The age-herald., 1902-02-09
THE r1URr1UR OF THE WORLD.

Washington, February s.-(Special)- More persons who walk like cows are to be found in Washington than in any oth- CT town in America, most likely. If you know how a family COW bears herself, then you can imagine how thousands of men and women move about the streets and other public places here; not few of them webbing their ways through the throngs at private receptions and tread ing on tired toes and women's silks with cow-like complacency and awkardness.
 These cow-k cause many fair wom- an to depart from the more crowded re- captions looking like a cyclone had struck her, an angel of goodness and sweetness with the spirit of fury raging in her wounded heart; the COWS in society hav- ing ruined her exquisite outer raiment and made black and blue her concealed little white toes.
 Anybody who knows anything about women is aware that a downright per- sonal affront is less powerful to ruffie their feelings than is the ruffling of their fine feathers that do veil but to adorn. woman will pardon many things req sonable and unreasonable, but her heart is adamant against all those whose awk- wardness tends to make her less attrac- tive in the artistic adornment of her na- tural loveliness And in this. woman is right. as she. is right and good and lova- ble in nearly all real and imaginable things.
 Whenever a social COW treads on or horns her best gown or mashes one or her daintily shod feet. the most aimable of women feels in her soul an impulse akin to the spirit of deadly hate. and he is bold man who pleads for her mercy to the transgressor. She has many names for the offending COW. the mildest of which Is beast.
 The reasons forkthe numerical prepond- eranee of social cows in Washington are not far to seek, but this Is not the place to name them. The point of interest is, the cows are here all the time and they are beastly nuisance. They jostle, tread upon, and make mad self-respecting per- sons at the large receptions-and one wonders how in the name, of all cowdom they ever get into such places; they per-
 
 atres and the hotels. and they simply run riot in the streets. constituting a crazy herd during the buster hours. es- pecially when women are shopping or leaving the play. With their eyes turning in every direction except the right one they blunder along, open-mouthed ma- rauders upon decency.
 All towns, all places are afflicted with such social cattle; but Washington has more than its share. Maybe this is be- cause washington has more than it's share of things that charm.
 Tn good sooth, this city of the nation is surpassingly attractive. It is the brightest, tidest, stateliest of all. It is the | City Beautiful. and when the present plans are finally worked out. as they will be within some three-score months. our Washington will truly be the City Mag | nificent of all the worlds splendid cap itals.
 Today 1t is the magnet of superlative power that draws to itself every proud ambition of the first of nations; every one of genius, every one of eniighten- ment; every one of modest means, and every one of millions.
 | Here gather the gentler spirits of liter ature and the arts, hither must come | every man and woman of politics, and llhither the deyotees of the society of in- | teliect, beauty and fashion. Were 1t not called for him who created the nation, it might well be named for Demos, for this is in the widest sense the City of the People. Half of it is in fee simple the peoples property, and what noble heritage we are building for the gener- ations to- come:
 There is DO urban. standard of the