, 1881-05-08
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.

| Street Dust-Prlvnte 1I1squcrade-Nes
| sian Scandal - KEll-1sun Rns4ell-
British Scandal bin e
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Statement
! Horace Everett-Secrctnry ESlnIne',
| Keccptfons-Atcrno Fromcnades-
I Spring Sports.
| Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 5.-Spring at last
We turn our checks southwark to be famed b,
gentle breezes. while flowers peep forth frou
the bright emerald lawns the lilac buds ar.
hustltng to get ahead Of more lordIy trees, the
birds Sing, and fresh shad suggest that straw.
berries will soon be more plentiful. Alus! thai
with tho golden sunlight come clouds of dust
"pulrerun olymplcum," which envelopes the
metropolis RS with pail, and rivals the Simeon.
like blasts of the African deserts. There is nc
excuse tor this nuisance, as there is an abttud-
auce Of water. and large SUMS ure paid fot
sweeping the avenues and streets. But the
water is used for mechanical purposes ut the
navy-yard and in various departments of the
Government, while the street-sweepiuE ma
chimes, once Of ILL excellent make, are miserable
aUairs, which only stir up the dust SO that the
wind can blow it AWAY. But VIC have fair
weather, which is appreciated after those long
and drcary months In which we had continu-
GUS succession OF rain, snow, and slect.
PRIVATE MASQUERADE
on Tuesday night, at tho residence Of lender Of
society. WAS decided succcss, aud the more SO
because 1t WIS sucredly secret Some OF the
gentlemen and iAdies we're elegantly dressed.
a:d .n9se interested In NATIONAL costumes could
kind from China to Peru" There was 4 blue
huttoned alandarin who waltzed finely, Il lady
flirting, Il Queen Elizabeth who was partial to
the iaucers. and Il desceudnnt of Major Jack
LOWING. i WHO had come from Maine to get from
Mr. Blaine foreign mission, II Consul GcnrrllI-
ship. placc ON the C!u!uns Commission. a Con-
s51lshp 5,ah or tho running Of the elevator in The
nepartment and in;1a ef State; Il wus we-conceved
truth when he says That '' tho Lest test Of whit
1s tr1ic pleasure IS Just computation between
the duration Of it und thur OF tho repentance
thAt fullow5 it, 1t must be conceded that 1t was
9 pleasure, for the enjoyment was prolonged
Tor hours. and tho headaches next day were
slight Slight II; They. h H. Of course, were caused by too
s'SEssrAN SCANDAL"
is the name of new parlor game which is crc-
ating much amusement here and requires about
dozen TO play 1t well, in this way: Il takes, u
little fictitious story, perhaps slightly scandal
GUS, ana involving persons present hut not pluy-
.ne: then returns to tho company und is re-
nc1nbcred. e in turn repeats it to 3, and SO on
No one IL TO hear the story told more than once
and each is to ain ut scrnpulous accuracy In tho
been transmitted from mouth to car dozen
times. 1t has commonly undergone IL COMPLETE
transf formation. The Ordinary result OF the eS-
per1ment will afford an ant illustration Of tho
Vicious nus great attraction for all parties.
BULL Run RUSSELL
nas returned to this country, and will probably
gfsn this metropolis, where Il succession of
tertained, and have repaid the courtesics cx-
tended to them by abuse. Thomas Moore was
n1 nd first OF these ungrateful quests and he wus
Basil Hull. Mrs. TroIope. Fanny ISon,hln Enrh