Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-02

| house u year previous. But the looo
| appears to have been abundant: Rice
soup, round of beef turkey, mntton
ham. loin OF veal. outlets of mutton OF
veal. fried eggs, fried beef, pie called
macaroni. which appears to be a rich
crust filed with the strlllions OF on
oins. or shallots, which | took il to be
tasted very strong and not agreeable
Mr.. Lewis told me there was none in
| it, 1t was an Italian dish. and what
| appeared like onions was nude OF -four
and butter, with a particularly strong
liquor mixed with them Ice cream
very good, crust wholly dried, crum-
Dled into thin flakes: a dish somewhat
like pudding--inside white as milk or
curd, very porous and light. covered
with cream sauce-very fine. Many
other jimcracks, great variety OF
fruit, plenty of wines and good Presi-
dent social. We drank tea and view
ed again the great cheese.
In his diary for Saturday. Februa y
90 1902, Mr.. Cutler relates an extra.
ordinary story. He says that on the
Thursday evening previous. about 10
O'clock. General Dayton of Elizabeth.
town. N. j.. upon going to bed pulled
on n pair of silk stockings and laid
them ON his slippers at the bedside.
He perceived some sparks as lie pulled
them on. In the morning both stock
ings We're burned TO a oinder, threads
appearing to lie in their position in
coil; slippers burned to crisp. car
pet burnt through and the floor to ii
coal. so as to cause the residence to
run resin; lay near the bed and near
the curtains. BY electric fluid. Many
gentlemen noted the sparkling of thei
stockings as they went to bed | wore
silk stockings that day. but did not
notice sparks. The clock or figured
work OF one of the stockings. which
was stretched out, was TO be seen.
Garter under the stocking end or-
was not burnt"
a letter written by DIR. Mitchell AZ.
other member of the house. who board.
ed at the same place. gave few mo 'e
details. as follows "A very sinauin
occurrence has happened to Gouoral
Dayton of Elizabethtown, one OF the
New Jersey senators. He pulled of
his stockings Of silk, mder which were
another pair of woolen gaugc just =
h. was going to bed rHs former
drnpnaI m IL. I...
the bedside, and the letter were
thrown to some distance near its foot.
Electric snaps and sparks wera oh
served by him to be un .sually preya-
lent when he took on his stack,r q.
He slept until morning, when the silk
stockings were found to be converted
to coal, having the semblapee IF sdcHs
and threads, but falling to pieces on
icing touched. There was not the
least cohesion. One of Jh, slippers.
which liN under th. stockings Was
considcrli ly burned. Olc Of the wool.
en- gsrlers was also buried 10 piec,
The carpet was burned thrb1g1 to the
floor and the floor itself was ssorched
tc charcoal II was a cLsa o. sDon-
taneous combusioD-the candle having
been carefully put our and there very
little fire on the hearth. AMI both oi
them bei1g eight or more FEET from
the stockings"
In the dinry Of his daily life as a
member OF congress from 1901 to 1905.
A, af, ,t,,
q: Washington society AMI official on
Sef tainments in those days. He tells
n good deal about the rr'1.'h minis
ter. General Taureau. who lal occu-
pied a conspicuous position in Franc
for several years before coming tol
Washington in 1904. "Of cbscu'a biz h
but handsome and clever, he mode his
way up and became an ~ T., to Ma
poleon Bonaparte. In the rapid changes
of popular favor, he was condemned
to death-his door marked with IN"
fatal guide to the bloody guillotiners.
A servant girl employed about the in!l
rubbed out the mark and so saved his
life. in return for which he married
her. The alliance. of course. proved
to be most unhappy one, ending in
q separation at the time he was rep
resenting his country in Washington"
While calling at the White house on
New Years day. 1905. Mr.. Cutler saw
General Taureau for the first time and
y his diary says: I'VE met him at
the door covered with lace from head
to FOOT and very much powdered Walk.
ed with his hat off, though It was
rather misty His secretary and one
aide and one other with him" Later
Mr.. Cutler called at the legation in
Georgetown and says; I'VE proposed
in our family tas he always refers TO
his fellow congressman at the board
ing house on Capitol hilD to call on
Mr.. Taureau, French minister. who
had left his card for us. Six of MS
went in a coach to his house. AS he
was at home we went in and were con
Quoted TO a large hall up enc pair Of
stairs. Found his disposed to be quite
social, though he speaks very little
English One OF his aides de camp