The herald., 1897-06-13
SUMMERING
Where the Official World
Will ReCreate
THE GAY NATIONAL CAPITAL
IS ITSELF A DELIGHTFUL PLEAS
URE RESORT
When the Weather Permissible Nc
Kinleys to Remain in Washing
ton-Chevy Chase

Oldest lnhabitant remembers in any pre-
vious season. When this "City of Mag
nificent Distances" is at it's best-as in
springtime-no pleasure resort In the
country can equal it for perfection of
climate and general comfort of living.
Its broad streets and Incompatible ave-
rues, smooth and clean as board floors,
shaded upon either side by beautiful
trees make it very paradise for cycling,
driving and horseback riding. Innuemr-
able parks. all adorned with statues,
fountains and flowers, with benches set
in shaded hooks, tempt the loiterer; the
Marine band entertains the resident
world four afternoons of every week
in the White House grounds, the capitol
grounds, the navy yard and Fort Myer;
several of the opera houses, cooled by
electric fans, offer summer attractions
Cat summer prices); electric cars speed
into the green and fragrant country in
all directions beyond the limits of the
District of Columbia; and railway trains
carry excursionists in two or three hours
to the mountains and mineral springs Of
Maryland and Virginia.
AS A SUMMER RESORT.
In ordinary seasons Washington Is
| sweltering by the middle of May and
everybody not absolutely tied here HES
to cooler regions; but this year, thanks to
! the remarkable lingering of spring in
summers lap, the exodus has not yet
begun. Few members of the official or
diplomatic circles will leave before con-
gress adjourns-which may not be until
the middle of July; unofficial upper-ten-
dom always follows closely in the wake
of these leaders of fashion, and would
be "sassiety" tags religiously after.
Therefore, Washington is enjoying an
| unparalleled second season." scarcely
| less gay than that of the winter, but With
difference in the character of enter
ainments-garden parties, lawn fetes,
picnics and tally-ho excursions predom-
| mating. President and Mrs. Mckinley
will probably remain here most of the
summer, if not every bit Of 1.-THE first
time, by the way, that a presidential
family has done it in many years. The
president rides his new Kentucky thor
oughbred every morning and evening.
| and Mrs. Mckinley goes in her carriage.
| neither ever seeming to tire of the
charming suburban roads. The presi-
dent, too, takes as much pleasure as
| boy in the several short trips he has
made, and a number of similar kind
has been arranged for the near future
But they have been found rather too
fatiguing for Mrs. Mckinley, and, as
she cannot go, neither will the ladies Of
the cabinet participate in the official
junkets.
THE HOBART HOME
The vice-president will house-warm
his new quarters in the Cameron man
sion by entertaining his official family,
the United States senate, and the pres
ident and his official family, the cabinet,
on the evening of June 4th. Mrs. Ho-
bart feels that she can make herself
entirely comfortable here, all summer,
if congress concludes to tarry so long.
When ex-senator Cameron bought tine
commodious old house facing Lafay-
ettte square, the most beautiful park in
the District of Columbia, he had the in
terror almost entirely torn out and
transformed it into an up-to- date abode
or, as the real estate agents say, with
all modern improvements" The front
entrance is under projecting oriel win
dow, which is supported by stone pill
lars. 1t is now an English basement
affair, with reception room and an
office in front, on level with the street,
and servants hall and kitchen in the
rear. The drawing room, on the Sec
ond floor, has long French windows,
opening on a steep rooted veranda; the
veranda always bordered with flower
boxes, which have long, trailing vines.
The library, dining room and pantry
are on this floor, at the east end, and
the bed rooms above. All are richly and
appropriately furnished, for the vice.
president is one of the very wealthy men
of this administration. The drawing
room is in delicate tints, gilt furniture
upholstered in pale satins harmonizing
with the ivory white woodwork The
mansion is painted light yellow out
side to accord with the semi colonial
style of architecture.
1t is already spoken of as the Cream
White house" for Mrs. Hobart is born
leader of society, and whatever social
gayeties are lacking in the real White
House close by, with it's invalid mis-
tress, will probably be more than made
up by the presidents first assistant
THE SHERMANS
Secretary and Mrs. Sherman havs
often remainted late in Washington,
during his many years in the senate
. when sessions have been long protracted
so they will feel no extraordinary hard
. ship in keeping the McKinleys COM
pany, all summef if need be. Indeed, II
is said in some quarters that there is
not warm blood enough in the whole
Sherman family to feel the heat of any
zone The secretary of state and his
family are very early risers. They ara
usually down stairs before o'clock in
the morning and breakfast is over and
the days duties well under way while
the neighbors are yet deep in their
mornings maps. But then beauty sleep
would be quite wasted on this elderly
couple and no doubt the secretary owes
much of his worldly success to the early
bird business while others were nap
ping.
AT CHEVY CHASE
Secretary and Mrs. Gage have leased
; the handsome residence of Mr.. Francis
lG Newlands at Chevy Chase, in the
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