Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-01-26
LEANS ON MRS. LAMONT.
That Lady Is Mrs. Cleveland's
Closest Intimate
Socially the Last Six Weeks of the Pres
ent Administration VIII Be Very
Animated--some Historic
Residences.
Especial washington Letter.

Men IKE pontlcal letters. Young peo-
pie enjoy descriptive letters The
ladies like society letters. The corre-
spondent who would please his readers
and thereby earn his salary should try
to interest and entertain all of the pa
irons of the paper.
The large majority of correspondents
are men, and they know very little about
society; at least, not enough to write
interesting social letters. But when
the editor calls for letter on social
affairs, there is nothing for man to
do but call on some obliging lady friend
for facts in that line; and that is what
I have done.
Write letter about the ladies of
the cabinet" says Pauline Amber.
write about their homes and the way
they entertain people. Tell them about
The intimatc friendship existing be-
tween the wife Of the president and the
wife OF the secretary of war. 1t is
fact that Secretary and Mrs. Daniel S.
Lamont are the Lord and Lady Church
hill of the present administration. While
the secretary whispers confdentially
in the car of the president, Mrs. Lamont
presides sweetly but tyrannically over
Mrs. 'Cleveland's teakettle. Mrs. Cleve-
land is as fondly attached to Mrs. La
mont as ever good Queen Anne was to
her doting duchess. When Mrs. La
mont first went house-hunting, Mrs.
Cleveland accompanied her and insist
ed on the secretary settling as near the
white house as possible. Consequently
the secretary closed the lease for the
old Woods house on Lafayette square,
facing the executive mansion.
This is the house that Mrs. Cleveland
picked. out of all those visited, for her
dear friend" There is almost IN
INSTRUCTED view between the two
houses, and, as Old Hickory used to
signal to Van Buren, across the park
when affairs of state were in a furry,
so can Mrs. Cleveland call for her con-
fidential friend when there are little
social and domestic questions to be con-
sidered. The home of the secretary of
war rs historic itself and located in the
most historic section of Washington.
The old house has rather an important
social history. Secretary Gideon Welles
lived there during the war. Senator
Stockton's family made it their home
when they were leaders in the gay
world of fashion. The house adjoins
Daniel Webster's old residence, now the
palatial home of Senator Brice. The
house has no street door, but is en-
tered through an arch driveway and
French court. The Ohio senator dimes
all the nobility who chance to visit
Washington and takes the lead in talk
ing up the latest fads.
Miss Amber says that during the
entire administration Mrs. Lamont and
Mrs. Cleveland have together settled
many problems which have affected po-
litical as we'll as social life. Over the
teapot social leaders have been created
o. decapitated. Over their chocolate
they have discussed executive and other
state dinners and decided upon the ar
! rangements of their guests, as we'll as
the details of menus. Thus together
they have given fame to the favored
and mediocrity TO those who have been
disfavored.
Mrs. Hoke Smith, who entertained SO
lavishly and brilliantly last winter, will
not be here this winter, because her
husband is no longer secretary of the
interior. He resigned from the cab
met last August, and the family now re-
sides in Atlanta, Ga.
The small green parallelogram be-
tween the white house and the Airing