The Washington times., 1904-03-13
Describes Opinions IN a
Book Entitled "The
Aristocracy of
Health. -
Boundary Cas-
tie the Home of
Many Unusual
Gatherings.

/ W0LLGE6Du TEEQ THIS G-LG INQUIRY
! his dogma about the eftets brain and
/ puerile interests Of the society woman
/ of America.
John Brooks Henderson, author Of the
! Fifteenth Amendment TO the Constitu-
/ tuition Of the United States, which
atonshes slavery. member OF that noted
convention which decided that Missouri
should not secede from the Union, prose-
| cutor Of the -'whiskey ring" president
Of the Republican National Convention
/ OF 1854, and with many other honors on
/ his. long record. was born IN Pittzylvan-
/ Ia county, Va, in 1926. From 16s2 to 1853
he was United States Senator from Mis-
/ souri,. During his term in the Senate
! came to Washington from ner native
/ Saratoga, Mary y. Foote, to spend some
/ time win her uncle, Senator Foote, OF
] Vermont. Later her father. Judge
Elisha Foote. came here as Commits
! sioner Of Patents. The Senator snd
society belle were married. and so was
founded the home which has been a so
cial center all these years. Two years
later they moved to st. Louis. wher. In
1876, the brilliant wife, herself with fine
talent as a. painter, founded the St
Louis Schooi Of Design Sixteen years
they dispensed hospitality in their West
ern home, then they returned to Wash
ington. ana Boundary Castle was built.
Ordinary words are inadequate to de-
scribe this wonderful house, Its name
is well chosen It is a veritable Norman
castle built of the soft red Connecticut
! brownstone, and crowning the hill at
Sixteenth Street and Florida Avenue.
So well has the scheme been carried out
that one involuntari1y looks for the
stagant moat, and the creaking draw
| bridge wherewith to cross it. And il
the exterior is noble, what Of the inter-
Tor. with its capaciOus ballroom. its
stately dining rooms, its long vistas,
its broad halls, and lofty ceilings, and
its great wealth Of art treasures,
drawing and painting and sculpture.
than which there is no finer collection
in the Capital City.
But there is something about that
house which is not represented BY the
wealth and culture displayed. 1t Is
home, and all is said. And TO this
1 home those prominent socially. pCliuccl-
". or in . literary or artistic line, have
delighted TO 90. whenever hidden There.
moreover, is the dining room where hive
been given those celebrated vegetarian
dinners" There was one last month
at which most Of the Diplomatic Cops
was present. and, though used &c meats
and wine, there is none to say that his
physical as well as mental palate was
not completely satisfied. Indeed, Mrs.
Henderson can cite numerous foreign
representatives who neither use wine
nor tobacco. despite the popular impress
sion on this subject. Then, two weeks
ago. John D. Rockefeller. II, himself an
labstainer from meats. was a congenial
guest and exchanged views on the sub
ject with his hostess.
They tell many stories OF these din
liners. Speaker Reed is the hero OF one
Of them As the story runs the Speaker
remarked, at dinner, that It was the first !
meal without meat since he had teeth.
and he added. Jocularly, that IL would
be the last, If the Lord would forgive
the one transgression- Another invita-
ton to dinner. and the Speaker re-.
minded Senator Henderson Of his pledge.
| on the promise that he should ind diet
TO suit his palate, the Speaker went
1 enjoyed his dinner, and praised the
dishes. especially the chicken croquettes
and fish pates. Over the cOfIee the SEN
ator informed him that he had IN reality
eaten no meat. but only clever subst-
tutes. Asked Of this incident, Mrs.
Henderson laughed heartily, and said:
1T is a good story; g very good story;
but. unfortunately, there is not a word
I OF IEuLE IN II b1k6 tQll1EST 4OWGNGEa
that for two years she possessed q
French chef who was able to deceive thu
most critical palate. Her present chef,
an Englishman, is rapidly learning the
art
! But It Is not alone the great and Pros
porous OF earth who know tbs way TO
/ this home. The appeals to this talented
woman for charity are many and exact
/ ing. and worthy applicants whose name
/ is legion have cause to mention her ia
their nightly prayers. It has also been
learned that the entire royalties nom 3
/ former book, whose sale reached more
/ than 200 900 copies, were given to charity.
One is strongly tempted TO mention
this book. but the author begs so sweet
/ " to be spared the consequences of .
| immature Judgment that ore must fain
pass by, even though he see no other
reason for doing so.
Right here let mention be made OF a
chapter IN the present book which Mrs.
Henderson says IS in the nature OK u
/ confession. The captain is Mrs.
| Grundy." says Mrs. Henderson:
After all II does not require so much
courage 10 abandon the serving OF
/ poisons 10 guests. even dinner guests,
for the fashion is changing-Mrs.
! Grundy has taken to studying physical
culture.
MRS. Grundy is not always wrong,
though at times she is most singularly
/ ignorant, perverse, and. let us say il
with bateG breath-Ttcked. When so
/ perverted she is bad a tyrant as
King Poison himself. King Poison lords
it over the physical side of human ma
ture. and Mrs. Grundy over the moral
side. ana when Mrs Grumpy is wrong
they can together wreck q universe.
Mrs Grundy. or course. has always
her very charming characJeristics. Shs
is wei groomed, artistic, alive 70 ones
comfort and pleasure, agreeable to look s
upon and listen TO. and possibly the
most satisfactory of ali 10 invite to din
Eer.
Mrs Grundy has her spasmodie
moods for religion and charity They
are TOO often an afectation and super
hciality, as she seldouas includes reforms
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