News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
TFrom Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. c., !
April 10, 1888. (

tnlng on the SUBJECT looks at mrs
glance like very mouldy chestnut
But the realization of a necessity 81
obvious as that for a first-class hote
at this Capital cannot be deferred
many years, and it is known tina
some practical hotel men, New Y ork
ers, are now looking the ground ovel
to see what can be done. The ides
grew out of plans for winter resort
further South. Some hotel men, whose
names, could they be mentioned
would carry weight, while examining
the projects referred to, came to the
conclusion that Washington affords
far and away the most promising
field for a big winter hotel. They
argue that there is no place with the
same permanent attractions where
the hotels are so inadequate and
antiquated, that people of means go
South or returning would almost all
stop at Washington for stay of some
weeks, while the number of winter
visitors is yearly increasing. All this
is no doubt true, and also that such
attractions that are offered by the
hotels at st. Augustine, Fla, for
example, are entirely lacking here.
The idea of man who would like to
go into this thing if they can is to
have the hotel occupy an entire square,
TO have ballroom, music, and every
attraction which the Saratoga hotels
offer. Practical hotel men do not
doubt that the venture would be a
paying one, but the difficulty is to
find suitable site and the very large
amount of capital required. The in
creasing prospect that the Centennial
schemes will materialize makes a
speculation of this kind doubly attrac-
tive.
The little band of Oriental strangers
who have recently made Washington
heir home are enjoying themselves.
Everything the Coreans do, see, and
lear awakens deep interest, and
hey are rapidly adapting themselves
o American customs, all but the
Iress- The flowing robes of delicately
inted silk and the peculiar fy-cage
ead-gear they never leave off. They
II live together in new three-story
ouse on o street. 1t contains a
oxen or more rooms, all of which are ,
eeded, for there are ten official mem Z
ers of the family. Their names
,und as much alike at first hearing |
, the owners look alike to a casual
oserver; but each member fills q
ocular place in this diplomatic q
mily circle, first, there is the min Ii
ter, and then the first, second and !
ird secretaries, the interpreter, a y
ilitary attache the minister's private
cretary, the first secretary's private
.cretary, and two native servants. {
j addition there are two colored SER
ants. There are no women about
lie house. Their food is all prepared Z
y the native servants, while the ,
olored servants perform the house {
york. No effort has been made to
urnish the house beyond the bare
ecessities, with the exception of one ,
r two Oriental screens and some :
indow shades ornamented with pecu- !
ar designs. c
A ladies bicycle club has been for $
ed in this city, and although the :
'ginization is but week old, it al r
ady comprises thirty active men, a
RS. 1t is composed largely Of ar !
'ts and musicians. 1t is expected >
at the organization of this club will :,
! much toward bringing the ladies il
cycle into as general use as the b
cycle. ''The numbering tricycle. S
s had its day." said the President : :
the club to your correspondent. !,
he new bicycle answers all require a
ents for ladies, and all prejudice g
ainst it disappears at once even u
om its most radical opponents, the
slant they see it controlled by a y
aceful rider. 1t is difficult for a .
oman to be graceful on a tricycle.. ft
i bicycle too, only the toe and il
al are exposed, and the embar-
ssing awkwardness on the tricycle.
entirely overcome. The riding
stume will be tight fitting body
Norfolk jacket. full skirt, walking
lgth, and riding hat and gloves.
he ladies of the club will not appear
the streets except in riding costume,
d with permission of their teacher,
d will not ride in parade. The
ID will be kept strictly private and
,t-class ladies will be elected to
club when proposed by
mbers, and then by unanimous
he gentlemen will be admitted only
honorary members. Some of the W
mbers of the club have already
stored the bicycle and others are
rning. They are enthusiastic over
superior pleasures and advantages i
the bicycle as compared with the
cycle. LENox.