Wichita eagle., 1890-01-09

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THE FRDE AND THE STATESMEN.
Yet the society women Of the capital ara
looking forward to the season with allthe en-
thusiastic expectancy of school girls Even
the veterans, who have been here so long that
to hear them tell it they are sick and tired OF
the frivolities and vanities of society, are
eagerly planning their rounds of conquests
am quite sure they wouldn't do this II they
didn't like it. As matter Of fact, this Is the
only manner in which the woman can exert
herself in this city. 1t is the only avenue left
open to her. She must go into society or do
nothing. Therefore she goes into society,
and, as a rule, goes in with her whole heart
and soul. Human nature is pretty much the
same here as it is the world over, and the So
ciety women find it quite as impossible to re-
sist the attractions of the rounds of formal
calling, which in moments Of frankness they
admit is stupid and inane, as the school girl
does to withstand the charms OF caraneis
and picnics.
For fine example of the power Of the hu-
man side of our natures over the men whom
the world looks up to as great, commend
an incident of winch l was an eye witness
one day last week. Just before the adjourn
ment of congress bride and groom appeared
in the rotunda and Statuary hall. In this
there was nothing unusual. Brides and
grooms are as common as rays of sunshine In
the Capitol. They wander about arm In
arm sometimes hand in hand, or sit and coo
upon the benches in the rotunda without at
tracing any attention. But this bride and
groom were extraordinary in some partlcu-
lars. The young man was tall, lean, angu-
lar, awkward, and very, very ugly. The
H. @fl l<~r, afs, H.
ing made by the hand of nature in a joyous
moment. She was small, plump, modest and
yet not shy, figure perfectly nodded, lips
red and smiling, eyes which appeared to see
nobody and yet which every person In the
hall saw almost Immediately. The young
man by her side was no doubt a worthy
young person, but by what accident of fate,
by what satire of the gods he had managed
to gain possession Of one who was beauty
to his beast. soon became the conurdrum OF
the Capitol
do not exaggerate when l say that this
pair attracted more attention in the national
state house that day than all the legislation
that was enacted within its walls, more, even,
than the president could have reused by sud
denly making his appearance in the building
leaning upon the arm of Ben Butler. The
groom was universally envied and execrated-
The bride was everywhere followed by hun
dreis Of pairs of admiring eyes The i'll
matched pair were in charge OF one of the
guides who stand always ready to show
one the Capitol for a dollar. This worthy
piloted them into the hall of statuary appa.
rently unmindful of the score of men follow
ing in their wake. Hepointed out the statues
of Adams, Allen, Garfield, Fulton, Hamilton,
Washington and all the celebrities in as cold
blooded a way as if he were not exhibiting the
great men of a continent, long since dead and
gathered to their fathers to one whose phys.
ical charms we're all but sufficient to make
warm blood run in the veins of those marble
figures.
But then guide, be it book or man, or any
other advice giver and mentor, never yet had
soul Capitol guides are, if anything, less
soulful than their brethren the world over.
This one grasped the young and lucky groom
by the shoulder, and pressing downward upon
him as ON lay figure, said: Now, You stand
there Then-and the crowd of admirers
watched him eagerly-he touched the brides
arm and led her fifteen feet from her lord,
to her saying: This way, please, and I'll
show you the echoing stones" And after he
had stationed her upon a certain square In
the mosaic foor, the onlookers becoming
angered hest he should again touch her with
his fingers be turned TO the groom and re-
marked: 'sNov, speak to her and you viii
notice q very curious effect between those
two blocks"
The groom spoke some commonplace words,
but doubt if the pretty bride heard one
syllable 1 saw her face flush and then turn
a little pale. In another second she had lsft
the block on which the cold blooded guide
| had left her standing ali alone, Ike a statue
of love, aud returned 70 her husband. IVwas
| all very clear At the very instant in which
she was plauted on that block Of stone she
had discovered that she was bang watched
| and admired by two dozen men. As she
| looked about her the scene was one calculated
to change the pulse beats of one with far less
| blood in her veins than the pretty creature
| evidently had
She was surrounded By Gordon of states
! men. grave and almost reverend seiS-leors
| Many Of them were bald headed and many
Others were gray. One of those nearest by
was Senator Edmcnds est. Jaene'1. Not
far away was black eyed but bald Senator
Ransom. Happy Roswell P. Flower engaged
| gray old Senator Sawyer in conversation, as
/ thought, merely for a pree,xS wniis1 he
! loussd st the bride. Sawyer hissss6 Bad his
| ewes with him. and now and then o<he- eaRa
| tors paused 20 scrvey the scene whle passing
through TIE lal In tEs crowd, near snd
remote, wcrs az Erttsd Ssness seSAnoPs and
at leass t~ics - many members OF the hosse
| One sneaked behlad ths statue OF Sa:rrol
Adams and tnen peeped slyly over a news
paper. All were respectful Not ore thought
himself being noticed by the young woman
| herself nor by any one else. The oeznc-sstxa-
ton wss IN aM respects one of genuane human
nature. uzfsigned love Of human beauty.
Another incident of seasuary hall in which
| a bride and groom were Interested A Vrio
OF newspaper men, Messrs. walf, wyune
and Cark, came urcn a newly married pair
| in nc old ssu o. tAe hoVse.. Tiey wEe s-4as-