The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21
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WASHINGTON, Dec ia-Ono night during
the week Mr. Lawrence Barrett. who Is playing
an engagement here gavo "Hsmlet.' Among
the first to onter the house was Mr.. Blaine. ac-
companied by one OF his sons. After the play
had begun slight but perfectly perceptible
nutter ran over the house. The President
with . small party marched In. 1t Is usual
when the President enters tho theatre hero for
the orchestra to play Hail to tho Chief" but
they didn't this time. Mr.. Blaine looked re-
markably we'll. The fact ". he has been acting
u part for the last three years. and he Ia i'm
mensely relieved at laying aside the role OF the
Retired Statesman. He took live and geuu-
ine interest In Mr.. Barrett's acting. and had
neither tho look nor the air OF u crushed ira
gcdian.
Mr.. Blaine Is n tremendous walker and every
afternoon he takes spin on foot-that Is.
when he can escape from the swarm Of peop'o
who surround him: for II IL q fact that tho
pavement in front OF his house looks like q
licensed cab stand. Cabs mean Congressman.
Now, what their business Is with Mr. Blaine
nobody knows. Some say 1t is tho Spanish
treaty Oh which they want tho benefit OF Mr..
Blaino's experience in tho State Department.
1t has always boon tho custom for tho Rcpuh-
licans in the House to run screaming to Mr.
Blaine when some shrewd old parliamentaran
like Mr.. Randall or Mr.. Eaton or Mr.. Cox or
Mr.. Carlisle laid Thorn by the heels. He could
generally set them on their legs again. Occn-
sionaliy, when Mr.. Kcifcr lost his houd entirely
they would have to send for Mr.. Blaine to come
down to tho Capitol to haul Mr. Keifer out OF
the luicksands. A. present Mr.. Blaine IL in u
towering ru.e with the nowsrapcr correspon-
dents. He is worry frank and friendly with them
anu every ono to whom no has said u word has
rushed him into print. This has ncttlod him.
especially IA he AYERS bogus interview with
hun has been printed.
An EFFORT has been made to transplant several
Now York cranes to Washington among oth"rs
the screaming absurdity Of the fox hunt. Last
ladies' would Join would DO held ON Gen. Boale's
plantation FIVE miles from town. gray fox
had been exhibited In an street shop VIM
dow for some days as the quarry TO be brought
down. Now the $. J. {. A.. with Judge Mae;
other prominent persons concerned in it. hns
been very active here. and they got wind o! tho
AFFAIR, and announced that they would inter-
tere. such OF the diplomatic corps as knew
how to ride. several gil,lsd youth. and two young
ladies' were to comprise the party. The tnrcat
but on the day of the proposed meet there were
two ladies in the cevacade. They had an ad.
tho N"bod s ls1H bis fsGn1 hSy
within the District of Columbia, but the Beale
broadly .hintel to Agent Key that his company
wasn't dos ired further than that. But ho stuck
Ike lecch. Furthermore. he mentioned that
the penalty in Maryland for cruelty TO animals
was $3.50 hne THIS settled IT, They held a
consultation. and after the men had backed
phantly escorted the party back to town.
II Is likoiy that crying abuse will be re m
eded soon By resolution being introduced
into Congress forbiddin9 the use OF Govern
ment vessels as pleasure yacnts. The worst of
\ IS That 80 many Senators and Representa-
tives have gone on those eSped tiOns that it re-
quires almost superhuman lrmness for them
to vote against IL.
IF tn. good wishes OF the people here could
elect President Arthur to the Senate, he would
be elected sure.
Senator Cameron ism t going to be defeat tod.
Every now ana then s0mo idle man or woman
starts the report that Don Cameron Is going to
resign, or be bounced or something He will
| stay right in the United Suites Senate. He ia
going up TO Harrisburg during tho Christmas
end Of his barn boing blown in.
4 great many New York people will be here
otter the holidays The McGle!lans will be, at
and Ills family viii also he here. - Rum"rs s OF
| the Belmonts md the Nanderbts coming are
flying around. Perry Belmont has very fine
bachelor establishment on Rhode Island av-
enuo, and there arc reports about series of
| gorgeous dinners and dances to he given there
this winter II is currently reported that New
Yorkors come to Washington TO live cheaply
and wear out their old Clothes But thoy open
| their,eyses ut a Presidents card reception. with
| the diplomatic corps in fun court dress, tho
army ana navy res pendcnt in uniform with
| the Just eos Of tho Supreme Court. tho Sem
| for tho misc.ru Sc5He.
Col. Ineerso has got back after an absence
| OF six months on the Pacific coast, with a new
| lecture on orthodoxy, which is the same old
windy screed uuder new name. He delivered
| i to big audience here last Sunday night
His manner has become even more eiiloresce {
since his hoJourn among tho children Of tho
prairie. and on the platform no is moro like n
fakir selling patent suspenders Mt n race course
than ever. But it has brought him in $25 QUO
in six months.