Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-20
THE EVENING STAR. .
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GoSsIP.


THERE Is ONE FRATUnR OF street life lately
noticeable in New York which we should be
glad 10 see introduced here, and which We
doubtDo', weuld, If transplanted, floarish TO
the great and m anifest profit ard pleasure OF
both sides il interest. We anude ~ he nu-
merous little flower stands cn Broadway
where the hurried aDd worried bUsiaess man
may buy and carry with him TO ight up and
beautify his dingy downtown temple OF mann
mon those tiny but delightful remin ders or
country life at cost, varying according TO
taste, from three 10 twenty five cents, ana
where the faded sewing girl and over tasked
prentice boy may pause in passing aud glad
uen their weary eyes win sweet aud suggest
i've glimpses of far away flower be:s aod re-
gale their much abused sense of smsll on long
forgotten odors, ihout cost or favor.
Washington is not utterly asd hopelessly
barren in this respect, but very nearly so. Oar
public may occasionally, II Is true, crafty its
taste for flowers; bat to do 50 it must in woke
the presence of n most unsentimen ai and viii
famous locking Phillis or Chloris, tricked out
iorsootb, in ragged and frowsy overcoat and
dirty pantaloons. with face unwashed and
beard unKempt, who viii, for a price thai IN the
good old times would almost ransom prince
furnish to the sim pie minded lover of nature
stupendOus pyramidal combinations OF fioral
wonders, riyaling prize medal caulifiower
in size and shape. and showing in clearly de-
fined and closely packed concen tric LAYERS
all the colors OF the rainbow. They are very
gorgeous and awe inspiring, bu. they are not
what the comm on, every day sort Of people
want. They are too costly and too cumber-
some. Few can afford to invest the cost of
weeks board in 81 boGuet, So called; and. be-
sides, who cares to present TO the lady he
chances 10 escort to the opera or meet on the
promenade q hot-house levy formidable in
Its proportions that she must send L. home in a
furniture car!
Nay give none of these. Away with
them! Rather let us have in the Iobbies OF our
hotels and places of amusement and alternat.
in with or supplantng the steany apple and
peanut marts now frin ging oar imp osing Ave-
pue tempting little baskets or stands filled
with delicious nosegays, attended by neatly.
dressed and well.mannered girls, where we
may buy, a. cost so trifilng as hardly 10 be
felt, those pretty ana delicate hints of the
nower gardens OF our youth,-dainty bits OF
beauty and incense that carry with them
everywhere tender but potent Suggestions Of
sentiment, ana are ever teaching lessons OF
purity and refinement Give us here, for in
stance, the stately iapoDica, fresh rising from a
bed OF green, set Of with hare bells and a hit
of scarlet: there, the half lfopened bud of the
moss rose, spray OF the lilly of the valley
"a pansy, that's for Thoughts" and a sprig o.
evergreen yorder, the delicate tea rose and n
leaf of geranium, fifty companioned by hell
uope and -nignonette, or "a rosemary fnr
RENE m brance.' And so on and so forth W.
need not enumerate or instruct, even Wera we
competent. The taste of any one who hives I'm
the atmosphere or presence OF ffiowers-whicS.
unhappiiy editors do not-wiIl readily And
constantly suggest a thousand groupings OF
The s'ead-eyes preachers into such combina-
tIons and contrasts of grace and beauty and
with such simple yet sweet effects of Colo
and fragrance, that they who run-be they
never SO prosaic and praciicai-must needs
admire and buy. $780,.
There are few minor things, as everybody
knows. so refining and eIevatng as the com.
panionship Of flowers, and not great MANY
II We must appeal to tie grosser senses-so
profitable, relatively, as the cultivation and
sale of them Believe us, oh, sorded worship
per of pelf, when we tell you there are in the
ritol city too many gallant gentlemen with
touch OF sentiment, 100 many charming Ia
dies with a love Of the beautiful, too many
messages to be sent In the tender language OF
lowers, 10 leave long Improbable. il once fair
ly inaugurated, the pretty commerce for which
we plead.
Who will be the pioneer in the new field, and
reap from 1t at once the thanks and more sub-
stantial offerings of the appreciative and gen.
erous throng constantly flowing and ebsine
through our matchless thoroughfares! Who!
TIE REPUBLICAN, mem Oers of Congress pre-
pose to have a caucus to- morrow night, to de-
termine what, if any, measures Of importance
sion, and whether impeac achment shall be fur
ther progressed in or dropped after hearinp
the report OF the Judiciary Committee on The
subject. ... ...
S0eiETY.-Miss Percy MCCARTHY will spend
the winter In Washington with her father.
Hon. Dennis Mccarthy, OF Syracuse, NY.
MTs. Mccarthy is in Paris, where she is su.
perintehding the education OF her two young.
est aons. The family mansion at Syracuse
viii be kept open daring the winter
THE CAPIToL.-A very large number o.
visitors were at the Capitol o.day, most OF
whom were strangers, who lately arrived in
the city. All thirgs are in readiness for Con.
gress TO- morrow, and throughout the building
there is an appearance OF neatness and clean
hness. In the old Hall OF the House OF Repre
seniatiyes the statuary has been re. arranged.
the floors cleaned. and the busts OF the dis
unguisheo statesmen on exhb bition there attract
much attention. In the Supreme Court room
workmen are busily engaged in re6tttng the
same. new carpet Is now being put down, and
handsome vain Mt partition has been erected
Immediately In the rear Of the Judges seats,
which VIII prevent persons from goigg be.
hind the desk occupied by the Judges The
room Of the Senate Committee on Appropr,
ations, formerly occupied as the room Of Col
Forney, the Secretary, has been reftted win
new carpet and furniture New sofas have
been placed in the Senate chamber, and an
elegant carpet hos been put down in the hal,
u ed by Senators In the rear OF the Senats
No doubt The galleries Of both House and
Sc nate Will be crowded tomorrow before l2
O'Clock, as many strangers have arrived here
within the past few days. The lobby will be-
Gin work tomorrow, and the halls around the
House and Senate will present very busy
appearance. -sra frc as.s.... = f.ef3.t +.
SENATOR WADE, Of Ohio, Acting Vice Presi.
dent, Notwithstanding the injuries he received
from being thrown from carriage recently ar.