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Returning Washingtonlans The
Coming Season.
specisl Correspondence of the ISrER-OcEAS.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The past two
weeks have witnessed the return of the
roaming-pleasure-seeking population of
Washington. They have come back
from seaside and mountain resort, from
Europe, as we'll as from he hack rooms
Of their elegant homes on Connecticut
avenue and X street, where, it is said,
many of them have passed the summer.
Bohemian Washington has also to a
great ext%entreturned to its winter hannts
and the familiar faces of many we'll
known correspondents may be seen
about the departments, and in the lob
bies of the uptown hotels. A frequen-
ter of Pennsylvania avenue and especi-
ally one who has the entree OF the com
mittee rooms at the capitol, is aware
that a large number Of the congressman
are already in the city. They may re-
turn to their homes before the begin
ming of the session, for it does not cost
the average thrifty member of congress
much to travel, but the session is near
at hand when Washington will become
par excellence the centre of political ac-
tivity, and when the legislative, judicial
and executive branches Of the govern
ment will be brought into close juxta.
position.
The season, as it is called, in Wash.
ington is increasing in length, year by
year. 1t begins earlier inIthe fall and lasts
later in the summer The reason for
this is that the city is yearly growing
more attractive, healthy and home-like
to those who reside here permanently,
as we'll as to those who are sent here 10
make or to execute laws Many repre-
sentatives and senators have elegant
homes here. Instances are not wanting
in which the purchase of a home in
Washington has proved to be the tomb
Of political ambition, and retired states
men like Blaine, Window of minnesota,
Robson, of New Jersey, and Pendleton,
of Ohio, are pointed as warnings to such
statesmen as presume to expatriate
themselves from their native states and
build castles in Washington, But even
these deposed statesmen have the con-
ISOLATION that their castles have been q
good speculation in real estate. A Chi
cago millionaire rents the palace that
Mr.. Blaine built, while Mr.. Blaine rents
the house of ex-senator Window. Any
ofthe residences owned by retired states
men can be sold today at a handsome
advance on the purchase or cost price.
There are very few statesmen ofwealth,
acting or retired, who do not own prop.
erty in Washington and asglance at the
books in the recorders Office will show
corner lots and eligible building sites
held by men whose names are or have
been household words.
The appearance of the capitol and
other public buildings have been greatly
improved during the ummer. The
marble fronts and columns have been
carefully cleaned and "holy-stoned" and
are now as pure and white as when first
put in place.
The streets, especially those about the
city hall, the pension building and the
city p%ostofiec, have been much i'm.
proved. The downtown hotels have
had many thousands of dollars put into
them and outside them in furniture,
paint and decoration. 1t is evident tina,
hotel keepers and clearinghouse keep
ers have faith in the coming season
Rumors reach me from many directions
indicating that the winter will be one Of
unusual interest, though probably not Of
unusual gayety. The change of regime
has created a revolution in the old so
cial order of things. The trained lead
ers who have held social sway, have beer
supplanted by those to whom social life
in Washington is new. At the recep
tions Of the coming winter many famil
lar faces will be conspicuous by thei,
absence.
The president has passed another
comparatively uneventful week. There
has not been as much annoyance from
office seekers as usual. Mrs. Hoyt, his
sister, has been visiting him and is hi.
companion in his evening drives instead
of Col. Lamont. Mrs. Hoyt will remain
until the first of November, when it i:
expected his sister, Miss Rose Cleveland
will resume her arduous duties as mis-.
tress Of the white house.
Bad Influence.