The Washington critic., 1888-10-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Fashion Notes From the United States
Supreme Court Room.
Ez-SECRETARY wCULLoCH'S OLD AGE.
Big Odds on the Election Given Senator
Eyarts by Sunset Cox.
Gossip From the Robine Room.

Gossip From the Robing Room.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post, speaking of
the portrait of Chicf-Justice jay. in the
Judges robing room at the Capitol,
says: 1t represents him as young man,
with a notably fine head and face,
dressed in black silk gown brightly
faced with scarlet and having a narrow
border Of white on the edge. This was
tho nearest approach which was ever
made by any of the National OF State
judiciary in this country 10 the scarlet
and crmino traditonally worn by the
English judges, and il happened that il
was tho mercst accident chat Chief
Ju t!ce jay brought this robe TO Wash
1ngtOn and wore il when he was inducted
into Office. Mr.. Jay ut that time did
not happen TO have robe prepared,
and there were then no justices who had
duplicate robes which they could lend
him Accordingly, Mr. Jay borrowed
from Chancellor Livingston, Of tho New
York Supreme Court, the robe which he
was accustomed to wear. The officers
of the United States Supreme Court
bavc recently been informed that
among the effects which have descended
IN the Jay estate was found this
identical robe. At that time, | 100, 1t
NttS Nuc CuobDul VI lllt JuNtBNo VI nulliN VI
the State courts to wear robes with q
scarlet border when engaged in the trial
of criminal causes. On all other occa-
sions the judicial dress was q black robe
similar to that now worn by the Chief
Justices of the United States, trimmed
with white bands. The robe of the pres
ent Justices is wholly black, without any
adornment except such as is made by
the needle. MIR. Fuller had ample time
TO have new robe made for himself
in Chicago--probably the first of the kind
ever made west of the Alleghanics. In
the old days the attorneys always ap-
peared in court as If dressed for q din
ncr party or reception, in full SUITS OF
black, and in the days when small clothes
were worn the counsel appeared with
their buckles and llnce-brecches, their
ruflled shirts, and their queues tied with
various colored ribbons. 1t was not the
custom Of the lawyers in those days to
wear whisl1crs, and it would have been
almost a contempt of court to have ap-
pcared out of the dress suit. Now the
lawyers appear in court in the travelling
suits with which they reach here, and
are sometimes not so careful about their
personal appearance as due respect for
the dignity of the court requires. 1t
was hardly permissible in the old days
for q Justice of the Court to appear in
the street in u slouch or felt hat and
now stiff black hat is rather the rule,
although some of the Judges wear stlif
felt hats, and one or two on windy days
have been observed in soft felt
Mr. McCulloch's Hale Old Age.
Speaking of Mr. McCulloch, the Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Commercial Advertiser says: I" The ven
cradle ex-Secretary lives at his summer
pft hn onnlinr in IN his
house in town only for few months In
the winter season. His country place
is a beautiful spot, about eight miles
from Washington. Here are his books
and horses and cattle, and hc and his
family take great pleasure in the free
dom and health of their country life. 1t
was here that he did most of his work
on his book of memoirs, which is about
TO appear. The book was written, he
told me, for his children, but he had
been induced to give it wider clrcula-
tion. 1t was here also that President
ART .ur drove out and urged Mr.. McCul-
10 / TO become his Secretary of the Treas
Try after Judge Folger's death. Mr.
McCulloch shows no sign of the approach
of his S0th year in appearance. One
would take him for So or 20. His face
Is full, ruddy and unwrinllled, his eye
keen and his voice clear. Yet he COM
plains of not being in the best of health,
md has not been able of late to go far
from his home"
His Name is Maginnis.
This is the story that was told in the
Senate cloalx-room the other day, in the
presence of the New York Herald CORES
pondent, by well-llnown member of the
Senatorial body, whose propensity for
tN1axyinn rnnnn him M
throughout the country:
1t happened one day last week." he
began. 1 had been down to Fortress
Monroe and was returning to Washington
by way of Baltimore. Coming up on the
Norfolk boat | met several acquaint-
Anccs, one of whom proposed game of
draw | sat in with the boys and we
played until long past midnight When
the boat landed L bade my friends adieu
and started up town. While strollng
along / suddenly remembered an appoint
ment THAT the President had made with
me at IL o'clock that morning. l looked
at my watch and saw that had just ten
minutes to catch the next train at the
Pennsylvania Station. / was then in
front of Guys Hotel, at least one mile
away. At the same moment discovered
That / had barely enough money in my
pocket to pay my fare to Washington,
without leaving me penny either for
my breakfast or q carriage to take me to
the station, for | neglected to tell you
that the boys had nearly cleaned me out.
You may imagine my dilemma Mean
while the moments were slipping by and
the train almost due,
" Finally in despair l spoke to bright
looking young hacllman standing near,
/ told him / had gone broke in poker
game the night before but that if he
would carry me to the station in time TO
reach the nine o'clock train | would send
him the money the next day from Wash
ington. l was just on the point of tell
ing him who i was when he cut me short
by saying, That's all right, old man.
/ never go back on Il man when he's
down on his luck If Vou'rc broke I'll
carry you TO the station; 50 hop in and
be lively about it, for we haven't II min
ute to spare did as he suggested, and
he got me there by the closest possible
margin. / asked him his name. 1t
was Maginnis. | SENT him 50 the next
day ii any of you gentlemen ever
visit Baltimore | want you to patronize
him. A man who is so ready TO do good
action as he did deserves to be remem-
bered."
To all of which Vance. Vest, Hampton.
Butler and Cameron heartily responded.
Amen"
Uncle Sans Garden.
Possibly the United States Govern
ment may bo competitor for the prize
at the Charleston flower show in Novcm-
ber, says the Charleston, S. O., Courier
The speciality at this fall flower festi-
val viii be the chrysanthcmum, which