Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-04-08

High LIE OF Washington.

plifhed woman She pofedrs charm
Ing mind, and dignity of mannsrs which
peculiarly frs her for her elevated Ration
der retired doms1ick habits will DC
much annoyed by what j. called here To-
eieiy. If fhe does nor totally change the
etiquette (f il may be called TO- eaab-
liihed by Mrs. Wilmington, Adams and
Madifon "a routine which her feeble
conltiiuiion will not permit her 10 ens
counter to 90 through il, Che mutt be-
come perfect fave to the sacrifice OF
her health. ihele drawing room jams
can be compared to nothing better than
the Mat Graz in France and Spain,
where all arc " hail fellows, well met"
The President, Secretaries, Senator'S,
Members, Foreign Miniiters, Confuis,
Comptrollers, auditors, Accountants,
Officers of the navy and army of every
grade. farmers, merchants, parfons,
priefs, lawyers, judges, notaries, auc-
tioneers, Office hunters, brokers, clerks,
fay tape and buckram gentry, fPeeulators
and Nottingham with their wives,
and fome with their gawking offspring
crowd TO the Pre6dent's every Wednef
day evening-fo,ne in fhoes, mott in
boots, and many in fpurs-fome fnufing,
others chewing, and many longing for
their cigar and whiskey punch left at
home-fome with powdered heads. 9th.
ers frizzlcd and oiled, with fome whole
heads comb has never touched, half hid
by dirty collars, reaching above their ears
as tiff as pafeboard. i" Mrs. PreGdent,
this is my wife'--" MAN, this is my
daughter"--" MIR. Prefident, this is my
Dick, a hopeful youth. 'juit freed from
College rules and light as the vapour he
psifs from Havannas bea." What a
molly crew I! | faw one of theie polilhed
creatures get up in chair, covered with
blue ELK, and there fand in his boots. TO
view picture, and, in defending ,fquirt
from his enormous quid, on turkey car
pet, what his wide mouth could no Ion
ger contain. How difrefing to every
man who feels for the honour and digni
ty of his government. Mrs. Madifon
feels all tins, while fhe is harafed to
Death by thsle boobies. She mutt feel
greatly relieved by her profpe9 of retire
ment She is jultly adored by all parties.
This eltimable woman, in " itooping to
conquer" has carried her smiability and
aha oiiity 70 far as to return the Wits of
all who have called on her thought not
to be expected that the wife of the Pref.
dent fhould return Wits Our nation is
increa6ng 10 faf, and there is fuch an in
Aux of foreigners here particularly at
this feafon of The year) that flop ought
to be put to it. and iome rules adopted
for the Proclamation of arangers to the
Chiet Magiftrate and his family other
wife his valuable tine will be AFFORDED in
ridiculous Wits from the idle and curious.
In The drawing room no one ought, 10
my oninion, TO be admitted, without a
previous introduction, to the Preiident
by fome Respectable member of the gov
ernment; aud If thofe members were NOT
diicreef in the cbara6ferS and numbers Of
thele introducfions, they ought to be told
Of i. alljudic,ous. fensible perfons fee
now the necrfiity Of fuch arrangements.
lheie foreign Minilers and agents,
too,ase far TOO intimate at the PreGden.'s,
and with the different branches of the
Towards them the fame
etlqu ,,e ought to be adopted as i known
10 zsllt at their own courts This they
would not complain of.-- There is ref |
,ed due TO our sachems, which this vul. |
Gar tate or shiugs dimlnifhss. We al |
ow our generals aud commanders of
hips. to eiiahlilh iormaiities at their
'oits, and on their quarter decks and
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