Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
WASHINGTON LETTER,
WHAT you CAN SEE WHEN THE
BAND PLAYS.
The City on the Dividing Line BE-
tween the North and the south-Ne-
gro Arlstocracy.

" @Ahe* I
times week the famous Marine baud
plays in one Of the public parks for the
benefit OF the people. II may be said |
just here. that Is evidently has this latter |
end IN view from the fact tina, It seldom
plays popular music, music that the peo-
pie love and heartily applaud, but gives
serious symphonic concerts to which tue
people listen because they cannot help
themselves and because they appreciate
in n vague way the intention Of the band
TO improve them. The intention is at any
rate praiseworthy and the band is really
an excellent one.
On Wednesday afternoon the concer, is
given in front Of the capitol On Thursday
afternoon at the marine barracks and on
Saturday afternoon in the park about
the executive mansion. This last is al
ways the most popular performance
both because Saturday in summer is a
half holiday, and because NO matter how
long one may have lived In Washington,
whether the presidential family is present
or not, there is always fascination
about the White House
Yesterday afternoon there was an enor-
nous crowd out TO hear the music and
to wander through the beautiful park
surrounding the stately old fashioned
home which the people of the republic
have prepared for the dwelling place Of
thelr chief magistrate.
This is supposed to be the most Demo
cratic people on earth 1t Ia held MP
everywhere as an exemplary and Success
full demonstration of the theory that
all mon are free and equal born and
all men am consequently seyereigus. The
reputation IS deserved oniy to some ex-
tent, The old love Of aud loyalty to
the person Of the ruler inculcatcd In
the days Of divine rights, Is still
potent force In the national character.
The crowd about the White House yes
terday clearly demonstrated this. There
Is none of the family of the chief maeis-
trate here but ,heir associations and be-
longings were known and interesting TO
the cpJwd. Different groups heard IN con.
versation were talking Of the localities
about the plnee associated with different
distinguished pcrsonages.
Here was the frequent playground OF
Baby Mckee" This is poil wherein
Mrs Cleveland Is accustomed 10 sit
! while the nurse gives little Ruth a sun
bath" That IL Mrs Cloyeland's sit
ting loom.'
Then party of young people appear
ed on the great round portlcO, to listen
to the music from this imposing box
royal. They were probably the sous aud
| daughters of some leading officials, but
| We're immediately the subject Of as much
attention and conjecture ON the part Of
the multitude. as II they had been the
presidential family. They were very
| pretty young women. all Ia the white Mt
tire of summer, with the many LOUNGES
and laces Of prevailing fashion, all Of
which the good-naturcd aud moving
thousands commented on aud were pleas.
/ ed with
The Washington crowd is truly cos
/ mopOlitnn. II is notably and radically
/ different from the population Of any
other Of the leading American cities. A
recent visit to Chicago has made this
contrast more striking than ever to the
correspondents mind. II " snid, that this
| su1nmer Chicago has had tie population
| of several other cities beside her own,
| but tie composite picture produced is
certainly predominately ChicugOese. II
/ IL trinity attired. bustling, huryng
aud MISUNDERSTANDING type, The North
erI, Southern, Eastern or Western man
I Ia Chicago. Is rapidly assimiated in the
determined, moving multitude, impressed
I with the execution OF the city's motto,
Il VIII"
Come to Washington The marked
Chunge is at oHce evident. First Of all,
the Washington crowd is not IN hur.
ny, 1t works for the government. aud
the government Is rarey a pushing task.
master. Then there Is something Of a
l Southern air about II, caused no doubt
| by the many long sfock coats hnd SLOUGH
| hats of the country's statesmen, and the
goodly share Of the lovely, lnnguid
Southern womanhUod ccngregated here
with them. Conforming 10 is position as
| the dividing line between the North anil
the South, the population ~ outward up.
pearance Is a mixture Of New York and
| New Orleans, only that as TO movement
| It Is all New Orleans, the hurry OF New
York being suppressed as uscless
waste of energy.
This was the people that looked about
the White House park yesterday, and
\ listened TO the heavy numbers which The
band played for their amusemnt' The
| foreign legations are very well repre-
scented In these gatherings, .oAly that It's
Representatives are habiied In Ameri.
| eau attire. and are not a. picturesque as
| the famous plnisance In Chichgn. There
were some little .Japs. an Indian or two,
Mexicans aud South American Spaniards
| aud, what were just as Interesting 70
contemplate. several young English and
| other European diplomatic attaches, all
arrayed In the glory Of the modern hab.
| erdashery, and all m0DOcled and caned
There were soldiers from the army bar
racks aud sailors from the navy yard,
| and, higher ranked than e4,hF, hphoreo
| old veterans from The soldiers nome
There were frequent types OF another
| prominent Washington character, M
iinc-l0oking. stage-Yillain-iooHns gainif
| Ter. who eNacts aud receives hanasoini
tribute from Uncle Sam mrphgh tht
| hands Of reckless law-tnaker5' ana rak
| ish young yellow-shod department CLERKS
] There were the pretty department girls
world Of them. and for nv most pali
/ alone.
but over all and predominatlng ali i
| the eyes Of now oniO0kcf u w fylortc
adstoracy Of Washington lhir ~ IN
negrps paradise, There are invre illai
| 10000. Of them. and the inhowinR strean
from the neighbanng Southern s,atei
newer ceases 10 come OF 10 grow. Eve
since the days whrn they were me ward
| Of the nation. when ihe zeal OF ihcA
libersfors was nor e1pfnd.-i or iisap
i pointed, md they Wqfe me reciNent
| o. constant and kind salicitnde aud hon
nrh the report has zpne ont 70 ui'
| yesy confines Of the negro trrntofy tha
,he only thug nssszsafy 70 e. an'