The evening times., 1897-01-20
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President-elect and Mrs. Mckinley and
party will occupy apartments at the Ebbitt
House. Overtures have been made them by
every other fIrst-class hotel in Washing
ton, and sple ndid suites of rooms have been
placed at their disposal, But the choice
| has definitely fallen upon the Ebbitt House
because OF their old time association with
| the place.
Mrs. Mckinley, in speaking recently or her
| future social duties in the White House,
| said she would undoubtedly be compelled
| to bring with her from her home in Canton
handsome high chair she had made some
years since for her own special use on re-
| ceiving occasions. On account of her
delicate health Mrs Mckinley will not be
| able to undergo the fatigue of standing in
line at any of the state receptions, as
| even the comparatively small receptions
at her Ohio home have necessitated the use
| of this high chair At first sight the i'm
preston would be that she was receiving
IN a standing position as the chair has
been constructed with this special object
| In view.
An inI ovation in the matter of receiv
ing by the mistress of the White House will
be quite in order, as Mrs. Harrison entirely
did away with all handshaking on the
part of the Presidents wife. This was
necessltated by the fact that she was
great sufferer fIom rheumatism, especially
in her fingers, and 10 have anyone grasp
her hand, even in the gentlest manner, was
positive agony. Mrs. Harrison, therefore,
hit az on the expedient of fortifying herself
with a huge IouQuet, so that even an at
tempt at handshaking could not be made.
How very clever women are, to be sure
Here we have been specializing for two
months whether Senator sherman would he
"A member OF the Mckinley Cabinet, but Mrs.
Sherman, it appears, has known all along
that he would be, and felt so sure all along
that n great many OF her domestic plans
have been carried out accordingly. Some
insist that Mr.. Sherman will not be in
the Cabinet AS it will be finally made up
but who shall question that Mrs. Sherman
knows? Who shall doubt that she has
known it all along?
There is another similar case For the
past few weeks it has been assumed that
eX-Gov. Long OF Massachusetts would be
Secretary of the Navy; but some have
doubted until we heard by telegraph from
Boston that Mrs. Long had been speak
ing to some Of her friends about the idea
OF returning TO Washington, and referred to
her fondness for.the place except for the
malaria which is, OF course, totally i'm
aginary-and to the pleasure she would
have in returning. So, who shall doubt that
eX-Gov. Long is to be a Cabinet officer?
This lady, by the way, is well remembered
here by the older Congressional set. The
Longs lived on street, just west OF Four
teenth, and We're property located, being
just west Of Fourteenth. With them were
Mr.. Longs two daughters by former mar
riage. They have now a little son, Pierce.
who is said to be a very brilliant young
ster.
Ii was indeed very pleasant TO read that
Mrs. Hearst had received notable social
attention in Philadelphia during her recent
visit there. No one deserves such honors
more. Have you ever heard of this lady's
benefactions in various Western locali-
ties. where her husband used to bc we'll |
known? Here was the immense donation
made recently to some department of the |
University of California; and at two or |
Hearst was interested n mines. and where |
the estate is still interested in them, are |
fine libraries of 10 900 or $4,000 vol |
some cases in specially erected |
library buildings-all the gifts OF either |
the Senator or of his widow. who likes |
nothing better than TO carry out his wishes !
All of these things Ire easy To imagine by |
those of us who know OF Mrs Hearst's
herein town.
Congress has been invited a S a body to
lttend the tea fIom TO O'Clock, TO
&c given on the afternoon Of the Esd, at
he Garfield Hospital. This invitation, cx-
tended by Mrs. ohm A Logan, is to enable
he nations legislators to inspect the hos
lital, judge the better of its needs, and
1f the scope of its important work
EX-Gov. Hubbard, Of Minnesota, who has
been invited TO assist in some way in the
military naneuvers at the Inauguration,
will arrive about the 1st of March and be
he guest of Senator and Mrs Davis at
heir home on Massachusetts avenue Last
winter the ex-governor, accompanied by
Mrs Hubbard, went with Senator and Mrs
Davis to reception at the German enI-
'assy During the evening Senator Cock
ell of Missouri, was presented to Gov Hub
'ard.. The gentleman from Missouri paused
moment and looked ffxedly at the gentle
nan from Minnesota; then grasping the out
tretched hand of the latter, the Senator
ried:
why, you're the man surrendered to
~ v-Snsar