The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
COMING FIRST LADY.
Mesdannes Morton, Cleveland and
Brio Are the Richest Women
In the Unitet States.


the first time in it's hundred years of
freedom the United States has broad
choice for IL selection of lady Of the white
house The "possibilities" for the posi-
ton are known i'll social life and in diplo-
matte and financial circles True, the
white house lady has always peen q
worthy occupant Of the place, but more
often in past years has she been un-
known rntil election, and then reluctant
~ drawn from the retirement of homie.
rather than Il selection from the ranks
OF brilliant society.
In ute Of til" fact that so many presi-
dental possibilities are widowers Or
bachelors, there are nearly a dozen wUii,-
en- who may yet shine in the white House
and whose rule and position is SO well
Known III society that it can be raced
ahead into the white house walls.
The Wealthcst If the wnulrn who
might enter the white house as mistress
are Mrs. Brjce. Mrs Morton and Mrs
Cleveland. The first cam" into forum"
gradually. sharing her husIrni'> brill
liant career III" SECOND was u great
heiress when sh" married Mr. Norton
and she enjoys 4 great liIrO1nr IF her
own, independent of her husband mill
: ions; and the third is Il WOMAN abnnt
, whom the halo of romance sheds Il giea,u
: tina, tells Of f"rtuLat" Investments. ec',n-
oiny and l"rlueuthInent. until she. too. is
)
The least known of all the wives Of
men prominently before The public eye
is Mrs. Thomas r. Reed. who - said TO
dislike tb" society Of Washington. Bit
F.. Mrs Reed says this is a mistake. The
fact is that having lived long at the
! capital she has grown accustomed 10 it's
eaieties and has learned to take them
toned down instead Of high-pi.cii"'l. The
| wives of the judges Of thu. Supreme coHr,
! tax" Washington winters in the sanIr
way that Mrs. R.". takes it. t"mIa.r-
: atey
! yled with that OF his daughter Kate
i This is because. Miss Kittie has just
reached the age when young girls like
! to dance, sing and be on he 90 from
morning until night. Her father cal!
i seldom slip away without her. and her
. nam" MOI" 'h"n her ln"'b"r'S is known
! to tho socie'E l,arasra piier. Mrs. Reed
| herself IS woman Of culture. use-! 10
, hls! social lii" for the past twenty years
i Th" career Of Mrs. Dulmik has been
a pubic one since III" W"lt /" visit at
the whit house for months al a TIM"
during Aunt Carries time. Sli "a m.
!: Of fine family. AMI her short mHrri,'i
: beauty Of the white house pnssiii:tic>
unless one fancirs the Youthful :natr'n-
: illness of Mrs. Cleveland or til. extr.n...
delicacy Of Mrs. AIrkinl..y'~ face. Mr..
DimmicE. who will soon he Mrs T1urri
son, is not rnlls'!rro'' frlIy cut # rhr
race" Washington will her az
brilliant hostess if not as its first lady,
Mrs. Wilson is the best educated f-u.!
best posted woman at the capital. H"r
reign would SAVIOR of the Lucy Ha,eS adj
ministra ton except that she would MAX"
no stand for prohibition. She would
gather the educational elements around
her as Rose Elizabeth Cleveland did, arl
h..r ;,,f1 ~,
club life She i a tinr!ookinc woman
4 Southcrner. anal, like the others ln,i,-
toned. she has been accustomed t. good
colthes and Il highly cultured life.
The hrillancy IF the a~hingr"r VIII
tiers, with either Mrs. Calvin :. I:l"r in
the white house ur Mrs. Morton. j.
something II hr More imagined than
forecastcd.
Both MatrHn> would bring nlarriay--
able daughters to the white lIuu~.. with
the probability of Il white hotl>,. w. j.
ding. and both are fvirl If >,,ip- So
c!ety and brilliant entertainment Ms
Whitney wHs the only other WASH .-t",
hostess that ever had the means =. a.
comp!iSh the social prestige they v"n''!
p'ish better 1i!an Mrs. Whitney did
The latter be-! !, l'al.y during the adj
ministrati"l ana was handicapped Ivy The
; lack OF grown ~, Sol~ ami daughters.
Pauline WAS but school girl ~ D"H;l~
Ferry thtl
Last summer Mrs. Brivv< N,.>,~ TT
villa cost her SirtHW rental. ;,!;.l :,
Waldorf Aston One of her ,.I,,",t1l-
ment>. when she had the fortune. :. il. r..
the dancers the tahIeau1 and the gar len
party all at once. is said to have '>nnl.
TO 5000, and during the esa>,,n shy
easily spent half Z ll;lii''n in cl:; rtain-
: men1s. She considers this the 1r"lr.,
way of paying back t. the pepp!,. Ic1
: husbands millions. In the white a.,l>s
her reign would he one of UNSURPASSED
gaiety.
, The Washington rlli"r tllut Mrs lie,
Z. Morton had directed = real ,>1al,
agent to hold her Washington rt,Sil"nc,
: Dot renting it unit! further orders ;pll>
tn" curious that Mrs. Morton intends ,'
i occupy that home another winter either
I as the frs! lady If the land or as i;
Washington resident.
1hc hve Morton daughters and THEN
, maids and fr.i.s'S would fill the whit;
house t" the doors. and crowd out til.
} Presidents, secretary. \ private resi-
| lencc would lr ! necessity Will. Mrs
Morton. Personally She likes to n;.intai,
a private establishment
Mrs. Mckinley would he Il con>d.'rat,
: white house hostess in Sl,iI, Of her in
, validism. She has always held her r..
ccptionS regularly, and keeps herself
surrounded with young women i'll pla>,
of the daughters she has not She is 4
lavish hostess, spending much upon htI
friends, and she is Il very diplomatic ons.
Mr. Mckinley would assist his wife i'll
her high social position and help h"r
through il.
The fact that Mr.. Allison and Mr.. Hill!
. have no lady" the former being wild
over, and tn" latter a bachelor. 'leprives
! gcSSipers of the pleasure OF llcturing the
/ first lady under either regime. If either
, were elected. his life would not he worth
} | living until be selected :: wife. And he
! must select q !cuns aid beautiful w"na
l an for a white house marriage. People
would dearly like to see the tlcv"lanc
, romance repeated. Both Hill and Ali
son were either to the manner horn ol
speedily adopted there. aud both arr
cheerful entertainers.
:, The Hill lady would be allowed tn,
utmost latitude. judging from the lar
ishness with which Mr.. Hill now enter
/ tainS his men friends, and III" wife OF
assistance. Mir. Allison is Il Very great
!. society mian ainl has sill greater society
possibilities. The only other rresten.
his equal in society predictions was
. Che ster y. Arthur and hack OF him,
!. George WASHINGTON.
There arc other good Possesses among
the possihilticS Mrs. Carlisle has often
tain clearly defined rNtcn:-thc limit OF
her porke;hook. Mrs. Lamont. a fire.
Hucnt subject of white house conjecture.
is less Of an entertainer than Mrs Car
isle, but. having greater wealth. wnull
develop into greater hostess rs soon
rs h"r children have grnwn 4 little.
With the next white house mist reSS
politics will be a part of social life as
politics now are in English official life
Last week Mrs. Morton took her place
upon the 1iour Of the Senate in Albany
and talked with the senators in favor
Of 4 certain school measure. Mrs Reed
has decided views. Mrs. Carli>le'S in
huerce has been sought these four years.
and both Mrs. Bricr and Mrs Dinmick
have l:nt their names as support 10 semi
political measures. The day of the
women who doesn't know and the woman,
Who doesn't care has gone far by
The next lady OF the white house will
not. after her husbands election. have
to take lessons in Washington etiquette
and precedence. Nor will she need To-
order Il full wardrobe With one new
robe for the inauguration ball any of
the white house lady n"SSihitieS will