Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-25

Going homo TO dinner is somewhat Of farce
In WaabIn0ton. Ny dear Republican, have
Won NOT supdry recollectlons Of painful gusta-
tory sacrifices, way back In your omniyerous
boyhood AZ sehool, some Gay, wnen you oy
hard Juggling had drawn out Of your pocket
the rosy-cheeked plppln, which cook had
HIched for you from the market basket, the es-
cnlent dainty played n trick on your short,
chubby fingers and went bump, bump, IN me-
dia rsrun. With what horror, and drying up
of gustatory juices, did you behold the old Cor
berus, (none too lenlent towards even abstc-
mIous pupils, pounce upon the -golden-cheek-
cd treasure. You thought yourself lucky
little dog If no tingllng of your outer In
toCument was super-added 10 the unsatishsd
longinss of your cheated stomach. Or, per-
haps, q daiDtier peach has made the mouth Of
your seatmate water with intense desire, and
al the whispered "Let me TASTE" you have re-
iuctantly passed It to him beneath your box.
You didn't want TO do It. You had a struggle
betwixt appetite aud pride; but then you knew
the fellow had sharp tongue, and to be called
mean By him was to be black -balled by your
own set. You held the palest cheek towards
him, and then anXiously watched 10 see where
be would dare to plant his sharp incissors.
With what mingled emotions Of anger and dis
gust you beheld the little villain lick the stone
with an unblushing relish.
With like emotions, held at by the stronger
will Of maturer years, do l sit down to my
Washington dinners. One learns TO live on
the bills Of fare here, and to thrive on the i'm
aginary aroma of dishes which are said to be
and arc not. AS to eating proper, II is pretty
hard to tell what you do eat. BY some culinary
process, marvellous TO the unlnitiated, all the
indigenous juices of fish, flesh and fowl are
dissipated, and a mongrel, universal favor
leaves little room for expectation or desire.
And the great Yexation Of tho thing Is, you
can't better yourself by change. There is
To- ali
find your friend in a crack hotel, depending
mainlyupon popped corn for her dinner mother
the victim OF petty peculations, a third with
good fare and no sunshine, and SO on through
the whole category of the victims of that un-
hallowed style of living, boarding. You re.
lect upon your tribulations, and weighed
against those of others in the balance, you End
them wanting. It is strange, too, how soon
one gets used to the thing. People right out
of well-ordered New England homes, come
acre, and after few weeks fussing and fun
ing, accept inconvenience and dirt as neces-
cary appendages TO Washington housekeeping
and begin on the second peck Of the latter viii
an apparent relish. Housekeeping as an &C.
compllshment, seems 10 be unthought OF IL
this slave-blighted atmosphere. 1t ought mo-
to be SO.
Drudgcry, or u marring of feminine softnesl
and beauty, are by no means consequent upoI
that wholesome supervision Of ones household
Affairs which alone can keep n home neat
comiy and attractive. And II seems TO mt
that the fever and excitement Of social If
here is but a poor equivalent for the sweet
sacred Joys Of a pleasant home. Moreover, on
gotten used to this oyer-seasoned social die
can lily come down to the plain, health-pro
longing quiet of common life. Everybody her
is on stills, living at their fastest and highes
rate. Great is the drain on purse and strength
You Sec already, and the season Is but hal
past, pale, wan faces, where the roses Of healtl
ought to riot in young checks. People in
certain position have to pay the penalty o
their elevation. They nave in a measure sol,
themselves to the public. They cannot escap
certain social liabilities. But how they can z
beyond their necessities and rush headlonl
into every opening for display and exhilara
ton, cannot understand Corr. SprinqfeL
Republican.