The record-union., 1897-02-14
A DISTINGUISHED PARTY.
Wife and Family Of Canada'S Premier
in Sacramento.
They Take in the Sights and EX-
press Their Surprise and
Pleasure.

Madame Wilfrid Laurier, wife Of the
Premier of Canada, with DR.. Ubald
Laurier and NJ. Henri Laurier
| brothers of the Premier and
their wives. arrived in Sacramento yes
terday morning on the Canadian Gov
ernment railways private car Cum
berland"
The party has been making a tour
through the United States to Pasadena,
where DR.. Ubald Laurier had been
staying a few months for his health.
and left last night for Odgen en- route
/ to Salt Lake City.
During the day they drove around the
city and were delighted at every turn.
/ Indeed, they expressed themselves in
| the most glowing terms of what they
had seen since arriving, when speaking
| last night to a Record Union re-
! porter.
| Late in the afternoon they visited the
State Capitol and were much interested
in the relief map OF California in the
| Bureau of Highways, and admired
| Nahl's pictures on the staircase, which
they thought wonderful.
| The State Library, they all said, re-
minded them of the great library in
the Parliament buildings in Ottawa.
only that it was smaller. The view
from the dome of the Capitol, they said,
made Sacramento look like an island.
Most of the State offices were Wis
tied and Madame Laurier and the party
We're introduced to Lieutenant Govern
or Jeter, Miss Todman, Secretary Nc
Cabe and others
They thought the legislative cham
bers We're fine,
In the evening they visited China
town in company with Officers Higgins
and Hardy, and left for ogden ON the
10 O'Clock train.
One curious feature about the visit of
Madame Laurier and party to Sacra-
mento is the fact that a San Francisco
paper yesterday published the lady's
portrait with the following statement:
Mime. Laurier wife of Wilfrid Lau-
rier, Premier of Canada, is expected to
| arrive in this city in the course of d
few days. Local officials of the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad were yesterday
notified by wire of the intended visit.
Mrs Laurier, with a party of friends,
has been travelling for some time in
the Prenier's private car, and is now
in Southern California. 1t is expected
that she will remain in San Francisco
for several days.
Nine Laurier is almost as widely
known as her distinguished husband
A French Canadian of gentle BIRTH she
has for many years been a leader in
French society at the Canadian Capital
and the Premier's country home at the
little Quebec town Arthabas Raville,
has been famous for its house parties
and hospitality since she became its
mistress. AS Mile. Zoe LafOntafne of
Montreal, the wife of the Prime Minis
ter was a noted beauty; as Mrs. Lau-
rier she is known for her ready tact,
her broad-minded philanthropy and her
exceeding good taste in the matter of
dress When at ArthabaS Raville,
Mrs Laurier devoteS particular atten-
ton to the conservatorieS and flower
beds that surround her home. There
are no children in the Laurier house
hold, but the Premier and his wife both
enjoy the society of little folk. and chill
dren parties form a frequent feature Of
their entertainments.
At the time this was written Madame
Laurier had been three days in San
+ raIclScO anu lltO NiSIltI NEciQCH NiehlC
Park, the Cliff House, the Mint and
every other part of San Francisco, and
had not been discovered.
The family are of a retiring nature,
and had it not been for the familiar
feature of the car Cumberland" their
presence here might not have been
discovered.
They last might asked the Record
Union" reporter what the Premier
would think of them when he saw that
they had been in Chinatown.