, 1879-01-01
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.

-Oourt Drcsses-Th~ Fashionable 8ea4on-
Mrs. Haycs-Now-ysar's lkoceptIona-shat-
jn9-Thc Winters Nsitct--Coneresslnen'
Daughters.
sptttal Corrrrpona<nrs of 7hs 7riauns.
WARRINGTON, y. c., Dcc 3u.-slrce ancient
Babylon was christened with very naughty ap-
pcllatton, every large city llas had lis nickname,
md this metropolis, early In its e1atencc. was
sattrlcally designated by John Ran'lo1pl. "Tho
City ot Magnificent Distances" Itmust haro
seemed absurd to traycrso tho Horn-out tobacco
fields Tor over mile to 20 from thn hotel nj
Georgetown to tho White House and Depart
rncuLs,-ur another milo between tho Depart
Incnts and tho Capitol, l,-or another mile between
tho Capitol anu tho Nary-Yurd. Here mud there
was house Or 4 shop, but It was not until The
War for the suppression OF tho Rebellion,
with its accompanying influx OF men and Ut
money from tho North aud from the West, that
tho streets Of Washington began to be built I'D.
Now that the skeletons Of avenues and streets
nrc nearly all dotta1 with houses, ono can but
admirc the noble simplicity OF the pfans Of ;.
1HH FEDERAL NETnorO1.ls,
II was Gen. Washington who located tho
original Executive Departments over u milo
fFotn tho Capttol, as he thought that the Con-
EFcssMcu, II too ncar the clerks. would visit
them too often, and tins obstruct tho transac-
>tEon OF the public business. fIorse-enre now
make 1t an easy matter for u acnas0r or Repre-
sentative 10 70 from his lcsk ut tho Capitol to
ANY btrcau of tho DcpartmGnt, aud be-
Sides, there Ia a telegraph and telephone
connecting tho Legislative md Executive De-
pattmrnts. But when tho Congressman used
to have IN tramp fr0m one Department tu nuotti-
CT they wero far ncnfthter than now, when thoy
ride Ia tho horse-raifrpal cars, presenting their
p ~ e".N, - se w. s',"
heaua' ~ tnos' oafs 1ne tasa'o nap,o tesaFheeS
were on tt's other o'de of Rock cFeck' IN the Old
uxonusrowN,
,rho E,,o.,1,s,, ,r,o,o t,,r ho,7,,,,-,a,s .,,,,,
.s..,. ."Ao s"s vs., .",'
a. tfa~1ofaa asefh tao" Tue vest Emu Aotc').
aud tEose who did not keep tleir own llorscs
used to ride to aul from tho Cuptul In a large
xtauo.coaeh t,ruwn by six lorsca. oud called
..TS, noyol u"o,c.'m rho ,,",n,srat,c rson.
Luz ho}ai ueosEc' A"o OeiaN'a''e 1o''
gressmen used to congre4nto ut scn'mcs' lss-
cEy, wi,cro John Randolph had par
lor mud bedroom reserved for him for
io- ,ha nnsrd.h,1, .s
ss s h"n ,.tu yuco nn aa sno rs eMo
% Nmons % Other hard.worGine, @ % Industrious Inc: me
,n"Gnr tnn,sr ~ ~ ''''o o"'' "4s '"os
''aA'' A"'"n ,1omver ". ro,, concon.r
r,.,. .t,,.ot "o"soH ss w e % EuSoM~ns r., ,7os
atS -, rt,t !, ~ t,.t ~ ~ ~ oun n1.t = t.t'
~ t ase ov.n w tno 1stu a.C.'
ho SOL. pHsaM uusss. .s aausyEoos cS.S, h,,s
a.s "nn 'h,. ~ ~" W a a .."i,,ahi
Sns' n.'cf ifs AZ hroker sn a." Tina @ nsao,Iaied
~, ,. W. ss. xdoc,.
var u Was carreJ OIL f pScot,,inn millionaire, M o
h;s n",ivs rnss ccct"tv
oma n,odc itheIni Soi,ation. w
a e.t. a'Iu lsauo t i9a.a! uus I' ~. Nv
Was h.'ss ,t,,.st 1.t". "e . H. ,'.}ratn @
CHARITIES, 1 Ill % syu,pasG.ss xors % With tic Soutn
tn Ut .a a ~ ~ NJ. "o s n3.nt"
,on @ oeue1sa @ !n1 W. o. ny nousS ~ ~
% IT, ~ vi W,'a.ta "u ., ~, n.u .s o,ehA e"o'
sseaea "s!Gr W.. ~ ~, tsns
,,... TN FMoaaeIao !s'.n .as .Ni.eoLoK m.
Humstu oSe. ~ u1tt1 pcaeu Mas utu!afeo' AlS
oy uWguEmt! n!utscu .Iaf ~ .suEv suss, uant@ .iH
suA.e nnoM Wv Sou.. essMnn ss 'lu'n Auuts
iana, %sn as wSnt aofqma wtm oaeii t, T. & taeu,
t.' ..,;3 ~ neSas. notn aus.'s aho
"'s "''o ate usa MN, ~ au'une"s W ncf'
h,,,t. 1mn ,s.'.'t auuaS" !. .unh =. a;,... r..
teWotleii oYet " yeass ot nEe, anu tla aataes
| VIM afe aua!tefGn tHefe 9te OF the very nrst
aaa'..ss ~ tt,c ~ poaio.' ~ - oetter taa,l
and & thclr families: AZ DR.. Johnson saia q
pen9p w" us'oet1 ,sneuss!scs ~ ,at sae
keneasossral tfees, Like potatots, tue osst
" ,ns II n c5Is 3 ta was nrxes taS
Alr. Cosotah eelcofateu nfs eotn nl4Mlay, a'it!
iaMoua ltas tAt5 w "Asl " IT, ~ So"tse aE.
| E.rco!al,s oivRtapser was pFs4cnt' foF here as
| "..,on ,,.,,r.. >,.y,,
lloaeAFlilcAL MANIA. ......-....
atoFaco poastea taat ae tau cfee1ea nlonunsent
h4s4cF thsi nfass, oat t''eso 10 i,oefal SUPPLY
" that metal fslo!e IN 'nnst OF tl9 b1oEfab1.les
| ti1rnea oat nsTrt lloui the snnplo ata1ast!cA'
s1etenGs IA ths eunstcssiohal i!!stetosl ~ etau
nrats boEFnllles ilaustta.esi win eilxrayeu pr.
tfAlts. ocnefa'lt tan ssha!cl tlc tnatl.
mcnt u qualitfatlons thG ti'urc c'aborats ~ ~
bosfapi!5, We are eota VIZ" =. and wnsre .u
| was l3!h, Wy asc harl!y sparcu the tAFtaeuals
| OF MS t!cneit:on atla lls Whpo2'l'77 cnusn' nt
itafa whcfe ~ wua tau9At ~ elpLaGett *hat
hls curly as9eat!ons Wetet ana tne po4stlca sten,
| ihRetubea ny when he 4sceilaeu !lon' WAsu
po'atica 70 se4t IN tho !lnuaa nt represents
tHss. we ala to!a titat ~ ~ shtsWai that 10
se!uom epeaAs' nat tnat Aa ea1i w e!oaasht'