Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-25
WASHINGTON IN AUTUMN.
People Who Come Here to Spend the
Fa1l-The Seasons at the Canital.

Ibid you ever notice how many seasons
Washington hase" asked the ticket agent
taking cigarette from his lips for a moment
10 address STAR reporter. cit Is full of
people ali the year round. The seashore and the
mountains have their seasons. All resorts but
the capital have their seasons when they are
fuli OF people, and are at all other times empty
washington is never empty; 1t is never out of
season.
"Just now we in the passenger business are
taking little rest. Nearly everybody is in
from the summer resorts, and travel will not
be resumed much until October The people
begin to come in from the seashore the atter part
OF August and are ali home by the first week In
September, and from all the later resorts they
come In during this month. But was talking
about the seasons of Washington. Don't you
know IL is the most popular autumn resort in
the country? 1t is. People going south for the
winter always pass through here. Several
years ago they began to find that this was a
very pretty place in the TALL They got to stop
ping here a few days, delaying their southern
TIPS TIPS Zach year they have tarried longer.
sorts earlier. and delay their trips to Florida
later: NOW IL is the proper thing to come to
Washington the first of October, on the way
south, aud stay for two or three months. It
would surprise you to know how general this
custom has come to be. Residents OF course
know what a delightful month October lis in
washington The travelling public have discov-
cred this. People who follow comfort around
t t "9rlu have learned that dwelis here in the
christmas. Then they go to Florida. From
Inc hrst OF October until December is the tall
season. Then the winter Or congressional
season begins. This brings In different set OF
people. IL Is of course the travelling public
with which deal-a different set OF people BY
the Time congress goes, taking with it part of
Tue population, who start OF the springs the
summer tourists begin TO come in. They are
not as numerous, nor as wealthy, as q class as
are the people who visit Washington in
the fail and winter. but still there are
many OF them. They are country peo-
pie. brides and grOoms, and organizations
VINO take advantage OF summer excursion rates
10 Visit the capital. They travel in small
hooks ana md as much pleasure in the city as
Tue city folks do in the country in summer.
Ihey don stop at the first-class hotels and
THAT'S what gives rise to the idea that there are
not many people here in the summer.
mere Is another tulng maybe you don't
Know, he added. as he lighted q fresh cigar
fette and Tilted back in his chair. Ibid YOU
know That people are not leaving the city Tor
the summer as much as they used to. They
ooht stay away as much they did. They
lake short trips and make brief stays. They
40 not go on and spend the whole summer. It
mas become more common To stay here and
make excursions off OF few days at a time
Eacn year they seem TO spend more of their
time In the city. They actually travel more but
they make shorter trips Those who do 20 for
the summer leave later and come back earlier
very lew people stay away into the fall, for of
All Inc seasons here that is becoming the most
fashionable. More wealthy people are here
tnen than at any other time"