St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-02
SOCIAL WASHINGTON.

OptCIHt 10 the 0!OOo-
WAsUINGroN.Jan. 1.-There are peo-
pie who would have you believe that a
congressman is dogs life. Indeed,
one Northwestern member of the lower
house, whose seat is going TO be 0ccu-
pied by somebody else after the 4tli of
next March, declared as he read the re-
turns that he was really glad to be re-
loved OF his congressional duties-glad
to cease being the nations servant. 1t
Is the part OF wisdom, of course, to
swear the grapes we can't reach are
sour. but there are great many of us
who wouldn't mind leading the kind of
great and good men who come to con-
gresS.
Now. for example, there's the con-
gressIonal subcommittee that is Sp, nd
ing the holidays in Cuba. TO put it in
that way sounds as if one meant that
these intelligent legislators had gone
South merely to escape the rigorS of the
Washington midwinter, and TO baSk in
the balmy sunshine of semi-trOpcal
Cuba, but that is far from being the
truth. The Self.Sacrifcing Solons have
gone to Cuba to investigate for
The benefit of the immigration question.
There are tons oh tons OF statistics on
the subject here in the national capital.
but there is really nothing like being
an eye witness of things, you know.
Most of us don't quite realize the neces-
sity of doing something to check the
tremendous tide of Cuban immi-
grafton which threatens to enguf
our national veal. In fact, there are to
be found men who scorn the idea of
such thing. Most of us have never
even seen a real live Cuban, and don't
realize the dangers the noble committee
is striving 10 avert bt is only another
example OF what we owe TO congress.
We may expect these heroic men to
summer at White Bear next year
when they come to the Northwest
to take notes on the anticipation Ques-
ton and the Embarrassing industry in
general. There is no journey con-
gresham won't take for the good Of his
country if his country pays for it; but
/ this Cuban Junket. among all congress
sional excursions, really seems TO have
least reason for being
However, it fills in the holiday sea-
son, which is commonly a bore, and
gives Washington something to talk
about. But from this hour there will
be no time to talk. The social season.
the official social season. has begun,
and for few brief weeks everybody
who is anybody-and nearly everybody
can De somebody in WaShington-Wiil
be Oh the go. The custom of New
Years calling, so completely fallen into
dlSuSe i'll most cities. is still followed 10
limited extent here, although this
year, owing to the deep mourning of
The president and his official family. the
cabinet, New Years day was al
most as dull in Washington as
it has come to be in other cities.
The New Years reception at the
White house, being public. is so ire
lnendOus crush, and was last year SO
badly managed, that its omission this
year is scarcely matter of regret.
The White house is not we'll adapted
to large public receptions. Its main
floor has but one entrance, and though
On public occasions window is utilized
as temporary exit, one cannot bnt
dread what would happen if from some
cause panic were to occur al some re-
cepti0n. The rooms of the house are
beautiful, but there should be more of
them and more exits. ~
Apropos of the White house rooms,
there are twOsoplnions of the decOra-
lions of some of them. The ceiling of
the blue room. which was decorated not
very long ago. is painted to represent
the morning sky. The rosy blush of
Aurora'S dewy cheek is family suggest
ed at one side, and here and there float
filmY clouds. AT least, so seems to the
initiated few. TO the common herd. we'll,
an intelligent woman, a paSsably clever
woman, too, though Short-Slghted, from
fhn Mast bov,nni1aH Il, fhnra thA ut
day, and was shown about by the at
tendant. She admired everything, but
when she came to the blue room she
glanced up,and look Of distress crossed
her face. Great goodness" she said,
1.-THE bath tub must be running over.
Look how the ceiling is stained"
Society, to return to our original re-
mark, will be very gay from this time
till Lent comes, and it will have several
notable additions. Senator Brice and
his family have not entertained much
heretofore. but they expect to be the
gayest of the gay this winter. Senator
Brice has leased the famous old Cor
cOran house, and has had it fur
nished elegantly. Here he will gather
the people of position and such few of
the small and fashionable set as will
dSoOClibC Will lOl, OC IL
said, there are families of distinction
who keep themselves severely apart
from the coming and going people in
office. They say that Senator Hill will
develop into society man under Sem
ator Brice's wing. Senator Hill is not
at all society man. He has the reputa-
ton of being woman Halter, but think
he fears. rather than hates. He would
be welcome addition to society where
manageable men are Scarcer, If pos
sible, than honest ones, for he is an
especially entertaining man. The half
will never he told of how anxious
mammals with manageable daughters
have schemed and angled and planned
to entrap the handsome bachelor
senator into matrimony, but so far they
have been all unsuccessful. This year
the campaign will be unusually severe,
and if Senator HIPS bald head doesn't
shine in front of an altar before another
Yew Years day rolls round it will be
because the senator from New York is
wise beyond his kind and more crafty
than the most of his sex.
RYrrrI KI1Tp