The Washington critic., 1886-03-08
GENERAL AND cRrrICuLAR.

The grcul question at Issue Just uow Isl |
Is the President vt the Unite States The |
pre,ideut Of the United States, or Is The |
Senate Of the United States tle President Of
the United States,
Senator Evarts is said to haze large
sized "swett tooth" in the m ,tter OF cara
mels. 1t doesn't seem to fatten bin, how
ever, and sugar is considered the champion
fatttniug food.
Oh, the spring, the beautiful snow,
Filling the SLY and the flowers below,
Over the housc-tops, the roses sweet,
Arc nipped in the bud by the soft spring
slcct.
Dancing,
Flirting,
Skimming along
Beautiful snow with the spring birds song,
Flying to kiss n fair lady's cheek
ClInging to March in a frolicsome freak;
Beautiful spring from Heaven above,
Sure as an almanac, iickle as love.
Z. S.-The above poem was written by q
clerk In the Signal-Servicc Office at .
O'Clock this morning. lie had walked one
hundred miles in the sweet, gentle sunshine
yesterday with his Sunday girl. Hence.
"Tbe President has re-nigged again" is
the mid-mnnnertd way which prominent
District Democrat puts r..
WORTH the Paris dressmaker, would have
been green with envy had he seen the mag
niiiceht street costumes the ladies Of this
city exhibited yesterday.
Mardi Gras with Lent, and Maurice Grau
with Judic, make their appearance in Wash
ington this week,
Yesterday was n beautiful day for n Con-
gresham to 70 to church. Echo from the
NJ. c.: Yes, IL was most too cold to go
fishing.
The snow that blossoms In spring, ira la,
has good deal to do with bad colds.
Tbc.lentcn seasons nearly here,
But Fashion feels no loss.
She'll raise the Devil for awhile,
And then shell raise the Cross.
"Were you at church yesterdayYn asked
Mrs. Jones of her boarler.
ayes, MAIN"
81 didn't see you"
| "Nofn
"No. Which side did you sit on?'
| "Outsiden
| A spring bonnet In snow storm looks
like Southern Democratic vote for John
Sherman.
"Dear sir" he said, "I'd like to ask,
Unless the questions rude,
What mean those strange and mystic
words,
'Innocuuus desuetudeT "
"Of course the question is not rude"
The other man replies,
| "They mean, you see, the business man
| Who does not advertise"
A well-known society man was viewing
| the stone work at the new reservoir yester-
day, accompanied by West End lady, ia
nous for her eypertness at fine needlework.
lie remarked, "isn't this splendid rick.racli
work." Her reply was a stony stare.
"The Philosophy Of Pessmism" will be
one of the subjects discussed at the nexl
meeting of the Women's Congress in l.ouis
vile, Ky. "Pessimism, 1t is needless to ex
plain here, is a Greek term signifyine
"spanking baby"
Senator Edmunds is trying to work th,
Blair Educational appropriation so 1t will
include in its provisions the education o
Grover Cleveland in Senatorial amenities
A lady from one OF the up-country coun
ties is in Washington for the first time, ant
the other evening she attended a reception
where there was dancing. During the even
ing she watched handsome woman in thu
waltz.
"Who is that ladyf" she inquired of he
chaperon.
at is the wife of one of the Minister
here" her friend explained.
"You don't say" was the surprised re
sponse. "Well, well it's mighty quee
place for preachers wife, now, amt its'
Gentlemen may cry "Peace! Peacer' bu
there is no peace, and the next breeze from
the North will bring to our ears the elias
of resounding arms, unless Governor Gros
venor of Ohio be fenced in with hig
fence and General Warner of the sam
State be locked up for safe keeping.
Sam Jones has raised a row In Chicng
because he told the people there he didn
want them to come to hear him preach
| they didn't prav or pnursp with this nv,
barge on, Mr.. Jones would have to send t
st. Louis or Cincinnati for his audiences.