Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-03-06
MIS-. cLEvELAsDs cHUms.
She E.feytsins Them Only In the
simplest way.

ETY. in the White House, and those fortu
nate enough TO go there have had man,
opportunities of seeing its ever fascinat
ing mistress. They have seen her look
ing as well as she ever looked in he
life, and they have seen her wear som,
charming costumes
The gown In which she appeared a
the diplomatic dinner was the most be
coming and most chic that she has worn
The rich brocade and the warm tinted
velvet with which II was combined were
suitable to the dignity that has been
added 10 Mrs. Cleveland's manner since
Mr.. Cleveland's first term. There will
be two more evening receptions this
season, one for the Army and Navy and
the public one
II Is always In the blue room that the
public sees Mrs. Cleveland When she
receives her friends informally, as she
does those who have received cards or
who have been especially invited, on
MONDAY afternoons, from until 6
~ AA'N ~ r}At HtaHGn hOiAitliil+tb III the IGQ
room, and sometimes in the blue room
Mrs. Cleveland always gives one large
card afternoon reception in the winter
She receives the guests in the east room
and as the guests are presented they pass
through other rooms into the dining
room where an elaborats lunch is
served, this being the only large affair
at which refreshments are served at the
White house
Occasionally, as In the case of the
luncheon at the White House in honor
of Miss Woodward Mrs Cleveland en-
tertains In a smaller way. but she is
leading rather isolated life this Ad-
ministration, compared with her first
experience In the White House She
has always had the good sense not to
live too much before the public While
she Is graciousness itself, she is always
the wife % the President of the United
States. She goes about much less than
the Harrisons' did. and she is perhaps |
more popular on that account,
There are no White House favorites
Mrs. Cleveland is good friend of Mrs
Lamont, but there is no trace of such a
decided preference for her as would be
unpleasant for the other women in the
Cabinet circle.
Mrs George Curzon, when she was
Miss Letter, was as intimate a frisna as
Mrs. Cleveland had She lunched at the
White House often, and Mrs. Cleveland
vent several times to the Letter house
or lunckson. She was at the wedding
Ind west early to the receptios. This
$ the only weddiag which Mrs Cleve-
Snd has attended.
She goes to see the families of the
,sbinet officers, but not on theirreeeption
lays. WheA she has had guests In the
louse who Asve been eager to snake the
ound of Cabinet calls aud see the inter :
sting crowds at the reception, Mrs. /
,levelsnd hiss. driven with them to the {
iffesent houses and waited in the car
iase until the call was over. She is
ond OF Harriet Lave Johnsoa whom :
he visits. and WAC is oftea at the Waite S
louise Another intimate friend OF Mrs. S
'levelsnd is Mi" Elizabeth Lockwood ,
t Buffalo. S
Although Mrs. Cleveland has aever {
ossd as = housekseper, she is not with I
mt AZ interest ia the decorations and (
for the different White ,
louise fusetious One could wish, I
sough, that she would induce the per
on who has charge of the decoration OF {
he table Cor state dinners to forbear I
ROM loadisg Il with i@meass fruit
ishes. Tke gold service, the osrdelsbra,
he Sewers and the other handsome fur !
ishiags are enough without bananas,
rs.ges and grapes.
Asd there Is never asy trace OF an I
rtist hand or fastidious fewinine aye
a the crnamentation of the different {
ooms for big function" One css posi- c
vcly state that no other fashionable
osiess in Washington would be able to
n6urc the sight OF mnstles ornamented {
for company" as the White House n
isntles arc. 1t reminds one of soothing | |,
> muek as the days when roses wer1 Il
sountsd on tootspicks and surrounded |,