The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-04-19
cMAUDE eHNDREWS S.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

season. to which they will come with the
inexperience that belongs to most of the
members OF every administration.
One wealthy woman here has social Sec
rotary always with her He is like the
ever-attendant Fame lowering about the
head of George Washington on historical
china platters. lie ministers TO her body
and sees that her manners are not lacking.
for he is a doctor as well a social sec
rotary.
But the social secretary usually is a wo-
mana migratory woman. who goes from
one house TO another during the season,
bringing peace and comfort TO the women
who employs her. She engages her
self say. to about four women
whose visiting list letters. calls. entertain
ments and so forth. she attends to; she
finds out about tho callers who they are,
while for her patrons to call in person or
to send card She knows Washington
thoroughly and the people who make UP
It's social life. and few months. with her
assistance, makes II possible for a woman
in public life to ne relieved of many call
ers whom she does not wish to receive.
The social secretary is iinguiSt of
course She can read or write letters in
all the modern languages. and she makes
an especial study of the penning Of grace
full notes. She reaps good harvest. too,
while the sun of social life shines. From
each patron, she averages :l00 a month,
cial season takes UP at least six months
ont of the year. her salary from this source
alone amounts to a yearly income OF Sl.'eo
or $4,000 500 each for the summer months.
She often makes arrangements to traVei
with some lady of quality ana
this pays her summer expenses and gives
her something besides.
The more. by the way. that | see or the
work of women the more J am impressed
with the importance of languages in edu-
cation. There are so many good positions
open to women who are fine lingusts ana
there are SO few comparatively VINO can
fill them.
Mrs. Mark Hanna and her daughter nave
returned to their home in Cleveland. there
to remain until the autumn. Miss hanna
win he married then and II Mrs. hanna
returns to Washington. as, OF course. peo-
pie feel sure that she will. she
viii take a handsome house here and do
the social honcrs herself. as her younger
daughter win not be in society yet In
deed. Mrs. Henna declares that this pretty
girl shall not see Washington life for four
ye; rs to come.
"rhon. she said to me. III Mr.. Mckin-
ley should have a second term I would like
to bring her out i'm society here. We are
very proud Of her. She is studious and
fond of her books and we do rot wish to
sacrifice her education one bit to her life
in society. She is seventeen now, and
twenty-onc seems 70 us the
proper age for girl to enter
the gay world She is then a well developed
woman. not apt to make social mistakes
and certainly better poised and disciplined
than II she were a girl of eighteen"
And she is very handsome. too" 1
asked
"Oh" said the mother modes;lyi people
seem 10 think SO. bu. il IS her fine DISPOSE
ton end her intellect that We are all 50
proud Of. She IS the apple Of her father s
eye"
Mrs Hanna made many warm friends IN
Washington while she was here and she
will certainly be a woman OF great popu-
larity should she return. She IS handsome,
gracious ana exceedingly tactful. and while
she has always been distinctly society
woman and leader. she IS first aud fore
most a devoted mother and wife. tter
homo IS the center of all her interests ana
ambitions. ana one can easily see that so9
finds her direc. and compeusating hapVi-
ness by her own hearthstone.
The beautiful home which she had tn
Thomasville has been occupied by tho
family only once. and this was two win
tors ago. when Major Mckinley was their
guest. and when the presidential cam
paisn was planned.
Mrs. Hanna speaks Of the new president
I'm a way that shows the intense verify OF
her affection and admiration for him.
''ro know Governor Mckinley as J know
him " she says is liberal education.
He is not only the ideal American but the
ideal man i'm every respect. In all of my
personal acqu iir t2nCe with him have
never heard him say a cruel or a SLAM
derous word against any one. and have
never heard airy one gossip before him
without a gentle rebuke During all this
busy campaign he paid daily visit 20 his
mother ali tie time when he was IN
canton, and his devotion and homage to
her is Just as fine as that which he dis
PLAYS toward his Wife
wien Mrs. Hanna left Washington she
would say nothing at all definite about
ner future plans
Because you all see" she said, "Mr.
Hanna NAV not come back. There VIII be
a state fight. OF course he has enemies
and ~ course there are indictments made
I'm the distribution Of political plums.
1t was stated that the Hannas would
take the BriCc place on Lafayette square,
which is known as the CorCoran mansion.
but this Mrs. Hanna positively denies.
Just now chinese official % some kind
went flying by my window GA his bicycle.
the first Chinese I've ever seen riding
wheel He had on the regulation Costum"
of a high caste Monaghan a black SILK
cap filed his round little head. his pig tail
waved in the b-eeZeS and a blue SILK Sflfch
slip up on either side. Ike shirt. waved
airfly in the zephyrs. displaying heneath
2 pair 90 dark pantaloons. quite large
enough TO make two for an American of
fashion. lie wore the odd little
klumpi.y kump Chinese shoes. too
and he sat on his wheel with
the grace of his prototypes bestridng
dragons and various sea monsters on lac
quered woods and decorated porcelain.
lie was a picturesque ana ornamental
figure and / would that all Cinnamon in
our land were like him. There is coolie
laundryman. however. living near my
apartments whom | do not love az night
fall when the fumes of his opium pipe
ascend to my room and fiji il with dreams
horrible. intangible dreams Of death I'm
life. of degrade ton. despair madness The
English maid shifts her nose and closes the
window when the nasty varmint begins
is opium" and 7 sit at the window and
think of thousands Of horrible things.
summed up In one flaming flower of
poison. the downfall and degradation OF
the Chinese empire and of India the mis-
cries Of countless personal lives.
But did not mean 20 preach. Why
don't the preachers preach about IL.
though? Why do the Talmages. the Park
hursts the Sam Joneses. the Mrs. Ormis-
ton Chants and Lady Henry Somersets of
this world strike at every other evi! and