The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-30

s9,4e4 nAlglA 4nte Caaton,s siat eaeFstaa
0lrlAl sprisly,
ME memlers Of the new cabinet are,
tnthasissslc on the subject Of ne white
le6le dinner on last Wednesday night
Alts AlcKtpiey showed herself 2 charms
h6ste ma the prenldant has .
ltlSe talent for entertaining. The
little tinge q lniomRlity given 70 thsI
fuhction added 10 the enjoyment Of the
quests, and finlshlns the evening With
4 musicale, 10 which q number Of
friends were invited who were not a.
III dinner. was 4 happy thought.
GdnegSI Horace Porter and Colonel
ana sIfS. John HAY were amonG the
a % tho evening Both the PRESS
dent ana Airs Mckinley are fond Of
music, and the Scotch songs on thepro-
Sramme were given u the Presldent's
Ftqusat, HIS taste seemed also 70 be
Z ihat q the guests on Wednesday night,
ana = 'syrifhin q Mile Of Edinboro'
Town. brought forth abundant aps
piNnse from the digplled members Of
tho Seahinet
Mo question whether wine ever Will
Re served aG the white house seems 10
IS HSttlOd by ia absence from tine din.
nef the other night.
Nota Suggestion Of NSi'At.
on wednesday there not even sus-
tiSh OF wine. The expectations was
ssid 10 be intense when the waters ap-
peSFed with bottles wrapped In napkias,
3 that until the liquid was poured into
the sissseE. which might have been
champagne glasses from their shape. no
one could tell that It was appollinarls.
Even the Roman punch course was
ofnmitted. Aside from this commission
better ana more complete dinner never
was served. The Vice. resident ana
aLFS. Hobart were not Invited 90 the 0l w.
iieF which Will make pTecedent Lor
ne Commission Of their names In the
fegnlar cabinet dinners 10 the FreSts
: dent aha Mrs Mckinley next year.
During President HOrrison'S aunllnis-
4 ffgtIdn. the PreSident and the Vice
PreSident and the cabinet and the dtf-
feFeFent women IN the circle made an
iflnVItahie group, When q cabinet oltis
eer and his wife entertained the Presl'
dent and his wife and the other mems
hers OF the cabinet, the Vtce~F res.laens
and his wife were invited as H. lt.is
81 course In the Cleveland admintS-
TRITON this was not the case sotnee
Times tthe Vice President and Mfa.
Stevenson were not Included. but more
0fton they were not, and i would ap.
~ that during the next four years
tlie Viee.P President and his wife are so
ciaiIy TO be connected with the senate
more than with the Executive onlSlois;
Though, ,if this u the case. there .To1!9-
seem no reason why Mrs, Hops[t y ShS .,.l.
receive on Wednesday, the cabinet uay.
a Il always the custom Of the second
lRdY of the land. There Is sort o. uns
deFStudy yaEuenesk about the vice
FFeSidentS position which cannot De
npnfecia4ed outside Of Washington.
ApotISsr unssttlel question.
Another constant source Of turmoil
"a soeIetyls the agitation Of the cabinet
women and the wives Of the senators,
a. "a which shall pay the hrst can.
There b only side Of the question from
he outsider s,potnt Of View; Of course
n renatora' wives should call frst,
But although the point was supposed
10 hG*e. been settled for good IN this
Nay, there are many wives of senator's
MO reuse to be governed by the rule
md they walt The question Of pre-
sedence Is complicated. The wife OF the
Viee-presfdent never makes . first call
stiSe an n the white house Is. Of course
Siways cxcebted) The wife OF the chier
IiIgfIce ~ the supreme court only meReA
fh4 fiFyt call on the wife OF the vice.
I5FpeIdRnt Next 81 the order OF prece-
8e1en come the cabinet, and then the
\ liiGfIeaS Of the supreme court ana tnelf
famfli6s. The dlscord - 80 etron8 ~
khis matter that the host eases IN NaSfls
linton avoid asking the ipenh % the
cabinet and OF the supreme court q me
SaSI,s tiri1e y hard feelings Is sure TO be
the result, The members OF the olploS
n1fie SET call upon the secretary OF
gtaie, but the other members OF the
fSbiBet cali ppon the wives OF AmbAS-
RSd0rR and ministers. There y 9 very
PiRId etiquette IN regard to the PRESS
dent ana his wife.
Unon the occasions when the Ereal-
dent dimes out he IS never kept waiting,
bnt dinner q announced as soon as &c
Giissts .are there or not. And, again,
aithouEh we cannot imagine our press
f1t presidents observing this rule, the
head az the Nation u supposed % enter
IN caIfiage mist, even before his own
VIC. Nj. Cleveland was severely crttlr
ciged for conforming to this dictate.
me etiquette Of precedence Is obseFV-
"a 10 q ridiculous extent, even amons
fhe young people Of the official circle,
md a 4 luncheon, for instance: the
other guests walt for the one who holds
tbe highest oficial rank to make the
fiFBt move 10 80.
MD present cabinet may be called q
brilliant ont. The Impression that the
women IN the circle have made 80 Tar
mi been one that promises much Tor
tbo social atmosphere Of the next four
years. ThereSiS social talent, intein-
Fence, beauty and grace In the set. In
5naICinE the cabinet calls one is struck
WITH the apparent ease with which the
women have assumed the duties that
have come with their positions.
NFS. Hobart has pretty rooms az the
Arlington, and shows wonderful tact
n making her receptions q success
Nh. GaTy aud her daughters are re-
teiVinR many visitors at their apart"
Imenta ii the Portland.
The corning Of Miss McKenun, who
viii mot be here for several months, is
awaited with interest. She Is said to
possess unusual beauty.
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