The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-04
@ he Bu!letin.
WASHINGTON LETTER.


We are now in The midst OF season OF
dinner. church FESTIVALS, matnees, pri-
yate lhestricti-. and tableauX. In the de
p,,tments ihe lirrks work only in the
forenoon, during the holidays, and in
the AFTERNOON the streets present 4 gay
aud animated appearance, ior the young
ladies of the departments are out, ar
! rayed more gorgeousiy that Soioman or
tbs l,l.cs. Ia bewitciing pull back. rouge
pearl powder, dark eyebrows, and un'
der .eored eyeIashes. bent, lila fsmer-
laue,s Oh conquest I hey move tdosn
P.nfsy " anna avenue nualiy iB pahs.
From the Treasury Department 10 The
Capitol. via the ayeuue, l. Treasured
mile but O,Iy : portion OF this distance
Is fashionable Tor promenahing. oar
Treasury beauty husbands her munitions
until she reaches Thirteenth street; here
che is truly formidable, aud members 81
congress, or attaches Of foreign lcga-
uons. t. say nothing OF our iamishei
army fiCeTs from The Western boricr,
who arr able 10 pas her without one
long, lingering look, deserve a
certificate from returning board
| composed OF such anchor.tcs a. Plato
and -tOiCus. Bat let us not. a. Is the
fashion, lightly accu.. her OF ieyiiy,
I merely becau.e, like all her sex, She j.
/ anxious to see and bee seen. The average
treasury girl, reports 10 the contrary not
Wilh-taGdIug, il no more brazen than
| the daughters OF members, senator
generals ad!aifals, cabinet az foreign
ministers. whom she meets Gu the ave
/ nuc, aud frequently echpses ~ dTe,s and
! beauty. She j. IA short no better nor
! worse than the sex which J. llltle
/ lower. but much more interesting u''h
! the Angels rhrse are the Nirgin Iidies
! that iir-t touch the dainty notes, OF thc
! dainty ladies That first touch the virgin
( notes. when they ate "a fresh o. unlicKcd
! postage stamps. aud before they have
! become acquainted with the Yicis'itude-
! Of life in exchange tor gin eardines and
chewing gum. Bear in mind tia, an
| just now writing about fractional eur
| reucy. no, thc ladies whom we have lef
10 their devices on the avenue. II IS dit
iiciht to follow them. know from eN
pericncc. \ man objected TO Il turkey
| because Il Wa rather too large "A meal l"l
! one person, bat not enough for two -
with the gait OF tlirse ladies-lt i ratheI
too rapid iur Tat man bat Il little toC
slow Tor lean one. TN
neccs-itar,s, IN the interest 0
Irritation. frequent stoppe ges, an,
intense -crutiuy OF the shop windows a.
they pass aud repass each other. Bur
/! growing late aud The avenue i partially
deserted. the iair deniIens Of the depart
! mcnt, have rrtrcatcd 80 their hOdriing
hou 4cs. some Of them viii re-apprar 800!
at tie ,hcatrr, Others will 20 10 church
! or TO the dancing club. or literary 81
cicly. according 10 their prediction,
main at home solitary, ct 10 receive ia
visits ni di-repHtabic United State .rua
tor or honest livery stable clerks. a th
/ ease may be-. "Such j. life IL is
happy though precarious existence. IN
dependence ia no loss sweet 10 wome
than tn men. The sense 10 be able /
pay Tor ones bread and bustles with"u
the humiliation Of asking husband or tat!
or Tor the money, i deliciou,iy eNhilera
tine. Nevertheless they Will >urren!c
their independence ola pfoN"cation, Z
least they submit 10 the form aud ccT'
mouy. They are not aycrse to inarriig'
and they make famous wives. bat tins
only truism. applicable 10 the sex
''flmons" is Intentionally broad and MOI
specific. some OF them marry senate
aud members al coRgrr =, and some
them DO not. Occasionally one lIkrs 81
: an attaghe, who may he count,
baron, little which can usually
translated by the American 6
nonym "deAi-beat.' Senator Chr
=, tiancy, Of Michigan, IL vail
:, remembered. married buXom youi
. counter OF fractional currency, aud ii
/. old mans darling arose to take Ia
!, stand among the highest OF The Ian,
!, the peer al the Cabinet ladies, with ~
: feminine instincts, cutting her former &
a sociates. This winter Mrs. Christian
} remains IN Michigan and the Old scnat
. PAGES the room OF his boarding-hou
alone. On his way here, while in
4 sleeping car, his pautaiOOns, containll
800 and his frank check Were stolen Al
the thieves presenting the check, 2ecur
:. his trunk, also. On arriving IN Nashli
! ton, he replenis led his eN cheIuer wi
the money due for mileage and his III
y months pay, bat this was also stol
= the same eyening-the senator ,osi
4 about one thousand dollars in h
n Moral I.
. The Democracy OF Pope County.
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