Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-04-17
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NAsHiNGT0S,
FIara ihs Clisass T-i..sas, lEsl.s'ni
There is a social evil TsyiViRg
about the Capitol which /, is time q
rebuke, Long files Of eyPrians are
in tho habit OF rsBiezVousing lhor0
and psFGling tho hall between tho
House and senate, aud in tho lobbies
thereof calling out members, max
Ing designations for the future and
loans for the past, and 80 complete
~ signalling the place that il is at
her PoTil that a good woman walks
alone In the Capitol,
A couple eG days ago, | saw a
crowd ia tho 0ii.eo Of Justice at
tho Peace, aud within was a crying
woman swearing out warrant
against Mrs, Lucy Cobb for inveig-
ling her husband. This woman
Cobb, whom You will remember as
attaining u great deal OF notoriely
rs a pardon-brokor. in 1866, is now
ubiquitous parsonage, famous for
her physical measurements, a fine
vulgar being, aud she makes the
Capitol her shamblo, Tho crowd
around ono Of tho sido doors was
astonished, some timo ago, to sec
emerge from tho House Of Repre-.
u grave and portly Democratic
member, with q card ia his hand.
"Did you send this card f"-,o a
woman.
"Yes."
"What do you want with mo,
calling mo out of tho House of Rep
resentatiyes oyory day2'
81 want TO say something private
ly TO you, Mr.. Crawlish !"
an tell You what think fyou.
You're Ats of consequence, (co.
piously emphasizcD-and III have
you sent to Jail if l ever hear of
you again |"
Panic overlook the lobby Mt this
door. 1t was n sceno such as occurs
in Murder Bay sometimes, but
hardly under tho Capitol.
Among the harridans who lobby
for small considerations at tho
Capitol is one rcspoctable-looking
old matron, who presents herself
with two or throe young girls,
sends in her name, and when the
member comes out she introduces
tho young ladies, saying: al live
at q certain number; hero is my
card. You must come and call on
these young ladies, my nieccs."
Tho member goes, perhaps, to
SEQ the interesting young ladies,
compromises himself, and votes for
the old lady's bill. 1t is needless
to say that tho supposed young
nieces are a parcel OF common wo
men the old lady has dressed for
the occasion.
| have been told q story that l |
suppose to be true, considering its
and the circumstantiaIity
Of it, concerning reverend Sena-
tor, who saw an idlo fellow here,
possessed of q handsome wife,
weary of his poverty and character.
The woman had the husband as
signed to n Revenue Inspcctorship
in one of tho far Territories. Tho
husband, after time, heard such |
gossip as he might expect from
Washington, and he hastily return
ed here, jealousy proving to bo
greater than dependence. 1Io burst |
into the lodgings of his wife, and
found the Senator as he expected.
The Senator executed what aero
bats would call a pas de SeM out of
q soeond-story window, was reoeiv-
ed upon friendly pile of manure
below, and had his garments flung
to him by an extraordinary feat of
somebody's presence of mind. For
nearly a week he kept away from
tho Senate, while the injured hus-
band daily sent in n futile card, and
waited with pistol to take sum-
mary vengeance. The happening
of tragedy in tho lobby of the
Senate, perhaps on the Senate floor,
was prevented by the Senator send
ing the man q fresh commission
and some present relief.
l notice a material accession,
within a few weeks, of coarse wo-
men at the capitol, though there
are fewer, probably, than celebrated
the last year of the war. AS q
general rule, it is bad practice for
o Senator or momber to quit his
scat at the reception of card from
the lobbies. Some of tho better
Senator'S make this stand for their
purity and dignity an inviolable
rule. They will receive a letter,
but will not entertain the sugges-
ton of q call card.
Another bad indication that I
notice, this winter, is the indecent
style of party and dinner dressing
tho wearing of dresses that OK
pose the entire spine, and are cut
noarly as liborally on the other side.
At the receptions, one secs numbers
Of ladies, often of social rank, OK
hibiting muscular trunks Of enamel,
and, at celebrated dinner party,
tho other day, l stood in group,
of which two ladies were members,
whose dresses were cut like those
of La Villiere and Madam Du Bar
ry, recalling tho worst days Of
Bourbon indecency.
"Pcople seldom blunder on sue.