The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-05

The tail coat accusation now falls harmlessy, and
as iol the sadness and the silence have never in
my lie heard more merriment occasionally, indeed,
verging on the glgge, or more incesssant and for
the most part excellent talk than among the men,
bers, especially the female members, OF society
into which have had the honor OF admission.
But the crowd to-day struck me as being dull, and
wanting in that element OF rough but humorous
chair which Is characteristic OF an English mob.
observe that
THE INSTITUTION OF ORGANIZED LUNCnEoNs
on such occasions Is common to both countries;
that the meal here, as at home, partakes OF pic
mic character; the swalowers of ice cream and
the Slippers OF sherry generally pairing or into
solitude deur, becoming so engaged IN CONVEX
saton, which Is animated though low toned, as to
be lmperviOus to the entreaties of less agreeably
occupied friends at the windows, to come and
look at something passing by. observed, too,
here what have equally observed at home, that
the erect of these professions on certain men,
bers Of the party after luncheon is to produce a
fxity OF eye, an indecision OF utterance, wavl.
ness OF hair and tendency to become either beli-
cose or melancholy.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
1t is time, however, to give up generalization
and to describe the proceedings in detail. A more
disagreeable morning 1T would be difficult TO i'm
agine. The sky was quite cloudless and of bright
night had been craving IN turret and tree"-not,
by the way, that have a turret in Washing
ton-had not abated its fury, and was tearing and
roaring through the great, wide, bare, blank
spaces which are called streets, and which will
some day be built upon, with devilsh glee. During
the night the wind had acted as a scavenger and
had swept the streets unusually clean,
but by eight O'Clock its seli-imposed duty
was still unfinished, and waits of paper
and scraps of straw and various other debris and
litter were being hunted by it into corners and
thence swired away into less important localities
But lew people in the street yet, and such
as there with blue noses and chattering
teeth, covering under the fierce assaults OF the
storm and scudding under the lee of the infrequent
buildings for shelter. The first real signs OF life
are shown in the mastering OF the Boston Lancers
at Nailors stables, and the preliminary canter Of
these gallant warriors is carried on under the in
spection of the bOOtblacks and newspaper boys
who ordinarily haunt the front entrance Of Will
lard's.
ARRIVAL OF THE NAVAL CADETS.
sensation is also caused by manifestation on
the part of Adams Express Company, whose carts
are decorated with flags and each drawn by six
gayly caparisoned horses; but the CONNIE rcal ele-
ment is speedily thrown into the shade by the ar.
rival of the Naval Cadets from Annapolis with the
artillery with which the sautes are to be fired.
good deal of popular indignation ahoat concerning
the treatment Of these same Naval Cadets Their
military brethren from West Point were billeted at
the Ebbitt House, where every accommodation
was made for their comfort, but the less fortunate
nauticas, with harder and rougher work to do,
not merely had to return the same night, but had
no opportunity for rest during the day, and even
came of remarkably short in the way of rations
know not how the truth may be;
tell the tale as told u me.
But the popular sentiment on the subject is I'M
doubtedly strong. Breakfast at Wecker's, where
the tide of business is already rising and thence
by hack to the Capitol. On this day, apparently,
the authorized tariff Of vehicle charges is abro-
gated, for the hackman proposes to charge S. for
the conveyance OF three OF us; and, what is more,
like an astute mathematician, proves his PROPOSE.
ton.
THE STRUGGLE FOR ADMISSION.
There is no admission through any Of the autho.
lied entrances to the Capitol until much later
hour. But my cicerone, evidently person who
has been there, drags me with him down innumer-
able flights of steps, and finally marches me into
the bowels of the earth, without impediment,
through mysterious door labelled Cheating and
ventilating Department" Then passing by
enormous iron pipes and tubes and whirling n.y.
wheels, steam propelled, make way
ward and upward until we arrive on recognizable
ground and are met by the Sergeantat-Arms,
who bids US proceed to the gallery of the Senate,
where he will speedily join The lobby outside
the gallery Of the Senate is already dotted with in
tending admission seekers, prominent among
whom noticed to me new cass-the lady CORE
spondents OF provincial journals. Nothing is about
them Of the conventional blue spectacles, scant
hair, prominent teeth and general hdeous
appearance, dear to the comic draughtsman.
nj nj thpm
pretty, by no means disdaining capillary attrac-
lions and charm OF dress. But their prevailing
characteristic is the intense air of business which
pervades them. "There shall be no mstaking u.s."
they seem to say, fOr our frivolous, giddy SIS
tiers. Look ut out note books, which we pertina-
ciously display. Look at pencils. We are the
muses. of history, and family name Is Clio.n
Some Of the muses. and a good many OF the by
standers seem to be In doubt to their
tickets OF admission, and when the Sergeant-a'-
Arms appears dead set is made at him, which he
avoids with cOnsummate skill, giving orders TO the
janitor for our admission and vanishing immedi-
ately. Our JOY at this distinction is, however, but
short lived, Tor have little more than taken our
seats in the front row OF the gallery thar the
Senate goes into executive session. at
which no strangers are allowed &c be
present, and we are ncontinently relegated 10
the outside lobby again. During the short time OF
our absence the crowd here has considerably in
creased. Men are fitting about bearing red and
white tickets and worrying the doorkeepers with
questions. Before the entrance to the gallery set
apart Tor persons connected with the diplomatic
circle little knot Of ladies is gathered in one of
whom, eminently aristocratic and genial looking,
am shown Mrs. Hamilton Fish.
WHO Is THIS THAT cOMETH9
not with banner and with priest, as TennvsOn has
it, but with composite manner, in which the
gravity OF the business strives with the JUNCTION
OF the bon riudnt and the humor OF the raconter-
a man of middle height with his bald head firmly
implanted his broad shoulders. with but
little interval of ncck-a man of small and twink
ling eyes Embedded behind high cheek bones-a
well cut nose, great, sweeping mustache and