Evening star., 1897-03-02

The whole city has burst into rainbow
hue Even the drivers on the herdics have
caught the fever. and have their whip
Stocks tied with red. white and blue, and
row and then one decorates his hat with
tiny flag.
Up in the Supreme Court lobby yesterday,
in the space between the clerks room
and the 81 preme Court. stood a long bar
rel-shaped contrivance with lots of thumb
screws and tubing and other parapher-
nalia, all OF cast-iron and steel, and along
came a party of young ladies' and their
chaperones and some 'chappies," who are
all stopping al one of the big hotels ana
doing the town prior to the icaugura-
ton. they all stopped to examine the big
iron contrivance, which looks 4 little like
cannon. but is not. and one OF the young
ladies said: ''Oh, my l didn't know they
hau any guns or cannon inside the Capi-
toll! And one of the chappies said with
an ar: "Oh, they do not use this any m>,s~
1t is quite effete: now it is a trophy of
the war of 1872. and they put it in here to
keep it from the elemerts"' And the gray
Old servitor at the door of the Supreme
Court room nearly exploded in his efforts
TO Keep from laughing. The cannon was
a Westinghouse air brake, and an infringe
ment OF It's patent was under discussion.
The ladies of the Illinois delegation. head
ed by the young wife of the new governor
held big informal reception last even
ing In their prettily decorated parlors at
the Shoreham. The color of the walls
there is not a matter of moment for flags
are all that you see. Beautiful satin ban
ners, striped red and white, with a field
OF blue dotted with stars. form a solid
decoration six feet wide around the room
and at regular intervals there are por-
traits of Logan, Lincoln. Gov Tanner Gull
lom, Senator Mason, Mckinley and Hobart
and OF Grant set on the satin banners
Of arj1f ~.
are to be seen. and the arrangement is
unique and beautiful. Mrs. Tanner is a
decided blonde. with fresh coloring, gracious
and vivacious. She has pretty manners
thronged about her last night. the room
being full when she came in from din
ner Among the charming ladies of the
party VINO were assisting her to enter
tam We're Mrs John Peters. Mrs. VanCleve
wife of the Inspector general: Mrs. Tanners
sister. Mrs. Colburn Fields Buck, and Mrs
James b. Smith, while number of the
members of Gov Tanners staff were with
the ladies helping to do the honors. The
Illinois delegation in Congress came down
IN body to pay their respects.
Two pretty girls of the striking brunette
type hale caused much comment en- their
hgh-bred air, their personal attraction
ana their vfyacious manners. They are
Miss Alger, daughter of the new secre-
tary of War. and Miss S!ckles, daughter
OF General Sickles. the two young ladies'
being warm friends. Miss Sickles speaks
English with a perfectly bewitching ac-
cent and converses with eyes, hands
shoulders and body. She was with General
Alger and her father all through the gen
erals" tour of the states, and it was her
first introduction to American ways Asked
II the trip was pleasant one, which IT
could scarcely have been. for the weather
was sky-larking in the nineties, she par
ried the remark with a delicious shrug and
an alluring smile, as she said archly: ut
was a very successful one"
Mrs. Tanner. wife of the governor of
Illinois. has been quite pursued for her
picture for publication since her arrival
but brought none with her. Really. YOU
know" she said. 81 am not a travelling
photographers car. But I do really wish
l had brought some pictures" she added
plaintfvely. Il have some lovely ones
now. The one that was made of me when
Mr.. Tanner and, were married is ancient
and horrible. and I must get new one
out. or they will print that one when l
die. couldn't endure that"
Among the visitors to the inauguration
Is Miss Helen Barrett Boswell, president
of the Woman's Republican Club of New
York, personal friend of President elect
Mckinley and wife.
An extensive cavern. occurred I'm the
town OF Wyoming, Pa, last night The
post office Is almost q complete wreck. and
other buildings. including three dwelling
houses. sank distance Of twenty feet.