Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-03-09
AN INAUGURATION.
The Pomp Attending the lmpol
tant Event.
Each Recurrence Becomes More Con.
spicuOus.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2, 1913.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2, '93.
Washington, in its appearance today
illustrates the fact that the inaagura-
tion of the President of the United
States is becoming more and more
spectacular affair, and Pennsylvania
avenue, from the Capitol to the White
House is already a veritable vanity
fair. The fronts of the buildings are
fully decorated, and some almost hid
den behind wealth of flags, bunting,
festoons, medallions. portraits, and
general designs in bright colors and
more or less commendable taste. AS a
lule, the more the fronts of the build
ings are covered up, the better, for a
majority of them are old and unat-
tractive, ranging from such old build
lngs as the National and Metropolitan
hotels to the many squalid and tumble
down 'shanties" of ante bellum DAYS.
The banks of seats are almost contin-
uous on either side, and most of these
are fancifully decorated, and when
hlled with people will add very much
to the impressiveness of the memora-
BILE scenes the avenue will present on
Saturday, if the present cleveland
weather" continues long enough to lap
over the 4th of March.
Today the city was blessed in the
brilliant sunshine and placid air that
make one of the delightful features of
Washington to the visitor from the
smoky and noisy and rough paved man
ufacturing towns. .. a I.
There is little difficulty in telling
from what part of the country person
halls by his dress, manners, language
and general appearance. 1t is hardly
possible to mistake a Northerner for
Southerner, and the Westerner is pro-
nounsed in his contrast from the North.
western man. Even the stopping and
gathering places of the different peo-
pie are distinctive. The Southerners
still persistently stick to the old "befo'-
the-wah" part of the city, while the
Northern men patronize the newer
part of the city which has grown up in |
later years. The National, the Metro
politan, Willard's, and the other down
town hotels are patronized almost ex-
clusively by Southerners.
There you see the broad brim, soft |
hat, low cut vest, loose hanging frock |
coat, marrow black necktie and boots,
with legsto them and high heels, of |
more than a generation ago. The |
contrast is strong between their appear
ance and that of the closely buttoned |
Northerner, with silk hat, cane and |
gloves. The Southern statesman is |
careless about his clothing and appear
ance, probably because his time is so
much occupied with the constitution.
Colonel Yell, of Texas, with his
broad brimmed, long haired friends,
was to be seen in force, mingling with
the blonde and keen eyed Norwegian
descendants of the Northwest, the car
nivorous Mississippian, the sober sided
New Englander, the thrifty looking
citizen from the Middle States, the club
dressed man from New York and the
somewhat highbred collection from
Chicago, showing less distinctive
character than those from any other
city or section.
The people were many and various,
but E Pluribus Unum goes Just the
same. The development of the fakir
is to an extent never before experienced
in Washington. That gentry has never
taken kindly to Washing gton and there
have been few occasions for them to
disport themselves here. 1t WAS not
that kind of city. But this year they
fairly swarm along the avenue with
their hundreds of catchpenny contriv-
ances. A long haired man, with som.
brero and fringed buckskin suit, de.
claims from carriage and -offels to
cure birth marks, scars, freckles, warts
and all such like instantly Right on
the avenue, under the elevatedSank of
seats is the sign: 1.-THE only living half
woman in the world. Admittance 10
cents" Adjoining it are booths with
counters covered with badges, medals,
tigers, roosters, miniature brooms, en-
blems, pins and countless designs of
the sort, selling freely along with cider
pop, hot sausages, pigs feet, pies and
pictures of Cleveland, Stevenson and
Baby Ruth.
The Capitol is fairly overrun by the
office seekers, the representatives are
hunted from pillar to post and besieg-
ed by their ciamorous constituents.
An adjournment of the House was
forced at 0 o'clock even yesterday in
the midst of the consideration of such
vastly important business as the imni-
grafton bill by the fact that so many
members had fled and secreted them
selves from their clamorous constit-
uents that not enough remained to do
business.
More than half hundred Democrats
who go out with this Congress are in
sistent candidates for Office again, and
most of the newly elected Representa-
tives have ex Representatives on their
hands to provide for. A dozen or two
ex-Congressmen and soon to he ex.