, 1881-02-09
LIFE IN WASHINGTON,

Congressional Illlntorillcxs Explained
-*tnte Dlnner and flof,lHM Punch
yirc.Ircsldcne N'l,ce1crsH Ditkllcr
GMcats Mhd Fnre-.ail TASTES Suited
fGerc-f'enbosiy Fund Serrctary-lotn
OF Dinners - a IRuMs1. Warming -
UachotOrRs fiDrhinn-a1rH. L0gnn.s lec-
ccptIoi,-taen. HhcrInnn Nnt Ilomcs
and Observation-Disclosures Iro-
cerHiUns - t3MrAcld's pBoNy-fiunri-
1lo.v tn Halt TrooperH-1'rflAietal,. Of
Ohau-tart Schurz-1vttidfiit1 Hrlt~-
Art I.ouil Exsl1hlt1oH-1nd dinna Ifc-
unlon-Gllrnt Observation-Disclosures Allent1.
Srteidl Correspondence Of The Chfca11 Tribune.
WAstlSHTnS, y. c., Feb. t-Our Arctic
weather hollis on, and R!aRhlnE Inns censctt to bu
nnvclty. Congress devoted the grentcr Inr-
tiDn Of Inst wreck III discussions how mt Ia In
1t, on rolnts OF nrder, and tho grnvo Scttnte WIZ
cnl1vcrctl 0no AFTERNOON ty genuine display nj
9Ihuascrlng OIL tlo pnrt of tho Republicans,
with tho cr.ittfto Enlunda ls tholr lender n,ltl
tho colrtfy ConkiinK M their chcf takernYninst
time. Meanwhile tue two great appropriation
bills nro delayed. eu fnt 1t will t,t necessary 10
pus. tlo1n Mt hight and thon tho toubcrs will ho
on al,d Wilt, MI s.rts OF achen.ps fpr dcplotiug
tho Trcasttry, cunn!ngly disguised. Mnny nf
tho most Notorons swfn,i1ca OF tho stas1tc-hook
wsrn .rlurra tflero III "tho witolItnK ho.1rs Of
nlKht' na amendments to appropriation hls. Or
SsS o Gs an no jos ths
isrcnMo r,nrt ut tho Inv Of tho luil1,
4 srATf; l,ISSE1
wns given ut tho White tlol!se on Thursiay
evening, tho Euests being generally C0ngross-
men md their wives. Tho nov chna h1rytco
was usetl, hut tic eleKnnt wIne-gnescs pur-
chnstd during tho Drnnt Administration wcfo
nut pianc,l On tho table, 1,0r wOl,h' t,loy hnyo
hcen ,tsrd bud tl,Uy ueen there. Thero wis, how
cvor, tho iisstnl "fe.savtng station Of Itos,un
rls,cli, mAtle with tho best s1nta Croix
rum, aud stIif Mt thAt, Those who
"know tho ropes" at tho White House
bnyo prlvate Arrangement with tho eo1icactur
Hf this potent etlihlu by whleiH III extra als1w~
nlce nj rum Is Arrttro. IND they this imbbe
with ,hn ~ of l. spoon nlre MlSoll.,l thnn taay
ilossver % npcs s'i .iorseiT @ al' OIL "ypn S imiy
w!ne from thu Wtlitc liouso .llntlcrd, and sho
bus nov gnn to New York 10 givp tn, tnl Sit
which llrr totn1 ahsttnoi.c friends intGd to pny
for uud to present to tho White House.
yIoE~rnEslnESr wnEE1.EI
gnvc vnrdIctary dinner OIL "Wednesday oycn-
Ing al Worinleys, whe!. WIS n grind ntratr. The
largc nyal tnhla wils decorated with rare flowers,
arranged 50 low that tho gtlcsts co,,kf soc
tho bouquets. md lighted With wax candles.
Tho host sat ut tho mssl.l!o Ut ono aif1o Ut tho
tlblc. and blu guests bealuung oil tho right aud
cxtcntipg nrs,sl1d THO tablo to hts loft. we're as
tS'S naFsc o4 nses gS Swny,s s
rctnry Hlcrln.lr, slaj. pcrley Poorc, ilo1s. sIo-
Cock, ltcprcscnsnisvo Ehiftentlon., Sccretary
r,1 sG; sea;os Kora Mraa neri nG.of ' Get;
Eiatiti1, Representative Nalter W1ods Mr.. John
y Alley, Atttrnoy- -bsncrni l,exems, .lndEn Altsis,
,,t,,. st,'1 on h.mf IT,, IT,, u EoP'Fu, @
fIro sct ilerorc ibis distiuuuisIrI rniat,any wny
served ns follows.
MENU
Oysters In tho stle'l.
Ie, "seasa Z eS'hes s son.ua
iatstn-iisnss 4 i" ltvliantnis poines LaEsin1c.
do tnncarenl. tls-da- -yeaM, fotiE i'nls.
1fff"pf"%s % u s,MrH,,; IMMGh . T.! dfo"dtnf'
f:nl,.tas -i*'u,s ID taI,st. s'u:is III frou,axc.
aiso M HSas a. NH rlnhcrre'
EruIm*. I'oafs S""1''
x........ C"ffcc. -....
oystters, r., snGfry a, WIT INC ao iienKraiieien
ern W io Viii ar sho e9s wit@ I rsa; g
burgundy WIN tho TH'ye. an sllartrs'se viii,
tue sr5seM: Is. & ~Hs lsfcsGne M tA,v assa ,t c1;;
'S %isr y s as S snd Viz ss e sesss ss''
4 M.>..KEr l,uStIl-couSTEK
on a t,yo-ccnt pluto OF pork md bcuus with a
thsee-eoht cup ol eobcc. hot 1ho caplnln u as
thanSfu' us wero thnsc who onJoyed tho Vice
1restlc'lts hospitality, ain' his o,'y four is tint
,,,,ti ~, ,,,tJ nrtur H.. s,n ~ sinrnt ,,, H..
''pla III ut'll hltef 1ho 81" u alascn. Nhe'' no
n"pe7 :" ~ appon1". ~ suuo,a.e . u. c,efh-
st ~, ~; ,;. "ro "'s.e' :" '."us ''' ~ w .'s
nrI s,,r cr III Vt iii ris mn, st,snrat y %
iii nj nine cents il nnti1si xii tntus ,ltrI ,Ijl
plsrsus are provided ~, wh,r tl,osu utDYethor
,iipecn,iinis Gnil Ect IRE failnns o. acHll soup
''''a o't", Nv tae ICY 'o"at4H 'too'le'
T!'is fEAhulh stSn h'aEttoHa'
wno afe .eoi'serse'. re!lcs Q! .hs o'l WING
rnr,n ,Ita,, ..l;unI rS ,r1,,o<,t :. t H.. ,s,,a,
~ ,h y',n, Cen o,,,; ,r. f,r,nt ,uar,, ras",,t
III, wo"rIn,, , },inct vnjr.t ,,r.., nu1 In o",,.,
bru,cd vet Of Llack peurls and ,,,nnonds. 1,bo