Evening star., 1886-09-25
WASHINGTON IN AUTUMN.
People Who Come Here 70 Spend the
Fall-The Seasons at the CAPITAL.

"Did you ever notice how many seasons
Washington has?" asked the ticket agent
taking cigarette from his lips for moment,
TO address STAR reporter. alt 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
full of people, and are at all other times empty
Washington is never empty; it 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
beSin TO come in from the seashore the Iatts part
OF August and are ali home by the first week In
September, and from all the later resorts they
come Ia during this month. But was talking
Know hs is shs os, ot Washington Don't you
the country? 1t is. People going south for the
winter always pass through here. Several
very pretty place in the fall. They got to stop
ping mere few days delaying their southern
TIPS 1Trlps: Zach Zach year they have tarried longer.
sorts earlier. and delay their trips to Florida
iater: NOW 1T is the proper thing to come to
sontn, aud stay for two or three months. It
would surprise you to know how general this
custom mas come to be. Residents OF course
know what delightful month October is in
washington. The travelling public have dfscov-
cred this. People who follow comfort around
the world have learned that it dwells here in the
Chrlstmas Then they go to Florida. From
the first of October until December is the tall
season. Then the winter or congressional
season begins. This brings in a different set OF
people. II Is Of course the travelling public
Win which deal-a different set OF people. BY
the time Congress goes, taking with it a part OF
tue population, who start oil to the springs, the
summer tourists begin to come in. They are
not as numerous, nor as wealthy, as q class as
are are the people who visit Washington in
the fall and winter, but still there are
mar many of them. They are country peo-
PIE, brides and grOoms, and organizations
VINO take advantage OF summer excursion rates
70 vls1t the capital. They travel in small
nocks ana mud as much pleasure in the city as
the city folks do in the country in summer
Ihey don't stop at the first-cIsass hotels and
lhats what gives rise TO Ihe idea that there are
not many people here in the summer.
'Here Is another thing maybe you don't
Know, he added. as he lighted q fresh cigar
retle ana Tilted back in his chair. "Did YOU
know that people are not leaving the city for
tue summer as much as they used to. They
ooh stay away as much they did. They
lake short trips and make Drief stays. They
DO not go on and spend the whole summer It
mas become more common tu stay here and
make excursions OFT OF few days at a time
Eich 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
Inc SUNNI leave later and come back earlier
very lew people stay away into the fall. for of
all the seasons here that is becoming the most
fashionable. More wealthy people are here
then than at any other time"