National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-10
WASHINGTON HOTEL LIFE
WAT WAS SEEN IN TWENTT-FOUh
HOURS IT WILLARD'S.

cen ut such places only. A large hotel is the
tightly rendezvous OF nearly all the rse'aiaent
characters in a great city. There congregate the
,obodles who are in search of the somebodies, aud
here may be seen the somebodles who are suffer
ng themselves to be made martyrs of for the Den-
at Of the nobodies. There may be seen all the
celebrities Of the day-from the noted hummer
sho occupies the chairs to the exclusion Oh inc
.uests who have t. stand, to the noted politicians
n whose breeches' pockets are carried custom
,euses post offices railroads and foreign and do
nestle berths OF greater or lesser value mere
90, NAV be seen many of the lovely ladies VINO
ender a winter in Washington society So agree
.ble; and there. again, may be seen many women
whose loneliness is somewhat on the Nahe, put
sho stiiI possess it a sufficient degree TO renGsr
heir pursuasions as lobbyists OF great value.
wILLARps-MoRNING.
But let us go 10 Wizards, and taking q scat
,pon une of the benches monopOlized by the hall
soys take a Kaleidoscope view Of the scene
before US. Behind the desk Is mine host Cake.
Dake lie a man with q frm expression of counte
aabee, and while he permits no "shenanagan" on
he part Of delinquent guests he will discount
bill for poor fellow who is really short, or if the
,ase be urgent he will receipt his bill and with
mile make him presen: Of the amount. Cake Is
friend favor as quickly and cheerfuily as any man
living. He sees everything that Is gong on. anu
wears o shining crown for the beneht he has CON
serred upon mankind Beside Cake is Bob Cor
ion. Gordon is a iine-looking fellow. has nice,
curly hair his checks bloom with health's rose
mt and his feature. wear a cheerful what can-L
80 for your smile.. Gordon is the head room
clerk and can pack away 500 people in hotel with
breakfast. which is very easily indeed. Beside
Gordon, patiently laboring to show guest how his
bill amounted to ten or fifteen dollars more than
be expected, is Mr.. Doke Doke is q thiek-set
young gentleman, and one of the cashiers Of the |
house. He can make out bills as quickly as an old
..1t arn ant a
persuasive powers very valuable to the proprie
Tor: for hrst-class cashier who understands his
y Of the .'extras' in lucid and polite manner
cause said guest to pay his bill cheerfuly and
oGer an apology for having disputed the items at |
al. A cashier with fine persuasive powers Is fire.
luently more valuable than the public suppose. /
The third, mild-looking young gentleman be-
sind the counter, is our friend, Mr.. Willard: He
must not be COMPOUNDED with the ownership OF
The house; for Willard is the front up" Of the
norning watch. A front up" be it knoSn; is q
all the cursing Of the dissatisfied guests. hears
all the complaints of those whose bells will
whose keys will not fit, and sends up the cards,
bells inQuirers whether guests are in or OUT and
replies to the thousand ana one absnrt Ion
lie. As may be supposed, the position of a front
sp'' is not at all agreeable and if the incumbent
svears at the beli-boys by way of compensation
for being sworn at by the public. his loss Of tenn
per is not to be wondered at, and If he does not
apparent.
LOBBYING AT BREAKFAST.
Having taken a cursory view of the gentlemen
who running the house, ;" let us get glimpse
II the parties who literally overrunning 1t.
in the reception room, adjoining the breakfast
.eem are from six to twenty people, of both sexes,
senator senator whom they Sfe ready t. Pognce down
apon with the avidity Of a hawk. These are lob
syists or jObbers. Out, perhaps, comes Senator
Cameron. The Senator has Just slowed away
iasts, and while he has eaten has perused THE
REPUBLICAN and thereby learned all that is go.
ing on at home and abroad. Having swallowed
Eat from tie rack Walks down the room quietly
nis slvery locks none the more kempt by the use
H brush o. comb and his benevolent face beaming
with good humor. All Of q sudden up hops q lady
In black. as unexpectedlyas if she were puppet
,pruny from a box. and with nod and q smile she
attacks the noble Senator in behalf of her clients,
The projectors of a railroad between Tweedledum
aud Tweedledee. or proceeds to state how shame.
iully the heirs of John Smith, who fought, bled
and died in the Southern service have been
;reated by Government which refuses to settle
he claims of her defendants to the amount OF
the late insurgents did actually amount to fifty
T sixty thousand dollars The worthy Senator
lakes seat upon the sofa, his female prosecutor
kfes ia sape, aud, aIguing herseH to It's very
anger almost gives him an emphatic tip on the
nose in the rising and falling accents. The Sena-
er hears her story and as he essays to escape her
clutches he falls prey to dozen others, who are
ying in wait for him. as eats lie in wait for
siouse when they have once run it into q hole.
Once rid Of lobbyist number two he is beset by
prosecutor number three, and is virtually CON-
elled to skirmish his way between a file Of these
ormentcrs until he succeeds by a final mighty
,fiort in shaking them off altogether.
MORE VICTIMS.
Having seen the genial Senator from the mig |
ron State make his escape VIC breathe freer. but
turn our face towards the breakfast room,
gain we are panied to see that sundry other off,
:ial flies fast in the wei, and the lobbying spi
teTs tOrturing them in q cruel and fnhumaQ
manner. There sits Crozier, with a female arguer
It his side and two or three more in waiting. Di-
1ectly opposite is poor old Hamlin. fast in the web
and looking as if 6e would gladly resign his posi-
Jon to any one who would take that woman away.
nan who desires half a dozen positions but who
seems to forget that the political principles of the
member from Gotham are not such as to assist him
obtaining official favor. The goOd-natured
y.Ne!ll is Just leaving the breakfast room in com
pany with a couple Of beautiful ladies. and the
manages to get acquainted with all the pretty
girls in town. and he so aged and unprepossessing
n appearance too. All, well, o'Nefll is a gallant
aides like. Albright, too, energies from his
breakfast. He has his energetic vile on one side
GER on the other, and while Albright
ays little. the ladies stop and chat
It every few steps, for they are bright, lively
Ire universal fayorites. Whitehouse energies
sith his paper In his hand. He is little, modest
nan, and one wonders how in the world he ever
became selected as a Representative among so
many noble and elegant looking men in POugh-
Seepsie. But Whitehouse is worth million. and
Hamilton, of New Jersey, and ComipgS, Of Mis-
,ouri have also had their breakfast, and feel in
-eady for tho Capitol and for business. Stanard
and Scofield, both big and marked men, have .
their half dozen of morning callers each, and the
reception room is lined with the wives and
daughters of the above. and by the brides and 9
srooms, who sit upon the sofa as close to each !
hher as possible gaze into each others eyes and
heaven is n q
after eleven. The doors are closed, when in
ushes I.efcbre-seneral, colonel, major. judge .
d0sed, deadly pallOr overspreads his brow his !
reath comes quick. his hand grasps his watch. :
eartul calamity has overtakcn hin-he has lost :
Iis breakfast
AreP.x ii
1t Is p. IN. Mine host Cake is in his private
flee, having a social chat with his friends. ,
iordon and Doke have disappeared, and their
,Iaees are taken by Bagley and Rodgers, two
ther good looking and moral young men. VIII
ard is fronting up still, playing on the porters
iis hand, while the rotunda is full Of men, big
nd little, politically well as physically speak
ais hands in his pockets and q fragrant Havana
u his mouth Cliff Warden comes In for his letters, ,
md interviews everybody 9re with ws
and g ts ssBRE
Buekler has come in to dine with Roberts,
he Herald for the member from the Fifth
New York district the morrow. Preston,
90, is on hand, as nervous and excitable as
ssual, forget ing his overcoat in his endeavor
o assist sundry parties ut Wflard's in forming
OF Grant new Cabinet, or in fixing up Fish's ,
ty-irst resignation. Copeland, Of the Journal
" Commerce. meanders his way through the
;rowd in quiet, unassuming manner, while
dedill and Whyte stand by each other like o
journalistic Damon and Pythias. ready to write /,
.nybody's wrong. George Alfred Townsend
hares with Pinchback the lionizing of the even
ng. and sour James, !" the handsome clerk of the
Senate iquietly talks over ''that masquerade"
md the last musicale with the champion belle d
maker of the century-Buell, of st. Louis. In 6
he billiard room is Prescott quietly indulging in
ball carom game with O poor player. and (
he manner in which Prescott punches those balls
lbout is cruel in the extreme. In the bar room
tre-well. TO matter. We seldom visit the bar
.oom anyway, and the people there are merely
fquidating the debts they owe for favors received
ind INDUCING in spirited discussions with the
members Of the bar present-the gentlemen be-
iind the counter whose mixtures frequently re-
ult in getting things very much mixed by those
Who practice at the bar.
RECEPTION ROOM SCENES.
In the reception room. adjoining tie dining
oom, the scene Is brilliant and pleasing one.
Here from six to eight congregate the guests of
he hot nf elf her there