The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-26
LOVE Is DEPEWS
ELIXIR OF YOUTH
Venerable Statesman Is Per.
sonification of Happiness.
VaEOALS AT WHITE HOUSE
POLICE VIGILANCE NECESSARY
TO PREVENT DESIGNATION.
lspceIai Corresnondencel


washington, Jan 21.--With a coun-
tenance beaming like a June day sun
dispensing sweetness and light in all
dlrectlons, Senator Depew fits in ami
ut OF the senate chamber the very en-
bodinlent Of joy. From afar OFF his
hearty and soui-ihspirihg laugh can be
heard like The musical echoes of the
geatherd's pipe about the vine-clad
hills Of France.
He fairly bubbles ove+ with effer-
Yescent happiness. He shakes hands
with everybody from the presiding Of
hcer to the dOorkeeper who stands
guard out in the marble lobby He
steps with all the lightness and grace
of rejuvenated manhood. He murmurs
in exquisite modulatiOns his thanks for
the congratulations showered upon
upon him, and altogether he is glad
ness personified. L met some one the
other day who knew the first Mrs.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, and she gave me
the following interesting description of
her. II seems that while passing the
summer at the United States hotel in
Saratoga in 1883, nearly twenty years
ago, that my friend first met Mrs. De-
pew who was staying there in COM
pany with her father and mother OF
the second generation OF NandeTbilts,
grandmother of Cornelius, jr., and Al
fred Gwynn Vanderbilt. She describes
the first Mrs. Depew as rather hand
some woman with black hair waved
along the temples IN the fashion Of the
day. believe they called it ''scallops'
white teeth often displayed in a
smile, and a friendly" manner. Ev-
erybody liked her. and she was con-
sidered very sympathetic by the circle
that used to gather on the piazZa5 aft
er breakfast, luncheon and dinner.
The second Mrs. Depew is prepos-
sessing and gracious. She is so accus-
toned TO foreign society that she meets
the new acquaintance half way with a
pleasant smile, and does not dismiss
even a young girl with anything ike
formality. AT the reception given her
by Miss Paulding, her Introduction TO
Washington society, she wore a round
hat on her brown hair chosen to match
a Paris frock Of a peculiarly delicate
shade of electric blue. 1t was noticed
she had what seemed to be diamond
buttons in he- cOrsage, and every de-
tail was in perfect taste.
A new record for vandalism was es-
tablished the other day at the capitol
that beats everything of its kind ever
yet attempted. Some reckless souvenir
hunter attempted to steal the hands of
the small and costly onyx clock that
stands on the mantle in the marble
room. The hands are German silver
and were badly bent, but refused to
break. The clock was stopped by the
effort.
Nothing but the breaking off of the
miniature guns and swords from the
$4,000 bronze doors in the east pOrtico
by a number of soldiers several years
ago is believed TO equal this deed in
audacity. The police officers stated
that they have experienced consider
able more trouble of late keeping hunt
ers from despOiling the building than
could be imagined. IF we did not con-
StantIy watch" he said they would
literally carry away the choicest stat
ues in bits We have to keep the tiles
fastened down tight. for loose ones dis
appear with remarkable rapidity.'
1t is said that visitors, particularly
ladies. have slipped off corners from
TIE rugs on the floors of the committee
rooms. During the days when the late
President Mckinley lay in state the
guards were frequently called upon to
prevent the cutting and carrying OF
of bits of the cloth covering the stand
upon which the casket rested. In fact,
a lively squaoble ensued over the pos
session of a leaf from bouquet re. t
ing at the head Of the casket which a
lady had quietly clipped off with scis-
sors. Other persons detected the act
and attempted to get the leaf from her,
necessitating interference on the part
of the capitol police.
Mrs. Davis, widow Of Senator Cush-
Z Of ATinnnCnr1
ished the compilation of her husbands
papers, and is about to start to work on
a book dealing particularly with the
personal side of the distinguished son
OF Minnesota. The title is to be "Sena-
or Davis as 1 Knew Him." For twenty
FEARS Mrs. Davis kept diary. and il
is from this book that she viii draw
her material. She accompanied her
husband when he went 10 Paris as the
head OF the peace commission whic
signed the treaty between the United
ard pain, and the pen used by Senator
Davis in signing that important dOcu-
meut she has carefully preserved 1t IS
made of gun metal, surmOunted by
inv figure of Joan of Arc. and around
II IS tied some of the red. white and
blue cord that went under the seal.
Mrs. Davis home in Washington is
an ideally beautiful one, the center OF
delightful literary gatherings. and il
is here she will devote herself to let
tiers before her departure next year for
a tour around the world.
The National American WOmen's
Suffrage association has been Informed
that nine foreign countries have signi-
fed their intention TO respond to the
invitation extended by the association
by sending delegates to the annual
convention, which is TO be held in this
city from Feb. u to Feb. is at the
First Presbyterian church. England
will send Mrs. Fenwick Miller and Mrs.
Stanton Blatch; Canada, DR.. Augusta
Cullen, Mrs. James L. Hughes and Miss
Mabel Peters: Australia Will be repre-
scented by Miss Vida Goldstein, India
bv Miss Susie Sorabji, Russia by Mad
anne Sofia L. Friedland, Norway by
Miss Gina Krog. Germany By Fraulien
II. Huidobro. Holland is expected TO
send delegate but the name has not
vet been announced. Arrangements are
being made to have these delegates
make lecture tours in this country aft
or the close OF the convention.
Miss Wilson. daughter pt the sec
rotary Of agriculture, entertained at