, 1870-01-06
WASH eTON.
New ears Calls.
The Gtnia1 Side Of Government.
Foreign Dignitarieg Military Officers.
Housekeepers, and Bummers
Moving.
Scenes and Ladies.

| Moving.
| Scenes and Ladies.
[FRoN OUR oRN CORRESPONDENCE
| WAsnrfGTDN, Jan. y, 1870.
TO tell Jou that Holland Dutch beg2s the cere.
! nop5 t1 New ffat's calls, rtAt the Frrrch rrfu.
Eees iu Ser York seized upon nnd populArized It.
aru that the Ssxon-American yielded to It with q
d!h>rua nnbeudng is 10 reoent Whist said last
! ysar. Washington city, being N atoo: admires Of
| Ssw Y"Ekisms, tell into the sane Se< Yeat's
| practice long ago, aud this Is en1phattcay the
/ n4ost Interesting day tn the three hundred and
ei,t,.n,e ar the capital Ct the nation. II azJ os
Sou hase reso:red at soue latcdate
place. come for New Years rather ttan
| for an EaCRuranoD; for On the nrst
| dap ci the year Only Is there both comfort ard
| s,eh!-ttei1R 10 he eDjoted. The hotels are then
prI' to En- py. as the Dsjor part Of cte1kr, dram.
ne1H. iobtAlsss, a1.er1nde5s, politicians, and Con.
gtet*neps is at ut On domestic ytsite and those
ch!eDy who are 1eatdeht boasekeepets aud friends
Of bnnft keepers throw vide theIr Doors The male
half sw!r round The circle Of the female half
!rs can followers has decamped, aud left the ex-
| ecufite and the JUDICIAL government aud the re-
| spt cube pIiya,e residents to thensei7es, The
dsy is IN esery way wosths Of the society and the
capital. beng 10 my experience and belief more
creuttaes5 eptut day tnRn one tees 1t in New YoIE
-pettr osde1ed, leas thopp1sh less suoob,sh aad
lcss ciss.late, a1d yesterday wa. excep11onally
clear f"r New Feal . here as By some to:suity the
Gay has zen for heEeIal yeara ogerspread with
c4uuu aud ktower.
oUR rAR7rs or1F1r.
Lad been r1diEg uli tic piYnt before In the rail-
way Gale, and had iul1y nadr mp uy mLnd to stay
| q! ntne on this occasion; bat at uoou Dan Ptart
ara J. B. Still sun made their appa1lnons at
n desk, AID While We we're engaged ID r,oleol
ntt trcntob, ana had neatIy succeeded 10 iollat.
l.. ch,ll, there suddenly novc IN SIGHT another
bLd strictly obstinate and moral party, when
had ptontsed 10 accon psoy Just one year belseeJ
On the hitter OCCASION nad nearly ruined ny
stomach with sweet chocolate and French CAKES,
I'll sppre hchstye Of nntold gallons Of coffee II
tleu1 Yelo 10 such good aoRes inis 'lue, hastily
coEfetted slip Cd with the cheerful sctibes ol
the urst party.
Carriages here on New Years ia high, fifteen
Gollars beuR aooul tne areiaye charge Tor paet5
Of three or tour persons; the carriage 10 be Kept
Fay, 'even hours. Cards are almost essential. A.
the ladies set sloIe upon them, atd generally seed
lhvltAtlons TO tLose resldelt people who have
visited them oa Neg ftar'a 10 Rt.ehd some or ali
Of he psr;les 10 be Rtren during the year. At
very ie pscea servants pisces ut the door oe!!oW
the Lsuts OF the callets, and lhis led on one oc-
ca4ioa 10 q 6tRft4shg piece OF PRACTICAL fun. All
Of our party we're WEt4rs for the press
at d &eIhsEs better Known tnan We knew; acd
one Of the hou5es nc visited was taat Of au
Official whom We bad been IN tho habit OF ridI-
cult z in good .humured way. lie happened to
ave u Iegru hefald, "a ba1 luck would have II,
tld lte L+tIn Knew us all; 80, wtth tlJ. re-
rJecuul ia itkle, Ills Legro tased his voice 10 the
Ii g'te-t iry compatible with getting his wages,
aud teatd-
"Gercrat Dou Pe-att:"
~. b. S-Tuson:'
"GRt.s"
we were precrna'ed, upon this tndi:tment III
lcctly INTO u crowded faf!or, where aI doubts
atoLt ibe usrneF ot oarsecepton we're d:s,1pa7ed
h5 the QtDe1Al roar that accompanied II, headed
hy our our m,rth.
At a.otter rllce wc encountered all ottlcta. who
rrDcet 10 take u,e 10 tuEk for rome past poeit
cs! justice he has had: hnr, seeing thut lie was
lot FIRE a. to whom he WAS addressing. l dUec:ed
him to PlAtt ss the onetuer, wnose aston.
:fhu-eht vas e1tret1e. At The next place. under
ptetenCc II go,rk to q different house, i. 7. com.
p.iled ne, by way Of rc!ors, to eat sat with
q person had d,.liEed about as
Il uch rs /. consistent With this short tic.
When lie three Of nS cs1ne before the Chief
JGtr,cp suGdtnly, ard fcatttreh triangu.ary, he
sorktd frou oEe 10 the o.he1 humosously.
swell. gentlemen, - Faid he, II presume this IS
10 1t piece nf photo-tcclpture,r
We PAID the calls 1tctAted hT cur ftelcgs,
OF e. OF Rh OF tno+e which come uude. the head
OF ''shows" to uaterataud the condition. OF the
social a Il atpnere The day va. not marked by
such c.orttu leyees as last year. but better
tore prevailed, an1 ht the end OF the WORK all
ackDcW lejped thHt It bad been day Of pleasure,
Us peu. append some rotcs upon some Of 1ae
people coni,l Mt der our Observation.
SECRETARY AND MRS. DEIkHAr
TIE Secse,a1, Of War, General Belknar. has
nBce, ty s1t Yeturt, the best impression here, az
berg handsome presence, guardeu apd yet
getlaI man, etrorg In the wise Friendships, fast In
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VI LUG a"e!lcan* .-
!te secie's1J VI "af Is aae Sun OF an Old army
DULLES ~ *n'be teRisIen', III eatls ua5 ptAns
as altacaea as u snoutothase Queer nc mas VOL
p1aAe ne1e ano3eat Iii cIaetes " Tue n1osts6- |
ta'l' Us eteao1aess OF MS administrative lie, aad
h's telt"'e'azens OF loFa are Pleased F'th Dis !
hearty ard Ill: :cefe remembrance OF them. Mr. |
be koap ss sonsg ara n'ao!e laay, o. sweet /
c1prese'on+ taA and somewhat slender o3nre, !
nd DARK eses' sac ~as dressed with e'eesnce !
stu 'os1e, ata III neg Sue we're she oauen1ers Of |
Justice swami ol tae eHHed stA1cs supreme
Aencn. .- ..... |
. tbG aeeep''oaAoeuA "oe eo'e'ea ~ttu COOL
'En niueses ea'ptt, VI "n'ea Rsa'e nse 'esl IKE
,aau'ls ''ee>' ~" uh'os o'es 'ue 'aanSt'
'po"su 'ne s.eso5 p'oeess.ont cpin'nS ana gong.