Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-23

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are not making any money for the past two
OF three yeaTsr They formerly hourished
I like the green bay tree but now their bust
ness has fallen of until many of them are
talking of closing their houses. The poor
/ girls are barely able to keep soul aud body
/ together"
How do YOU account for this state Of
aHairsP asked Mr.. Madison.
Oh, that is easy enough, to one who un
derstands the situation. Do you know that
Washington is one of the wickedest cities
IN the world9 But sin is more geuteel here
than anywhere else perhaps I was just
reading the paper when you came in, and
ran across what George Francis Train says
about Washington" Here she picked up
the paper thar was lying at her side and
read:
Il tell you Washington is one Of the
wickedest cities in the world. There are
more gambling houses, houses OF III repute.
and everything that is evil in this city than
anywhere else. Now I think MT Train
is right, but do believe, as ! said before,
that the houses of ill-repute will many Of
them have to close up for the reason that
the best paying customers, the Senators and
Representatives aud high officials are quit.
ting them The reason for this is obvious.
Most of them have in some of the Depart
rnents women whoare their kept misiresses.
They have through their influence pro-
cured positions for them and in return
are rewarded by a bestowal Of their
favors. Then there are many other women
who stand high in social-ofhcial circles
who are as lustful as they can possibly be-
Such a woman becomes infatuated with a
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Yea, many Of them are married, bat that
only seems to give them the more unbrided
license. Oh certainly they come here with
their lovers and some high old times they
have, too. Not many years ago one Of the
cabinet ladies had lover and often have
they been here. Once when her husband
was out of the city she and her lover stayed
here for three days and nights, and what a
merry time they had drinking wine, eating
elegant lunches and making love- ! hap
pened to be at the Pennsylvania depot when
she went down in her carriage to meet her
husband on his return and oh how sweetly
she smiled and how afectionately she
kissed him. know that the great masses
of the American people would be shocked
if they knew one-half Of the vice and wick
edness OF the men aud women Of Wash
ington who are looked upon as the flower
of the nation There is some excuse per
haps for the women who hold positions in
the departments 10 submit themselves to
the men through whose influence they OBJ
tanned places but the wealthy class Of
people who come here do so simply to
crafty their passions. Many of them do
not even have the excuse Of love for their
liaisons. have observed that the middle
classes, the independent laboring people,
are virtuous as a rule aud the women seldom
become anything else from choice. 1t is
only when they are driven 10 it from want
or when betrayed by some scOundrel that
they go astraY, but it is not so with the idle
| rich. They are licentious from choice.
| They give up their virtue with the greatest
/ ease. They are swayed by passion and feed
on It, They have no employment except to
go into society, to drink high vines to dirt
and visit watering places, to keep late hours
and to dssipate generally
These dissipations soon become tame,
they have feeling Of eaHNi, and in roder
90 obtain change aud excitement they enter
into intrignes and liaisons. How many of
the women of Upper Tendon have their
lovers, their secret affairs, their private
meetings9 I suppose you would be shocked
| if told you that at least One-half of them
are guilty, and since so many of them have
! gone into the business, the keepers of the
! brothels are suffering by reason Of the fall
/ ing off in trade They say that the business
| has been transferred from their mansions
| of joy TO the parlors OF the spoiled ladies
/ of fashion.
| But hear a carriage and my guests are
/ beginning to arrive, and If you will come
back to this little recess behind the screen
| You will be complet ely hid from view and
can get a glimpse OF the guests as they
enter"
gentleman entered with lady on his
arm. He wore a large slouch hat, the sort
worn by the typical Southernsr. His hair
was rather long and almost brushed his
shoulders. When he removed his hat 1t
could be seen that the top Of his head was
almost bald, but he carefully combed the
long locks so as to conceal the shiny spot
as much as possible. He was above the
average height, with splendid features and
a finely shaped head. The watchers readily
recognized him as a Southern Congressman
who has made some reputation as a tariff re.
/ former. With him was a lady apparently
not more than thirty, with snappy black
| eyes and raven hair. She was fairly good
looking and was casting the most loving
looks sp into the face of her companion,
| She was recognized as Miss - Of the
| Treasury Department. Almost any evening
if you will be on the watch at four o'clock
( you will see her get into the Congressman's
carriage and drive away They had hardly
gone to a room when another carriage
rolled up to the door and another lady and
| gentleman entered This time the gentle
man was taller by three or four inches and
very large. His proportions were almost
elephantne. From his appearance he would
weigh three hundred poands When ne re-
moved his hat II was discovered that he was
! quite bald and there were no long accom-
modatiug locks on the side of his head to
cover the bald place. His feet were enor-
nous. His shoes must have been number
twelves at least He had with him on this
occasion a young girl from the Government
Printing Office The landlady explained
that he seldom came twice with the same
lady but he seemed to distribute his af-
feCtious among a large nu ber of the
favored fair. In a few minutes the door
bell rang vigorously and this time stately
old Senator alighted from his carriage aud
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