The National tribune., 1902-08-21


Mansion. and in so doinsyziti was intensely
cold and they had no Overcoats 0n-one of
them WAS freezing to death while in the
ranks Word of this fact came to the
White House and Mrs. f;raht heard of il.
She had the young mar bfuught over to
the White House Immediately and l put
him tn he'd. covered him. up nice and
warm. gave him strong ttimnlant. and
Mrs. Grant said to me. <rSow. Fendel. l
want you to look ont fbrithis young man
and take good care of kim.' Late in the
afternoon. after the TA6cesSion was all
over. he came around albright so that he
WAS able to get out Of bed. and i went
down to the hotel with him. Mrs. Grant
was very kind-hcartcd. 5!She had as good
care taken of this young man as if he had
been her own SON.
The President had a very spirited pair
of horses and n fine buggy. One day he
and Mrs. Grant came down together and
| helped her. into the buggy and
they started off ut Il pretty rapid gait.
They hadn't been gone. great while.
when they returned. also at a pretty rapid
pace-so rapid that Mrs. Grant was rath-
err afraid TO sit behind the horses the way
the General had them going. l assisted
her to alight from the buggy and the Gen
eraI then went driving by himself. and
yon should have seen how he put those
horses to their full speed. Every one
thought it was case of runaway. sure.
At dinner party there We're quite
number invited to whom regular invita-
tons had been sent, and among the guests
were Il gentleman and his wife who were
stopping mt the National Hotel. He was
promptly on time. but the lady was dis
appointed on account of the fact that her
dresSmaker had not finished her dress for
that evening. as promised After they
had all gone in to dinner. her carriage
l,.,-, 1.ra l.
hurried out on to the pOrtico and assisted
her out of the carriage: she asked if they
had gone into dinner. When l told her
they had. she seemed very much embar-
raised indeed. and exclaimed. "Oh. what
shall | do: what shall ] doT' I said
Madam. don't he worried: it will he all
right" That seemed to encourage her
and I showed her into the waiting-room at
once, then into the Red ParlOr as quickly
as l could. / hurried into the private din
ing-room and announced her mt once. Col.
Fred Grant got right nm from the table
and stepped into the Red Parlor. and she
took his arm very gracefully. The ice was
thus broken and the embarrassment all
over. and she said afterward she never en-
ioycd n dinner party more than that one.
1t passed off very satisfactorily to every
body.
On another occasion there was Il state
dinner given. Simon Cameron. a United
States Senator the father of Don Cam
erOn. also. as you know. Il Senator many
years afterward, was one of the invited
guests. The guests had all arrived except
Mr.. Cameron. They had waited n suita-
BILE Sime for him and were about to start
into the state dining-rOom from the Red
Parlor. The President said to me. when
Senator Cameron comes bring him into
the state dining-rOonI. and give him seat
opposite to me-" After they had been
seated at the table probably half an hour.
the Senator made his appearance; he had
long hickory staff in his hand. said.
Mr.. Senator. just walk this way and
for him. He wasn't bosherSd Mt all about
this breach of etiquet; but took things
quietly: he sat down to 1he fable and COM
mcnced to do justice oanhis dinner.
One of the most notable, occasions was
when the King of the Sandwich Islands
dined with Gen. Grant, He sat on the
south side Of the table IN the state dining
room. There was something occurred the
night of that dinner which l never saw
before in the White House. The King
had three Wallets. and the chief one you
might term his up-begrer, Those men.
all three of them. stood right Mt the Kings
hack The chief valet Or tup-bearer, as
the courses We're served. Would take the
dishes and pass them to the King. All
three OF THESE men wore Whit you might
call regaGas. and they WERE in the shape
of ladies' Bertha cnpes2 II certainly was
a singular scene in the estimation Of an
American.
On the occasion Of Mrs. Grants draw
ing-room receptions my position was al
ways in the Blue Parlor. near Mrs. Grant
and the President. While one of these
receptions was going on. in marched n
big dOublc-fsted Dutchman, with his
Il s,,A.
hide boots. After he passed by the re-
ceiving line, he stepped over to one side
of the drawing room and dropped down
on one of the elegant sofas. Mrs. Ham
ilton Fish. wife of the Secretary of State,
was assisting Mrs. Grant and other ladies
in receiving. She said very quietly to me.
.Will you please nave this man leave the
very quietly. won't you walk into the
Green ParlorT He got uD and hustled
ont. and tina. was the last saw of him.
CLOSING DAYS OF THE GRANT ADMINS
TRATION.
Just an evening or two before the close
of the Grant Administration, great many
callers, personal friends, came to say
goodbye. Among them were some la
dies, and as they were about to take their
departure, one of them remarked, Il sup
pOSe, hIS. NfIdhl, ou are very Slau tHdt
you are going to leave the White House?"
No, | am not" she replied. The Pres;-
dent and Mrs. Grant were very popular
while they were in the White House. The
social calling WAS ..omething immense in
the afternoon, and especially in the even
ing; when / would often have TO go into
the Blue Parlor and bring chairs into the
Red ParlOr to seat their friends.
During this period Fred Grant married,
and he and his wife made the White
House their home for quite awhile. Their
first daughter was born there, who is now
the wife Of Russian nObleman. Mrs.
Fred Grant was very handsome. She was
just as pretty as a picture. She is the sis
ter of Mrs. Potter Palmer. of Chicago.
After they left the White House at the
close of the Administration they became
the guests of Hamilton Fish. Secretary
Of State during the Grant Administration.
Upon the outgoing of the Grant and the
incoming of the Hayes Administration,
the eX-President had so many handshak-
ings and good-byes to say. and we were
all so busy, that l didn't have an oppor-
tunity to shake hands with him and to
say goodbye. The second day after he
had gone away from the White House, as
nearly as / can recollect, | called on him,
was shown into the parlor and had an OPP
portunity to have good handshake and
a goodbye. l then thanked him for his
kindness to me during the Administration.
| didn't see Gen. Grant any more after
that until he had made his trip around
the world. / called OH HIM again when
he returned to Washington. He was then
the guest OF Gen. Beall. at the corner of
Jackson Place and II streets, which fronts
on Lafayette Square. On this occasion I