Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-07
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big proposition for any summer hotel on
earth the size Of this one to swing on short
notice. The ENJOYS expected good-sized
suites They got a room apiece and bath
room apiece, with open plumbing to make
things look cheerful and homelke. The
Russian dining room was converted bed
room, not very large bed room When
all the Russians were a meals together the
walters stood outside the door. The Rus
SLAMS. fearing complications. were said to
abstain from foods that are calculated to
swell one up. The corridor Of the annex.
where White and Rosen were housed, Is
neatly and durably furnished. but compact
as to size. Most Of the time very large
baby carriage belonging to a young heiress
stood at the foot Of the steps. The other
night. when Witte came down stairs to
greet the correspondents he and Rosen had
to crowd in behind the spreading antlers
OF the baby carriage. Coming into the an
mex on this historic occasion. most Of the
correspondents fell over the carriages
wheels Swear words were emitted in five
The foreign mind has been at loss to
grasp the American system Of closing UP
nights as practiced here among us at New
castle. Between IL and IL o'clock in the
evening the elevator Is Theoretically sealed.
Through the lobby and halls the electric
lights are turned out to save wear and tear
on installations. The man who lacks in from
the palm garden toward the impious hour
or mlunlSnt mas the lODDy II larSe-VdOitoQ
cavern polka dotted at remote intervals
with incandescent f1reflies. Ebony be,l hops
are going around requesting belated per-
sons to kindly stand with their feet Off the
floor while the bell hops take up the camp
rugs and shift the property palms. There
is one brightly illumined spot Above the
desk is perfect blaze OF light, composed
of three globes and here you behold a lean
and hungry Casslus of night cashier Wis.,
IDLY taking on flesh as he jots up crafty
ing totals against your name.
Domestic Insect Like.
Certain features OF our domestic insect
life have also impressed themselves upon
the Muscoylte and the oriental. This island
excels In mosquitoes and challenges the
world on house flies. 1t was funny, a few
nights ago, to watch the expression OF the
Nipponeer face as its owner saw the dressed
up native moving about the drawing room,
carrying In one hand a bunch OF lighted
punk sticks and in the other a small vial
OF the official perfumery-oii Of sassafras-
pausing anon to wave the former about
and anoint features. ankles and wrist
joints with the latter.
The New Hampshire coast mosquito il q
scab He has no union card. The or
ganiZed skeeters OF Jersey work eight
hours but daytime and night are alike to
all Journeymen Of the craft up this way.
There are pretty NEEDLESS woodlands, fair
orchard meadows and cut-plush lawns
around Wentworth. for this Is a regular
green-velvet country to look at. but the
visitor dare not go afield even at high
noon for a ramble. Once of the auto-be.
deyiled roadway and Brer Skeeter nails
you. Some of the best blood Of Russia
and Japan is now coursing through the
veins of the Wentworth's mosquito staff.
The flies hold the dining room conces-
sion In the internal economy of this hotel
fly screens for the dining room don't fig
ure. Flies come In from the ktchen-devil-
may-care boisterous flies that forgot to
wipe their feet. and from the stables near
by-horsy. husky flies, full OF shop talk.
A short life and a merry one for these
fellows. Some. dying. fall INTO your lemon
ice. where they loom like split inflnitive
In Harvard essay Others have extensive
ly autographed the French windows at the
east end of the long room.
But nobody has yet complained that the
management fell down when 1t started In
hiking up the prices. 1t won the welter-
weight championship the first crack out OF
the. box. then kept right on. Behold some
picturesque examples:
Why Not Buy Outright
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