The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1883-12-15
WASHINGTON LETTER
FROM our regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 8, 1883.
Now that Congress has settled into
nlace and the great questions az 70 VINO
e Sneaker and who is Sergeant-at- Arms,
= and who have the privilege OF guarding
the he doorways Of the Capitol building,and
s.ho IN niles the feather busters, and who
has the large contract for furnishing
acold ~ tea'' to the thirsty members, etc..
iii ara settled, and Washington takes g
ionv breath and prepares for talk and
.v Sr;ovmert; for It is to have talk by the
soinfae & and BY the library. The Gov
ernment printing office has begun upon
;ts M prist of gabble, and before Congress.
adiourns it will have added acres Of
words 10 the large task Of reading and
hearing which afflict mankind. very
m,,ch fear that this will be the principle
outcome Of this session Of Congress. But
the thousands Of people who make up
the entity called society, are now ready
for their appearance on the stage OF af-
ia;rs and will enter at once upon the
whirl Of excitement, display and dissipa-
tion which characterizes winter in
Washington. Is itpossible to define So
cietv? When the President givesa State
dinner at which the upper officials scrape
their feet on the new Moquet carpets Of
the White House, or when Matilda Jane
H;ohAyer has a kettle drum for the spe-
c;al delectation OF her circle of friends,
fhey are both society events, according to
| the newspapers. Yes, even when lobby
| list O'Duffy captures q senator or two for
nuiet dinner at Welcker's or Chamber
lains this, too, is set down as society
news. So it is impossible to tell where
society begins or ends. But there are
certain recognized distinctions on q large
{scale. One OF these will be pointed out.
|Fo, the first time in many years there
will be peculiarly Southern society in
Washington this winter Say what you
will Of it, Northern and Southern people
Ire essentially different in their ideas OF
Friendly intercourse. think there is lit
lie reason for saying that either Northern
n Southern women are the most beautl-
III. think that it might be said fairly
shat the Northern girls dress with more
style than their Southern sisters, but GER
*ainly not with more grace. They are
older in their manners, more proper and
ess natural but they do not meet the
hingle on equal and agreeable terms
Bouthern people will be very numerous
n the Capitol City this season, but their
ocial pleasures will be mostly confined
mong their sectional friends,s 80 to speak.
Chey form q large but distinct class OF so
iety, visiting among themselves and
having a very nice time together, partic-
llarly noticeable for freedom from re-
traint and sort of friendly familiarity
Bhich seems tc accept any Southerner as
he Of the family.
And what will society do? All, there
Ire delights indeed in store for those who
pay and can enjoy them. The President
till entertain. The Foreign Ministers
iii have some grand balls and routs.
{he Cabinet and the Supreme Justices
Hill give big dinners. All the senators
lives will 'sreceive" on certain days.
mbitious people with plenty OF money
i'll lavish it in supreme desire to get
the show and satisfaction ont OF 1t
lat can be had, 4 cannot begin to pic
Ire it, But there will be a mad whirl
pleasure for those who enter into it.
Talking about the Supreme Court, the
lstices have formed a cuba whist
ub. They will meet at each Others
buses every week to enjoy the pleasures
that game, diversifying it with a little
I'D chicken and bottle Of sparkling
oseIle. Cards are great source Of
husement in Washington. Everybody
mes here between A and 8 o'clock. From
ese hours until the business or enjoy
ents of the evening begin,say 5 o'clock
ere is hiatus which must be gotten
Ter somehow. What atbetter than game
cards, while friends still linger, and
e happy and elevating effects Of gooo
gestion make one incline to sociabllity
here are thousands at the card table al
ese hours, in Washington.
But must tell you bit ofnews befort
bsing this letter. Whisper it gently
Chief Executive Of this great nation
Baid to be quite convinced that the
blical injunction, lit is not good fol
in to be Alone" is substantially appli
Bile to him. The lady, it is said, is the
hghter Of one OF the Secretaries, a tall
inette not exactly beautiful but very
looking, and very Queen in the
wing room. 1t is not probable that
one knows the engagement to be a
but it is certainly time, for the Pres-
hit has been quite distinctively atten'
to the lady in question, and the gos.
will have it SO. 1t may be all based
IN the idea prevalent with all the ma,
Il r.