St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-22
WASHINGTON LETTER
Washington Letter


IN the attic floor of the capitol, be-
hind doors which open only to the
artists and the knocks of Superintend-
ont of the Capitol Elliott Woods. is be-
sng constructed the first accurate model
If the proposed enlarged capitol. For
several weeks Emile Carrot, the
rrench artist, said to be the finest
,,aster modeler in the United States,
has been at work on the model. 1t is
NOT for the qualification of personal
whim. but for the coming congress-
that the artist and his four or five as
sistants are laboring. When congress
conyenes the work for which was ap-
nropriated $1,000 will be ready to be
nlaced before it, and it will see for
the first time the ideas which Su-
nerintendent Woods has had in mind
when he asked for the extension Of the
main portion Of the capitol.
For years the enlargement Of the
capitol has been agitated, and, in fact,
the wings were constructed, it is said,
with the idea of extending the main
building. At present the stately dome
SITS awkwardly on the eastern edge of
+he structure, and not symmetrically in
the center, as the new addition would
make it. Congress at its last session
authorized Mr.. Woods to have con-
structed an exact model of the pro-
nosed addition. 1t is this work that is
now being done by Emile Garrett. In
order to show off the improvement it
was necessary to make model Of the
whole capitol. The original drawings
and cuts of the building were put at
the disposal of the artist and now line
the walls of his sanctum sanctorum.
From these, with molds and chisels, by
the utmost preciseness little capitol
has been fashioned.
Patrick Henry's Grandson.
An individual of some distinction
among the southern colony in Wash
ington is Mr.. Stanhope Henry, a legal
man of prominence, who is the grand
son of Patrick Henry. Mr.. Henry is
very picturesque and distinguished
looking man, tall, with abundant hair
prematurely gray and strong featured,
with many Of the attributes Of his H.
lustrious grandparent. Moreover, he is
bachelor and ladies' man. He is in
terested in the enterprise which has
been started in Richmond to move the
remains of Patrick Henry from the old
family burial ground in Charlotte coun-
ty. Va, to old st. Johns churchyard in
Richmond and renter them as near as
possible, under the church, to the spot
where the great orator proclaimed his
"Give me liberty or give me death" sc
many years ago.
Warrington as n Summer Town.
In the warm July days the nationa
capital is indeed like some banquet
hall deserted" The departure of the
president and his family for the re
mainder of the summer was the sigma
for all the smaller official fry to fol
low suit, and close upon their envief
heels went the rest Of society and thu
vast mob of their imitators and hang
ers on. The truest lovers of Washing
ton are those who know 1t best, ant
they one and all declare that 1t Ii
never SO beautiful and attractive as
place of residence as in summer time
when comparatively deserted.
Dame Fashion has decreed that ev
erybody 'in the swim" must go else
where during the heated term, how
ever much he may prefer to remain II
the cozy comfort of home. Therefore
not only the fashionable west end ha
become a desert of blank walls ant
boarded up windows, but whole street
of houses are closed.
The Old Coach Restored.
The old Deadwood coach which But
falo Bill presented to the government
4 some time ago is being repaired ant
e will soon be returned to its old position
Il on the eastern portico of the post otfic
Il building. A few months ago thre
n employees of the bureau Of engravin
81 and printing, thinking to have a litti
"a LUZ Ouc ulSut, loiiCu ILLS hA'eoAA
E vehicle down the steps to the stree
n The coach was badly wrecked, its bod
e being twisted and several pieces of ii
floor and siding torn off. Great IL
81 dignation was aroused by this act G
vandalism, but the young fellows wer
let off under bond pending the repai
of the coach and its restoration to II
former condition. They have agree
Il to pay the cost of this work, which wi
Il amount to a very pretty penny, an
their experience will probably be
sure guard against the old vehicl
81 being molested in the future.
A Hall of Portraits Needed.
81 1t is becoming quite serious pro-
lem to dispose of the portraits of me
81 who have served in high official capac
Il ties in Washington. There are pc
N traits of every cabinet officer, as
81 matter of course. This is just an
proper, for it is we'll to have picture
in each department of men who hay
En- been at the head Of it. But now the
is a system growing up of all II
assistant secretaries and the chlefs
bureaus leaving behind them the
portraits to adorn the walls OF the
q fees they have occupied. These p,
Va lures are getting numerous, and SOL
81 of the old ones, it is feared, may ma
hoe l. 4fap