The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-01-10

10 the Edltor VI tne NOkkNGAANs ADVOCATE.
The great day Of the year has come and
zone, and now, many having emptied their
purses, are brooding over their ill-spent
pleasure. Not the fewest Of them are
THE DEPARTMENT CLERKS,
who early on the morning of the New
Year" sauntered forth as none but clerks
IF the Department can do, dressed to
kill" as one Of the news boys classically
it; they were "kidded" and
'caned" to perfection, and bore not the
slightest evidence Of the panic" On
making their
MORNING CALLS
they were specimens of taste and beauty,
the latter, however, was not the prevailing
feature, and some appeared to have pro-
fusion Of jewelry, and some seemed not to
know how or where TO put their superhu-
Gus clothing. But what sight on coming
home at night. Wherever you would meet
one he would at once command your pity.
Whether it was from what they eat or what
they drank deponent sayeth not, but GER
tain it is they were the most miserable
looking creatures that ever disgraced
Washington City.
But let us leave them and 90 for higher
things. Wewill take our place at the por-
tails Of
THE wHITE HOUSE
The time is 1890. The weather was du-
bious, the sky cloudy, and distant
relative Of ''old PROPS" could tell their
would be falling crops, other than mint
drqps. before the close Of day. About
elev9 ml0ck some one said his excel
lsa Rthe Blue Room" And it was
50 Mere, in regal splendor, sat his Elk.
cellency King ULYSSES" the First, with
his amiable lady beside him. The court
circle was made up III the following order
Marshal Sharpe and Miss Nellie Grant,
Secretary of State, lady and daughter
General Babcock and Miss Sharpe Sec
rotary of War and lady, Secretary o
Treasury and lady, Secretary Of the Navy
and lady, Postmaster General and lady
Senator Conkling and madam, with DIR
Tiffany and Mrs. Tiffany, made up the ex
pectant party Of 1874.
The party Of the Blue Room was gor
geously attired The family of the Presi
dent was dressed in mourning, on accoun
Of the death of "Mr. Dent"
The first to pay their respects to tbs
President was
THE CORPS DIPLoMATIQUE,
who on this occasion have outdone all for
mer exhibitions Of the kind. They wer'
arrayed in the fullest Of full court costume
in fact they were what might be called gor
geously attired. AL the crowned heads 0
Europe were represented. Their retinu
were as profusely bedecked with the relic
of ancient barbarity as were their mas
ters." The Corps Diplomatique took thei
leave, and then the Judges Of the Suprem
Court came to pay obeisance to the digni
fed occupants Of the Blue Room. Follow
ing them were the Senators, many Of whom
were accompanied by their ladies' Thel
came the Representatives, who in turl
were followed by Gov. Sheppard and staff
in uniform, which for showiness could no
be excelled by an attache of an Easter
court. The Board Of Public Works wa
next in order, and if they did not, the,
ought to have received the congratulation
Of the Blue Room for the good work the
have done in preventing Washington iron
becoming a nest of filth. The Board o
Health next made its appearance, followe'
by the Judges Of the District Court. Thes
last wound up the civilians, and now ap
proach the sons Of Neptune, to pay thei
regards to what little their is left of Re
publicanism in the place that once kne'
the fathers Of the Republic. The officer
Of the navy were led by Admiral Porte
and Sands, and in their neat and simpl
uniform, presented very fine appearance
and here comes the the army, led by tn
towering form Of General Sheridan, who
no less royal in his feelings and desires tina
he is in dress. The General was followe
by host of officers, some Of whose be
grimed faces reminded the President Of tn
hard service they done their country i
battles, well and hotly contested. Ate
these came the remnants of the survivor
Of 1912, Of whom about forty or fifty re
main. just how many Of them were i
the grand trace" your correspondent wi
not undertake to say After these ha
done the honors of the day, then came tn
"oldest citizens, and then-what shall W
call them-the common people-which wa
a general scramble until they reached tn
portals Of the White House, where the
were confronted by the Metropolitan Pc
lice, and allowed to pass into the presenc
of the would-be King and his prince
" surroundings. The Secretaries too
their leave, soon after the foreign rep
rosentatives retired, and at their own man
sions, (for a residence is now too common
were RECALLING their friends and invite
guests.
was entirely suspended, and every on
seemed to enjoy the holiday. There wer
not so many oi our private families KEEP
open houses as in former years. The reaso
is that their hospitality was abused by Reg
ulation Department clerks or loafers, bu
there was good many private parties paf
ties. where the compliments of the seaso
were exchanged in the good old style
Among the latter were not a few OF your
OLD WORKING FRIENDS,
and among these the progress the labo
reform movement has made in the last tw'
wears, was the source Of congratulation
They think it time that the leaders in tn
movement were doing something.
As CONGRESS
will assemble on Monday must prepar
to send you some matters in connection
with that body. 1t in understood that i'm
mediately on its re-assembling, some &C
ton will be taken in regard TO
PAYING THE EIGHT HOURS RACK PAT
to all who have not received it, a. clai net
between the 29th Of June and the 18th o
NAV. 1869. Rest assured there will b
more talk about labor and capital in Thu
congress than there has been in any othe
since the days of Washington, % you vii
have to prick your cars and keep YOU
powder drV." J. L