The age-herald., 1899-07-23

IapltOi Clly goes 10 DeQ one nlSnt With US mind thoroughly set at ease over a given policy. When it wakes up the next morn- ing 1t is to find that new lines, offensive and defensive have been formed over night and men who were political allies in the afternoon are bitter enemies the following day.
 Deposed Secretary's Wife
 Even though one might feel little or no sympathy for Secretary Alger, there could be only deep regret that his wife must suf- fer in his downfall. She is a beautiful and graceful woman and proud of her husband When they entered the cabinet circle Mrs Alger took one of the handsomest homes in the city, and since then has done half the entertaining of the administration. She has to a large extent taken the roll of Mrs. Mckinley, which the latter's feeble health would not permit her to assume. When the president was inaugurated 1t was his intention, it was said, to have a brilliant administration. There were half-dozen mllionaires so in his household. His administration in this respect started off with much bazarro. The Garys took the home of Ex-Senator Sawyer, one of the most spacious mansions in the city. The Biisses never left New York and Judge Day, secretary of state, occupied a small house, where he never entertained. The Algers took General Drapers furnished house and sustained the reputation which the Drapers had made for this residence as center of regal hospitality. The att torney general had two charming daugh- ters, who did their share of entertaining But the two cabinet families who appeared to play the piper from a social standpoint were the Garys and the Algers. Both have now retired, and besides Secretary of State May there is no cabinet officer with home sufficiently large to make their entertain ments noticeable. The Hay household has always been brilliant one in Washington, and Mrs. Hay will now assume the difficult roll which Mrs. Alger lays down.
 Mrs. Mckinley Grows More Feeble
 Mrs MeKinleys health continues to be such as to alarm her husband and friends. She has not recovered from her recent spell, as the president had hoped she would lie has been compelled to abandon his westward trip, and now he is advised to leave Washington for Lake George on her account Fear is expressed here that her constitution, so long feeble and weak is about to succumb She is in such a nerv- ons condition that her physician has pro- hibited the Marine band from giving it's usual Saturday afternoon concerts in the White House.
 Recently she has shown some energy in assisting in the designs for the remodelling of the famous Blue Room at the White House, but she overtaxed her strength in 'i!iS ShSht SAeIclse ana was forced to withdraw herself from the pleasure which this delicate task gave her. The room has not been renovated since President Ar thurs time. The walls are being stripped or their blue satin and the cornices taken down. It is to be made over new The color is to be retained. Colonel Bingham says that it will be one of the handsomest rooms in this country or any other when it IS completed. The furniture is to be colo nlal, and everything patterned after that old style. Colonel Bingham thinks that the White House should be furnished through out in the colonial style as far as possible so that the interior and exterior may be Tn accord and harmony. Every alteration made brings the interior decorations a nt- tie nearer the original plans.
 Have Stopped Publication
 The president has issued an order stop ping the work on the publication of the Investigation on the embalmed beef The findings of the court were not at all in har- mony with the testimony, as those who followed the investigation will remember It is always customary to print the testi- mony in such public investigations but the republican managers showed the president how, If this testimony was put into pam phlet form, it would be a campaign docu- ment in the hands of the democrats to use against his reelection.
 The order stopping this work is entirely legal, but most extraordinary. Congress can authorize the publication, but with the large majority in the senate the republi- cans are not likely to pass such a resolu- ton. A w R