St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-16
More Pretty Women Visiting
Washington Than Ever
Known Before.
Their Papas and Brothers EX-
pect Some Of the Har-
rison Plums.
Senator Davis Refuses to Say
Anything About the Sem
atorial Fight.
Mrs. Davis Coos to a Baby
and Makes a Warm
Friend.
SneoiaI tn the Globe

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-There is no
end to the number of visitors who are
pouring into the city from every point
of the compass. They are not all poll
ticians either. One of the oldest and
most experienced guides at the capitol
to-day said: II have seen more pretty
women visitors in this building during
the past week than in any month during
the past four years. They are here for
the winter, most of them. as | gather
from their chatter. / walked into stat
uary hall with couple of strange ladies
this morning, and they were startled,
can tell you. l did not know
where they came from, but learned
afterwards that they were from Mime
sofa. Just as we entered the great hall,
and stood on the wonderful echo stone,
we heard voice saying: on, you
fiirts' The ladies stopped, listened,and
again the voice came, saying; Are you
going to have an ice carnival this winter
in st. Paul?' looked across the hail,
and there in the doorway stood the cor
respondent of st. Paul newspaper:
young fellow who seems to know all the
people in the Northwest. He had re-
cognized the ladies, and as soon as they
stepped upon
THE ECHO STONE
he spoke to them. He then came for
ward and made himself known, and
walked about with us, as we explored
the capitol" Mr.. Kennedy is popular
guide, and manages to make his patrons
happy and amused, as he directs them
to various points of interest In the
building. He continued to converse
about visitors, and said: 1.-The ladies'
who come here and employ us guides.
are all women of wealth. They pay
literally for our services, too. L was
talking with Eli, the Waterman, IN
statuary hall this morning, and he told
me that some ladies had given him 81
bill merely for showing them the pecu-
liar caricatureS in the marble pillars.
| can tell you that the majority OF these
ladies are the wives and daughters OF
Republican politicians who have pros
poets under the incoming adminlStra-
ton. They talk it to each other, and
hear it, of course. But, their main
topic of conversation is concerning So
ciety and the best means of enjoying
the winter social season here, While
their husbands are looking after their
fences. They wonder how to get into
the center of the swim; and some or
them ask me very funny questions ABOUT
the ways and doings of Washington So
ciety people Now just imagine CAP
itol guide, depending upon his daily
pickings for his bread and butter, know
ing much about the ways aid society In
this city. | can tell them a.. about this
building, when each stone was placed
in position, who painted
THE GREAT PICTURES,
Westward Hop or 'Perry's Victory on
Lake Erie or anything else worth
knowing under the dome, but I'm
derned if | can instruct them about
society. Not much. If | had the stuff
to cover my shapely frame with buds
worth looking at, I'D swell fast enough;
but can't, me boy; L can't, don't you
see."
DO you see the same people more
than once?'
There's where my eyes do me good
service. / can remember faces, and
whenever party comes through here,
after having engaged me, If 1t is year
afterwards, remember them, and
know just how much they paid me and
all about the occurrence. Yes, L ire
quently see the same parties, and that
is how / positively know that they are
here for the winter. Each time their
conversation is different, and | can
tell Just how fast thev are getting
along in society. They are all
talking about the great New Years re-
ception at the White house, and Won
dering how to get places where they can
see it all. / don't blame them, either.
Old stager as am, always like to go
to those receptions, because they are
different. and more brilliant every year.
One thing that always bothers me,
though, is this: Why is it that in mid
winter land January always opens up
cold here. why is it, | say. that the la
dies cut their dresses lower and bare
more of their beauties to the Indictment
weather? Will Pneumonia make them
prettier: or do they disbelieve the old
adage that the good die young% Some
of these people will get accustomed to
Washington weather in manner which
will startle their friends and necessi-
tate the payment of undertakers' bills,
if they are not careful"
DAVIS Isn't TALKING MUCH.
saw Senator Davis this evening in
his study. He has an immense new
cherry desk, and it is chuck full of pa
pers of all sorts, mainly relating to the
work of the pension committee, of which
he is chairman. A busy man is Cush
Davis, but he always has time to spare
for his friends, either for their enter
tainment or for their benefit in any
manner within reason. He declined to
talk politics, or even to make any aIlu-
sion to the senatorial contest now being
waged in Minnesota. But my opinion
is. from his kindly illusions TO his
colleague, that he is especially
friendly to Sabin. However, we
all know that Cush Davis speaks well
of all his friends. Mrs. Davis met a
little Minnesota lady in Boston store
this afternoon and went up stairs with
her to the reception room where the
nurse was with the little woman's little
wee bit of baby. Mrs. Davis talked
and cooed to the baby. and the little
nine-months-old grille recognized her
and kissed her, and they had great
time together. That little mother, who
has long been friendof Mrs. Davis,
will fight for her now, since she paid
such attention to the best baby on earth.
Mrs. Davis does lots of courteous little
deeds of that kind. showing a forgetful-
ness of self and an interest in others
aud their happiness that she is daily
adding to her already large circle OF
friends in Washington.
Saved by His Monkey.
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