Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-02
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

'The hotel girl" said the clerk. possesses
en- individuality as distinctive and distinguish
able as that Of the summer girl
''1n odd moments. when tire OF polishing
my diamond and looking sweet when feel
sour. size up the hotel girl and she she is al
ways interesting study to the guests who
catch glimpse OF her she fits out Of the
elevator, through the halls into the dining
room, and then q moment in the parlor before
she goes out for the evening. and also to US
She livens things up for bit and her little
compliments and poutings round off the mo
notony Of 'FRONT.' every second minute amaz-
ingly.
Tine hotel girl blooms in Washington to a
greater luxuriousness than in any other city.
That ia, they bloom when they first arrive.
Dipping In the social swim OF the capital for a
season OF two takes the blush of the rose. It's
gay time. you know. and it fetches 'em when
they go the pace too hard
''One of the main characteristics of the hotel
girl Is her independence, which asserts itself
In her speech, manner. walk and address. You
see, II makes a right smart difference whether a
girl lives IN a little home, surrounded only BY
her immediate relatives or in a big hotel ac-
commodating several hundred guests. She
fmbibes independence. confidence and self
assertlveness invOluntarily, and you never see
your timid. shrinking. trembling little angel,
among the hotel girls.
But the hotel girl in Washington differs from
her summer sister in one material point. One
thing that has gained the summer girl her fame
Ia an ability to discern a man through field
glass At a greater distance than the proprietor
himself. Here men are SO numerous as to be
commonplace and in the way. Again, every
thing here is very formal. the rules of etiquette
are most strictly observed and the hotel girl
envelopes herself from head to foot in a cloak
of ant oil t- f1h ali
gladly discards when she spreads her gay but
terhy wings at the seaside or the mountains"
"Cotton planting for the past three years"
said William ii. Sims Of Columbus Miss, the
newly appointed first assistant secretary of the
interior, who arrived at the Arlington yester-
day afternoon, 'has been Improbable. due to
the overproduetion, and this overproduction
has demonstrated the need Of decreased acre
age. but the great question is how is that end
to be attained
''While the planters admit that decreased
acreage would be a good thing. the difficulty
lies IN efecting combination, without which
concerted action or reduction Is impossible
They scattered over a great expanse of
country and are unfamiliar with the methods
and efficacy of combinations. The adoption of
resolutions will not accomplish it. for in the
end each planter acts according to what seems
Cotton growing is no less remunerative than
other branches Of agriculture. but has peculiar
advantages The agriculturist of the north
west experience like depression. They how
ever, must sell their crop. while the cotton
planter, II he has means to tide him over. can
keep his bales for years without deterioration.
The price Of pork is a big item to the cotton
grower, and this year he will pay twice as much
as the last year or two. He will meet this seri-
Gus difficulty in several ways and one will be
nal ha parrz
Arlington, sis just now receiving her share Of
immigration, which for several years fell of
very much The state, as a whole, is advancing
In all directions and interests The increased
immigration is good sign.
Politically there have been dissensions in
the democratic ranks in the Hogg- Clark fight
but these disputes ought to be settled and the
factions united, and think they will be- This
IL Gov. Hogs second term, and the two-term
precedent has been fixed in the state Assum-
Ing that neither he nor Mr. Clark run for
governor at the next election, but a good man
j nominated acceptable to all democrats, the
party win again be united.
The strength Of the popufsts surprised us
and the populists themselves. II the republi-
cans had voted solidly with the popullsts for
Mr.. Nugent, the latter's nominee, he would
have been elected The popu,ists have had their
own way In Kansas, with a result which is only
700 well known. What they will accomplish in
Texas remains to be seen. and at present the
vote Is an unknown quantity"