Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-11
TIE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
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and her BlOOded BSys-Notabilifies

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Correspondence of the Union and American.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Truly are we
here in the midst Of the most varied and
charming gayeties; the national capital Is at
the very acme of brilliant social life and Penn
sylvania Avenue during the past few warm
and sunny days has almost been reminder
of the lovely Boulevards of Paris-the
many glittering and beautiful equipages
which throng the streets filed with elegant
and tastefully dressed women, the crowds
of pedestrians lazily and laughiDgly saunt-
ering along filing the shops and the pockets
of proprietors, Gives to this city a most CON-
plete COSMOPOLITAN air. On warm, bright
days. Miss Nellie Grant may be seen, ac--
coInpanied by some lady friend, gracefully
handling the "ribbons" behind anexquisite
pair of high stepping thoroughbred bays.
Miss Nelle is thoroughly accomplished IN
the art of driving and would put to blush
some of our Young bloods VINO insanely
imagine that they an drive. One cannot
wall conjecture anything more exquisitely
iaunty and elegant than this "nobby" httle
turnout and its fair driver.
ReceptioDs and hops are here an every
day occurrence, and the hospltaole man-
sions of te QrG7lde monde are daily ana
nightly tlIronged. A new feature mas
been introduced here at the afternoon re-
ceptions, based, no doubt, upon humanl-
tartan motives. Dancing at these alter
noon receptions is now Ia MODE, thereby
rendering the receptions more pleasant,
nd giving the young ladies who are m the
city for winters campaign an opport unity
to get their quGnttun Of sleep at night, Tor,
of course, if they have several hours OF
dancing during the day, moderate quan-
titv snfhces at night and enables them the
better TO bear the onerous and multifarlous
| duties of fashionable life.
SOCIETY CELEBRITIES.
At none of the receptions here have we
seen a more charming and agreeable To-
| man than Mrs. Stewart, wife of the Senator
faom Nevada, ard daughter Of Gov. F0ole
| of one State. Her daughter, beautiful,
| fair haired, blue eyed girl, who is just max
\ ing her debut in society, Is very gracefui
and extremely sweet and pleasing in her
manners. Their home is receptacle OF
| fne arts and 1articles de vertu" from all
quarters of the globe. Byzantine Mosalc,o ,ol
the most exduisite workmanship, dooehn
| tauestried walls, furniture OF the moss stt-
| perO pattern, IN laCb everything u~ -
which constitutes brilliant and oeautllal
horne. Mrs. Stewart has about ner al ina
charm of manner so peculiarly Southern
and a genuine heartfelt hospitality which !;
truly refreshing. Among the queens o.
society here, noted for their cultivated
minds and great elegance Of manner, none
are more deservedly popular than Mrs. Bou
ligny, the charming and piquante author
and Mrs. Judge EmhE7, of Kentucky, WIT
brings to the national capitol all the gener'
ous warmth and whole-souled geniality Q
her native State.
INVESTIGATION.
The great tidal wave of investigation SUI
roIIs on. and PoIand's circus is daily attend
ed by crowds. Credit Mobilier is, as Il hd
beer. a topic of considerable interest an
| dtscusston. The Credit Mobilier and 10