The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-07-17
WASHINGTON LITTER.
WAsHINGToN, July 6, 1886.

By direction Of the President,
4 orders had been issued closing the
various Executive Departments,
and the Government clerks had
holiday. Thousands betook them
selves to the country pic-mc-ing,
and thousands more went on short
railroad excursions and excursions
| down the Potomac. Being debar-
red his spot on the fourth proper,
| because it was Sunday, the fire
| cracker fend began on Saturday
evening making night hideous, and
continued until silenced by the
! hour that ushered in the Sabbath.
He began again at midnight on
Monday and continued throughout
the day.
The U. s. Senate celebrated the
nations birthday by taking a holi-
| day, but the House Of Representa-
| tives honored it by working hard
on Appropriation bills. Secretary
Whitney invited the employees Of
/ the Navy Department to celebrate
the day with their families at his
suburban residence on Georgetown
Heights, where he provided sub
stantial lunch for them. The Presi-
dent spent the day, as usual, at his
desk, and at four o'clock drove out
to his country cottage with his
wife The Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
citation held the annual meeting,
at which the declaration of Inde-
fpendence was read, and the day
was brought to close in the old
way by grand pyrotenchnic dis
play south Of the White House.
Mrs. Cleveland made her first
visit to the Capitol on Saturday.
She visited the House first, and
occupied a seat in the Executive
gallery, accompanied by Mrs. Villas
Mrs. Lamont, and Captain Eads
While the party remained, it alb
sorbed the attention of our law,
makers to the neglect Of their bus
mess. Many Republican Members
whose seats were under the gallery,
, were prevented from seeing Mrs,
, Cleveland, and went over and took
seats on the Democratic side where
the view was unobstructed. The
; lady was very much annoyed by
, such scrutiny, and remained but a
short time. When she arose tc
leave, not only did the galleries
empty in order the visitors might
get near to her, but 5 ONE Members
! Of the House, and quite a number
of the House attaches followed hen
; through the corridors to the door
of the building in their effort to
get near view of her face and
> figure, Mrs. Clevelands's embar-
rassment at this unexpected and
forced circus of herself was dccid,
edly painful She kept her eye:
averted, while she flushed and
paled alternately, and it was con
ceded even by those who subjected
: her to the ordeal that it was very
: ill-bred and Objectionable treat
ment.
Mrs Cleyeland's pleasant way.
continue to be a subject o
favorable comment in al
circles here. She Is making
many acquaintances at her regular
: Tuesday and Thursday receptions
which are held from twelve to on,
o clock. Society people are com
|, planning little at the afternoon
c thus giving an opportunity for &
: more formal occasion. But tha
g is just what the nov mistress o
the White House wants to avoid
and she makes but little prepartiol
for them, coming down richly bu
simply attired. She has an eas,
self-possession and a great dea
of small talk, which is a valuable
faculty in entertaining casual yisi
tors.
In regard to the monuman ia
r bridge with which it is proposed t
/ connect Washington City and thu
:, National Cemetery at Arlington
! just over the river, a Southern
5 Senator expresses some new
o views. He WAS enthusiast,
e in behalf of the project, but h,
wished to make It a monument Il
: commemorate the reunion of til,
North and South rather than as al
: honor to individual citizens.
t Do you object ., / asked 9 tc