The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-20
Washington Letter.

M AsHINGroN. March 18th. 1886.
Vas ington society has just con-
cit ded another fashionable season
of br aiancy and extravaganza.
Now Il Lenten season is being OBJ
served md the change from gay to
pc iteI sal in the social world is
compile The wearied belle and
he eq lily wearied chaperon go to
church u mornings, and retire at
milniat, if they feel inclined. 1t |
is ot ely that the present stagna-
tiol in HDcial circles will continue |
du ing be whole forty days Of Lent,
bu tn Nigh pressure under which
fashion BILE life has existed for the
past fel weeks, will not be reached
agsin is spring. Mrs Whitney,
enterta led like a princess during
the viii |ser, at an expense of S2500
we k, Is gone to Florida for a few
we ks.
The ery beginning of the season
jus cid ed was draped in mourning,
an, tho closing days found a U. S.
Seiato1 lying dead in the city.
No wit Handing the Vice Presi-
deIts death and the sad bereave-
meits the family of the Secretary
of Sta entertainments at the
White Mouse have been on scale
of MAJ ifcence not exceeded by
General Arthur, who was said to
have a nius for elegant hospitali-
ty. TIL fe have been many elabor-
ate md notable events outside of
the Pre- hensial and Cabinet enter
taiImeitIs. There have been hun
DIRE Is o cas-. scores of dinners of
exQlisi success and the afternoon
reccptid 5 have simply been legion
in ium er. The Attorney General,
who wi not wear a. swallow tail
Goa is be only Cabinet officer who
has nell aloof from social frivoli-
ties
Tie Nndencies of social life in
Wa hin on have long been of a
cha met 10 make thoughtful and
plots 4 pple grieve. Wealth has
brorgh display and the transient,
COST op itan character of the popu-
latte 4 h a pernicious influence on
the ,cn( pl morality. A large pro-
port on Il those who sojourned in
this cit ere in a certain sense free
from nj fal restraint. They have
not he Conservative, religious infiu-
ence Of Dme and in a greater or
less ley + exhibit in their lives the
free md psy instability of morals
peculiar b all homads.
, 1t has occurred to your cores
ponocnt hat these and other feat
urcs If 4 kial life at the fountain Of
politcal fe should not be ignored
but no b and studied by the very
!. large an powerful class of chris
tan vd krs throughout the land
Thes h e it in their power to pur-
ify b. t Dir ballots, not only the
sources Ia iegislations and admins,
tratim, @at, through these, the so
ciety W Mch, to certain extent, is
givin: 4 pe and color to our whole
socia 5 tenn.
1t Minated thai the expense
, of ia porting Senator Miller''
r body u California on a special
, train, an sending with it com
Q mite v 70 will return by the same
: meth d, bin be $4,000.
Sone pltal rossippers think i
stranie bit only one Senator coult
! be pew led upon y. go to Sar
, Franc sd to attend Senator Miller
! funer !. It is thought that the po
litical Fl 10 with the President KEEP
j the Stnd Brs here. The Democrat
: cannc p @sibly be spared, and tn
: Repu Ii hs are thinking that the,
= may ee all their forces before tn
e fight j dSer
D AS &C as the death of Senate
: Millerw announced, his colleague
s Senator sanford, undertook to as
t sist tn s hrgeaAt at Arms of tn
: Senate II getting up Senatorial
e comm I'd TO escort the remains t,
: Califo.n At first Senator Stan
] ford hid % difficulty in finding
5 sufficient humber of his associate
' who w.rS willing to serve, but late
t on the. @nlne to him one by ON
S and s.b Mited numerous Feason
9 why they bould not leave Washing
= ton at h thine. For two or tire,
] days NJ. Stamford labored indus
= triously make up the committee
but fin M gave il M, leaving tho