The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-27

"Hello, Smith, when did you get backs''
GA couple Of days ago.n
.'So'd ~
And 30 1t goes Each day the streets and
avenues OF Washington assume more and
more Of their wonted appearance of liveliness.
For three months the city has been so deserted
that stranger In 1t might believe it to be al
most uninhsbited. The street cars, drawn by
painting horses, rolled along in tiresome,
llstless manner, and the only sign Of activity
was the poor stay -at-home, who, clothed in
1annels, ventured forth on business protected
from the glare Of the sidewalk by smoked
glasses and from the direct rays of the sun
by cabbage leaf and family umbrella
The middle of September brought change
which was most agreeable to those unfortu-
mates who We're obliged to remain in the city.
Heavy wagons loaded with trunks to such
height that it seemed miracle they didn't
topple over began to rumble in the streets;
houses that had been tightly closed for the
summer were thrown open; handsome equip
ages that had been conspicuous by their alb
sence again became visible on the avenues,
while the mostcertain sign that the majority of
the wandering families had returned were the
notices OF bargains" at the various dry goods
stores which appeared in the press and the con-
tinual crowd Of well-tsnned faces which sur
in earnest, and this proves beyond doubt the
presence in the city of the ladies' Pennsvl-
yania avenue, +, and Seventh streets are
crowded morning and afternoon by healthy
looking crowd that show the benefits of their
outing. The clerks are nearly all at their
desks again trying hard to cast aside the
memories OF this or that little Irritation and
lose themselves once more in business, while
the pretty girls look over their well-filled
diaries and wonder why George and Harry and
Fred don't write, as they promised to do.
But these "reminiscences will be forgotten IN
the whirl OF festivities the winter season will
soon inaugurate, and If perchance the pretty
girl should meet at reception George or
Harry or Fred. who has stopped over in
Washington while on trip, she will think,
"Why, his face seems familiar. l wonder
where could have met him ?''
One can scarcely believe that three
months could bring about the changes that take
place during the heated term. Walking along
the avenue poor stay -at-home exclaims:
"Who is that dignifed gentleman coming
down the street ? His appearance is familiar"
When the two meet our perplezed friend says
"Hello, Jones, where did you grow those
whiskers?"
"Oh, was camping out and couldn't help
1t. Then along comes Jenkins his face de-
prived of that luxurant growth of mustache
it once had. He is accompanied by his young
brother, who left in June boy with short
pants and returns young man with creased
and baggy trousers
Probably few cities in the country have
such an apparent outgoing of its citizens dur
ing the summer months as does Washington.
Every one who can muster sufficient money
and convince his or her employer that his or
her physi clan says 1t is positively necessary
that he or she must leave the city, does So
And where do they go? Everywhere. 1t
would be difficult to nix upon any certain re-
sorts as the most popular for Washingtonlans
as from information obtained from the rail
road officials the citizens of the District
scatter themselves from Maine to San
Francisco, and throughout Europe. Mountains,
valleys, and seashore each receive their share
son begins about June l, and for month the
outflow is very large. After that most of those
leaving the city 90 for only two weeks or a
month. About the middle of July the ex-
cursions begin and until September the rail-
roads are kept very busy.
Just now, however, the various roads lead
Ing to this city are feeling the grand rush for
home which takes place about this time. The
returning citizens come from every direction,
and each train from the north, the south, the
east, and the west brings its passengers seek
ing the comforts OF home.
Mr.. Robert A. Parke. passenger agent of
the Southeastern Division Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, in speaking of the returning traffic
over their road, said to HERALD reporter:
"The rush for returning Washingtonians as
lhI as our TOhu lS COuCtTHeu 10 ABOUT over, Dut
do not understand me by this to mean that all
OF our patrons In this city are home. That is
not so by any means. What l mean is that
the week in which we experience the greatest
rush has passed. find that during the three
days preceding and the same number follow
ing the 1st of September more residents reach
Washington than at any other time during the
year. l account for this by the fact that
families who have children wish to be here
when the schools open.
"No, the crowd does not interfere with our
usual schedules. We have TO make up longer
traine, but that is all. The most work falls to
the Transfer Company here. They have to
handle all the baggage, but have never known
them to get behind in their deliveries on ac-
count of the returning tourists A few men
may be transferred from one department to
that of the baggage, but we 90 not have to
employ extra men to help out.
"'Where do they come fromN Everywhere
We sell great many excursion tickets that
give the purchasers a wide scope as To where
to go. One trip we find particularly popular is
that which includes Watkins Glen, Niagara the
st. Lawrence River to Montreal, White Mount
aims, aud sail down the Hudson by daylight
A great many people visit the springs, and a
large number 30 TO Atlantic City, Ocean
Grove, Asbury Park, Long Branch, and other