Telegram-herald., 1890-03-17
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Have the Senators Promised 70
support Watkins Boomf
FTNNT FOOL ~FlDS" At The CAPITOL
a ei.Ss where Ladies CO It AloaS-
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Mom4nis InnuoEcS.

ones to believe that the entire influence
which Senators Mcmillan and stock
bridge possess viii be- thrOeu IN favor
OF Charles ". Watkins for the nOmlna-
ton Of Governor OF M.ehlg gan tnIs year.
have already told you that Mr.. Wat
.ins arrived here on tuesday and At
once went % work with such good pur-
pose that he induced both Senators 10
.ndorse Col. Pierce for the postmaster
snip OF o<and Rapids. This Was Of
course a great victory Everyone has
been wondering and anxious 70 know
What arguments were Used 70 Induce
tie Senators u 10 this, and while the
ius-de OF me negotiations are not
known the action OF the Senator'S IS
taken 70 mean that they are going TO
use al their influence 10 secure the
nomination for Mr.. Watkins, aud that
the Enforcement OF Pierce Was for the
,ake OF harmony and would have
tended 10 promote the solidity of the
district when the congressional election
: held. Now that Col. Briggs has been
appointed Mr.. Belknap acquiesces in
the ehoice OF the President. OF course
he makes 10 cOucealment of the fact
that be would rather have seen Col.
fierce appointed, as ne was his original
candidate, still when be found that the
colonel could not be appointed ne rec
Ommended the name OF Mr.. Briggs to
the President, and he l. fair enough 10
say that he believes that Col. Briggs
viii make very good official and give
the people OF Grand Rapids an excel
lent postal service. 30 every one seems
% D. happy and the goose i hanging
Just as high as Il ought TO.
"The Owls" Is the name which
party of young ladies have assumed
WhO meet once = week at the house of
prominent people. and for an hour
make pretence OF acquiring some
know Wedge. The Owls met this week at
the house of Senator Mcmillan, where
they listened 70 Prof Davis, OF Balt-
more, who had been engaged to deliver
"A lecture on the current topics OF
the day. Only tue young ladies are
allowed 10 be present At the Cuisines
meetings. but after the lecture was
over a number OF young men were adj
mltted. and the evening wound up with
{. dance and supper. senator McMil-
iau's house is one OF the most delight
tai IN town, and the young people are
only too glad when they are invited to
partake of the inequalities which the
senator and Mrs. Mcmillan know well
now 10 dispense.
Speaking Of clubs and classes, the
great rage this Lent has been the or.
ganlzatIOn of some kind of class TO
study, or make 4 prctense Of studying
some particular subject. OF course /
need hardly add that the amount of
study at one of these classes would not
prove a burden 20 the most youthful
scholar, but they are a good medium
Tor bringing together young people, and
beng tad, everyone Is only too glad
20 Dc member of this or that class.
There j. i French class, a class IN emer-
gency, reading class. a knowledge
class, a Dutch treat theatcr class,
music class, euchre class and 20 on
without number. The emergency class
seems 20 be one Of the most ridiculous
az all OF them. Once q week i lot Of
g'ddy girls aud young men without
much intelligence, meet AZ the house OF
some well known person. 4 local doe
Cor, who is also the fashion, tells the
young people what they ought 20 do III
ease OF emergencies. oniythe slightest
attention s paid to the lecturer, and
whgu boz has finished Il IS safe TO say
that hrs hearers know Just As much
about the subject rs they dld when he
first commenced. and e would be-
bold person who would trust himself 20
Their MIN STATIONS ln case of an emer-
geUCy. At thg close 0f the lecture the
young ladies tell the doctor that his
lecture was "lust too perfectly lovely
iuI anything, aud other compliments
Ut ibc same kind. Then they fall 10
discussing dress and the latest gos. p in
fashionable circles. and in five minutes
fhcy have forgotten all about the lee
tare fer which they were assembled
Itis very funny fad.
Every stranger % Washington is
struck ov Che number Of women seen
pu tue streets alone after nghtflll.
Waeu say alone mean n tw0s or
tlrees, tut without a male escort
They arc not, as one might suppose.
women 0t tde iow.r classes. hut they
are ladies' Who have been O. the tneatar
or some other entertaa uu}ent. IN .
IS Western city lt would not be considered
tlc proper thing for a woman 60 be
seen ont atuight without au escort, but
hcre &c - al right, and toe capital :
such an orderly city that it p very
81 ehiOm. indeed. that they are moiested