New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-08

INGToN SOCIETY, w AsHINGToN ART
AND ARTISTS. The FLORIDA SEN
sATIoN.PRIYATE CLAIMS AND
THEIR FUTURE DIsPosAL.-YHE
COMING FINANCIAL FIGHT. Thu
PRESIDENT CAN, z GET HIS PAY.
From our regular correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81, rs.
Notwithstanding the gayeties Of
Westinghouse at their height before
Lent, yet most delightful readings,
acting, and other intellectual enjoy
ments for the last week have attract
ed the visitors Of taste and culture
III the city to drink at the fountain
of Parnasus. One Of the most in.
teresting occasions has been the
reading of essays ON SGreek Litera-
ture'' and raphael by Mrs. Dag
gett, who, by a life Of years abroad,
amid the scenes which made the sur
roundings Of ''Pericle and Aspasia''
and the great stallion painter, gave
the true flavor to the subjects she
presented. Another delightful event
was the meeting of the Literary
Club, at Judge brakes, where Mrs.
General Lander, Grace Greenwood,
and many other celebrities ofWash.
lngton gave recitations, replete with
grace, wit, and wisdom.
Washington is prominently the
city OF women; women Of fashion
and women of toll, women ambi-
tious to win fame, and women Of
fame to be seen, heard and known.
And some Of the sex fully believe
that they will very soon have more
to do in Washington than they have
at present. The lady artists of
| Washington are a delightful feature
Of its society, and their receptions
are gatherings Of both social and
intellectual brilliancy. Mrs. Imo-
gene Robinson Morrell is noted for
her immense and beautiful histori-
cal paintings, "Washington well
coming the Provision Train and
sThe First Battle Of the Puritans. .
These pictures were painted in Paris,
where the brave artist remained
faithful to ler work through all the
horrors Of the Commune, though
she bears marks to-day Of that ter
rlb]e time. Mrs. Ransow is another
artist Of note. Her speciality is
portrait painting. She has now in
her studio just finished, life-size
picture of Gen. Thomas. Seen re-
Elected in the mirror opposite, the
man or canvas was mistaken by
more than your correspondent, for
one Of the guests of the evening, so
Life Like in face and form, attitude
and expression. The next subject
for the skilful fingers is, / believe,
to be Gen. Robert e. Lee. Mrs.
Fasset is another lady whose talent
in this line and whose pretty face
and charming manners make her an
immense favorite.. The social at
mosphere Of Washington, as already
mentioned, is as balmy and delight.
fal as the Spring airs that now zen-
veaop it's parks and avenues. The
streets are all remarkably wide, and
the Government Reservations
fill them with parks and plats, tri-
angles and squares Of verdant beauty
that are surprise and delight to the
stranger.
The Florida Sensation seems to
have died away as rapidly; as it was
born. Prior to the publication in
/ the daily papers Of the McLin con-
fession public expectation had been
worked up to expect that the pro-
missed development would pan out
much more Interesting reading
than the documents proves to be.
There is a growing sentiment that
lit is stale in it's allegations, confes-
ses nothing That has not been
| charged repeatedly, and is so full of
spleen as to take away all its
potency. Yesterday, when the
managers Of the Florida movement
heard that it was to be published,
they caused it to be circulated that
there was another ''McLin comics.
SION much more damaging, but
they are now willing to admit that
the instrument published, is the gen
urine McLin confession, but that they
have hat full Of a&davits from the
understrappers, who confess doctor
| ing returns Of several counties. It
was noticeable at the Capitol to-day