Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-27
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Opening Of FIELDS Hotel.-Major William

Opening OF FIELDS HOtel.-MaJor William
ID. Field, the gentleman so well and favorably
known 10 the travelling public, both here and else
where, opened his new hotel establishment last
night. II is beautifully located the south side
and in the immediate vicinity of the Capitol and
the exterior presents a fine and fresh appearance.
There are sixty or more rooms, all of them we'll
arranged and furnished more with a view 10 com
fort than TO please the eye-although in these
joint respects they must be acceptable to their
future occupants, no matter how iastidious their
taste. .,....-
With full force of assistants in all the depart
ments of hotel keeping, and the superior tact and
experience of the worthy proprietor, his house
cannot fail to be not only FIRST class hotel, but
an agreeable and treasured HOME.
OF one thing we can positively speak--that is,
the culinary preparations and the et ceteras .usu-
ally found in 1the bill of fare" We were not
alone in the test. Upwards of a hundred gentle
men, specially invited, had similar pleasure of
participating in the majors elegant and bountful
entertainment number ofour most respectable
and distinguished citizens were present, together
with several invited guests from abroad.
DR.. Fraey, awaiting himself of an interval in
the repast, proposed, as toast: Major Field,
our host Though his shadow is short, may il
never grow less This was received with much
favor, and the Major was called upon for
spouse. He rose, but excused himself from speech
making, and then requested Major French to re-
ply for him. +.
Major French delivered brief address, and
concluded by offering, toast " The Field Of
Capitol Hill it produces well none produces
better" This was drunk with much enthusiasm.
Other toasts and sentiments We're proposed, and
severally responded to by Mr.. George Waiter
ston, and other gentlemen
We left the scene of the festivities at an early
hour; the guests at the time were enjoying them
selves finely.
The Major, we are happy TO say, has opened
his hotel under the most favorable auspices; and
we venture 10 predict that many years will not
elapse before he will have mere extended feld
Of operations; in other words, he will be CON-
PEELED TO enlarge his establishment.
Representatives of the Press, as well as of
the people, have already arrived, in anticipation
of the meeting of Congress. @
We have recently met with members of the re!
portorial corps, who have returned TO resume the
duties of their honorable profession, at all times
arduous, but not always appreciated as they de-
serve to be by the public. t*..
The speech-maker whose pen is not as ready as
his tongue, can best attest TO the usefulness ofths
class connected with the press
Were it not for the reporters, the legislative his
tory Of the country would be as incomplete as il
was in the early days Of the republic, and many
statesmen, Insignificant by comparison, would not
live as now, their names perpetuated in printed
columns "
There is another branch, including the cores
pondents,' as contradistingushed from srepor-
ers gentlemen who deal in facts as well as spec
nlatons--not troubling themselves with the dry
details Of Congressional proceedings but with
matters better suited to their tastes, talents and
the business of gratifying the public with their
racy and spicy correspondence preparations.
Some of these, TOO, have returned TO the post of
duty, after an eight months absence. With so
many eyes looking in all directions, and the COM
petition for the earliest important intelligence, the
people al large need not fear that anything of mo-
ment will be withheld from the press. On the
contrary, they will lie enlightened by telegraph,
without delay. ."..>#.
We are glad to see the representatives Of the
press looking so well. May they all have pros
porous time during the session; good health being
included in the prominent blessings.
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