The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-21
WILL BE GAY THIS WINTER.
Popular Homes and HOstesses in Sem
atOriaI Circle at Capital.


The President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
arranged social programme for the White
House which, if nothing prevents it's being
carried out, will make this year at the
White House one of the most brilliant of
any since Abigail Adams took possession
of the Presidents house and dried her linen
in the East room. Mrs. Roosevelt will
have the hearty cooperation of all the
women in the official set, but no element
will contribute more largely perhaps than
the women of the senatorial circle.
The most conspicuous of the senator's
wives is Mrs. Elkins, of West Virginia,
who is the daughter of former Senator III.
q. Davis. The Ell<ins home is on X street,
a spacious colonial dwelling with abundant
room for the most ambitious social func-
tons. Mrs. Elkins receives every Thurs
day, when she is assisted by a number of
young women of society, and gives at least
one dinner week. She is constantly seer
in the gay world and with her husband is a
frequent diner out.
Mrs. Alger, whose husband has been ap-
pointed to fill the uneXpired term of the
late Senator Mcmillan, of Michigan, re-
ceived an ovation upon her return TO Wash
ington. When Senator Alger occupied a
chair in the late President McKinley's Cab
met his home was one OF the most popular
in the official circle. The Ayers have es-
tablished themselves at the Arlington and
have no present intention of taking a house
here. AS Senator Alger, however is quite
sure to be elected as his own successor they
will later on establish themselves in home
of their own. Both of Senator Ayers
daughters are married, but have planned
to make frequent visits to the capital, and
will aid their mother in her social duties.
Mrs Fairbanks, the wife of the senator
from Indiana, is said to be good poll
tician as her husband. She has, at all
events, been very successful as the preSi-
dent of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, and has managed to harmonic
the various factions in that rather stormy
organization, and to make all the warning
elements loyal and devoted to her. Mrs
Fairbanks is woman of middle age, fine
looking. with dignified presence and dis
figure in her presidents chair but Is equal.
ly interesting at her afternoon receptions,
to which she welcomes with great warmth
and cordiality her many callers.
Mrs. Foraker is a typical matron OF. the
middle West. and has the cordiality and
heartiness of manner for which the people
on the other side of the Alleghenies are
noted She was Miss Julia Bundy, the
daughter of an old and distinguished Ohio
family, and was educated at the OHIO
Wesleyan University for Young Ladies.
An interesting official household is that
of Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota.
The senator began his career as news
paper man, and has all his life had an in
terest in literary things, with the result
that his house is the center for the literary
people at the capital. Mrs Hansbrough
who was born Miss Chapman, is woman
of much beauty, grace and talent, ana
before her marriage attained credltaple
reputation as a writer of magazine articles.
Since her marriage Mrs Hansbrough mas
developed into politician, and lndustrl-
ously helped her husband this summer
when he went West TO look after his
fences.
Senator and Mrs Spooner have leased the
old-fashioned house belonging to Senator
Stewart, In + street, and will establish
themselves there for the winter. Mrs.
Spooner is talented musician. and her
cultivated voice gives her friends mere m Fn.,
Wisconsin has had a long experience in the
official life at Washington, and one is sure
of warm welcome at her afternoon recep-
tons.
The wife of the senior senator from
Michigan, Mrs. Burrows. was Miss
Frances Peck, of Kalamazoo. Senator Bur-
rows has been in politics more than a quar-
ter of a century, and during that whole
period Mrs. Burrows has taken an active
interest in his campaign and in public af-
fairs.
Mrs. Clark of Wyoming, was born a SUBJ
ject to the British Queen, but came to the
States with her parents when she was
quite child and was married TO Mr.. Clark
a quarter of d century ago at Belvedere,
| near Chicago. Mrs. Clark is tall, fine
| looking brunette, and though she is con-
scientious in the performance of social
| duties, she is thoroughly domestic In her
| tastes and devoted to her home.
Unhappily Mrs. Hanna. who has a dis
taste for official life, spends very little time
| In washington, ulNluiIS the year pelWteii
her summer home in Georgia and her win
| ter home in Ohio. For the past two years
| Senator Hanna has lived in the house be-
! longing to Senator Cameron in Lafayette
| square. and entertained frequently and
| lavishly, but this winter he has given up
| the Cameron house and taken apartments
at the Arlington. Mrs. Hanna and Miss
Ruth Hanna, whose engagement to Mr..
Medil Mccormick, of Chicago, was recent
| ly announced, will come to Washington at
| the beginning of the season in January,
| and remain until Lent. Mrs. Hanna is one
| of the handsomest women in the senatorial
| circle, is tall and graceful. and wears her
| snow-white hair brushed becomingly back
| from an intellectual forehead.