The removal of the Marquis de
Noailles from Washington has been
quite a loss to fashionable society, for
the Marchioness was a lively lady,
and in the diplomatic circle kept
things moving as French women do.
Just fifty-five years ago now, shortly
after the Mason duel, Monsieur and
Madame Neuville were having their
farewell parties and fetes, to the
great regret of the fashionables here.
But Madame Neuville slept in an at
tic while here, and it was never
counted against her by any body, as
indeed Ihow could it be ? No one
could say it was not in keeping with
the most elevated pretensions of
high life, whether at that day or this.
The Marquis de Noailles and his
lady lived in great style, and had
two houses corner K and Tenth strs.,
adjoining, which they made into one
by cutting the partitions, and which
were furnished in a luxurious manner
with furniture from Paris. They left
early in the season and thire houses
are still unoccupied. The grandfather
of Noailles was the French Minister
o the United States in Washington's
administration, and both he and his
grandson were highly popular and
respected. They knew how to spend
money, and genuine liberality goes
as far in Washington as any other
place-a fact which is understood by
Boss Shepherd and Henry D. Cooke,
and it doesn't matter whose money it
is, their own or their Uncle's.
The Committee on Civil Service
has presented a bill to reorganize the
Treasury Department, which proposes
to retire about one-fourth of the force.
