The morning call., 1892-03-27
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Long SiCk-LiStS Caused by the Trying
Weather.
How Society Is Observing the Lenten Sea-
son-Senator Hill ana His
Methods.
Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALL

winter lingering in the lap Of spring"
Is too mild a figure to express the arctic
manner of this month of March. The ere
was hardly pretense of strong winds long
enough to blow the crocus buds open, when
one, two and third snowstorm came upon
Us, and the merry jingle OF the sleigh bell,
the more luguhrious noises of the big plows
and sweepers on the car-tracks and the
nsuf1ed clauk Of shovels IN every ones pave
Inent and doorstep filed the air. February
aud March are the dreaded winter months,
pneumonia's own harvest time. and for some
weeks past the sick-lsts have been long
ones. Thirty members at time are absent
from the House on account Of illness and
the daily papers have been filed with
bulletins from different sickr0oms.
The President. fortunately, remains well.
He seems TO thrive on hard work. and for
six days in the week is at his desk from
to 8, and often later; and then, after walk
hours in his Office. The President saves
himself by a strict observance OF the Sab
hath doing no work, neither giving nor
going To dinner parties on that day. He is
not ut all DigOted in the matter Of Sunday
Keeping, and he may or may not 60 t.
church, aud he may drive or walk If the
weather tempts. Sunday is his DAY OF rest.
The office door is shut the sightseers and
The hand-shakers are not admitted TO the
mansiGu, and the President Is private cltl-
zen to ali purposes until Monday morning.
This week the Presidents little grandson
celebrated his fifth birthday, and some 30
youngsters danced In the state parlors, and
20 high chairs were ranged around the big
table in the state dBing-room. There was
n garden bed OF red tulips on the table, a
lairyland lit by red candles under red
shades. and five red candles burned bravery
on the great exDanse OF the mites birthday
cake. The young Benjamin asked a
blessing before the feast just as he does In
the nursery every day. and the chef had
prepared more quaint and funny concerts
than enough to put the children in giee
The biscuits were in the shape of chickens
tae cakes we're cats and dogs and butter
hles; the ices were more fantastic, and
efter yolleys and fusillades OF swapping
crackers, they trooped off with little sill
very teapots filed with bonboDs and tied
with red, white and blue ribbons. They
we're all such very little folks-none older
than years-that it was quite a babies
larry. All were young enough to be un-
conscious and natural, and the few elders
who looked on found it the pTettiest of all
children's parties,
Society Is immersed in a whirl, drowned
III eea Of lectures, readings and improving
classes and clubs. Lunches and dinners
are as many as during the high season, and
people are thus as busy, engaged as closely
and as far ahead. The society Of Washing
ton artists had private view Of its spring
exhibit on Monday evening, and the gallery
was crowded to suifocation. All the leading
artists were we'll represented, and the en-
thusiasm OF the company was 60 great that
half the pictures were sold that night. Max
Weyl, 1.-THE American Daubigny, as bis
enthusiastic foreign admirers call him, mas
a half dozen poetic creations that were sud
before half his admirers could see them.
Miss HELEN Nicolay. daughter OF the his
torap. who has done clever work In land-
scapes and flowers, shows charming sea-
shore bit. and as a new departure small,
three-quarter portrait OF her father, which
is most lifeiike. The historian is plainly
caught standing in his hours OF ease. while
talking or a.guing with some one, and the
pose and expression are so convincing tina;
one looks for a "loquitur" beneath with
some telling sentence printed out.
The dancing community are holding them
selves I'm leash until Thursday night when
subscription mi-careme and leap-year ball
10 to be given. That same smart set is deep