Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-30
50 FAR As HE'S ssOr.


From the Chicago News.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-I cornered Representative
Mason, OF Chicago last night and, after Informing
bin that he had been in Congress about SIX
weeks asked him how he liked It as far as he had
gone. my experience In Washington 50 far" hi
said, ''has been very much as expected 1t would
be from what had read and heard from others
but in some things I have been surprised ana In
| Others have been disappointed. The climate OF
Washington Is as changeablc as a Cook County
democrat. The city Is think, the prettiest In
the world. never have seen many cities except
Chicago, Springfield, Waukegan, and now and
then glimpse OF Evanston but am delighted
with Washington. / heard q good deal OF com.
plant about the boarding houses Of Washington,
but have been pleasantly surprised with ours.
We were fortunate in getting located In the Illinois
Headquarters where Gen. Logan lived for a good
many years. and the expense OF living Is but very
little, II any, more than In Chicago"
"Have you been out iDsociety much?v
ben IN Wen KNEW fn f%e P1@ IGn society
TO the diplomatic corps and was very much enter
tanned on the front porch. We waited outside
nearly an hour In procession composed OF states
men, newspaper men, Army and Navy officers,
diplomats, and committee clerks, and found It
harder to get In than It was to enter Canalstreet
boarding mouse when the dinner bell rings. But
there were lots OF elegantly dressed people there
among whom, flatter myself, was one / did
n0o nave t nocp OF conversation with Mrs Cleve.
think was treated very politely, because they
did not even ask me to sit down. After l passed
on into the East Room discovered the probable
cause OF this little slight for there was not chair
there.
"After standing an hour or two upon the porch.
with the thermometer somewhere near zero and
the wind bowling like pack OF prairie wolves, we
got INTO the vestibule, and there our ears were
dealened 0y lot OF men who were blowing into
norhs and beating on drums as II they were exer-
clslng some evil spirits. I struggled along the
pest could with the rest, and tried to keep from
I rfafn tha 10 mo
by saying funny things and treading on their feet,
and was finally pushed along into the room, where
pigeOnholes. Here was informed was the place
to shed my coat, but my experience In losing 1t q
few days before had taught me great caution, and
out receipt for them from Mr.. Cleveland himself.
There Was no time to parley, for the crowd that
succeeded us upon the porch kept showing US
along, and we passed In serpent-like procession,
crawling In through series OF rOoTlS until we
reached q circular place where stood the Presi-
dent Of the greatest nation on earth, and one Of
the handsomest women in the world beside him.
had intended to stop and chat awhile with the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, and thank them for
the honor OF receiving an invitation to the first
party they gave this winter, but q man in mill
tary uniform stood before the President and asked
me what my name was. was considerably NOR
titled at this for supposed that had carved my
name upon the niche OF fame 10 a suficient degree
OF cOnSpicuOusnesS to be recognized there. But,
being In my usual o6igins mood, told him what
beloved II at the President as II he had got hold
OF something new. The President grabbed me by
you do?
..As he let go my hand he gave a sort Of yank
which threw me In front OF Mrs. Cleveland and
there met such beautiful smile and bow that 1t
made me happy all the rest OF the evening.
passed on with the rest OF the procession into
big room That was so full Of people that you
could scarcely move round, and when IL O'Clock
came We went home"
as this the extent Of your experience among the
fashionable circles OF Washington"
N I mo lie N.xk War nav yuffh n
friend and was very much entertained. / saw a
large number OF beautiful ladies. They all wore
the same Washington smile, and some OF them
didn't wear much OF anything else. can hardly
wait for New Years to come again"
"HOw do you get along with your fellow men,
bers?"
'srhey don't know am here yet. The only man
In the house / am really intimate with IS Perry
Belmont. Last Monday introduced a resolution
for Frank Collier OF Chicago, for q change In the
diplomatic regulations, under which our repre-
sentatives abroad should be called ambassadors,
penlpOtentiary. This was for the purpose OF CIV
Ing them proper standing among the representa-
t1veS OF other nations and for expedlting such
bus ness as American citizens may have with for
to call the attention OF the chairman Of the CON-
mttee on foreign affairs to the merits OF the meas
ure. introduced myself to Mr.. Belmont and told
him that was the iniroducer OF the Very last bill
which had been referred to his committee. Mr..
Belmont kept his eyes on the Speaker all the
while, as II he was afraid he would get away, and
replied: That proposition Is not new suggested
to him then that the age OF proposition had
nothing u do with It's merits to which he replied:
'Wel, perhaps not; still looking at the Speaker.
made my escape from his august presence. After
got back to the republican side / turned around
and watched, but he didn't seem to be looking for
me. think, therefore, am quite acquainted with
Mr.. Belmont, and my Dill Is sure to receive proper
attention at bis hands"