Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-02-25
COngressmen's Wives.

The Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Plaindealer writes The wives of
two Congressman were waiting for the Gle
vator, last evening, at one of our hotels.
was demurely reading the evening parer
with my eyes, eagerly devouring their
conversation with my cars, and this is
what heard. Said Mrs, H..
"I'm awful tired; I've made twenty
calls TO day, and tomorrow l must make
as many more. There's precious little
fun about it,"
Said Mrs. L.. Fun! indeed not! not
bit of it. I'm disappointed in Wash
ington. Why, at home, when George was
elected held my head higher than any
body in the county, and expected to have
such gay time here, but when you get
three hundred Congressmen and their
wives togt ther one don't count much. l
needn't have worried so about my dresses!"
Mr. Ii. s face was visibly lengthening
all the while her friend was talking; then
she rcsponded
That's sol There's Mrs. Grant, whoRf
everybody wants to sec once; there araeie
wives OF the Secretaries, who boWAs6lite-
ly when you call and never k1eW you
again"
. Oh, yes they dop' interxfSted Mrs. L.
Mrs Fish never forgctStPface, and Mrs.
Bristow is just lovely W
"Wcll, anyhow, Ms. Robson never
knows anybody lTcr than Senator's
wife, and Mrs, &1knap never returns our
calls. This 1.-The order: The Cabinet la
dies, the Wits Of Senators, ladies of the
foreign lskatlons the families of the army
and nNty, a lew citizens known for wealth
or Laefion given by inheritance, and then
AYibes of Congressman are classed with
clerks! l wish hadn't come
'St; lsyou ;, saw ,n,,r, ..ia Mr.. + . co.,
Mt home it does sound so nicely to say
you wereSp Washington during the sea
son. l sliAN make The most of my posi-
tion there, y0eNmay be sure!"
Now, this is Rpe, dear friends, for the
wife of the incNsspicuous NJ. c. who
comes here with dNcRms of social glory,
will find the reality Exceedingly com.
monplace. If she be reALly lady, re-
fined and intelligent, she w draw about
her circle of pleasant ntEpds well
worth possessing; if she he eXekedingly
beautiful, or 80 wealthy that hcf>spter-
tainments make stir, society will Court
her with sweetest praises, and she sliMA
nave cards by the half bushel she shalN
have more invitations than she can posi-
bly, at cept, and neither nights nor days
shall be long enough for her wish Once
in The center of the whirlpool struggles
are In vain; you can't keep near the outer
edge it is the vortex or nothing. know
one married pair who are elderly and who
ought to be slaid, but the lady gazing al
Washington through the glamour of fan
cy's painted vista desired TO be "high
flyer at fashion," while the husband-a
genuine Shoidy Botfin" -deested the
whole thing, but follows at my lady's foot.
steps like II reluctant but obedient New
foundland dog. 1t is the greatest fun TO
watch his hands, when, stuffed into white
kids, he attends an evening party. Every
separate finger stands at different angle
and the thumbs are at enmily with all the
rest. After shaking hands with any one
he curiously inspects the liberated digits,
and sticks them out again as if to assert
their independent individuality.