The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-05-12

| lstration has been able to carry out it's
| entertainments upon lines of almost
unlimited diversity; and to this fact
| must be attributed much of its remark
able social success.
A hostess who comes in for a great
share of the honor Of this success isAqls
! share of the honor Of this success as
| having been a leading factor in its
promotion is Mrs. Lyman j. Gage, wife
of the Secretary of the Treasury. En-
! dowed with a gentle nature and char
| liable disposition, and occupying a high
social position, both in the east and
west, Mrs. Gage went to the capital
soon after the appointment of her hus-
band, and was immediately accorded a
place among the leaders of Washing
ton society.
The entertainments given by Mrs.
Gage, while of the most delightful and
enjoyable order. have not been marked
by eXtravagant display. To the con-
trary, they have been conducted upon
the lines of elegant simplicity that
characterize the truly refined and Cul-
tured and invitations to these func-
lions have been regarded as an honor
by those who received them, and re-
sponded to with ffatteTfng cordiality
Although she is generally considered
a western woman, Mrs. Gage comes
originally from the east. She was
born of conservative New York fam
lily by the name of Lansing, which
traces its ancestry back to the early
Dutch settlers. She has been married
twice, and, strange to say, each time
has linked her name with that of a
Gage. Her first marriage took place
when she was q very young woman
living in Albany, n. Y. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gage moved to Colorado, and it was
only a comparatively Short time when
they had settled down to a happy mar
ried life that Mrs. Gage had become a
widow.
At that time the present Secretary
of the Treasury had a position in
bank in Chicago. Some time after he
was sent to Colorado to attend to an
affair of financial Importance, and
while diyersifying his business with
the socialitie5 of Denver, Mr.. Gage met
the charming young widow. He was
deeply impressed, and saw Mrs. Gage
several times, but, in his diffidence, fall
ed to press his suit.
Finally he was compelled to return
to Chicago, securing before he left,
however, the happy privilege Of writing
to Mrs Gage. They correSponded for
some time, and MIR. Gage evidently
thought his prize secure. But one day
the news reached him that another
wealthy Colorado business man was an
Gage. Realizing for the fret time that
he had never really declared his love,
and was in danger of losing the woman
of his choice, young Mr.. Gage left his
work and rushed 10 the telegraph Office
to send this brief message:
Don't do anything until you see me.
By first train. GAGE"
Securing a leave of absence, he took
the train for Denver the same evening,
and when he arrived went Immediately
TO the home of MTe. Gage, where he
declared his love- with the happy re-
suit that he was accepted. 1t was not
long after that the couple was mar
ried, and, like the characters in the
fairy story books, have lived happily
ever since.
Mrs Gage then moved to Chicago
with her husband, and has been in
tensely devoted to his interests during
every stage Of his rapidly progressing |
career. The home on North State |
street, Chicago, is one of the hand |
soonest in the west, and there, as in
Washington, are given the delightful |
to those who frequent |
exclusive society.
Mrs Gage is a woman of distinctive |
bearing, tall and graceful, with deep |
blue eyes Her manner is simple, ear |
nest and engaging, and her cOnverSa-
zion brilliant and Witty. She is very |
fond of music and literature, and is a |
devoted patroness of the fine arts,
Her entire residence in Washington |
has been only a succession of tITumphS, |
and should she go back to live in her
western home, society will miss her; |
and washington charities will be the |
poorer, for SHE Us an generous to the |
poor as to the rich.
MADEIRA CHICKEN LIVER.