The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-12
copyright 1857.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE social
season in Washington depends for Its gay
ETY. on so many things that at this time
of the year all the men and women who
make a business Of pleasure begin to III
Guire aaxiously about the outlook for en-
tertainments. Cabinet people and others
In Official life help to make or mar the
season. and entertaining Is so intimate a
part of an adlnlnistra tons duties that
men have been appointed 70 the cabinet
for no better reason than that they were
rex and able 10 give fine balls and din
uers Society has even uumade admins
sfations. II was a social question. you
will remember. which broke up Andrew
Jaekson's cabinet and caused the resig-
nation OF all the members OF 1t excepting
one.
The presence or absence OF wealthy peo-
pie who make a winter resor. OF Washing
ton determines In some degree the char
acter of the social season. Deaths may
change the outlook. too by throwing
wealthy. hospitahie families into mourn
Ing, II Is not surprising. then. that the
list OF possible entertainers should be
scanned every season by men and women
who are looking forward TO afternoon teas
and evening dinners. to halls and recop-
tions. as the chief source OF the winters
pleasures
The last four years were not very salts
flying 10 society, In the first Cleveland
communications WAS w fkhAEn u W GtINENs
and the history OF social Washington
shows no entertainer 50 lavish as he Ma
week passed without some social ce!o-
hrstion a. the Whitney house. In the
next administrator Was John WanS-
maker who rented the house which .he
NhltBeys had occupied. and did a great
deal or lavish entertaining
Mr. Clevsiaud's SECOND cabinet WIS a
poor mans cabinet" Mr. ol0ey was
mag 81 large professional income when
he left Boston. but not a man az proper
~ Mr.. Carlisle had never had more
tban rs salary a< a congressman. ex-
cept an ccssionai legal fee. AMI ne had
t. live strictly within his cabinet sal
airy. Secretary Herbert was the tYatii-
tionai poor Souiherucr. he eked OF; his
salary with an income from magazine ar
tcleS. far which he received from So 20
$50 each. In fact, all Of the cabinet we're
nsen of modest means,
n ;he present administration thr pres
itlent rs viee president and the members
81 ;hc cabinet are we'll able - fulan fh,.lr
secial obligations. and the administration
must contribute the greatest amount 20
thc fund ce social enjoyment.
y great deal 81 gorgeous entertaining Is
done at private houses In WASHINGTON
httt by far the greatest occurs IN the
h1ine< ~ men IN aish otlic5al life TIE
cahinst officers necessarily lead tn this
end - thsir entertainments are semi pub
II. 30 one who "a respectful Bic need lax
80 Opportunity 70 take part ~ them ~
cossrs@. tAe president comes FIRST. win a
series 81 four great receptions AZ tAa
WAKE House. ana with state dinrers -
Intervals. at which Re - expected. before
thc eaasen ends g entertain individually
every member ~ TIE diplomatic corps. ghe
- members * the house and senate. and
<FTAt naeN Department officials ana
a distinguished visitors The vice r,rss..f..,t
e1tcftsAns nT net as ~ sees r. NJ Ua-
p "a piEEclns - entertain handsomely IN
TIE neH Cameron house on Fafavette
square whs-h ~ - ecrabstrz during the
Hrst wlntrr e his term. Tes secretary
az state IL expected - vcterssfe sae DIP
fenstac corps a. breakfast o. New Years
morning ara - sfve ether eatert al7nsartS
r. ;ts hsnes srs ~ DISTINGUISHED vfxftor~
Secretary Sherman has horne On Frank
u square Watch - A%ster pisnassf - ans
entertaining than envy ether IN Wsx~tre.
tnu sal he has he weaita vh}eh rY1axes
lavish entertaining poS=,bIe TIE ether
rsaFrNeF~ " TIE cabinet have fv.s A1f3Nes
Al raaav - 'hefn are saattAv. s..~res s~s-
AlssT = very rssA g3au and ~ - very
soa1 % entertaining lie vas takes A sre
toas3 en street Secretary Gaze a~t
Postmaster General Carr ave szotA
Hesf;ATs 50 - Secretary B-sS
Asnsas these not "a sAr er.etAl circle
va2 wtaj e1tsgEsga weli ths fsss is Mr%
'}ssrss Wssstngh house Mrs wesssrx-
house u taH w5sa - ih@ fortunate snas
v no saSenfef the ar brake and AZ g,.-
e*sse millionaire. They aAve bsss,-
i8tai hosae 81 fhe s@eugsAs 81 p{stshzsex.
and IRE e0antry SSgse AZ Lvaox. bat