The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-21

HIGH LIFE IN ,WAsHiNGT0N-THE PEEsIDEN.
rIAL AND SENATORIAL DINNERS.
the Washington correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Press, in a letter to that paper of the OH,
gives the following graphic description of high
life dinners at Washington:
spoke in my despatch of yesterday of the
refined Inequalities of the leading men of the
capital and alluded to the fact that the fre-eat-
crs are getting over their Indignation, and, as be-
fore, are now willing to put their legs under the
Republican mahogany of Mr.. Seward. This is
well. There is nothing that 80 mollihes i'll tem-
per as good oinner. Your angry legislator for.
gets his threats of the morning over = glass of
nuity Madeira, and locks with mild and mellow
radiance upon his political opponents as he feels
the generous champagne cOursing through his
veins He sees that his adversary il still his
teow-man. He enjoys his jokes, re-echoes his
laugh, and tells his own story to increase the
merriment of the jolly company
wish the thousands of readers of Secession
al" could enjoy ono of these Apician fcasts. The
hour is generally fixed at o'clock 7. NJ, the
time when millions are taking their supper You
receive card about the size Of an ordinary play
ing card, and il YOU are invitedby the President
the dimensions of the card are double and gem
orally read as follows
1.-THE President requests the honor Of your
company to dinner on Friday, April 9th, at OK
clock T. NJ. An early answeris requested
If you go to the Presidents you are expected
to dress in your best clothes, and to wear white
gloves. You are introduced into the small re-
ception room where YOU find the President, Miss
Lane, Mrs Judge Roosevelt, james Buchanan,
Jr., and the rest of the household. After being
duly presented to them, you wait the arrival OF.
the other guests The private Secretary, Mr..
Buchanan, Jr., quietly informs you taat you are
M ~ IN hp ,ch lad hon, hnp
Introduces to YOU, and the lady in your company
is presented 10 another gentleman, who is to be
her companion during the feast The hour hay-
ing arrived, the company move into the large
drawing-room, where they are dazzled by the
gorgeous display of plate and gasiight, and see
a number of graceful walters, also in white
gloves, whose business it is to attend to the
guests. The President takes his seat, not at the
head of the table, but on the side, exactly mid
way Miss Lane acting as his r;s-c-s.is You find
your name beautifully written on card laid upon
a plate, before the scat you are to occupy, and
the entertainment begins. The cooking is gen
orally French cooking, the wines costly and rare;
and you will soon have an opportunity Of hear
ing the great man" talk. You need not be in
formed that Mr.. Buchanan is one Of the most
delightful diners in the world. He has a fund OF
small talk for the ladies, variety of old-fash-
Toned anecdotes, and, as he is by no means spar
ing of the juice Of the grape, he grows more
easy, and more affable, and more agreeable as
the repest goes on, calling out after the 9TH
err Of the company, and paving compliments to
the ladies, occasionally taking wine with them
You never ask the President to take wine with
you, but wait to be invited by him. After re-
manning in this delightful society for several
hours, at . given signal from the President the
company rise, return 10 the reception room,
where they served with coffee and Eqae,s, or,
II they prefer i, with brandy, after which YOU
take your leave and 60 home to remember the
inequalities you have enjoyed. Some Of these
dinners are dull and stately enough, but have
known them to be az delightful as The most &c
NAL could desire.
z If you are invited TO dine with Mr. Slidell, Mr..
Seward, or with the New Jersey knight Of Gwyn,
(Mr. Speaker Pennington, you are seated around
q Large circular table, and pass through nearly
the same routine have described at the Presi-
dents, the difference being that there Is more
freedom more fun, more jokes, and sometimes
hal der drinking.
: ''CARRr Hfx BAcK!"-Ca Campbell, the editor
Of the Union Democrat is 'smad as March hare
because the Manchester manufacturers won't
make democratic asses Of themselves and be |
frightened every tinso Caleb Gushing SAYS the |
Union 10 indaugw. HERS especially mad against !
William Amory, ESQ.,, Of Boston, because be re- |
FUSED 70 uae his authority to compel American |
nauve born citizens to vote the ssiimmycratic |
v v Poor brother Campbell! We pity you. |
t toal uouO'es sre clearly greater than you can
.ssr. ~. viii never enjoy yourself until some.
WY ssssses you bssk 70 Ole yisgimy--so Old
M dns:sh 40 -, isu never should have left
i;.s as chnr .an9 q possu.a fat homny and
frse speech, and free voting of Nev Es~SsnS
don't agree with you, any more than the cl|n,sse
Of Iceland agrees With Hottautot Ara =
things are getting no better f6r YOU verv fsst
you can't Do better than 70 pick up your duJ. |
aud start Or : ~s'a'
The land where the cotton sssd grows,