The Washington critic., 1886-02-18


ness. ut is fair to presume that you
will return here for another term, is 1t
not, Judgc2" Il will return here to-
morrow" But will you come back
here for another term in Congress after
the expiration OF your presen, termY y
al will see you later" That Is con
slrued TO mean that the Judge will
come back to see the young person al.
dressed later than the present term.
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No man in the House or Senate fills
the galleries as Logan does, says
Washington letter to the New Orleans
Stdtos You may talk of his bad
grammar and vigorous partisanship,
but no announcement brings as many
people to the Capitol as does the state.
ment that Logan is to speak. 1t seems
TO make little difference what the sub.
iect upon which he is to speak, the
fact that he Is to make speech fills the
galleries. He seems to be sort of pc.
rennial statesman. "1Ie looks lust the
same ns he did twenty years ago" said
an old habituc of the galleries. 81 re-
member him away back to war times
and don't see that he has changed Il
particle. If you go to the Army Mu-
scum in the War Department you will
see there big picture of the generals
of the war, each mounted on horse
back Logan is in that picture, and he
looks there just as he looks down there
on the floor of the Senate to-day"
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"Towlc" of the Boston Trareller says
that street Irritation in Washington,
as elsewhere, is dangerous thing. If
you don't believe it, just consult one of
the handsomest of our West End
bellies. She was tripping up Fifteenth
street one fine afternoon recently, when
she espicd a neat, dapperlooking young
man coming towards her The young
man had an aristocratc mein, and he
walked as though he had n railroad In
each vest pocket. The belle gave the
young man mischevous glance, and
the young mans heart fluttered so that
he thought his vest buttons wouldn't
be able to stand the strain. He came
to standstill, and the young lady
looked over her shoulder in most in
viting fashion. In the fraction of q
second afterward the young man was
in pursuit. Then the bellies better
senses came to her relief, and the illrta-
tion ended. The next day she asked n
gentleman friend if he knew the young
man who happened to be on the oppo-
site side of the street. The dappcr
young man is bartender. The belle
doesn't hirt on the street any more.
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The following social gossip is from
the New York Grdphic'S special Miss
Lulu Mcigs, daughter of General NJ.
c. Meigs, the supervising architect of
the new Pension building, is a ruddy
blonde, with full rounded figure,
which makes her look shorter than
perhaps she is by actual measurement.
Miss Meigs was made prominent for a
season here by her announced engage.
ment to Mr. Archibald Forbes, the
London war correspondent and quon.
| dam lecturer. She has now entered
the lists as a rival to Mrs. Macallister
Laughton and her foreign acquired
courtesy. Miss Meigs makes her sa.
laam with her knees, and has the ap.
pcarance, for moment, of dropping
in u luscious heap at the honored one S
feet She performed this obeisance
at the diplomatsts' reception last week
before the President and Miss
Cleveland and Mrs Whitney. Secreta
ries Endicott and Whitney enjoy to the
full the social side of Washington life
On Wednesdays they hasten home tc
the receptions at their houses and add
much to the pleasure of callers by thcil
presence and CHEEKY chat. Secretary
Manning and the Postmaster Genera
eschew these gatherings, and if they
get home before the dispersion OF
guests, slip quietly up stairs without
looking into the drawing rooms. At {
White House reception Endicott ant
Whitney can be seen behind the line
in the Blue Room, talking and laugh
ing, while Manning stands in solemn
solitary state, and Colonel Villas keep.
near 10 his daughter, Miss Nellie, ant
often leaves the coveted privilege o
the Blue Room and wanders with hel
about the other rooms and the conscr
vatories.
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| The Washington correspondent o
the Inter- Ocedn hears rumor tha
there will be a wedding in the Senat
before the autumn roses fade, and tina
a widower of political prominence will