The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-09
GLIMPSES OF WASHINGTON.
Democratic, Presidential Timber-McDon-
aid, Morrison and Butler Looking
Toward the White House.
The Red Headed Rangers Rosebud Party
Texas Cranks-Salvini's Fare
well Engagement.

staff Correspondence of the Evening Light.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 4.-Many
Texas papers had fling at Colonel Ochiltree
because of an item that the Colonel was going
to give party at the capital of the nation. OF
course there was nothing in it in the sense it
was taken by the Texas press, who measure
up dance or reception in Washington with
ball in Texas. The Texas ball is grand
affair. but it doesn't take place more than once
q year, while in Washington dancing parties,
breakfasts, dinners, receptions, are hourly
affairs during what is known as ''the season."
and everybody takes a dish at entertaining.
Colonel Ochilree is admitted to be splendid
host, and it has not been an unusual thing for
him to entertain his friends as well as to be
entertained, and Texas may well be proud of
a representative who brings the "Lone Star"
to the frontin the blaze of Washington society.
Yesterday Colonel Ochiltree gave break
fast at the Willard to select party of young
lady friends. The Sunday Herald says OF
this event: "Colonel Tom Ochiitree gave
Salvini matinee party yesterday that in
conception and execution was characteristic
of his well-known originality and good taste.
The party was composed entirely of young
ladies, viz. Miss Lily Singleton, of Illinois;
Miss Therese Blackburn, of Kentucky; Miss
Glasgow, of Richmond, Va; Miss Jacob, of
Louisville; Miss Figgott, of Virginia; the Mis-
ses Armstrong and Wilcox, of Texas, and
Miss Snead. Colonel Ochiltree entertained
the party at a most elegant dejeuner in the
breakfast-room at Wizards before starting,
at which each of the young ladies was the re-
cipient of an exquisite bouquet of flowers.
Mrs. Secretary New and Mrs. Colonel
Hooker received and acted as chaperones. 1t
was in this same room that Colonel Ochiltree
entertained Mr.. Algernon Sartoris at a
his wedding with Miss Nellie Grant"
After the breakfast the Colonel, at the head of
his flock of beauties, escorted them to the
Salvini matinee. Now, speak for the breth-
.reR of the Texas press: They have too much
gallantry to touch this little social event other
than with delicate compliment.
'. sALvINI.
Salvini has Just finished his farewell en-
gagement here, having played to full houses
all the time. The strangest thing about this
Salvini rage is that it is incomprehensible to
sensible PEOPLE, while the newspaper critics
are extravagant in their praises of the actor,
and ''the thing" seems to be to echo what the
newspapers say. But for the life of me l
can't see it that way. That Salvini is fine
actor, skilled ,ragedian, heavy voiced elo-
cutionist and facial artist, am ready to ad-
nit, but when it comes to spouting Shakes
peare in Italian, a language / don't
understand, and not one in one thou
sand of his audience do understand,
it seems farsical. 1t requires a
forentine-I4th century faith in the man to
make one believe he is Spouting Shakespeare
at ll,-he may be hurting scorn and ridicule
at his noodle-headed audience instead, and he
would be safe in doing it, if the text of the play
escaped his memory. While witnessing his
King Lear the other night, heard one man
say, "He is the greatest living actor" and
another said, as he gathered up his overcoat
at the conclusion of the third act, "I'm going;
no doubt it is fine, but don't understand it."
But in this same direction how can one
account for Booths success in Germany.
Spouting Shakespeare in English to the Ger
mans! But it saves US being.laughed at over
Salvini. Music is translatable in all tongues,
and is understood and appreciated, no matter
in what language rendered, but Shakespeare
can't be pantomimed.
have seen almost daily the timber that the
bClnOSldtS arc ldlhlllS Vi making a preSluSu-
tial ticket out of, and, being an observer
entirely at ease, think l can tell the readers
of the LIGHT how this timber looks.
Mcdonald, the Indiana statesman, is
medium-sized man, with big paunch; has a
bald head and smooth face; his eyes are
dark, and he cultivates pair of moustaches
over his eyes. These eyebrows are evidently
his daily solicitude, are combed pulled out
straight, and waxed. They give his face
striking look. He is very good-natured, and
shakes hands with everybody just if he were
running for constable. Mrs. Mcdonald was
once Washington widow and is quite hand
some, although her hair is frosted. She looks
somewhat like Martha Washington-that is,
Mrs. Mcdonald feels it necessary to look like
Martha in view of presidential contingencies
She used to keep clearinghouse in this
city, and would run the White house bang up.
I don't think the McDonalds will occupy the
White house, although they are most worthy
people.
Morrison, of Illinois. is another Democratic
hopeful. He is tall, gray-whiskered man,
with good deal Of hair all over his face. He
walks with sort of sailors roll, don't talk
much, seems to be training in a different
school from Mcdonald. He was war Dem
ocrat, and 1t is claimed is the strongest
Western man the Democrats have-but he
don't look at all presidential, though'he Is
evidently posing for the nomination. Mrs.
Morrison is hearty, pleasant looking lady,