The times., 1901-04-29
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

make washington their headquarters will
always remember the Cuban commission
ers as gentlemen who are inordinately
fond of bathing. The interpreter who ac-
companied the commission thought that
it would be a clever scheme to avoid
newspaper men by leaving word at the
office of the Shoreham, where the Cubans
We're quartered, that when the commits
sioncrs were in their apartments they
could not be seen. as they were taking
bath Early on Tuesday morning, when
the commission arrived. crowd of cor
respondents gathered at the Shoreham
and asked TO see the members. As each
correspondent enquired he was politely
informed that the Cubans- could not be
seen, as they were taking a bath. This
was at a. m, and an hour later another
enquiry developed the fact that they We're
still bathing. At $3.50 the same answer
was made to enquiries, and at 10 o'clock,
when the reply was brought that the gem
tlemen had not yet completed their bath,
the newspaper men went to the War De-
partment in a body to see General Wood
and Secretary Root. The representative
of a New York paper related the bath
story to General Wood and asked him
whether there We're any baths In the
Havana hotels
why. certainly" replied General Wood
We'll replied the correspondent. II
certainly would not like to be a reporter
on a Havana paper.
The rapid growth of foliage. grass. and
flowers in Washington each spring was
explained yesterday by one Of the White
House gardeners. Why it's very sim
pie, said he Go out into the woods and
you won't see a leaf on a tree, bat come
here and you viii find things fourishing
This is caused by the protection afforded
by buildings In the city, and by the con-
Gentrati0n of heat IN the payements. This
may seem strange, but it is absolutely
true"
The Connecticut Avenue parade Of fash
ion took place yesterday, for the first
time since Easter During the past month
every Sunday has brought clouds that
threatened rain, or rain itself Since the
burst of spring color that Haunted up
and down the Avenue on Easter. the
promenade has been practically deserted
/ each Sunday. Yesterday, however un-
der the influence Of the warm air and
bright sunshine it blossomed forth again
m ali its glory. Spring gowns in all deli
cate shades Of grey, blue. and pink soft
IuifH hats, piled high on the crown with
DtIlidnt flowers, all contributed TO the
stream Of ever-changing color that flowed
! up ELiN QDWH tne tHOTOUglfdre from
until o clock in the afternoon. The
Young trees were putting out their first
leaves Of delicate green. the sky was blue
ana there was Just enough wind stirring
70 temper the rays of sunshine IL was
lQeal weather for d parade of fashion.
Washington's baseball devotees are anx-
iousiy awaiting the opening Of the gates
of the new park today The attendance
/ VIII probably be the greatest ever known
in the history Of the national game in
Tthe Capital The fans are, so to speak.
straining at the leash and not a few Of
them yesterday made trip out to the
park where the players viii take up the
bat and NIT this afternoon Quite a
tlrcus visited the new grounds steady
stream OF people passed through the gate
and viewed the bleachers. the diamond
/ ana the grandstaud. The carpentry work
/ was nearly completed. only "A few more
AallS remaining 10 be driven in q few
4 more boards on the left neId bIeachprs to
LHlSh everything for occupancy today.
/ I4e luneld has enough grass 10 make II
green. and IT. IS tOleTably smooth Labor
! ers were working Yesterday afternoon
! Win heavy horse roller. getting the
/ outileid and the paths between the bases
! into shape When the gate is opened this
/ AFTERNOON everything VIII be ia prime or
At this time Of year the valleys and
/ fields surrounding Washington become
/ the city boys paradise on bright
! spring day the young boy population Of
{ the city emigrates almost en- masse to
/ the woods From an early hour yesterday
/ until the sun was setting the valley of
/ Rock Creek, which has been silent during
the winter. rang with the calls. laughs.
! and whistles Of the town youngsters
J They were out TO get the first sniff Of
I springtime and 10 gather ia the first
/ flowers. Many children in the city know
! where at this time of the year are TO be
{ found beds in which yiolets grow. and
I many have plots they think they own all
/ by themselves, hidden away in the
/ shadow of some clumD Of trees, up the
narrow valley Of some small stream that
/ flows into Rock Creek. From now on
/ they VIII trudSe out into the woods every
/ holiday and pick flowers for mother sis
! ter, or perhaps little sweetheart. There
/ is yet TO bloom the bluet. that paints the
! hilisides such pale hazy blue aud the
I doBwood. with its generous blossoms.
/ The children know where an these are to
/ found. and they viii gather in the bios
! SONS as they come forth in season