The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-10
AFTER THE INAUGURATION.
WASHINGTON GETTING OVER ITS
QUADRE.NNIAL SPREE.

How the Visitors From the Different
Sections Conducted Themselves.
Mar. Mckinley's Box at the Anaug-
uraI Ball Was Gorgeous and the
Presidential and Vice Presidential
Parties Enjoyed Themselves Great
Iy-Mrs. Baer Nee Mabel Mckinley
Back In washinGtOn-The Pres
idents Democratic Manners
Among His Friends.
Washington, March s.-"Love's dream
after the ban'' Is one thing, washington's
lethargy after Inauguration IS another.
The great event came in with flourish.
and died away like the sparks from
skyrocket. Committeeman are strutting
about in righteous pride for having pro-
duced the greatest triumphs that have
ever attended an Inauguration ceremony.
People came from the West, grew foot
sore seeing the sights, called automobiles
"Buzz-Buggies" and aired their best
clothes. They shouted for Hanna with
about as much enthusiasm as they shout
ed for Mckinley.
People from the South were bit blase.
The only thing that really opened their
lungs was the tune of Dixie" Like
Others they were forced to open their
purses for hotel luxuries came high ear
ly in the week, and the only economical
way to eat was to patronize colored
"mammies" on the streets. Doughnuts,
pigs feet and sandwiches sold better
than terrapin.
Northerners were in their element. They
came prepared to spend their money.
They had the Roosevelt smile to inspire
them, the cadets from West Point as a
spur to military enthusiasm, and the
much-duplicated Tommy Atkins man in
the handsome troopers Of Squadron a.
No wonder that New Workers in pertic-
ular felt proud.
And the people from the East. At first
they missed their wind. There is no sub
stitute in Washington for the winter
zephyrs of the Atlantic ocean. The gen
uine down easter" after staring his eyes
out turned his thoughts in and came to
the conclusion that there was too much
pomp, too much medieval bedazzlement
attending the Inauguration. It seemed to
him that such reckless extravaganza in
spending money to produce spectacular
results was nothing short of Imperialism.
He began to feel sorry for Uncle Sam and
even pictured that individual as the vic
tim of the Hanna grab" And then some
body pitied his ignorance and told the
down easter" that everything having an
imperialistic flavor represented the zeal
Of the residents of Washington. The en-
tire Inauguration pageant, aside from the
administration of the oaths of office to
the President and the Vice President was
under civic and not national control. The
tremendous circulation of money was Of
lDestimable benefit to the working classes
and every one in this vicinity is happy
The Eastern man learned a thing or two
by coming to Washington.
The Dazzling inaugural Ball.
News of the inaugural ball is exhausted
There remains only gossip Everybody
went and those most conversant with the
language were at a loss for words to ex-
press their emotion. One said it was like
the New Jerusalem, another that it was
the entire Worlds Fair concentrated into
one building. At least it was dazzling
and happy the person who never before
attended an inaugural ball that this one
may shine in the memory a fitting
monument to the skill of man.
Foreigners complain that we observe too
little ceremony and fail to post little SEN
tinels of etiquette about our chief magis-
trate. He is to be met walking upon the
streets like any other citizen, but we sell
dom make a display of him, and OCCASION
al display is in keeping with exalted po-