The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
THU PRESIDENT WIFE
Mrs. Cleveland's Popularity In
Washington.
CROWDS AT A CARD RECEPTION.

fressins Neeu Tor an EniarSement OF the |
White. House-Mrs. Cleveland rs a Help
meet-The President aud Pardon Cases.
wellman's Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a. Special. THE |
last of President Cleveland's card recep-
tions was we'll attended. In fact, the
crowd was one of the greatest ever seen In
the White House. 1t was noticeable, how
ever, that nearly all the guests were from
the army and navy or from unofficial cir
Giles. AS usual during the last two years,
senators and representatives were conspic-
uous by their absence. The reception was
given In the special honor of the army and
navy and marine corps, and the military
arm of the government Is represented in
Washington by n large colony, nearly all
of whom were present to bid goodby to
Mrs. Cleveland. AS / have before had oc-
caslon. to remark, Mrs. Cleveland has lost
none of her popularity In Washington. 1t
was interesting to see the women standing
IN the main corridor of the executive man
sion, where by pushing and crowding thoy
cGnld occasionally get glimpse of the first
lady of the land, and to listen to their re-
marks. Such adjectives as Sweet"
| ANNiy, JunU Eiiiiu, Icllc1lly ucStu-
tifu' were common enough. But one of
the best things said was uttered by the
wife Of an old army officer, campaigner
of many posts and with vast experience
In human nature.
She .'Wears Well"
Mrs Cleveland is more loved by us all
now than she was when she came here as
n pretty young BRIDE" she said. ut is
mighty few women who wear as well as
that z"
That Mrs. Cleveland has "worn well''
there can be no doubt. She clings to her
old friends, and one Of the best things
about her Is that she never deserts her
friends because fo.t me deals harshly with
them Once friend always friend Is
her rule. There are women in this capital
whose husbands have lost favor with the
PIE idcnt and who arc no longer of tho So
cial or official importance they once We're.
But it makes no difference with the lady
of tho White House. She stands by them
all the time.
The crowding at the White House that
night was dsgracefu to the American ma
ton InaNpuch rs three or four congress
men and their wives were mixed up iii the
scrimmage one would think the national
LEGISLATURE MIGHT he induced to do some
thing toward giving us new executive
mansion, or at least an addition to the
old one. BIT as long as this craze for
econc mic i approx riations continues it Is
: unlikely we snail secure any Improvement
The trout L. with the White House is that
l il il TOO small 10 accommodate the croV ds
e | which afford the card receptions. The liao
4 OF guests forms in the vcstibule, whcrc tho
s | Marine band is stationed and Is crowCed
Y | Creadcully TOR spcc2, and then moves SLOWLY
r through the main corridor and C. the door
: on the red room. IN this corridor the line
a | broadels out and becomes crush. In
n | fact, two lines converge here-that ire III
o the yeslihule and another from tao east
o room tho ,ttcr cling composed of guests
p who have had the wit to go up stairs &c
{ leave their NraIs and who have entered
I" rom tho east room The two streams OF
II ~ Good natut9gcthtr with terrific
- of them are, but rs the iISsioo'ile inc III :,
a tI,rr,,,b which all are anxious TO oiies
y hr,,,on ,a.ure asserts itself, and there Is
y dreadful jam.
n Tho writer tried to make MS wa
" throuph this maelstrom at tho iast recel
no tion. 1t required 40 minutes TO advance
d. distance of 20 feet The air was stiiiihe
M Men and women were squeezed togetner
"A If they were in cotton compress. uo"i
go were crushed and tempers ruifed. occ'
40 sionally woman tainted. III was neAU
=, impossible to get her out, ana her es'o
,a- could do no better than to ran her anu y.
NJ the people TO pass her glass Oh waUor.
=, tbo door to the red room was approach.
Gu tbo crush became really dangerous. II
attendants endeavored to allow ABOUT
ne persons to pass through together, ana
re. soon ne they raised their arn&s as the sign
an Sor the advance the whole throng began
ne -.~--s,,.,, e,,roe forward, Those who were
line for the door were squeezed through
shot through it-much as you wou
- squirt soapsuds out of your clinched han
~ More than one man near me became @
"a. cited through fear that their wives
us daughters would be crushed and began
ns fight and push and pull, adding to y
Ia hazard that some one would trip and "a
y. and create panic.
=, Gracious and Accomplished.
on As l stood watching Mrs. Cleveland I
ne ceive her guests with that graciouspess
~ which she Is famous / was reminded
,at the great help she has been to the pres
he dent in the matter Of preparing many
sn his addresses and public papers she ID
>s.itten a number of them out for hi
De- and sc-saof the prettiest and most high
nv valued sou,'S,rs which administrator
he officials VIII Tar home with them a
me manuscripts of Crows 'sasveland's sta
m, napers in the handwriting - Ma wife.
'ao am also reminded that one OF tne -sves
IA our presidents acted as her husband Is ,
&C. waite secretary. Mrs. James X. POLK
'ks tended to her husbands correspondent
is while he was president, kept his pape
on filed away everything which he mit
has want to consult and stood at his eipo'
SIS great deal of the time to attend TO
ses wants of clerical nature. That was
In fore the days of typewriters ana OF stem
tee raphy. and it is of record that Presia
are polk said he did rot see how ne couio
,ad along without the assistance OF his w
ear "Sbe Is so valuable as an assistant pr
mt dent he said on one occasion,
use sometimes I wonder who Is really
ich president-she or i. VIZ,
hit CHESTS at the last reception In tne WI
nor House saw lying upon one OF the desk
of the M stairs apartments priei prepa
use INV Mr.. Cleveland in apardon case. IN
ect, was the fine regular, neat almost lei
~ the OreQident.