New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
MIDSUMMER ADJUSTMENTS OF HARM
LESS KIND
Dark CARE INVADING THE WHITE HoUsE-LEG- |
IsLAToRs PLAY DIGGING cELLAR"-BUTTER- |
wOgTfI's FRESHMAN

WOHrHs GRiSUMAN.
Washington, Aug. 4.-washIngton IS tho birth
place of original ideas In social matters. Orgl-
nalfy doesn't dwell in what known Washington
society," however, that is given up to its short season
Of drcary routine and imported casi-of amuscmenis.
There Is a world beyond all this that rarely gets Itself
written upS In the newspapers. II Is the circle Of
indigenous Washington soc ely. IL Is composed OF the
families Of tradesmcn. old Government employees and
the quiet professional and scientific people who arc
not dependent political notorety for their daily
bread. It Is from this element which has all tho
lcxbility of true AmerIcanlsm, that novel means OF
extracting pleasure from novel things, originate.
The latest form OF social dissipation is the herdic
party The herdic company have put lot OF
double deck coaches one Of their lines. The her
die party, composed of laughing steady girls
and brave, downy mustachlOed youths gather at the
terminus of the route and swoop down on the first
doublcdeck herdc that comes along. The procession
Of white robcd angels ascends the Jacobs ladder TO
the quarterback, and takes possession The number
Of guests is as nicely adjusted As at dnncr-party
so that all the seats may be filed and way pas
sengcr intrdc the select circle Of round trip ticket
holders Light refreshments, peanuts, sacd almonds
and the like are served from the satche Of the chape
TIE heavy coach, with It's following cloud OF
peanut shells. rumtles down Capitol Hill, crawls
along the brilliantly lighted avenue, ont over tho
smooth pavemcnts Of the Northwest TO the boundary
and back again Two jolly breezy hours have been
carved out OF a hot summer evening. A moving
panorama Of the moonllt Capitol, the crowded, busy
avenue and the quiet suburb has been drawn back
and forth before the eyes Of the elevated passengers
and all for the small sum Of ten cents head.
The latest invention Of the day, the graphophone
has also been se.zed upon by novelty hunters, and
graphophonc parties are among the midsummer
seasons festivities. The host begs. borrows or buys
a graphophone. Then she sends out cards for an
informal reception to meet Mr.. Graphophonc.' An
expert operator Is on hand to present Mr.. Graphic
phone to the guests, and bring out his strong 20 nis
But that worthy is generally allowed TO Introduce
himself in harsh voice, somewhat after tho following
manner:
How are you' (whirr). How you, ladies
Crrr, / hope Csnappp) you well this evening
(poppop-pop-l Let me Introduce myself (whirr). I'm
um-m raphophone, pop, John G. Grrraphphonc, esq.,
etc. etc.s
After the professional has put the thing through
fits PAGES, the guests are invited to tackle' IT, II is
woth the full price OF adm ssion to see the scared
nervous look with which woman puts the receiver
mp to her car after her doubts to Its diabolical
nature have been silenced but not obliteratcd The
novice who tres to talk into It looks as sheepish as
though he were being compelled to make love In the
presence Of congregation, and everything even the
most ordinary plaltudes OF the telephone service fly
from his memory and leave him speeches. There
- Etufldlll d TlHinR young ltHoI III hhp PditJ WI"
sings his latest song into the machine, and IS good
deal asonlshcd the timbre of the voice that comes
back to him. 1t Is a fact tina: While the double
mirror has long enabled us to see ourselves
others see US, no one, before the
introduction of the graphophone into society,
heard his voice Others hear IT, No person lv-
Ing could recognize his own voice when reproduced
by graphphone, who from a medley composed OF
the utterances Of a dozen of his friends he will be
I'LL anti aua
When a person speaks the sound is conveyed TO his
ear through the vibrations OF the skull and not through
the vibrations OF the air, the medium by which other
ears are reached There is generally an elocutonis
hand to declam into the machine and unless ne Is
model OF his kind, he learns few things about his
own faults
II the graphophone ever comes into general use 1t
will be the most powerful agency designed for the
improvement and perfection of articulation Every
ndisihc tness, eipss surring of syllable or con-
sonant, IS magnlfcd by the machine, and frequently
leaves blank Of lalf or three-fourths OF a word
After everybody has talked, whistlcd and sung into
the receptive OF Mr. Graphophorc, that gentleman
bids them all fearful adeu and the party breaks up
Dark care has invaded the sacred precincts OF the
White House. l told that Of late the Executive
Mind has been wont to turn longingy not so much
toward the feshpots OF Egypt Qllinols for Repre-
sensitive William NJ Springer seems sure Of Demo-
cratic majority in that enlightened neighborhood but
toward those delightful days before the fierce light
which beats about throne' had supervened, and
when with earnest patriotism and true Jefersonian
simplicity. he pursuing the practice Of tho law
Indeed have heard that the President has drawn Of
late unfavorabe contrasts between life In the Execu
tive Mansion and his former sOjourn I'm Buffalo, and
expressed regret that lofty and patriotic scfabnoga
ton should have led him to abandon his beloved Law,
to which he could hardly well return next March,
did Cinclnnatus of old to the culture OF his cab
bages He stated TO friend the other day that
one-half Of his time IS taken up in listening to app
cations for office, while the other half IS consumed in
listening to Hess Such arbitrary division Of the
Executive time must, perfoce, enlist the warmest
sympathy In every patriotic breast One would like
know whether it can be the camOrs OF eX-Cnion sol
diers for fourthclas post Offices, or the opportunities
of worthy Bishop Obcry to amend the Civil Ser
vice rules which bsects, It were, the Presidential
hours Of labor In view of his recent open desertlon
Of his earlier home for the asclnadons Of Red Top
and tho District OF Columbia place of future legal
residence ignorance might lead irrcveront persons to
look upon Mr.. Cleveland's alleged yearnlng toward
Buffalonian DAYS as a narrative more peculiarly
adapted TO the Marines still there may be some
who may credit genuine these august yoarnnss'
The we'll known sympathetic nature OF the American
people WILL doubtless, apply heroic remedy this ia
and radically cure the malignant form OF nostalgia
which has mystcriOusly attached the Executive
a certa.i Democratic printer of this city is not
altogether happy. lie did some printing for the
Democracy during the last Presidential campaign and IS
still waiting be paid for IT, senator John f. kehna
and ex-Reprcscntauve Phil" Thompson gave their
personal notes to the suffering printer hr several
hundred dollars which were owed him, but when the
notes became due, they were not met, and they sun
remain I'm the possession of the printer The matter
not yet paid for, am told IS The Campaign BOOK
Of the Democratic Party, 1885, which was Issued by
Messrs Kenna & Thompson, and subsequently peddlcd
round among the clerks In the Executive Depart
ment in open violation of law. On the title page
OF this work find the following:
Entered according to Act Of Congress, In the year
1856 by II. q. POknghorn In the once OF the LlDrlan
OF Congress at Washington.
And at the foot the title will be observed this
imprint:
and Publisher. 1856"
II is charged that after most persistent and frequent