Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFrom Our Regular Correspondent.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
The philosopher who decided the
temperature by graduate scale of
materials. and whose valet in the
morning was wont to inform him
that the thermometer stood at Fur
PeIisse or White Ducks, as the case
might be, would find il difficult
matter this season 10 reconcile his
garments TO the changefulness of
the weather. In the sun his instru-
ment would designate a thin text
ure; remove it to the'shade and it
would specify another, wintry in its
aspect and he himself, in common
with the rest of us, would be Sorely
puzzled to prepare for both alterna-
tives. Sunshine tempers, but does
not annihilate east wind, and the
scorching effects of the one has to
be provided against at the same
time as the searching keenness of
the other. This leads to the most
curious anomalies. Women wear
ing sealskin mantles may be seen
with sunShades in their hands, and,
while feminine coquetry-the nat
ural outcome of spring brightness
tempts them to adorn their heads
with spring millinery, the instinct
of self-preservation causes them to
retain the warm wraps of midwin-
ter. This contrast is all the more
remarkable that the millinery is
excessively bright OF hue. Seldom,
if ever, has fashion been so gaily
disposed. 1t is satisfied only with
the most brilliant of flowers, i'll
which all the most gaudy tints OF
nature are intensified, and to these
it adds silks, ribbons, and straws
dyed in corresponding contrasts,
with gold-braids, gold beads, gold
and colored lace. and what not.
Indeed, some new bonnets are like
the sparroW's nest, composed of
"bits and shreds" of dozen hues
and shades, "cunningly interwO-
ven," the snallness of their size
alone saving them from obloquy.
Society is in a kind OF chaotic
state, consequent upon its approach
ing hydra to summer quarters.
President Arthur intends going to
Soldiers Home the 1st of July.
Secretary of the State Frelinghuy-
sen and family will go to their coun-
try home in New Jersey. Justice
Miller of the Supreme Court has all
ready started on his circuit through
the west. Secretary Chandler of
the Navy will spend the summer
at his home in the mountains Of
New Hampshire. Gen. Sherman
will remove to st. Louis with his
family in June; but beforegoing west
he will attend the commencement
at West Point for the last time as
General of the Army. Later in the
season he will visit the military
posts of the west, his last trip of in
Spection before retiring. Chiei JUS
tice Waite will accompny him.
The Mexican Minister, Spanish
Minister and family, Swedish Min
lister and family, and the wives OF
the Danish, Russian, and italian
Ministers of the Washington Dip
lomatic Corps will be in Europe
| this summer.
The principal event to take place
In Washington this week is the
the Grand Reunion of the Potomac.
Every detail of arrangement for the
affair has been perfected, and the
city is waiting to receive the hun
dreds of visitors that are expected.
Wednesday, Parade day, the Army
with half dozen local military
organizations will pass in review
before the President, who will &C.
cupy stand that has been erected
on Pennsylvania Avenue in front Of
the White House. The old SOL
diers will wear citizens dress, and
after the Parade will visit the
White House and pay their respects
| TO President Arthur. The veterans
are to be quartered at the Riggs
| House. An ovation is awaiting
them in the way of welcome, BAN
/ quetS, excursions, and more enter
tainments than they can take adj
vantage of. Many of them have
not seen Washington since the Ar
my disbanded here, nearly twenty
| years ago, and they will see but
little in the beautiful city of to-day
to remind them of the struggling
town of 1868.
The civil service commissioners
have left Washington for the pur-
pose of establishing local eXamin-
ing boards in the principal cities OF
the country. Mr.. Eaton goes to the
eastern cities Mr.. Thoman to the
Western and southwestern cities,
and Mr.. Gregory to the northern
and lake cities. Mr.. Lyman,
Chief Clerk of the Treasurers Office,
was appointed Chief Examiner of
the Commission in the place of Mr..
Keim, who Withdrew his name.
Another interesting event to take
place this week is the meeting of
the National Jockey Club. The ra-
ces begin on Tuesday, and continue
four days. More than 200 horses
are now on the ground, and it
promises to be one of the greatest
race meetings ever held this side
of the Allegheny mountains. The
horses are being galloped today,
and trainers and grOoms are busy at
their work. The President habit
ually hOnOrs the meetings with his
presence.
On Saturday Secretary Lincoln
paid to the heirs of the Arlington
estate $125,00O. Congress apprOpri-
ated $l50,OOO, but Mr.. Lincoln re-
tanned $25, 900, for accumulated tax
eS.