The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-14

out Of the book of Genesis. Inc oio '."i
speaks to us kindly, and tells win pr'a'
of how CONGRESS- voted him the freedom
tho floor. and how he shook the hah'
If the President to-day, saving
Sir 7 have seen and shaken hand'
With every President Of this country IRON
WASHINGTON the first. am too old to 1--WE
~ sDc,k with another. feel happy. SIR,
"a sec nv country that was born fourteen
ycors after myself. great and glorious an'
preserved. under your Keeping
Talk Of the Wandering jew Here is
theme for more cheerful Sue. the Wan
derinc patriot, come to say
"Iori. now lettest thou thy servant de.
M It in peace for mine eyes have seen thy
glory"
lac face and eyes Of the wcll-preserved
old man haunt me all the evening. looking
out of their antiquity with the undimmcd
ustrc of pair of Jewels set in the sockets
Of skull. lie should have some concep-
ton of what eternity might be who has
lived so long past time. There ne rests IN
his chair, watching US out OF the other cen
tury. The American "Old Parr," as you
know, was the British Methusaleh, 1872
years old, who lived in the reigns OF ten
sovereicns-Edward ", Edward ", klcb.
ard III, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward
VI. Mary Elizabeth, James l., and Charles
|. The biography of John Kits will OK
| tend from within ten years OF the capture
of Wolfe at Quebec, perhaps. to the centen-
NAL anniversary of American lndepen-
dence.
When Mr.. Kits was on the floor OF Con-
cress many of the members looking at HIM
grew suddenly very cheerful. One OF the
| Democrats, being Intercepted rs to the
| cause of his Joy, said
"Wcll, when | look at the old man ana
see how long it is possible to live, the fear
of HI becomes an indefinite postpone
| ment.'
SOME LADIES.
Ascending again to the drawing-room,
| we perceive that it is crowded with men
and women, and locomotion is quite en-
barrassed. In one corner little room hos
been scooped out for cotillion, and four
sets are dancing, with a score OF idlerS
looking on. Tie dresses Of the ladies are
often expensive and elaborate, but little
jewelry is worn this winter, flowers being
substituted. Some of the dresses are worn
| very low, and to modest man it is embar-
| RAISING to talk to some ladies at all. If
you look up it seems to indicate want OF
courage. if You look sideways ii seems to
be timidity, and if you lock down you are
| afraid of seeming vulgar. We men will
| never get over this sort Of cnwrrdice till we
change our religion, or grow very old; bold,
| and brazen but the ladies got over 1t
years ago. 1t is bare-necked century.
| Let us note some pretty ladies. There is
John Logan's daughter, graceful and
healthy blonde, with an amiable address.
wearing pink illusion. There is General
Neglev's fair-haired bride, the perfection
of good color. sweetness, and heartiness.
There is group of inc-looking married
ladies-all Virginians--from Lynchburg.
intermarricd with New England men. Mrs.
Daniel Low, wife of the uncle Of A. \.
Low, of New York, Mrs. 7. c. Robbins,
and their widowed sister-a finer set Of
heads and faces can be shown by no aristo-
cracy. There is Mrs. Carl Schurz, a
young, robust, and beautiful woman, with
dark eyes and hair, imposing figure, and
sweet couutenancc, very unlike the Ger
man race she is native of the rich city
of Hamburg, and Schurz seems very
proud of her. There is Mrs. hclkrar, III
equal contrast with her husband, who Is
bearded like some of Rcuben's sunny
gods, while she is dark, tall. and OF soft
tints, and tender. deep eyes. There is
Miss Mary Forncy, n child-like, interest
ing. dauchterlv girl, capable of capturing
| heart. as believe she has done, for good.
| There i the bright daughter of that square
slIouldercl old Democratic editor, Wash
NcLanc of Cincinnati There is fine
couple, NJ. II. Carpenter, bullock OF flesh
and force, with q wife much smaller and
sweeter. There arc two of Secretary New
toms daughters. peculiar girls in complex
ion. with olive and rose skins, and wonder
flu! eyebrows and lashes, black and soft as
crows wings, but fond Of each other and i'll
tcrcsting. There is Blanche Butler, .
rather frail but fine and truc-l0oking girl.
somewhat like the former Kate Chase. hut
not so Sp;Iituclle. and substituting for Mrs.
Sprague's light eyes, darker features
she wears dress cut in a quaint Grecian
pattern, the lappcls overlapping each
other widely; her colors are dark choco-
late. Her mother is large, fine looking
woman, of u brown complexion. Butler
himself is perfectly at home and
distinguished, as everywhere, L whole
country within himself, and he is
atfable, worldly, and magnanimous to
friends and enemies. Mrs. General Capron
is heshy, happy lookingswoman, and her
husband, the agricultural superintendent,
is small, whitc-haired, social man. Cad
walladcr Washburn has an Interesting
daughter here, and Mrs. Sherman is placid
anG sweet to sec. There are no great beau
ties in Washington to 20 into ecstacics over,
and it bothers me to know what kind of
taste and experience some writer's have
who 20 into irrecoverablc ecstaties ovcra few
ladies here that are marriageahle, even
covetablc, and that Il man might get in love
| with. but who are not models for Titian's
Venus. nor Raph;crs Fornarina, nor Jenny
sons Godiva. occasionally Il girl will ar
rive out of the back country that will drive
the greatest belle in Washington to the
wall. These freaks of admiration are
started by eXcitable people or ilattcrers,
aud their praises flow around till they are
taken up by folks at large and made super
stitious. Give girl in Washington the
name of being beautiful, and all male fun
kcydom halls her star and completes for her
favor; because so singular in this society
that anything in request at once has So
ciul and legislative value.
I" lie calls on Miss Jcrcmiah' is more
than piece of gossip here; it carries
weight.
Jones dimes with Mrs. Jonahsgourd" is
equivalent to consideration for Jones.
If you ever saw the play Of ga New
Way to Pay Old Debts" you will remark
that there is II person in it of the name of
U'cNJorn who achieves his fortune by in
ducng noble lady to treat him publicly
with consideration. This place is full OF
Mnllknrnr grooming IN hN inst Ellrh inny