Daily Republican., 1881-05-06
Our Washington Letter.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 1881.
Thermometers have pretty well los
their hold on the public mind since the,
settled down to steady business ant
ceased registering polar wave and biz
zard temperature. But during the pas
week the conviction dawned through
most minds that these mysterious in
struments were already beginning tt
"fool around the nineties," and that tn,
setting of the summer programme was
in order. The third or fourth hot day
left large number Of well-defined
cases of spring fever, with peculiarly
marked symptoms in many, Superin
duced by exposure to the sun and
April showers, and aggregated in each
and every subject by enforced attention
to business. Among the can-get-away
class, of course, the return of warm
weather and their prospective hieing
away to the sea shore and mountain
tops is an altogether lovely thing. But
to the n't-get-away-club, an exceed,
ingly numerous society, as everybody
knows, the sudden change from winter
to summer, without even enough of
that delightfully."- uncertain period, the
spring, shows up an appalling list of
things that must be done, and domes-
tic evolution is imminent in every we'll
regulated household. The lords of Gre
alton boldly assert that house-cleaning
is a species of refined torture introduced
by some ingenious female years ago as
a means of revenging herself on man
kind for alleged wrongs. Womanhood,
finding it such q first rate plan of de-
fense and otfense keep it up still in JUS
tification of their rights and wrongs.
1t is well enough to fun about the ter
rors of their up-heaval Of domestic
atfairs-cating dinners off fmantel pieces,
and gliding down stairs because yon
could not walk Us your heels were
soaprd, and all that kind Of Il thing
but do think the after-marth is a
charming prospect; any ordinary pa
tient, hopeful mind might see through
it all. Don't you think house looks
fresh and clean after the carpets are up
and new paint, and floors secured?
Our city is filled with beautiful parks.
Franklin Park is wilderness Of blooms
and fragrance, Magnolia trees in flower,
bridal wreath in snowy lines, clumps Of
scarlet blossoms, deep.Shaded violetS
dotting the delicate green grass, and
the gentle vine comes laden with deli
ciouS odors, the bold trees give welcome,
and there is no prettier breathing spot
in the District. But this is u season
when the average female searches the
fashion plates, intent on finding some
81, hnt ,1,i k,,
From some statistics compiled on this
subject n good ripper can surround her
self with mere wrecks and ruins of dis
manted costumes. But do not mean
to say that all females admire this rip
ping and fixing process, you know it il
so much easier to get the mantua-maker
to do it, and the cost is "Only a trtle
you know" Most married men know
a little something about this ''tritle. "
the average female sits back and mournS
because she, like Flora McFlimsey, has
nothing to wear.
presume that you have heard of the
"Deadlocl1 :" well it has been suggested
that "Hill" shall meet Cameron" and
"Mahone" together in a twenty-tour
foot ring. The pools sell slowly, as the
majority bet on "Hill' physically
against both combined.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beacher de-
livered lecture in this city last even
ing, his subject being "The Reign Of
the Common People," BY the way it
is said he is to continue his work, "Thc
Life of Christ" but | really wish our
Saviour had better biographcr
The noble body of Individuals who
come here every administration to try
and secure a government position, and
who generally are unsuccessful, are
thinning out. Every one seems
to think his claim for position should
demand privity over any one else. 1t
is very amusing to see them in the diff
ferent hotel lobbieS, i'll groups talking
loud aud boistcrouS. Iou can often
hear them say, Why | knew ".Iim.
Blaine" or "Bob. Lincoln" or "Jim.
Garfield" we'll In fact they imagine
they know II great deal, but they gener
ally know more when they 20 home.
The delegations that beSiego President
Garfield daily are enough to send any
primary man to an early grave, but he
seems to stand it very we'll. If Lock
jaw would only set in with some Of
them and "Mahone" and "Ben Hill"
would go off in % duet" all would
be serene and the country saved.
SEP,