The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-27
MARY JAMES LETTER.
SHE TELLS ABOUT THE LADIES
IN THE GALLERIES.
And Adds Some Interesting Anecdotes
Picked Up During n visit of Her own.
A Congressman Who Failed to See why
Gas shouldn't lie Blown Out.
Especial Correspondent

Especial COTfrSpOnlcnc'l
WASHINGTON. MAY q. Where are You
going. my pretty maid?" said Dickey to
me this morning. as began putting on
nv bonnet and other extrafOraneous APP
parcl
Il am going 20 the Capitol. said
politely. Won't you go along?
No. thanks. said she; m not on the
mash today.
"Iybat do you mean" said l. with rs-
ing indignation.
"Oh. lust what say. you innocent old
party. " said she, with the most provoking
manner. Don't yop understand good,
plain English, with touch OF the pie.
turcsquef
II Understand your words, said | as
miserable rs your slang is but don't un.
derstand the application
well. if you don't. said she. let mo
give you diagram: You are going 20 the
Capitol. and of course in Washington that
means that you are going to occupy seat
in either the senate or house gallery. Am
correct
nodded in affirmation.
VERY well: Won won't be there fvo
minutes. she continued until some
senator or some member viii have spotted
Won. and will be gazing upward 40 you.
something after the fashion Of Dives and
Lazarus "a narrated in the New Tesla
mcnt. with the exception that YOU viii
hand him down something refreshing ln
/ the shape of a smile, and the next thing
you know he VIII be up alongside Of yaU
talking more than he ever did on the floor
/ Of the chamber
And what Of that said I. with a con.
/ scious smile and tell tale blush. II
/ gentlemen of my acquaintance want cd
/ talk 10 mo. and want them TO- d, thcro
harm in it.
"Oh. no. Of course not. said She. and
/ an not finding fault. only. as / said be-
/ fore. am not ON the mash today. That
/ Is 20 say. don't feel I'm the humor 20 talk
/ 10 or 20 Pc talked 10 by any rising or risen
statesman.
With that she relapsed once more into
/ her reading and | went 90 the Capitol
alone. and portion Of her prediction came
/ 81 pass. ~
Nor is it unusual for ladies 70 go to th'
/ Capitol On the contrary, II is quite the
/ thing. and one can often spend n very
/ pleasant afternoon there. especially 0D
/ The house side. where men are plenty and
many of them are young, gay and gallant.
/ for ace doesn't have a very serious effect
on q congressman, unless it has been run
ming long time. and charming little par
/ ties of ladies' go to the Capitol. ana meet.
/ inc their statesmen friends there indulge
In delightful lunches in the house res-
taurant or charming Ietea-tctcs n the
/ gallery COngressmen' 5 wives and daurh-
! ters 60 there TOO. and on special occasions.
/ when speeches are 10 be made, they are
ALWAYS in advantageous positions. whore
they may see and hear. and II Is pleasure
20 see the quick passages Of recognition
between th. floor and the gallery, the look
of the anxious man below and the eucour-
airing glance and smile Of the loved ones
above. who center all their hopes and ann
/ billions on the speaker, and TO whom tina
national legislature Is interesting and
/ important only because he is there
let the galleries are abused and many
women are admitted who should be- un-
/ der the ban Of communication. and al
most disgraceful irtatious are sometimes
carried on. but this does not often Occur,
and the women occupy the public portion
of the gallery, though / have heard II
congressman who have given their cards
o.. admission 20 tie members gallery ID
/ women they would Iot ...c I'D recognizes
+ I'm public. II would seem that every man
/ who had risen 10 tile dignity oi q nafla.i
! representative hld also risen 20 the dignity
/ or dreency of a gentleman. bat / Sm
/ rriavcd 20 confess that this Is not uIe
Some right funny things occur some
/ times IN the gallery, when the stranger
seeking information is on hand. Nol
very long ago a couple of outsiders sa- be-
/ hind several ladies'. and they were descant
/ ING upon the characteristics ot the mem
bers One of them knew a number OF rAe
statesmen bv sight and BE was pointing
out their noticeable points, much as a
/ dime museum lecturer shows of bis freaks
/ The ladies' were ENJOYING it immensely
TOO. in Quiet way. Finally one said.
Now do v0u want to see the homell'st
man in the house,
"Of course. wantto see it ALL was
the response Which Is hel
That's him over on the Republican
side. Lyman. of Iowa; see him over there
eating an appleT
"Geewhiliiiins~ was the others only
comment when he had located him. and
the ladies Immediately looked nervous.
for Mrs Lyman was one Of them. but She
only smiled. for IL was not her husband 5
beauty that had won her.
Then the strangers went on.
who's that chap speaking asked one
Blamed il know who he is.
..Wcu. BE- amt much. ! guess. t1r no.
body Is paving any attention Co him. but
| TN ask and De- wont forward aaI ln-
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