Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-03
Bad Women in Washington.

shameful proofs OF what has been
done to debauch the national cap
itol-nay the capitol. The following
letter to the Chicago Tribune was
written about the time of the close Of
the session:
There is social evil reviving alb
out the capitol which it is time to re-
buke. Files Of cyprians are in the
habit of rendezvousing there and pa
rading between the house and senate,
and in the lobbies thereof, calling out
members, making designations for the
future, and loans for the past, and SO
completely signalling the place that
it is at peril that good woman walks
alone in the capitol.
A couple of days ago. saw crowd
in the Office of a justice of the peace,
and within was woman swearing out
a warrant against Mrs. Lucy Cobb,
for enveigling her husband. This wo-
man Cobb, whom you will remember
as attaining a great deal of notoriety
as a pardon broker in S66, is now an
ubiquitous parsonage, famous for her
physical measurements, fine vulgar
being, and she makes the capitol her
shambles. The crowd around one of
the side doors was astonished, some
time ago, to see emerge from the house
of representatives a grave and portly
member, with a card in his hand.
add you send this card ?'' to wo-
man.
eyes"
"What do you want with me, call
ng me out of the house of representa-
tives every day ?"
"I'll tell you what I think Of you.-
You're ats of no consequence
copiously emphasized )-and I'll have
you sent to Jail if I ever hear of you
again"
Panic overlook the lobby at the
door. 1t was a scene such as occurs
in Murder Bay sometimes, but hardl ly
under the capitol.
Among the harridans who lobby fol
some consideration at the capitol is
one respectable looking old matron
} who presents herself with two or three
; young girls, sends in her name, anC
when the member comes out she intro
duces the young ladies, saying: q
; live at such number; here is my
card. You must come and call OF
these young ladies, my nieces."
The member goes, perhaps, to SCI
: the interesting young ladies, compro
misses himself, and votes for the olt
t lady's bill. 1t is needless to say tina
, the supposed young neices are par
r eel of common women whom the oil
r lady had dressed for the occasion.
| have been told story that sup
: pose to be true, considering its au
0 thority and the circumstantiality of j
G concerning a reverend senator, VIII
" saw an idle fellow here possessed o.
i a handsome wife, weary of his povert
i and character. The reverend had th
t husband assigned to revenue inspet
|, torship in one of the far territories
t The husband, after time, heard sue
u gossip as he might expect from Wasl
v ington, and he hastily returned here
e jealousy proving to be greater tha
dependence. He burst into the lode
lngs and found the senator as he e1
2 pected. The senator executed wha
e acrobats would call a pas de seuI on
e of a second story window, was recei,
f ed upon a friendly pile Of manure b,
t. low, and had his garments flung t
l. him by an extraordinary feat of some
e body's presence of mind. For nearl
d a week he kept away from the senat,
while the injured husband daily sent
d futile card, and waited with pistC
IS to take summary vengeance. Th
y happening of a tragedy in the lobb
It of the senate, perhaps on the senat
d floor, was prevented by the senate
e sending the man a fresh commissio
/ and some present relief.
k notice material accession, witt
<, in a few weeks, Of coarse women g
n the capiotl, though there are fewe
d probably, than celebrated the last yea
a of the war. As a general rule, it is
n bad practice for a senator or membe
p to quit his seat at the reception of
card from the lobbies. Some of th
], better senator's make their stand fc
| their purity and dignity an inviolabl
i rule. They will receive letter, br
l. will not entertain the suggestion of
y call card.
!, Another bad indication that | NJ
d tice, this season is the indecent styl
e of party and dinner dressing til
= wearing of dresses that expose th
% spine, and are cut nearly as iberall
IS on the other side. At the reception
.. one sees numbers of ladies, often o
/ social rank, exhibiting muscular trunk
o of enamel, and at celebrated Dime
+ party the other day ! stood in grou
n of which two ladies were member
j. whose dresses were cut like those 0
8. La Villiers and Madame Du Barr,
r recalling the worst days of Bourbo
indecency.
o A debating club has decided that
is right to cheat lawyer, but it is