Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-08-14

glomerate. It embraced representa-
tives from all countries of the world,
individuals FROM every State in the
Union, men and women of all races,
the passports TO which were a good
suit Of clothes. pleasing address and
fair development Of cheek. Good
dress was, above all other things,
admired in Washington, and the
confession of a very devout lady OF
fashion to her pastor that the con-
seriousness of being we'll dressed gave
her more comfort than her religion"
was cited rs fair illustration of this
sentiment. The effect which the pc
culiar traits of character Of the diff
ferent occupants of the White House
have had on society customs, was
wildly outlined, and ample credit
given to Mrs. Hayes for her Danish
ment of spiritious liquors, not only
from the Presidents table ut at less
stately boards, where inclination was
overcome by the imperious edict Of
fashion. Miss Cleveland, the Presi-
dents sister, who has made such a
stir in the literary world, was referred
as. lady of education and refine
ment, likewise prohibitionist, who
would leave the iude!lible impress of
her individuality on Washington life.
Mrs. Lockwood vsly graphically
portrayed the political situation at
Washington, when the unexpected
event of Mr.. Cieveland's election be-
came certain. The most steadfast
and incorporating Republicans
became ardent Democrats in less than
a week; the tongues which had rolled
calumny as sweet morsel meath the
tongue, whenever the candidate
from the Empire State passed like a
disturbing phantom OF a dream before
their visions, suddenly discovered in
his administration of public affairs a
wonderful amount of wisdom and
craftsmanship. The character of the
average office-seeker and Office holder
is evidently not held in very high
esteem by the smart little lady in
fact she seems to have a very cyni-
cal idea of nearly all of mans ambi-
tons and achievements. She knows
all about the methods of lobbyists
and legislators, and told how the
Credit Mobilier and other schemes
were carried through Congress. She
knows how anxious men are for Of.
fee; states from her own observation
that fully one in twenty of the 20O,-
600 present at the Inauguration of
Mr.. Cleveland, came with the
avowed intention of "camping on
the trail until commission was
issued. 1t is with evident pleasure
that she referred to their disappoint-
ment. In referring to the express
determination of the President, moi
to remove women for political causes,
she stated rs fact that, with 20 900
of the fair sex in official position, we
have yet to hear of q dsfalcation by
any one of them. It must be admit
ted that with such statistical grape.
shot as this she may easily scale any
ramparts which Prejudice can rear.
One of the best satires on the mod
ern Jenkinses of the press was her
fanciful sketch of Presidential re-
ception, in which the costumes of
the gentlemen are described with
the minuteness if not the accuracy
of the bellies OF fashion. Not only
were the characteristics of eminent
men portrayed, under the guise OF
her imaginary masquerade, but the
habits and manners of polite society
at the capital received, ct the same
time, keen thrust from the si.etto
of the talented speaker.
Mrs. Lockwood closed her lecture
with feeling allusion to Gen.
Grant. Her auditors left the hall
with an evident appreciation Of the
lady's talent as public speaker,
and her ability to grasp subjects for.
merly appertaining almost exclu.
sively to masculine thought and pre-
present them with all the vigor which
their Importance demands.