The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05
MARY JAMES LETTER.
Congrcssmen Better Looking from tho
Gallery Than gear Dy.


marKaDIe tnat the congressman the Wis
itor sees from the gallery and the con
,, gressmen he sees face 10 face are very
different people. This Ia especially no
ticcable among people who are in the gal
lerics great deal. like newspaper people
for instance
In my own experience the faces Of Ger.
tain congressman are perfectly familiar
! to me from the distance OF the galleries.
and Know them as well as my own. with
every line. wrinkle. mark and ex.
preston impressed upon the sensory
: matter OF my brain: but when
meet those same men passing in the lob
bies or upon the street. which is seldom,
have to take a second look TO recognize
them Distance softcns faces wonder
fully. and unless a members beauty con.
sists OF delicate facial lines, sensitive
expression or something of that sort. dis
lance certainly lends enchnntmcnt TO the
view Another peculiar feeling the gal
lery acquaintance experiences upon meet
ing nj close range one Of these distance
races - the sense that she is looking at it
through magnifying glass and while /
am not impressed by tho gigantic proper
tons OF congressman as seen from the
gallery. seldom stand by the side of one
without feeling that he Is a very largo
man mean physically, of course This
applies only 10 those men whom do not
know personally and of whose proportions
and whose lineaments judge only in
purely mechanical way
There is a senator's wife in Washing
ton, at least during tho season. who is full
OF aiectation and insincerity. a stickler
Tor style, and thoroughly snbscrvient TO
! the demands of form Ono of the burdens
OF her life Is the compulsory entertain
ment OF her husbands constituents good,
! honest yeOmen, with influence and votes
which 10 politician can dare to ignore. and
| she has more or less of il to do but she
manages well, and il is only on rare oc-
casions that the art Of the city and the
nature OF tho rural districts are brought
to the touching point 1t happened once,
however. at a little evening entertain
ment. and Farmer Grubbins and Mr.
DE Dood were thrown together, although
the lady had been careful not TO hurt MIR.
d. feelings by an introduction to the
farmer Mr. d.. however. with better
manners than his hostess. didn't ignore
Farmer Grubbins and seeing that tho old !
gentleman was dfidcnt. engaged him in |
conversation. or rather drew him into |
that in progress. and the lady began to !
show signs Of nervousness as the old man |
became interested in the talk New York
city distances were the subject, and The
young man was telling how rapidly and
easily people got around the great town
with the improved means of transporta.
ton
Why" said he with an English drawl
and mannorism peculiarly pleasing TO tho
lady, II take the tramway at my apart
mcnts. and in the briefest possible tirne
an put down at my Office four miles
away
Yes, asscntcd the old man. cor you
can take street car and do the same
thing
The young man was nonplused for an
instant The company smiled. but he
saw the old man was honest in mistaking
the tramway for some stylish mode of
transportation. and went on. but the
hostess was so shocked at the ignorance !
OF her husbands constituent that she did
not sccoycr her equanimity all evening. I
The best part Of IL was that all the ladies
present considered that the joke was on
the hostess and not on her country guest
-.
One Of the unpopular men in Washing.
ton is Gen. Greedy, of the weather bu.
reau, not because of the weather he pro.
1ldes, but because of the fact that he ;
jumped from lieutcnant's position TO a ,,
)riSadicr gencralshp over men much
ongcr in the service. and because his ele. |
ration has given him enlargement of the
'ranium In other words, he feels his G
,ats. and takes no pains to conceal tho I
act from those with whom be comes in 2
ontact A case in point A young lady,
Who knew him only as the Arctic hero" |,
vas quite anxious to meet him. and one D
vcning at reception he was presented q
All, Mr. Greedy" she exclaimed in y
he usual girl fashion. 81 am very glad u
0 see You. | have been very anxious to !.
meet you indeed IL
Yes. he replied with winning Inodesty, Il
| have understood as much.
The girl saw he was in earnest, and she ID
'as so immensely pleased with him that u
be got away as soon as she could politely 5,
o 50, and has remained away ever since OF
| heard that story at the Gossip club al
nd Of course it is true. az
Washington has more queer turnouts p
ian any city in the United States, and u
le queerest are those driven by the ca
'lored members of society The funniest Pa
&c have yet seen ran across in Penn Ia
'lvania avenue one hot day last week. q
be wagon was loaded with chicken II
'ops and was pulled by a better horse &c
ian the darby usually drives, and ga
had on a pair of pants-the pc
rise not the darby. They were on his
re legs. fastened to the collar and fall. IA
6 gracefully to his hoofs They were WI
cond hand linen overalls and were prob. aD
ly pa. on to protect the horse from the
IS. but their effect was irresistibly
my. and as the horse walked along the
EFT grow, until everybody stopped to
'k and everybody who looked laughed
d laughed; but the darby and the horse
)k no note and went their way.
On the square beyond | met Dr.. Mary
alEer, ana she isn't half so comical in
MS as that horse was. MARY JANE.
English Railway EnnIcvoe