The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-02-24

Thursday last. twas attended by the
accredited Foreign Ministers in Wash
ington, and is described as one of the
most sumptuous entertainments ever
given in the Presidential mansion.
Descriptions of the elaborate decora-
tions and furnishments fill the col
umns of the court journals. An old
time custom, which was dropped
while President Hayes occupied the
White House, is revived. There were
seven brands of choice wines furnished
for the table, and seven wine glasses
fanked the plate of each guest. This
contrasted rather strangely with the
glasses set for cold water at state din
ners the past few years. The much adj
mired picture of Mrs. Hayes is suspend
ed on the wall of one of the reception
rooms, but that lady, of course, was not
there herself to see.
LENT SEASON OF RELAXATION FOR
AN ovERTAxED PEOPLE.
The season of gayety will be prac.
tically restrained in Washington
during the next few weeks. Solemn
lent has come, welcomed by some and
unwelcomed by others. That popular
instrument Of music with the common
people, the fiddle, will not have the
bow drawn so vigorously for while
The bands of stringed and wind instru
ments will be less in demand for recep-
tions given by the higher classes. If
lent can only check the nightly late
hour festivities, it will prove ply
steal and healthful blessing to multi,
tudes. if it have no other advantage.
Washington has been surfeited for
many weeks with amusements and
entertainments of almost every name
able kind; the intellectual and the ami
NAL have each striyen for patrons, and
it can be easily guessed which had the
most votaries.
During the lenten season the people
of the city may be divided into three
general classes. First, those who have
not a particle Of respect for lent, but
continue to dance, frolic and perpetu-
ate witticisms on the abstemiouS OBJ
servers of these days. Another class
care nothing for lent, but have respect
for the moral convictions of their
friends and neighbors, therefore make
some show of regard. They may re-
frain from giving parties, but invite
in their friends of an evening, draw
down the curtains, indulge at cards, or
dance to the subdued music of the
piano and flute, without disquieting
their more religious neighbors. But
there is another class, who observe lent
in accordance with the rules Of the
they refrain from frivolity,
are earnest in their devotions, and
make it season of spiritual profit.
Probably some Of this class feel a sense
of relief when the forty days are ended.
Let no one desplse lent; exemption
fol. a season from midnight balls, over
the stomach with sumptuous
dinners, immoderate wine and liquor
will recuperate the body and
ward off many insiduous diseases in
duced by these practices.
CHURCHES AND MINIS
TIERS.
Washington is literally supplied
with churches, representing all denomi-
nations. The whole number Of
churches in the city, including colored,
is over one hundred. This in popu-
lation of 147, 900 would seem to furnish
ample accommodations for church
going people. Denominayionally, the
churches are divided as follows:
Catholics, ten; Episcopalians, ten /;
Methodists, seventeen; Presbyterians,
fourteen; Baptists, eight; Congrega-
tionalists, four; Lutherans, five. This
classification does not include the mis-
sion nor the colored churches. OF the
latter there are eight Methodist, five
Baptist, and the other denominations
mentioned have each one colored
church. The balance of the churches
are distributed among several smaller
denominations.
There are but few wealthy churches
in Washington; probably three fourths
of them are more or less in debt. AS
for expensive church edifices there are
not more than three or four that will
compare with frSt-clasS churches in
Chicago. AS it respects distinguished
pulpit talent, it is difficult to discrimi-
nate personally without coming in con-
flict with the friends of different cler-
gymen. 1t is safe to say there are but
few, if any, preachers who have ma
tional reputation. Rev. DR.. Paxton, of
the Presbyterian church, is clergyman
of conceded ability. The church of
which he is the pastor recently raised
his salary to $4,000 a year, including
with the privilege of three
vacation. He has, however,
just received and accepted a call from
the Forty-second street Presbyterian
New York city, at a salary of
$4,000 year, with an additional$ 1000
to pay expenses of moving, and a three
vacation, if he desires it. In
the matter of salary, the case of Rev,
DR.. Paxton is an exceptional one in
this city, and is not paralleled by any
Clergyman here. There are in fact but
few large salaries paid to Washington
ministers.
PREF JUDGE AGAINST
PEOPLE OF COLOR.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers, for years
well known in this country and Eu-
rope, have just given series of con-
certs in this city, which were largely
attended by audiences of the highest
At the close of the first
on Thursday evening, Rev. DIR.
pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church, stated that on the arrival
Of the Jubilee Singers in Washington
they were denied admission by every
hotel in the city, and were obliged to
wander about from place to place until
before finding sleeping accom-
modations. These singers have visited
The most important cities in Europe
Ind the United States, and were every
where received with courtesy and re-
'pect. But in the capital of this great
lation, which boasts of being the freest
md most liberal of any in the world, a
wicked prejudice bars the doors against
IS respectable troupe of vocalists as
yer appeared before the public. F.
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