The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-14
THH VlSIYORS GUIDE.
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.


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Washington Is fast becoming tho most at.
tractive city of the country. AS the capital OF
to the visitor Than any other on tho continent
and brief directory of It's prominent points
will be OF service 20 the vast number OF per.
metropolis. For u Is estimated that over three
hundred thousand strangers pay a visit every
year TO this city 10 behold the varied objects
% interest which SO thickly stud the historic
The System of Numbering Houses.
Numbers arc displayed over the entrances
70 all houses, and the decimal system; az
au1pea 10 beins To sne sd"re or
block--commcncIng ut First street west. run
ming west. First street cast, running cast, A
street north running north, and Astrect south
on the riaht.hand side going from the Capitol,
and the even number on tho left.haud side.
The city Is divided into four quarters or sec
southwest, the streets being designated ac-
cordingly; those running north and south nii-
merically. and those running east and west by
being North and southCapitol streets, running
on a line duo north and south from tho Capitol
and East Capitol street, and the continuation
on the same west OF the Capitol, running due
east and west.
The Capitol.
This great building Is the central point OF
the original District, and Is the largest edihce
sd ias Of %asEuseu c0ehS mdd h p Ss
Immediately under the dome, is the part irst
built, 1t was partially destroyed by the
Bs S n s as ss qgpSyy ss,os ta
romans Of Washington We're Intended to be
placed. the Library, the Rotunda, tho old
kepresentatiyes' Hal, now the Gallery Of
the Supreme Courtroom. The old Supreme
COURTROOM. In the first story, IS now occupied
by the Law Branch OF tho Library The
north and south wines-was laid July. 4,
1851, Daniel Webster delivering the Grafton
Of the occasion from the balcony Of the
The south Ming the HOUSE use
Senate Chamber. Tho Rotunda Is distin.
guished for It's. historic paintings, for the
famous bronze doors, with their alto relIefs,
Statuary are the natural pictures In POTOMAC
marble, representing faces OF certain Amcri3
can statesmeu-a picturesque freak OF nature:
the great .rotunda. the staircase TO the top OF
the dome begins Its winding way. From the
top Of the come, or as far as the visitor can
Tbo nc capso rrona Wick
formerly were homely and formal In appear.
ance. have been transformed into beautiful
park and arc now most exauisitely beautiful.
above ordinary low tide In the Potomac. The
total height from east base to the top OF the
temple covering the dome y 2SS feet; the
stasn,e 81 we S9dug , ipoe'y, aSNn iee ~
statue 8O7]f fect. This crest ia 500 foot
higher than the west gate Of the grounds, and
90, Ior the G ~ he Wssiincton
tseu uowrr ',n tnS apr ,ncS,osni H wast HIa
h .,i,,0 ~ ~, taa. ins III Si{ la anS
ouuuing 70 .oa tcvn LvsS ~ 49, - WY, az
s',,, s,, ~ v,nv,s ava n man. "a 90
punnc pSiuE ~ s.o wvr h. mnu ~ q
ects .no cos.lcsr nuv IN ss..s M ~ 10
moreover tne grow,n o. less s Imam cen ,ay..
Lac, Mncn raus ~ ~ us Nh y, u
Ine ot,g,na, Cap,so OF oen.ao , M ~ ~. ~
Mason Care az Nlsmes; me view rom the
ives. porsvv ~ nxms, w s.a ,he ,;nh,s az he
III my puo.o t'vnus amu wy n es,a ~ uo
most mos beautiful and Picturesque s. In In the
wv ,'d ,n Iu ~ soa "of1n ''u'"'' " '"ou
sano miles 70 S0s
IN. VIM yyouse
From the west balcony Of the Capitol look
| ing down Pennsylvania avenue. the White
| House II seen rearing its snowy hued walls
| above the dense mass OF foliage that ON.
not for the partly Intervening Treasury
CuiainR view oitn9 M, VINE H m0usS rom she
Tnp t wuu,v ss III. ~, aru oIipso,.,
ths Capitol i the center q "Down.town;"
ra,,,s ~, sno ,h,s so,,shoru
SCUM winucws ooset Nv, tv wuao ~ .n. =
M Sixteenth street w west EXHIBITS tie best
Tha WITS Hon.s "a q ccnv ~ tSe naiacs ~
ny nuxa 81 Jn,nsser al snnbiin VIII rho
sdS,tion of a lar@c norch ON The MORT h front
WJn MAS naeu The n.c IN o,Sscb n
, ,,,,,.o ,nai o, a.,rns rrha MAJ,
,, ,s ssu nnrth eacned ~ tha
Pennsylyana syenus cars III two stories
I5n t S In Iong NV "a Vida n cont Ans on Tho
AZ, eoor ,V ths q" Groen Eed Rlns and
East s rooms. the State Dining Room and the
bree,ncntss ofI,";ai recention room and fhe
reo, vi ne sdies of Ma sam;iv rhe
East Rao so nrrnnily desrneI for bsno,,st
hall and 90 used as late as as57: ana n hr tne
room for clothes by Mrs. President Adams, is
the largest and most noted room in the
building. II Is % feet hirh, 80 feet long and
dav exccpt sundays. upstairs are tlt
Cabinet rS,rm. The priyate' ofiioes. the Presi
dents ofiice. the library and family apart
ments. All these rooms, except the latter,
uitable hours $500 n
LGfaveffe Sgu0re.
NuI"S'"o
Due north from the mite Housels LaIayettts
SQUARE, me nrst public reservation IN Ma ~,
ington that was improved. IL contains u.
e9uestrian an, statue 9. nndtew .acason' Y
forest monarchs. hundreds q years ola: II Y
90 ~ fsshionabie IN Enaland Nv,
knniired vesra aro a stvie that was importet
tntn ms cco"utrv i.aSsvette snnsr "a was an
hmndraT vsars sco mari al n eravevard thn
nrclased he so,srs north on which ~ John
Chnrch Is hniIt' and The square east on whio
sra s,tnataa ina Attornev. tsenerai's ofo
Mo,pa,Iv lie Frsed nan;s HANK. the surseon
Goneraiis ONCE and RIGGS Hank iboth IN In
Sn,idina formerly used "a The United state
pamui Scnmmodnre Secatur's honse. eorns
WI co,,sb IA n half and II streeta and fha nj
fnrh iInnse near ,Shich philin barton Ke
wes killed. Nv Iyan,ei X sickies Member d
Conercss rom Nav YORK The last bodie
srnre tjds erav.varS xuere NOT removed mt
1910 '"'' 49,
ST. Johns r. r.. Church.
g. $500 "a ~,,,..,. ,,h,oh hos osta