The Washington critic., 1886-01-05

one never gets tired of looking at the
neat street costumes that are to be seen
daily on the Avenue. 1t Is quite
the thing TO promenade on the
Avenue. The style of wraps this
season is blessing surely to wo-
men of thin and unshapcly figure.
Most of the wraps spread out to such
an extent that some of our girls show
off much better on the street than they
do in the parlor. The Southern young
ladies who come here are extravagantly
admired, and of late years, since the
South has begun to recuperate, there Is
a much greater display of wealth
among the Southern families who main
tain Washington residences. The
Southern beauties are rs rule in
clined to be tall and graceful, with less
tendency to stoutness than the Western
ladies, who more or less have some
German blood in them. New England
women are the most practical of any
class that we see here, but they are so
disposed to strong-mindedncss and
there are so many of them who want to
be as masculine as possible, that much
of the womanly charm is lost when
held up in comparison with the sweet
amiability and harmless vivaciousncss
of the Southern women, or even with
the good-natured, domestic sort of sensi.
Bile girls that come here from the West.
People who have lived here long
while tell me that Washington is not
much of place for match. making, no
matter what outsiders may think. The
population is composed too largely of
men who have no idea of remaining
here and this state Of uncertainty does
not render the rank and file of the mar
riageable men the most desirable
catches" Ambitious young ladies
who come here are generally hard to
please. They are not disposed to link
their lives with men who are prosper
Gus to-day and unfortunate tomorrow,
and among public men they cannot
| find great many eligible persons. A
man with good business, or lucra-
| tive profession, or at least favorable
prospects in large commercial city,
Is a safer match than they are likely to
make here.
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Referring to the restaurants of the
Senate and House, "Towle," of the
Boston Trarellor, says: The evil of
liquor drinking has been greatly mag
nificd in the late discussions upon the
subject. As rule there is but very
little drunkenness arising out of the
LIQUORS which are sold over the bars in
| the two restaurants. 1t is the "private
bottle" scheme which is the cause Of
the scandal. In nearly every commit
tee-room there are number of private
bottles with convenient glasses, and to
which some of the Senators frequently
repair to patch up their damaged feel.
ings. The employees are of course
cognizant of the fact, and they, taking
pattern by the illustrious examples set
them, are not slow to do likewise. The
consequence is that most of the drink
ing of late years has been done in little
groups in the committec-rooms. There
Is one distinguished Senator from a
small New England State who,
while he is quite fond of the
bottle himself, yet is quite
careful as TO his associates when he
crooks his elbow. This Senator has
made it rule never to drink in the
presence of young man. He will sip
his liquor with the old stagers, but II
there happens TO be q young man In
the party, the Senator either waits un
til he has gone before drinking, oI
does not drink at all. One day he cx.
planned this popularity to a friend. He
said: 81 never drink in the presence of
young men because am fearful of the
example. l am no temperance fanatic
and like glass as well as any one, bu
l should never forgive myself If had
ever been the indirect means of urging
| alcoholic stimulants upon young mar
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