recently returned
from spending the winter in the South, has
in contemplation numerous plans for the
coming summer without any distinct
lively definite ideas as to which OF the many
places frequented by fashion she VIII
go to first. One thing only she is quite
decided about at present, and that is that
she Will not spend the summer at Long
Branch. Narragansett and Saratoga are
both strong claimants upon her fancy, and
while the summer is not likely to pass
without her going TO Long Branch for
visit, it VIII be only for a visit.
Wherever she goes Mrs. Grant will be
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Sar-
toris, and they contemplate, after breaking
up their housekeeping in this city, going
to Canada. Mrs. Sartors has finally
decided not to return to England for at
least another year, and is now looking for
the arrival OF her oldest daughter, Miss
Vivian Sertoris, who VIII spend the sum
mer with her in this country.
Mrs. Grant has been among the first to
pay the income tax, without waiting for
the decision of the Supreme Court on the
subject 1his was done at the instigaton
OF her son, Col. Fred Grant. whose belief
that the law VIII be sustained in this re-
spect is so strong that he persuaded his
mother on the subject, and saw TO it that
her share Of the income tax was paid
in without further demur
Parrot stories, good bad and indifferent
are always coming up TO the surface. The
latest and one OF the best things in this
line is that of a parrot owned by a Wash
ington family, aud from which it would
seem that the loquacious birds do really
have the power OF doing some thinking on
their own account. The parrot in question
leads pampered life in one 81 the fashion
able houses of the West End. Not long
since among the visitors was a young man
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seem appropriate. In due course of time
he became aware of the presence Of the
festive green and yellow bird, and saunter-
ing with nonchalent grace over to the sunny
window in which the parrotw with equal
noncha lence swinging itself in n gilded ring,
was just about TO drawl forth his greeting
when the parrot, taking the initiative,
fairly paralyzed his powers of speech by
quickly interpolating: For heavens
sake, don't ask me il L want cracker"
There is a wealthy widower in Wash
fngton, who is not quite as happy as he
might have been had circumstances been
otherwise than they were in the progress
of his suit with rich young widow, well
known in the most fashionable society OF
the city. Having for some time paid his
attentions after the most conventional
pattern, the male remnant of past matri- |
monial venture, set his mind upon enter
tanning the widow in his own house. To
this end he arranged for dinner party in
her honor, trumped up an aged female rela
tive from somewhere chaperone for the
occasion and gave orders for a dinner fit
for a king.
When the auspicious evening arrived and
a widow, duly divested of her wraps,
in company with the other ladies of the
party appeared in the drawing-room inregu-
lation full dress, which, OF course, means
al nj a n pf nj tIac clyi irf nd
general poverty of ii in any other portion
OF the gown, the heart of the widower was
supremely happy In his soul the fires
of love burned ardently, but somehow the
same could not be asserted of the furnace
by which the dra wing-rooms were supplied |
with heat
For some unexplained reason the fire
In the furnace was not burning at all and
because of this fact, the widow at the |
close of the dinner, after shivering all |
through the feast, went home and forthwith |
had a bad attack Of pneumonia. Hence
the coolness now existing between the two, |
who, had it not been for the behavior of
that furnace at the eventfu dinner from |
which so much was Hoped, might now have
mutually agreed to let by-gones be by |
cones, and started anew together in the |
line of married life.
Ex-senator Mcpherson is very desirous
or disposing to advantage OF his present resi- |
dence on Vermont avenue and has already
had several offers for the same. AS none
of these have met with his idea of what |
the property should bring at private sale
has been done in the matter. The |
price set by Mr.. Mop upon the prop
erty is $115 goo. The nearest offer made
to this was that of the Brazilian Minister,
Senor de Mendonca, who, by the way, is
decidedly one of the wealthiest members of |
N diplOrn ot rta nffarad &10S l
600. Beyond this he declined to go on ac- |
count of the fact that there is nostable onthe |
premises. Several times New Jerseys |
ex-senator has made oYertures to nronertr |