The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-11-24
Our Washington Letter.


fFRoa ouR special CohREsPoNDESTl
WAsHtNercN, d. g., Nov H. 1853.
Without entering anyone's house here
1 think it can be said that the ladies are
as beautifully numerous, but not so
numerously beauhlDl AS in New York.
1t ia high tide here 1t 4 o clock, aud you
see rivers oi them flowing in every di.
rection from the departments. o. course
these young ladies are not in what is
called society yet. But many Of them
are better born. and better bred, , too, than
some VINO are there. Taken as Wnole
1 think them most worthy and deserving.
They work hard, are honest and good
Nearly oil their earnings 60 to help some
helpless ones at home. No, they arc not
of the social element Of which began TO
write. Aud they ought 10 be glad Of it,,
too. They are dong better.
But the world wants social capital in
America as well as an art capital, a sort
of winter Newport or Saratoga. But the
extreme North is too cold; the extreme
South is dull, stagnant, of doubtful in
terest to the young in quest of social ex-
element; to mSmmas, with daughters,
to rich young men who, in the course OF
time and nature, will WOO and wed them.
And so with the nucleus of foreign Legal
tions to begin with where We touch the
topmost reach of social eminence,
"scciely" is slowly, but very surely,
coming to make this her capt. i this side
of the Atlantic. So far u3 tue winter
months 20 society" has been pivo.Lg @
about between Boston, New York, Wash
ington, 6nd some uf the winter quarters
$ Ju,h for some years, but it has at last
this year Cor the first time entirely, |
think, decided to settle down by the Po-
tomac. 1 may be mistaken, and it is a
matter of very little importance too, but
want to put it down as prophecy tina,
Washington City is to be this winter and
all succeeding winters, the social capital
Of our country. The "season" proper,
reckoning from the first of January, viii
be just tifty-seven days. period OF
perhaps greater, certainly quIeter, en-
joyment will run through tLis and the
coming month, and Ia he way of we'd
ding fe tiYitics, dim, r.giving and the
domestic cheer which has It's outlet about
Christmas, almost MS much again OF
social life will be enjoyed. 1t is an ensy
prophecy to make aoOut this time tLat
the coming winter will be n brilliant one.
There are very few Washington winters
any other way 10 the charmed circle who
make it SO, and whose movements are
watched with more interest here than
they would naturally receive elsewhere.
The President is credited with good
deal Of the prospective brilliaucy, 50
much chatted about.
In the early part the series of enter
taiumeuts- which will be given in honor
OF Gen. and Mrs. Grant, on their visit
tue residence of Gen, Beale, will set Il c
giddy whirl in motion. 1t is not So
definitely announced, but is quietly
| spoken of among chosen few, that til,
wedding of a wealthy young lacy neal
or on Shrove Tuesday Will make as hap
py closing festiyity Ns that which mark
ed tLat busy day last season.
| Secretary Folger has been offered the
| English II issiou. H. declined the Ctier
| u has since been ur ;ed to reconsider
Lis decision. This Is pretty conclusive
evidence that President Arthur is rliug
to fiud an honorable place Tor Mr.. Fol.
ger outside OF his own Cabinet. lie is q
very useless man in his present position.
Roscoe COnkling, when he was here
the other day, criticised very severely
the present Administration. Some o
his remarks should go upon record. H.
said that this Administration had passed
from listless existence into cnmntos'
condition. The oaly sign Of life was {
feeble beating of the pulse represented
by the Department Of Justice.
AUGUST.