New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07


NC. ,.~.,ar y, The American Minister. When
w,,, Afr rennyson Minister Buchanan receives
the degree OF Doctor Of Civil Law from '"e o"'-
verslty Of oxford. Miss Lanes appenr"1,SSe e s,'
the signal for great enthusiasm a''on ma received
dents who greeted her with cheers an" 'e'''''
II was during Miss Lanes regime az me Mn nrn.
House thai the Prince Of Wales made MS mem I'm,
orabIe visit and the he occupied az W, ,nas
time Is s,ill known as the Prince OF Johnston
has made her home in Washington where 81; ;he
occupies a spacious house In Est, io'm .hs nur
nSms o. During Presiicnt Cieveands Admin
s,ration she was frequent guest at the c,s1mine
successor a warm friendship has grown up
Mrs sempIe was unable TO take any part In the
ceremonies and festivities Of the week ADVANCING
axe and feeble health make II impract'caple io'
her TO expose herself TO undue excitement ana s"e
rarely leaves the sunny room Ia the Louise rome
which has been hers for many years. Naturally
she had deep interest in the OCCASION an" II re-
called the scenes OF the early fortes wren she -
frequently played the role Of first lady III the 'a''
and Daniel Webster made gallant speeches TO her
a; the State dinners Of that period. Mrs semp'ef
hair Is snowy white. and her deep-set or''''a".
ewes and strongly marked features remind one Oh
the pictures OF her father. whose marriage a!.ei
her mothers death 10 Miss. Gardiner oeauuiu'
Now-Engand woman she has never quite forgiven
The I.ouise Home founded by w W. corcoran Is
Of the ren,!ewomen within It's walls il well looked
after but there ia something extremely sad IN me
PRESIDENTS should spend her last, day. there an
object Of charity none the less tnat rsrhas,.sa
by the ceremonies OF the last week incident upon
President McKinley's inauguration.
The family Of General Grant war well repre-
sen,od at the Inauguration Besides Mrs. Grant
Mrs sarorls and the lstterr children who live here
Colonel and Mrs. Fred Grant were the guests oi
Mrs Edwin Beale. their mothers lifelong friehd'
Mis-. Grant took a keen interest In the proceedings.
rs she does In all social and official anaiTs anu
compared them doubtless. 10 the iraugurations OF
Presidcn. Grant In ies9 and 1873 The widow oil the
;ustrous General carries her age gracefully. ana
her gray hair. partly covered by the DAINTY lace
cap she affects is very becoming. She dresses gen.
orally In black in stuffs OF rich material ana weais
quantities Of fine lace Mrs. Grant was popular
mistress Of the White House and sincerely en-
joyed the experience. leaving the mansion tha'
had been her home for eight years with genuine re-
grei The duties OF her position. less ardIous 10
her than some OF her predecessors never weieheu
upon her: but then. she is a woman OF much char
acicr and great executive ability and has met a''
The crises OF her lie In fine way.
Mrs Sartor!s at her fathers second Inauguration
was the same age that her daughter Vivian Is now
and with Miss Edith Fish, the daughter OF the
Secretary of State, was belle OF that Dali "he'c
the canary birds. provided TO sing for Miss Nellie
were TOO nearly frozen 10 perform their once
where the champagne froze in the glasses and the
guests wore their outside wraps over th.ir pan
clothes during the entire evening only year iIie,
Went to i've in he. English home; but her lite there
never weaned her from her loyalty 10 America
ton in the early days Of her wdowhood. At Pres
dent McNinleys Inauguration she had az her emu
dren with her. and 10 her dauehters ana ner son
Alyernon who were born and bred In England, III
an interesting ceremony.
Mrs. Stanley Brown Is the youngest Of this trio
II Presidents daughters. and when her father
was inaugurated was n stout little girl OF eleven
in white musins and blne ribbons. She married
Stanley Brown. her fathers secretary, while sun
In her teens. and after years residence IN Eu-
rope. where Mr. Brown took course ut one OF
the universities they came 10 live in Washington,
where the greater pert Of Mrs Browns life had
been spent Mrs. Brown f. a gentle. sweet,iaced
young matron. and her charming nome IN sas1s
chusei,e-ave which her mother Mrs Garneid
share. with her for A part OF each winter Is q
centre for artistic and literary people circlr
which botn she and her husband prefer to the
ultfa-fashionable set.
II was a grave disappointment to the Inaugural
Committee having the matter In charge that the
10 blanket Indians who were expected TO march
In the parade did not appear They would have
made a picturesque and typical feature but bo,h
the real and the imitation braves OF Tammahy.
who in their Hight topcoats. big canes ana
shining silk hats were so conspicuous at fresl-
dent tlevtdnds nrrt nnahsuTtti"nr "ei' "i'7Hi'e
There are however. number OF Indians IN
town some OF them wrapped in the TRADITIONAL
blankets. delegates from the Kickapoo and Usage
nations The Kckepoos have a grievance against
the Government concerning the selling OF their
surplus lands. and. led by their handsome old
chief Panama have come to protest against the
Injustice done them. They are by far the most
picturesque red that visit the capital. and
when they appear in the streets In their gay
blankets and warpaint, are the cynosure OF all
eyes a.,
The Osages who are the richest nation in the
world receiving some $50 month per capita. IN
Guiding s1uaws and children down 10 the smallest
papooses have two delegations here, representing
different factions in their tribe. who have asked
their white brothers in the Interior Department
10 be arbiters regarding some internal quarrels
consequent upon their last election. Both Peter
elected TO the supreme Office and they were both
on hand 10 present their claims Peter Bigheart
Is q civilized Indian and n progressive man. a be-
lever in education and the methods OF white men
for his people. while Saucy Chief, so Bighearts
adherents affirm is an od-fashioned Indian gov
erned by racial traditions. He II a plutocrat.
nevertheless with a hundred thousand dollars and
more but he still clings TO his blanket, and adorns
his face with war paint,
In the last days Of the Lrvth Congress there
were many speeches made some Of them for no
end seemingly but TO display the eloquence of the
speakers. and much precious time was consumed
IN discussing subjects which. II generally