The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-21
WITH ITS SPLENDID SUBURBS AND POINTS
OF INTEREST.
A Visit to the ''Glen Echo" Chautauqua with
Silhouette of its Grand Hotel on Fire.
And a Grouping Of its Interesting
Appointments.
Social Matters and Politics In Antici.
patlon-An Entertaining Letter
for all Readers.

pation-An Entertaining Letter
for all Readers.
Special corr. of the New DOMINION:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 16.-At
whatever season one sees Washing
ton one is inclined to believe that
particular season the most beautiful,
but it is probably more owing to the
enchantment of the place rather than
any thing special in the conditions
of the seasons.
| | have seen it when its numerous
parks were mantled in snow and its
myriad statues cased in ice; when
the streets were gay with carriages
hurrying to ball room and reception,
when every avenue seemed pulsing
with a ceaseless tide of humanity,
each atom intent upon acting out its
own brief drama upon the stage OF
life; when the halls of the Capitol
resounded with the clash of strife
and everything seemed at fever heat,
and then it seemed beautiful. / have
seen it in the early spring time when
buds were bursting into fragrant
bloom, and birds melting into joyous
song; when the air was like balm
and the clouds soft and white as an
gel wings; when each clean smooi b
street was a lovely cool colonnade
rooted over with green; when life was
perpetual delight and mere exist
ence joy, and then it seemed more
beautiful still
l see it now for the first time with
its $4,000 shade trees in the full
glory of their autumnal foliage run
ming through the whole gamut of
color, and now it seems most beauti-
full of ALL
The Indian summer which draws
soft veil between the summers ia
ding and "the winters fury" now
gives an additional beauty to this
beautiful city. AS l look forth each
window, frames picture of noble
trees finging their banners of scarlet
and gold; of russell and brown, to the
rich floods of sunshine filtering
through their branches and outlining
them against the soft pale plush of
the evening sky. A mile away gilt
tiers the yellow waves of the lazy
Potomac and beyond glow the warm
tints of the Virginia woods still in
full leaf, touched with ochre, lumber,
chrome and lake, and here and there
the vivid green of the cedar and the
pine, and like some mysterious tenn
Pile shrining the patron divinity of
tinted wood and sparkling water, of
nectared air, and plumy sky; stands
Arlington, outlined in bold relief
against its Druidic back ground.
This side Of that, is seen Fort Meyer
where good soldiers go when they
- have influential friends to get
them there. 1t is beautiful place
and it is considered "soft snap
to be stationed there, by officers who
have roughed it in the far west.
The colored cavalry which partici-
pated in the battle of Wounded Knee
last winter is now there and their
evening drill with the rush of horses,
clang of sabres and jingle Of spurs
attracts many spectators who delight
in the counterfeit presentment of
war.
This has been day full of ten
der charm. While the morning sun
was flooding the foliage with glory
that made it glow like rich cathedral
windows friend and | started for a
days outing "far from the madding
crowd"
Taking the electric car at the cor
ner Of 32nd and U. streets, where
stands the beautiful dome shaped res
ervoir which is land mark for miles
around we go flying over Georgetown
Heights past "Tunlaw" Heights so
named from the word "Walnut"
transposed by some convivial gentle
men as they sat over the walnuts and
the wine one Thanksgiving dinner
with Mr.. Hume, the owner; past the
Nourse place, quaint old stone
structure with many mysterious
work and odd angle: on past beauti-
full SOAK view" once the home of
Grover Cleveland with it's picturesque
gables, towers and porches, standing
on terraced elevation many acres
in extent To the right on beau
tiful hill stands "Grasslands' with
its quaint looking yellow brick house
once the scene Of boundless hospital
ity and the most recherche entertain
ments presided over by its queenly
mistress Mrs. Secretary Whitney.
On the same side and not far away
is "Woodley Inn" favorite stopping
place for riding and driving parties
just before reaching the places last
mentioned large cemetery is MOTTO
ed on the left 1t is being cut down
to city grade and the dead removed
to make way for the onward march
of the living. Such is life-and such
is death too, in all growing cities.
The cemeteries once far ont in the
country are gradually surrounded
and then the "hustle" begins be-
twixt the quick and the dead and
the dead get left or rather they don't
get left, they get carted away; to
some less valuable site. That always
seemed to be taking mean advan-
tage of the mute accomplishing
remnants of Wondering mortality !;
"as for me and my house give US
cremation or give us to the fishes.
No rafting OF bones; over the stones
Along with paupers; whom nobody
owns. F"
In raising some Of the old supken
grave stones it was found that they
marked the graves of men who fell at
the battle of Bladenshurg, Md.
about miles from this city. in Cal
vert county, when the British be.
sieged it. 1t is to be hoped they
will be given sculpture in the Ma
tional Cemetery at Arlington.
Ny grandma used to tell me how
she sat in terror nursing her first
born in her home in Fairfax county.
Virginia, and saw the flames Of the
Capitol and White House redden