, 1869-01-11

SOME Ladits--ar1. Harlan, Hrs. ktCu1-
loeb, nfs. Sherman, htt. Pom.
elsy, 1rh Welitk Mrs.
Gilt, Hrs. Wash-
bafne, Bic.
Social Topics Current.

Social Topics Current.
From Our Own Correspondent.
WAsuIxoros, Jan. 1, 1759.
The Ho1laud Dutch left Us two or three
good customs One OF them was turkey
sAoo' Ing; another was the legend Of Santa
Claus, or St. Nicholas, the patron OF CeHst.
mas Eve; the last Was New Tear calling,
Wpstingtou City has adopted entirely this
1,n,eh custom, and the e Is general turn
Ing cut on the first day Of the year. had
Determined not to make ealis the New iear's
Day past, but some tritnds esue IN posse,
Violently clo&hed und captured me, put ME
into carriage, and took me whesesocver
they would.
In vain ! protested; "rhIs shall a1 be
published" !"
"Ee1y we'll. That is what We expect
OUTFIT.
We wore pale kid gloves. dark ties, black
dress coats, and the other articles Of cos
tune at liberty. The carriage cost four Of
US twenty dollars between twelve and hFc
o'clock. The 1tlver Was directed by the free
use I an uu,hsella+stick punched into him
and hcuriEhed With such energy Is 10 mn-
tclIA1iy aksist his Kueases, He was nrgso
driver of mnrr}nEenhtu ngc, and this ac-
counted fur the gauntlet Of cfggllpg neero
girls which VIC ran. For couple 0! hours
sos1ic Of Us e,cltcvcd that ourselves had awak-
encd this humor, aud therefore each man H.
s,cc,cd thc other from Toe tu crnwn to sec II
ly chance llcrc was lrawrr.strlnR down, q
button off ut vital polnt, III cxtr''sion Of
shirt linen anywhere. rtlrcc nf III lad lists
or PLACES Whc1cat to cali, wilton
tul '.y our wives and mtt}ar+ for a!thpuxh
,he ea' tfeiacn DO The net Of calling, the
'adIcs 9uldo tho voll In off. With packages
Of trcth sisltlnE carJf, th uyertoatH nd-
m.teA 10 fli, OH aud ulG quickly. With fre.
1nrnt s,,,.ab'c collisions Of opinion 20 to the
conservative places oi tall We kept tho
cntfing" Roing without crastog tar fga
hn,r., onr gcn'ttmnn tnaH ef,ewhir
Acrose the airsct, wills two rald r'HPeGtn IN
th.s AiAe. Exc. = luz ns Two ur thsuo places.
the visit NHa agreeable etl"n0t, sui tito cx,
rrptsnns wcrn i,tllrnt ladies', tr th 'se Win
drRtfs,d mtrn cetcM0nJ.
NJ estsy honss a scryan', hoT OF tnat'.
cliInr took ntlr cards up'n a,1vef .aiyrr,
or t1ltrcied ns IN throw t,irm anta n heap
J uIN'a Il hall saltlc. ln no casn weru ttlty
t,orilc 10 tho ladies of il,r llnnsr befnrc III,
/ Int re,nasnrs1 bclnw tlntfl till tho Close 0f
The day, or thu day fn,!n a'ny. Wits s.ay
| diary u tttr i,ostuta.
! HANl,r nlhs,n t'ArGittNn TltK Wo,h,.
Htnrt,t.x fsn,n Capital IT'LL wn turnti },ast
thu rnatsoad dcnpt and rcappoaEcd m lt's
Knoll u ,!'vr altfng Which IL, tho hoi'ns of
| firncraf Gfant, r. :. Wa'ht,uFaa. konatnr
eu.vsuE; q urgro man opening the doF IT.
tle way, dnfttt! out salYer for our caas.
The hn,lhn q. the Mayor, 1inwtH, WAa full
] af local politicians and other fnikt. lsower
hi.n"cit H. = th,ek,necksd. sclt.opsulsaatcl,
"tLovlnG" man. not wurtl more thana !unk
hmaIi ottlces without tho glit ot the people
I ard 50 grown rich.
Next we called on Mrs. Senator Cole, on,
| nj the nsost graceful! aud tcau:t.ul ladies' IT
! W0FblpE' on, Of rare F1cmlsh comElexi a.
and very. youthful When one counled til.
| pretty children arpFaa her feet. The Sana
tor himself, IN the background. ioo:ee tal!e
| snnh oi Wbnt, IL hls dEess coat, beard d, ant
OF a happy but 1ignifisd address. TIE ALEC
ton Of this family for the Pacific ccl>t wa
most manifest, and Its soft elatlate tad tcp
better eycmplars.
| Close by lives Mrs. Elihu D. Washbune
who received but few persons. She Is lady
of sincere aud pleasant address. among th
most tnteui.ent and nfmhIe- -witted of th
wires Of puo1c men, and Of that ptquan
beauty which belongs to Latin laiies-nota
bly, TO French ones. A native Of illinois, nn
OF French e1trasstion, she belseves the sceaer
OF the pra.zics to be the finest in the world
and hsr nelghhors the hest oi Americans.
TnWSpEorlE.
Hr}nn In {hn II tr-a ala, IVA a
ry,ne Washi. etopians Of long residence. III
| u1d Washington family ,s::ss gea,rs, Is gro vim
rSse. 1t has moSea over ,nto f1inccc George: ::
. Maryland, OF out to t:eorcet1Sn, beyoad II
/ Rup;6cu Greek, where II lives Ia cntrenche
camp. eonsolln. itself with the reflection Tim
all the good blood IN the state Is be1easuete
there. there are, however, 0ihcr old Wast
/ 1uctonfans: Of Northern extraction, hetcdfta
ry a1''as"nlstx OF slavery, but By chrlstia
intercourse With SHAREHOLDERS soitelta ]
Their ausa.anisn1, TO sorrow, an
f:r removed from merely noisy hase c
J Shareholders which nokcs q good deal c
late Radicalisul. l saw aud talked 10 some
these who ar: attached to Washineton cit
by as ardent foudness aus. as loue residence a
any slaveEoltfng families Among them
visited Mrs. DR.. Gasualiel Basl"y, the w,do,
[ ofthat heroic edi:or vi the anti-Slavery -Nu
tioaal Era, and the original publisher c
| Lucie Toms CuuIa-hcfaci1 q hcantttnt spcci
men Of the New England uatspn, softeue
hy =: u'hern Intercourse. The brown hair q
the North made moist and dewy by waru1p
ituaes, the cnastcued 1igh. Of the scare.
Ing New Enninna %Jr, the strong contour {
The physiognomy of,he Moth toned do =n
more Flexible and emotional portrsit, an
| a!l sweetencd by rA.e and dtscriml attn
ChFistia. charity, made my call upon Mr.,
Ha1ley one OF the most impressive Of the day
| Her daughters We're By her side. She Epok
I II q art4 Inn t1f ~ at,o
topics as preferred:
"Do yon hold that Tue original ant
slavery phalan1 did The really vital work c
| "Uh no. Every element had It's use Il
The right t1ne-the very Conservative va
perhaps purifier Of the Radical. Lookin
Vice aid devotion every wharc. st. Paul be
came The hero Of the prosecuted cause a
| last, himseH pcrscculor.f
1spokc OF Captaiu Drayton's attempt t
run Of vessel road Of negroes irom Gsosgt
Town in this Dls'fictJ.
part in foolish scheme Ike that. His o1iee'
was-no more than to secutc the charttre
right o: discussion upon slvcry soil, b:ficy
1t r that " he 70 be could start tcTsplpe
sud a rosiru1n slaycry could not hold II
ground. Ills work was not q piece OF invs
.ios t wns purpose Of conrcrsion-th
MI fat AWAY / called upon lady Of sim
lar long residence iu the Bi.t rics, the mnthe
ct Mr. Ges tEe n. Tow!e. d youn. ltcrAr
man Of promise. now tinted sta cs Cousul &
bradford, England, wl"re hc is ruCa.rd !
studies sim'iar to hi Life ef Henry '. {
.. Stewards attention to him self by the publ
cation Of nu article on Our Foreign Relation
and tho Secretary sent him abroad 10 dcveto
himself 10 literature. l have 10 other objet
!. in drawing Into publicity this excellent pr
yntc family bgyond showing yon how exQut
adnpted TO ihe humanlzaug d our hard m
prncticni society q sprsakl!ns ol l.leraa
: hom's might become. Mrs. Towle
. napr5 atd thonshttatt fas
| mellowing into middle life I'll
The. tc1fiutonlnC Of fresh portrait, Is .
, | photograph o:4es~ sor, sho forgot all III.
ton Of her riCfu1as. aud daughter NJ
I u1uthrr Infested tna; Higher than ali tast
aud ta1cn:s u tho household heart. The
wee touchi lnkllpSa all round af Il
affection. mud the artl dwelling near t
=, d In The elnccrc rcvi,als nt IN absent fac
following up BY patient steps the AvsAtey
has ct' >en, ioskot that 1t was Scs Year
day, aud 1ninc oniy d call OF ceremony.
/. ni0SIrAR1E*.
= In . title while We wcru At the house
D ! 9pcaksF NoHa4' - Pollec1uan III tae tn1
outsldc opened the carriage door. 4 h'A'
, | buy Ia the b, II threw &uf csrtis fuln tot
. tnshes hvap. We sped straight In, IL t
| midst OF 4 rush, feeling like irdirlduai pl
a d.!rcn down gangwsy, In drose,
= slaut:hstr.
r Fi1st, Mr. Colftx, sitting In 4 chair, 70
mp and kiiird US with kindness. Rare O
. l,ri>tlrt d oanning hy u shake OF tho hau
K and passed us alu. 4 To Ills bsi e, Mrs. Co'a
!. Ibis lsdy-ycry agreeable iooktnE, qu
= | pretty indeed, and extremely modest a
Nlp.aplx-slonk III al lightly. 40 that