The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-02-19
NUMBER Al
Society in Washington.

4 keen, Ii4i ant observer uI men aud man.
uero has written Il letter To the Boston f>Ost
from MaShington, lis theme being Society"
i'll that city. we made TIE following EXTRACTS
from Ills letter:
As there are Brevet ranks in the army 80
there are Blevet Lobby men III W asilhgton,
lobbyists III uaLls Il preterteG nihV dressed
III sleek black, coming God knoHs wneuce,
gong Satan knows Where, you may sec Ill the
9TH es Ot Wi ards, the National and the Me-
tr"pulltan nun. Der Of men Of ali a5es.-As
the members return from the Capitol they are
invariably button holed BY these parties, who
affect low voice aud important Iuanuer, aud
NhJ, when the member at last escapes from
tLan, shake their heads aud cOgitate deeply,
throwing their eyes askant to see If they are
seen, and observe what impression they are
making.
They talk never Of measures, but of msn
The speak Of the President as Andy" and
tamliary term the stiff War Secretary my
friend Ned" They viii tell you how they
played Fox and Geese with "lad," when he
was q baby Innocent Of uiggerism and breecu-
es, and can remember when they used to
write school talks Tor Sumner, who was always
very dull boy"
men live ON SUCH capital Of snowy pretence,
but everything here is gloriousiy hollow; aud
appearances DO as well as realities and little
better. These fellows industriousy circulate
rulU0ls oil their vast wealth, which Consists in
unpaid tailor's bills, and borrowed titty's,
picked up here aud there to exc out their
monthly hotel bills. They attend all the re-
ceptioDs, all the leveeS OF course, and their
mania tor being introduced is truly wonder
tui This session, however, they are doing
i'll. The Immortal Beau Hickman" bsats
them hollow, collecting his ''reveuue" with
regularity which creates their intensest envy.
ABOUT ToGLLTTS.
Men in Washington have no rule Of dress,
aud 60 to IL bali OF call On the Chief Nagls-
crate Of the nation III d sack coat as often as
III irocb, anu ths old orthodox dress coat is
no more seen. The ladies dress gaudily and
with d loyal disregard ol TASTE worthy ol their
courage and tnelr despair.
Positive Colors ar, All the rage. Soft he'll
tralo are e,cnewed, and hair trizzed like the
paper ,uley kews one Noed to SET ut the eua
ri d lanl, With ID baud ot gold pa slug through
1t, gives them the APPEARANCE affected by low
coAeda!Ia do tax pl lures ot Comic terror.-
alren Ia "DIckoIy, wears exactly the lead
ol " aohiu1tou belle. lucy come 10 a pub
&c table, at Il pubic hotel, not i'll duner, but
IA hai uresa aid urt u -irequentI5 III White
Don.e.s with opera clodkS pendant from their
shoulders
Lei lie not b. mistaken. Tho ladies arc
iau.to sud. but pant IL Class Which has
ttoaecountaby I"und LIS way luto their su-
cIety nhncwAat Us Detective Baker found
.l.tnreit one among OelIt. aIs--iruin military
nc, eHrl y, suppose. | trust that DIS tie coln-
ny leoIIlllts ltN normal quiet, aud the cau,-
,.ron ceases LIS scctlns, tne sci;!ll will aeal44
"a her t. Itself, s;nd pp.! les ceast To be maze
y men a, *, uNe / Il 1AAlc.lnl upon w'lliti4
ttn. .elIlel, Clailull I'LL the vulsartlls
y! L!.e sllAtIeMIN Wealthy.