Social life in the early republic . e-cially when contrasted with the elaborate entertain-ments of Mrs. Bingham and other leaders of fashionin Philadelphia. Mrs. Adamss receptions, as de-scribed in the letters of Mrs. Stoddert and otherchroniclers of the day, did not differ materially fromthose of the first Presidents wife, except that thehours may have been a trifle later, Mrs. Adamshaving a much more genuine love for society thanher predecessor. The most agreeable descriptions of the Adamsfamily during their Philadelphia residence are to befound in Mrs. Stodderts letters. Benjamin Stoddertwa
Social life in the early republic . e-cially when contrasted with the elaborate entertain-ments of Mrs. Bingham and other leaders of fashionin Philadelphia. Mrs. Adamss receptions, as de-scribed in the letters of Mrs. Stoddert and otherchroniclers of the day, did not differ materially fromthose of the first Presidents wife, except that thehours may have been a trifle later, Mrs. Adamshaving a much more genuine love for society thanher predecessor. The most agreeable descriptions of the Adamsfamily during their Philadelphia residence are to befound in Mrs. Stodderts letters. Benjamin Stoddertwas a great favorite of the President, and came in for a share of friendliness from , the good lady even carrying her attentionsso far as to offer her some drops at one of herdrawing-rooms, taking it into her head from mypale looks, said Mrs. Stoddert, that I was goingto faint, which brought a little red to my cheeks. Elizabeth Stoddert, the Betsy of her mothersletters, writing in January, 1800, to Miss Lowndes,. ^ W I ! ?sniKi
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