The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-15
A FRIenTENEp coNaREssnAN.
Washington Ladies' and Their ID,
eoIeae Gowns
tcor PhilAdelphia Pres

tCor Fhhadelphm Pres.
Mrs. Darwin II. James, of Brooklyn, q
lady of great power Of observation, uid.
enthusiastically, in descending the stair
way of state at the White House and
looking down on the sea Of faces, brave
and fair intermingled, that thronged the
broad corridors from which open the
suit of Presidential parlors: mo
wonder that foreigners pronounce our
American women the loyeliest in the
world"
There was, in truth, 30 much female
loveliness in the goodly company that IL
makes the occasion memorable in White
House annals. In great majority OF
cases the charms of both mstrons and
maids were so layishly displayed to add
the beauty of diablerie to the joyousness
of youth or of comedy middle age. May
your society chronicler turn moralist
long enough to ask if this is not cufpable
in the sight of heavenY know IL il
fashionable to sheer at the virtue Of Con-
gressmeD, but the country holds inoivid-
ual men among them TO strict account
when they are found out in guilt. Many
a man comes here TO sit in Congress
whose family circumstances are not such
that he can possibly bring his wife and
little ones without sacrificing the school
interests Of the latter at a critical point
In their education, or without endanger-
ing the safety aud welfare of the domi-
cile that both have united TO plan and
besutify, or some other equally cogent
reason operates to temporarily sever he
family tie. /
Thus men of domestic habits and warm
social natures are thrown upon Washing
ton life unanchored and preternaturally
subject TO temptation.
III even the virtuous among women
will, by their mode of dress. scatter FIRE
brands and arrows of temptation in their
path, how shall it be marveled at that at
the close of such an evening they are
ready to become the prey of her whose
steps take hold on hell, with her portals
made tenfold more attractive to the I'M
wary BY INSCRIPTIONS moneyed corpora
tions greedy to secure his vote.
mention congressman not only a.
ohC Va many Cidcccc vi fnCn 0iaWn Aat0
the winter vortex, but also because they
have these peculiarly precious interests
of the nation in their charge. That
which has specially led to this little dis
sertstion was a soto voce remark over
heard from the lips of one of the most
fascinating men in congressional circles
a man of large nobility of character and
great popularity, both among men and
women.
Striding rapidly from the dressing
room to his carriage, hat in hand, heard
him remark to another, "By George, tEis
is my las, evening out"
"Why soY" rejoiDed bis friend.
Because" he muttered hurriedly be-
tween his clinched teeth, 81 don't want
to go to the devil"
After this interlude of involuntary
eaves6ropping, somehow the bare should
ers and bosom, the vaccination marks 80
obligingly shown on softly moulded arms
the whole feminine pageant, indeed,
rather palled upon the mind. "The lust
of the eye, the lust of the flesh, the pride
of life" were there in radiant seductive
ness, but a still, small voice was i'm
peratively needed, to whisper in each
Circe's pink-tipped ear, Destroy not
the soul of thy brother for whom Christ
died"