, 1881-01-20
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.

ftutionH-krmy and Navy s;rrn,nn--
IplpioNtMtx ut lIu,ne-FrcxtbcfitsH lie.
cetlion-Esnncra!l'r Musical Purity
senator NscElannltl'~ Wc.i.llnI--CMbi.
net tlgcccrtlona-Simto Dinnrr-tsOtlen
ISctllnw-Hpcinl rArtlGK--1teGcl,tt0ltn
by Sr1lntorA. Wlycs-DIancr pnrtlex-
Mrs. I1nycH' observation-disclosures NO.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Opera
--rinslUnnf Museum I1lf1dinE-lnaH.
ENrntiol Hall - xVrnEuc Scandal -
Ci,r1stln,,cYsA Troubles.
Sctciai Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
W..sltIS0ToS, d. e., Inn. I7.-Whatn II wilt
teri Thu biZzar'ls nf tho Northwest, thu
coid wares from AIauitobn, tho hor'easters
uf New Englul,tl, and tho pIienoancnaEly low
temperature Ut Florida, encl, and nil centro
hero by turls, lis IL they wished to
salute t:cl. Hazen Of the Signal Service, onr
new Ult Probabilities, a,lt to show him tho
worst neutrality-suspicious. nfclnlnte nnd Of
walking. On Friday morning the tllernt0ne-
ter stoGHt Mt I'D degrees when men. were
p,latling their ,nnsutlnal mineral ut tho
t!rMg-stores; by slinner-tiMa the quicksilver
l,atl fallen to 70 degrees, aiA tile next'tner,l-
il.g 1t WINS degrees below zero. The sleigh
bells continue to Jingle, us runners got alUng
well oi, tho fcr.piatch asphalt pnvelMcnts.
mil III tic country tho selgliing Is uxceltct't.
Hut thu walking Is eXecrablc, NJ tho Esttters
overflow " Til slusli. Or ire sheets Of ice; the
NDrse-c;lrs, with tl0ullG.l-llp teun,s, nro like
nnge1s' visits, "iew a'ltl fur bet wccn," init
tile falls of petlest ria,s lave been innuulcra-
bic. Tile only happy people hrc tic plumb
eYs, WIN are nillnssEng fortunes; the livery
stable keepers, who let slciRhs ut $40 I'LL
hour: tbs tleulers IN slct1s aru skates: and
THE VENEER AND sSult FAMILIES,
who oW1l carriages asNi rejoice tl,nt people
less favored by fortune cnnilOt walk to recep-
tlDns. Thlshog~lll-thc-lnatlge feeling Is very
manifest, .,lNl oi,u lady whose fnthcr's only
vehicle was tllo wngnl, fran which lle used
TO pctltllc fish, suggested tlNt ut was 30 de-
lfEhtful to attend receptions where tho ral,-
bic were kept away by bud walking.h I'dur
woman! with NIL l.rr diamonds, iEiMners,
dresses, and bad English, s's cannot secure
MI Invitation to many tirawlng-ron,l,s wlcrc
clever mel, and women ure welcomed who
come nnl 70 In oyershucs.
CAPITOL. HILL
Is the fnyorit calIlng-ground on Monday, NJ
t!IOuEh Il " censecrNsct 10 the receptions If
tho la,iics Of tlnir llonors tic justices OF tho
Supreme Court, who used lii former years to
bc NIL lncntcl Un the plateau rnst of the Calt-
it0i. llnying called oil them, peopte went
Inst Mantlny to tho A[arllt Durrncks, n1lt
tl,cn 10 tt,e Nary-iaNl, where Commander
Crowninsliel.l t,lye l,sMrl, oil boarl Of
tho Portsmouth to his pretty slster-ln-
law, Miss I,r,hlf0r.l, ot New York. These
entertainments OIL shipb0nrl arc always fils-
cnatirg to tho young ladtes, wlio lind tho
yo.lg oiltcara I'll their uniforms "s0 nice,
you knew" and win think It perfectly
lovely. you KNOW" TO bo married 10 bride.
| gruDn III blue and gold. with his grooMs,1ien
arranged IN c0lnputG slllts.
TIIE At!aIr AND NAVY clubs
gnye t!,elr ti'st J., Gernun ;y of te se1son a.
sol,l. Temple, wh!cA wns dec0ratesl fur tho
tinrsts were rccclfe!t by tic wives Of Alal.
s fiGf G"asr If 'S h5sSst shss Of ftIeSS tc SaS a md Sf
iii equally distinguished eolnpnny. il rarely
sreM here. Mrs. llnyes, wtn lsas heretofore
never eonntel',.nesM round dances, .scnrle.l
ess @ i'sS dt Ssiils lfSa liz & 5 4s isse. '' MS
.jn,lEo, Field Miss ,SwearlEan,> tiei,.. .slier-
nlAn Al!ss lsn;l'sl Sert'An. Gsn., 1talnes,
Miss Drum, teIa Mckeevcr ,tilo: Misses
llrowi, Admlrais seott, Ali,l.lIaton, '!'N!
Al,ny .;scnrty'i tair part|iofs, SMHkor i'an!la!l
Thornton md ller tw0 daughters vera tllors.
nnl thetn wuru scores Of Congsessnen Mnh
nllicerS nf lliElI md low degree. with !ta!ics
sklrnislug wItl. alter!,A,s stl.!aro olul r"aial
SsS seTse " 5 IT aalsit liz liz tHf'%a tH9 %s WIS
cnnn4rced. Lieut.. Krari'ey, Of tho Navy,
lending witt, Miss MMllIsNH, Uf lirMIklyi,.
II wis nrarlya III tilo nlori,lng befuro tlo
| uuIltu WIS el.llttE.
1tplt,,l.r1c AEcElrloSA
wet0 held On rWestlay. wllte! gave the wives
Of tIlo furtnna!e plumbers WHO hive new
| nj ftt1 hh1tsx~skf SItrlrt.lk{tp tru