The morning times., 1897-02-06
West End Gossip

suileu senator IIoat the halls OF Con-
| gress, but, owing to urgent pressure and
| the needs OF the situation, not to men
| tion the persuasion OF his friends, in the
! disguise df-tie Marquis de Lafayette This
| determination is largely due TO the strik-
| ing likeness said to exist between the
Democratic Senator from Ohio and that
| celebrated historical parsonage. Accord
| ing to the present plans the Senator will
| Immediately give orders for the making
| of one of the most elaborate and elegant
| costumes of the Louis XVI pcriod-silken
! hose, powdered wig, velvet knee breerhes
and all Miss Katherine Brice the Sen
ator's second daughter will wear the cos
tune OF Marie Anttncttc Miss Katherine
is a very handsome girl, with beautiful
| wavy brown hair and fine eyes. by some
| considered handsomeT than her sister
Helen. Miss Brice, tile elder. greatly re-
sembles her mother. 1t is safe to saw
| that not one among the hundreds OF rich
toilets that will mark the already famous
Bradley Martin BAH will attract more ad-
mirne attention titan the marquis and
his pretty daughter
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Personal friends of Vice President elect
and Mrs. Hobart assert that the weight
of social responsibility in the Mckinley
administration will, fall upon Mrs Hobart,
owing to the delicate health of the Presi-
dents wife. Mrs. Hobart is in all respects
| remarkably well fitted to assume the posi-
| ton, not only by long experience, but
by an innate love of entertaining. She is
| handsome and tactful woman, after the
style OF Mrs. Levi L. Morton. Even should
Mrs. Mckinley find her strength equal to
as second lady Will be no sinecure Mrs.
McKinley's health has greatly improved
under a new treatment, and it is hoped
in time that the present course of medicine,
| though not strictly within the lines of TIN.
| regular practitioner, viii bring about a
! complete cure 1t is only when under q
| long strain that she now suffers a return
| of her trouble, and her enthusiasm for
| social life, coupled with her ardent ambi-
tion to help her illustrious husband, often
induces her to go beyond her strength.
General and Mrs Russell A. Alger, ac-
companied by their entire family, will come
! to Washington on the Goth OF the present
| month, to occupy apartments at the AR
llington Hotel. They expect To remain at
| this hotel for some time, while they look
aboutthe cityfor a suitable future residence,
| which it is their intention to lease as soon
a possible, in order To go at once to house
keeping. The family OF the Secretary OF
War, while they will prove a delightful
acquisition 10 society here, will not come
as strangers They have already many
warn friends, made during former visits,
the majority OF which have been to Mrs
John A. LOgan's at Calumet Place Miss
Frances Alger, the youngest daughter has
within the past few years been a number
of times in Washington, not only as the
guest OF Mrs, Logan, but more recently
OF Justice and Mrs. Brown She is not
only fine looking young woman, but is
intellectual and highly accomplished. The
youngest son, Mr.. Fred Alger, now at Har-
ward College, Will accompany his parents to
Washington. The other members OF the
family, who will come on for the Inaugural
ton, will be the oldest married daughter
and her husband. Mr. and Mrs Bailey, OF
Harrisburg. The latter will be remembered
here as Miss Fay Alger. After the Inaugural
tion Mr.. Russell Alger, jr., will return to
Detroit and conduct the business in which
he is AT present associated with his father,
Mr.. Sheldon, husband OF the eldest daugh-
ter, is a son OF the former law partner OF
the late Senator Zach Chandler.
| II has been decided that at the National
Congress of Mothers to meet at the Airing
ton, on the 18th, That every ywoman present
| is expected To attend the sessions without
| a hat or a bonnet. Mrs Cleveland has
| appointed Wednesday morafng, at l 80, as
the time when she viii receive the members
of the congress This time has been named
by the Presidents wife instead of IL, as
was desired because at that time she
stated she would notibe through with the
duties that she always personally at
tends to in the nursery. These duties (if
| You will permit mel Include bathing and
dressing the baby, and giving a personal
| supervision to the bathing aud dressing
of the other two little girls.
|
Mrs John A. Logan has returned from
her visit To the North, where she was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Roeblng
at their splendid home in Trenton n J.
On Friday last the day after Mrs Logan s
arrival, she was the guest of honor at a
! great reception. The decorations of the
house were entirely OF orchids, Mr Charles
Roebling, brother OF Mrs LoganS enter
tainer. owning the finest conservatory Of
orchids to be found in the East One
single spray of these orchids presented to
Mrs. Logan measured feet in height
by in width. On Saturday evening nj
the dinner party given by Mr.. and Mrs
Roehling the entire service was of solid
gold, with gold-inlaid Bohemian glass tC
match. TIE dinner and corps of waiter:
were sent from the Waldorf On Monda Y
afternoon Mrs. Logan was the guest OF
honor at tie splendid luncheon given by
SorosiS in New York and on the follow
ing day at the Waldorf she was again
the guest OF honor at d luncheon of Toe
guests, given by Mrs. RoebliDg. On that
occasion there were ten small tables sci
in the ballroom of the Waldorf, and at
each were seated ten guests
Mrs. Logan will have as her guests for
the inauguration Mrs Washington Roeb
ling, the Misses Koon, daughters of Judge
Martin B. Koon of Minneapolis; Mr.. and
, Mrs Hersey of st. Paul, Mr. Phelps Dodg
, and Mr.. Carlton Curtis OF New York.
| 1t is announced among the ultra-fash
ionables in Washington and other leadins
cities who will attend the inaugural bal
that in compliment to Mrs. Mckinley higl
necl, gowns will be worn almost to the eN
: clusion OF the regulation low neck bal
| gown.
An Interesting ruunor over which so
ciety is greatly excited is the apparently
| we'll authenticated rppnrt that the an