The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-18
Editorial Correspondence. .

was admitted to practice, also upon
motion Of Judge Shellabager of
Ohio. Mr.. NJ. w. Fechheimer was
admitted. \ lengthy decision in
the Hallett Kilbourn case defining
the duties of congress was rem
dered by Judge Miller, of vast inn
portance to the nation, but which
we will not attempt to briefly sum
Marie, except to say that Mr.. Xii
bourn's side is supported and the
side of congress is not sustained.
1t is thought this decision will have
a healthy influence upon the future
acts of congress.
The weather to-day is suggestive
of blankets and heavy coats. Yes
terday it was so mild and spring
like that to us it appeared certain
there would be no more winter
in fact, winter was wholly broken
up ain our heaa," and reminded US
of the breaking away OF ice gorges
at Willow bar-streams coursed
> dewn our checks all day and the
flow from our nostrils literally car
ried away the bridge of our nose;
but to-day! "Winter reigns and
It rains nc more"
President Garfield, his aged
mother and his family, arrived
. from Mentor this forenoon. The
cid lady will be the guest Of Mrs.
HAYES. Gen. and Mrs. Garfield
and family, have rooms at the Riggs
until Friday. Mrs. Hayes last re-
ception at the White House was
largely attended. Knowing that
the sun Of this administration was
setting, Mrs. Hayes determined
that il should 90 out in a food of
social glory, nor was she alone in
this determination for Washington
Just now is thoroughly possessed
with the "spirit of the carnival" !"
Other high officials besides the
President, whose terms expire next
Thursday have been making the
most of the close of their
social life in Washington, while
everybody who Is in the re-
motest degree connected with
society is ready to put on his
or her best dress and rush out TO
2 reception or hop upon the slight
est provocation. Locking upon
the brilliant scene at the White
House on Saturday afternoon, one
could but think that, although the
sun was setting, it was going down
IN a halo of crimson and purple,
and gold, especially of gold.
Everybody seemed to think that
Mrs. Hayes was an old friend
whom they might not meet again.
She had the faculty Of making
every one whose hand she takes
feel that she is his or her personal
friend. However, Mrs. Hayes may
have been criticised for carrying
with her, and enforcing some of
her convictions In the White
House, especially those in regard
TO temperance, against all prece-
dent, it is generally remarked that
she has manner peculiar to her
self of making her guests feel that
she is of them and personally in
terested in them; in short, of max
ing them thoroughly comfortable
and at ease. Having attended the
first of Mrs. Hayes receptions, a
lady present found herself con-
trasting it with the brilliant affair
of last Saturday. The first was
like cold, gray morning compar-
ed to a gorgeous tropical sunset.
At the latter the sweet, heavy
perfume was there, and the exotics
supplied the ccloring, and the gas
light served for first stars. A lit
tie imagination, perhaps, is neces-
sary TO transform a reception.
however gorgeous, into a tropical
sunset, but imagination is a con-
venient something to have at hand,
and so cheap that the poorest NAV
possess it.
Last Friday evening in a very