The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13

After forty-eight hours of waiting the
oear finally left, and the hunter slipped
nolselessly from the cave, and rushed as
fast as he could to Bingham's Mill. where
he wa taken charge Of. and with good
treatment gained his reason and related
his wonderful adventure. Search was
the made for the bear, but nothing
could be found of him, although the
mouth of the cave was trampled hard
where he had paced back and forth do
ing sentinel duty waiting for his victim.
"A view Of Washington Through
EYEGLASSES.
There are many kinds and degrees
of society. There is the official society.
of which the president and cabinet are
the titular leaders, and in which sepa-
tors and representatives, when socially
inclined, judge and diplomats. live and
Owe and have their being. 1t need
need not be said that the diplomats
play a leading part here. They COM
oine all the qualities needed for a social
conquest. They carry about with them
the distinction of men who come from
abroad" They are usually polished
and amiaole, sometimes Accomplished
and fascinating men. Gayety is a part
OF their professional duty. They have
official positions, which fact counts for a
vast deal In a republic. Then, on state
occasions, they have uniforms, and,
Sam Weller says, "It's the uniforms as
does it" though it must be confessed
that the diplomatic uniform often
seems to the ordinary American
an extremely ugly costume. But the
vague charm that hangs about q diplo-
mat is beyond analysis. The petty at
tache of some unimportant legation
ee.ns to share it with the elegant rep
resentative of one of the first courts of
Europe. The attache may be living on
a pittance in a shabby hall bedroom
somewhere, from which he energies
once a day in evening dress, and on
rare occasions in his uniform. He NAV
not have either family or fortune-not
even good manners. But he is a men,
Der Of the diplomatic corps, and that
s%uffices.
Then there is another circle of official
society--or series OF circles. The center
OF each of these is apt to be the state as
ISOLATION. For example, all the depart
ment clerks, deputies, commissioners
and what not, from Delaware-Delaware
Will be a safe name to use-form the
Delaware state association. Formerly
these associations were political in their
nature, but Mr.. Hayes became con-
WINGED that all organizations wa wicked,
and suggested that they disband. They
then became social bodies, but some Of
them have resumed their political char
acter. They have dances, etc. The mem
bers Of congress.from the state are likely
to be leaders in this society, though they
may. not appear at all in the more fash
ionable Official society. In fact, in that
rarer social atmosphere. a member of
the house of representatives is the ex-
ceptlon rather than the rule. Ii he has
been used to society, and likes It, he
goes into it, of course. But the fact of
his being a member of the house has lit
tie to do with his sntree. A large pro-
portion of the members are plain men
from small towns or the country, who
have known little of this lie under the
gaslight, are not comfortable in it, and
seldom appear there.
Then there is the hotel society, The
ladies staying in the Brown House all
receive on the same day. Ladies calling
can thus kill all the birds, socially
s%peaking, there are in the Brown House
with one handful of cards. The ladies'
Of the Smith House have another day,
the ladies of the Robinson House anoth-
er. Then at intervals each
hotel has a soiree invitations to which
are generously distributed. There is a
find band and a finer supper, and dane
ing unlimited. Congressman and their
wives and daughters, lobbyists, Southern
colonies and numerous Generals" visit
ing. strangers, politicians and the rest
make up a mixed company. At one of
these entertainments the wife of a con-
gresham whose constituents had omit
ted to re-elect him, spoke sharply t a
lady sitting on a sofa mex to a friend of
the congressman's wife. "You might
move up," said she. When the lady had
"moved uD" and the congressman's
wife had settled herself down in the
room thus obtained, she turned to her
friend and proceeded. EYES," said she,
tits just as I tell Lycurgus. This WASH
ington society units one for anv other
society. You can't go back to the socie-
ty you were used to once-you can't.
No; 1 tell Lycurgus, we must come back
to the house. He says We can't but I
there is about it." A few months late
"Lycurgns" is wrestling in the dust
the district arena for Recommendation. !
No one sees him engaged in that delight
full occupation-red in the face, meta
phorically speaking, hot and out of
breath-knows that it is all because of
the social aspirations Of Mrs. L~ycurgus,
who has been untitled by Washington
society for the humber society in which
she ice moved. If any man doubts
that women rule the world, he can have
his doubts removed in any circle of
Washington society.-The Manhattan
for October.