Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-05
GENTEEL DISSIPATIONS.
Indnlged in by the Gay Capitals Upper
Ten-Wnshington mt Its Best-Bibulous
Statesmen In Tronble-President Hurri-
son's,Ind orsement of the Wicked Waltz
Causes Awful Talk.

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Statesmen In Tronble-President Hurri-
son's,Ind orsement of the Wicked Waltz
| Causes Awful Talk.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE pIsPArcH.1
JATAsHINGToN, D. c., May 4.-The Capital
City has just finished draping itself with
foliage and flowers as only the Capital City can,
and is In all the glory of May-time. 1t is in
many respects the most beautiful city in the
world, Dut 1t at all times lacks something of the
impressive grandeur of Paris, the inimltable
crowds OF the boulevards, the fast. supreme.
sophisticated air of everything, the ennui of
the finished metropolitan. But in its multitude
Oh trees, its profuson of flowers its miniature
parks, its well kept Streets its conspicuous
puolc buildings, Washington is apart and
unique. IT is decorative even to the noses of
many of the statesmen present within its bor-
ders-. There is a finer color everywhere than
In any other city. There is something in the
environments that give zest to gay pIumage.
and gorgeousness that would be out of place
IN almost any other city is here quite in tone.
The warmth of the brick walls in color, the
briliancy of the parterres of flowers, mingling
with the complementary green of the forest of
trees, brings the gayest of costuming into per-
feet good taste and such decorated Ewes and
Psyches and Venuses cannot be found in the
rest of the world. Bright coIors of all kinds
on the body, and whole flower gardens on the
head, and pink and orange, and red and blue
CATERS on the feet, make our girls wood
nymphs rather than twentieth century nirts
The avenue on an afternoon looks like the
Kew Gardens taking promenade.
IA Genreel Dissipation.
OUTSIDE of the city the popular drives are
crowded with all the newest styles of
Az in,
new shapes and new decorations in things on
wheels, and the jolliest loudest and firtiest of
wagons and carts that can be seen anywhere
are always on the jump out Br1ghtwood way,
or In the Arlington drive, or in Woodley Lane.
pretty girl with the latest of hats and gowns
with swell fellow at her side, spanking
thoroughbred with a stump tail and close
clipped name, in a high yellow cart or the moro
popular wagon or drag. with a darling of
footman on the back seat, and the pretty girl
handling the reins as though she were the
daughter OF jockey, is Just the most inspiring
thing within the horizon, and throws into deep
shadow such humdrum institutions as Con-
gress, either American or Pan.American. Like
nne residences in the city, which seem to
spring up in night. comfortable little road
houses erect themselves numerously and with
out any special advertisement, and here there
are petlte diners and soupers, and bits of diss-
patton, and bits of scandal. that one day would
hardly the subject of passing word among the
old maids. don't think there is as much
drinking at the bars as there was few years
ago, Dut the innate craving for excitement for
the human animal finds vent in genteeler and
more seductive forms of dissipation.
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ConviviaI Congressmen In Trouble.
THERE are three Congressman in town who
have been here for several terms each, and
who used to be on the Rialto nearly every
night, and they didn't care much what they did
nor who saw them do it. The prohibition agi-
tation in their districts led them to take in
little sail, as they were carrying decidedly too
much canvas for high and contrary winds.
They made up scheme to do their drinking in
their own rooms where they could have just as
good time, get just as drunk and make no one
the wiser for it. Recently on Saturday night
they INDUCED with more than usual liberality
and after a brief sleep awoke with thirsty
throats and went at it again to make the most
of their Lords day opportunities At o'clock
Sunday afternoon they concluded that little
fresh air would not be amiss and they started
up one of the avenues which is always crowded
with promenaders at that time. Each finding
himself little unsteady. they linked arms for
mutual support, which gave them confidence
but only rendered their condition more con-
spicuous.
With smiles of ineffable bliss on their facos,
which smiles occasionally broke into loud
outlaws, they walked the length, and Just as |
surely the BREADTH of the avenue, the observed |
of all observers. Occasionally the hat of one |
would be knocked from his head and then the |
attempts OF each to pick up that hat was some |
thing whose imitation by the stage drunkard |
would make the fortune. of the actor. Didn't |
they hear about this quiet little drunk" |
though? They were teased about it the next |
day by all their friends, and ever since they |
have been hearing from their constituents who |
want them to explain all about in the public |
prints of their districts The idea7
This is really one of the most innocent crimes |
I have known a Congressman to commit for |
long time. and yet 1t has made more gossip than |
il one of them had kissed hissed his neighbors |
wife. suppose we have tendency to forgive |
the large-sized moral outbreaks rather than the |
little one just as we have a profound respect /
for the banker or cashier who runs away with |
hundreds of thousands, and consign to the |
lowest corner of the social perdition the man |
who steals a loaf of bread to keep his children
from starving.