The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
SOCIAL SEASON
IN WASHINGTON
Cabinet Lad'as Will All Enteusln
This Winter.
CIVIL SERVICE Is GAINING
'INFLUENCE7 NOT so EFFECT
I'VE AS IT WAS.
CIVIL SERVICE is GAINING
Cspeclal 70 The HeraIdO

Especial to The Hcrald)
Washington, oct. 1.-THE social sea-
son opens by inches this year. Mrs.
Roosevelt has been back several weeks
and the family has appeared weekly
at the theatre. There have been a few
friends at the White House, but 90
elaborate entertainments or large func-
tions as yet Mrs. Roosevelt is, how
ever, assiduOusly planning out the win
ter programme, and Miss Alice has va
rlous energetic bees under her big hats
that will give the younger members OF
society a lively pace.
For the first time in many years the
ladies Of the cabinet will all entertain.
The Hays and the Hitchcocks are now
out Of mourning and. much to the de-
light Of the female newspaper cOntin-
gent, Mrs. Root is to depart. She did
not Ike Washington, nor Washington
ways, and her manner toward any part
Of It, social or commercial, was not cal
culated TO set people at ease. Mrs. Taft.
her successor as wife Of the secretary
OF war, is said to be quite lively and
Nivacious by comparison
The debutantes-of course, they ought
10 have a whole page to themselves
they are such important people, only
somehow Washington has dropped out
Of a realization Of their Importance.
They don't get half enough attention.
habit Of bridge, and are no longer con-
tent to sit along the wall and watch the
dance The city is devoted to the Civ
ing OF dinners, and what maid Of IS
wants to sit beside a prOsy though
stupendOUs statesman, through innu-
merable courses? There is but one cab
met debutante, Miss Enid Shaw, daugh-
ter Of the secretary Of the treasury. The
diplomatic corps is more generous to
society. Baroness Won Sternberg, the
Wife Of the German ambassador, viii
doubtless present her sister, Miss Lang
ham, who is not really a debutante, but
VIII be quite an acquisition to the win
ter social set Senior de AspirOz, am
bassadOr from Mexico, presents his
daughter, whose debut is all the more
interesting since her father stands sec
ond on the order or precedence, and
should the ambassador Of Russia retire
would become dean of the diplomatic
corps. Miss ROsita CalderOn OF the
PERUVIAN legation comes out about the
same time. The four months season
is long enough for most debutantes in
the capital. and in their second season.
they arc usually regarded as an old
story.
The Usual Dispute.
The unwilling of the Sherman monu-
ment during the past week was a nOta-
bic event even FOR Washington, a city
celebrations for the entertainment OF
the citizens. The usual controversy is
raging as to the artistic merits of the
statue itself. 1t is well known to his
fellow soldiers that Sherman liked
horse Of good proportion and great en-
durance. but of mild spirit. with moth
ing SNOWY in his composition The
artist has tried TO bring out this idea.
with the result that from many points
or view the statue gives the impress
sion of a rider astride a headless ami
mai. Washington has never been given
statue. however, upon which artists
agreed as to its merits. There are quite
number along its streets and in it's
parks over which all agree as to a lack
of any merit Tt seems rather a pity
that 100000 should be spent upon any
thing which would be subject to their
criticism. but possibly il is impossible
10 secure an absolutely unanimous YER
dict in favor of any artistic creation.
The finished statue is undoubtedly q
great Improvement over the wooden
casing and other construction debris
which has numbered the ground at the
south front Of the treasury for several
years past. The occasion Of the unveil-
ing was interesting as il brought to-
gether many OF the old veterans under
most pleasant circumstances and the
ceremonies attending the event were
worthy Of the man whose memory was
thus signalized.
Senate Changes Slowly.
Political experts are again figuring
as usual, upon the possible political
complexion of the senate for the next
few years. With again the usual re-
suit, there is no chance of the Republi-
cans losing control before 1908. The
class Of senator's whose terms expire in
1907 and whose successors viii be elect
ed in 1906 consists Of fourteen Demo-
Gratis and sixteen Republicans. In that
class there viii be even less opportuni-
ties than there viii be at the approach
ing election for the Democrats to make
inroads on legislatures of northern
states and thus gain votes for their side
in the senate. TWenty-six states elect
legislatures next. year. but there is a
Republican majority in the senate to-
day Of twenty-fOur votes, so that it is
practically impossible that that ma
Jority viii be materially reduced. At
present every northern state except
Montana, Colorado. Nevada. and Idaho
has two Republican senators. Every
southern state except Maryland has
Two Democratic senators. Any change
in the politics means a break up ia this
sectionalism, and also means that the
Democratic party is making inroads
among the northern voters.
Failed to Sound Keynote.
The appearance Of SecreOry Shaw
and Senator Allison on the stump in
Iowa during the past week was watched
with interest as they were expected to
sound certain keynOtes for the Repub-
lican campaign. AS has been forecast
ed, neither of them predicted any fnan-