Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09
PEERLESS CAPITAL

81 am sometimes inclined to doubt n
waxhingtoaaam speaking generally. fniay
| aggregate this DISABLING beauty of their
| capital at thu season of the 'yoar. or at
any otler season. Tor the matter OF that. /"
| was the observation OF q wfdeay-trAvefsd
citlsen. I'VE have fallen into the habit OF
/ cherishing the good opinions of notables of
our own land and foreign personages with
respect to the beauty of Washington. as II
l we were somewhat Ia doubt as to that mar
velous beauty ourselves When. In other
words. we hear highly-piaced persons from
i other American communities and from
| other lands exclaim over the loneliness OF
Washington. we sort OF wake up for little
while and say to ourselves. Well. little old
Washington must be pretty sort Of a
place to gain the enthusiastic expressions
/ of these outsiders and then, for a while.
/ we cast our eyes about to take In these
beauties Of which we have heard from the
outsiders. and we are temporarily swollen
| with pride over what they've said about
our town. But there remains that peculiar
element of doubt among US as to whether
we really have such an amazingly beautiful
| city here as everybody visiting the place
seems to think we have.
/ The Maharajah OF Baroda delivered him.
seiI-as heard from gentleman who was
present at the tfme-of a most convincing
statement with respect to the beauty OF
TINS capital on the day before he concluded
| ais visit here.
cali this he said, slowly and delib-
/ erateiy, speaking of his visit in Washing
ton' the most memorable sojourn of my
MleImy so1ourn In this inexpressibiy beau
l 1iui CITY OF Washington. 1t Is far the love-
| Lest city In the whole world-let nobody be
deceived as to that II / were different
from what am. and free to choose place
| IN which to pass my life, 1 do not hesitate
i to say that of every place in the entire
world, my choice shonld insta nt,v 1su 49,
this city OF Washington. 1po"
| call that. from 40 widaivlt ra,,a,aa should
/ the Gaekwar q man 80 s.us nian as
| capital of EUROPE almost a. w.m
| knows his own palaces, Ae
| 1.-THE involved dff3r,,It as
dfaphonol1S HENRY 49, "A'u "nohy non
1 who knows hon 'anes' even, a writer
| everything on earth ~ q. practically
| them ~ tbair St.. hoIp 20 partially delete
ing-lf SO strong ,. las oeen Almost enthus-
| any any tnlhg James writes-over Washington In
| nr az eeu. aItlcies ABOUT this capital in one
An invo1,1nta y. .ne monthly magazines
| Iishman ~ fas. eApaefiate, almost an Eng
| enough. TO nv NY, now. James oddly
| 90 tch A. IyS. niiHd seemed actually to
| inrtnr a,s syn. anu atmosphere OF Wash
| ,,r go, ano' althoogn ne came here at an
the renerai W season n OF the year. he found
| washington picture enhancing
| lie actuai!y employed that uncompromis-
ing Word with reference to this capital.
lit iy iast year. In London. was talking
| received the honor of knighthood in FACT
TOT ms expeditions in strange Countries
here In clammy old London again. eh7'
| was MS greeting. And how is the SIM
SHINING over beautiful Washington
| r.t. Iotu MN that washington had looked
| p.eesS sooo 10 me when L d left it a month
n oeloIe.
| can't understand a Washinetontan
| gver ieaVlng his city, was this noted
Ghsushnans offhand, but perfectly sincere
cunl.nent- It's a bit warm there in the
evarxuhoro a i but it's that about
Every where In civilization, isn't 1t, except
| a. the North Cape2 Washington Is even
now the ioveliest of all the capitals. But
~ sa a. ,y taxes my breath to think what
| ~ Is gong TO be few generations hence
~ qestined to become a newer and far
n1re Deauti1ul Athens, the focal point OF
az a.. the globes loveiiness-I verify believe
| IT,
| ana l nave heard opinions of Washing
ton quite as warm and glowing from for
| e,gners or taste and discernment all over
| Europe.
| CONSIDER 1t one Of the dismalest OF
| imaginable misfortunes that the great hrll-
| OF people who visit Washington not only
rom abroad. but from other cities In the
| United States, come here at seasons when
the actual loneliness of Washington is NOT
at us greatest-when the yerdlIre fs NOT in
| evidence, that Is to say. The European
| visitors choose the winter for travelling
| because they like to be at their own homes
| during the summer months. and the Amari'
| cans who make their long-deferred ni1erin,
| ages to this capital nearly all come here
during the cold months because Coneress
| Is In session at that time and thew want
to see the legislative machinery Of the Gov
eminent IN the act of working
| "And so the great body of our ,y.s,+ors
miss the all but unspeakahle haautw 20
| Washington's leafiness and ifs foraI sorni
ture. The trees are strfnned hare 80 fon,,
| bleak and uninviting when most ne an
| strangers come here the r,.rvaIo,s III
| brageous yistas are missing tba eaa IN, ~
| are almost pathetic In thafr raI-,sbn5 I DeuS
Der, and the wonderful baclgronnd n stuL,i,
all of this spring and s,ms,1sr sr-., III
makes for the Washinpton hni1, app'i 8; eiiln ing
sent giving the architeet1raI scbanso 20 az az
| capital a CERTAIN bard,ss ISlishie u eue
! experimentation Of the laaSinass on 1a me me
| fiowery riot 10 canabJa os 49, any .ne
| mid ,May-that is tba tt,,a 90 rs . f1pout
| to find himself in W,shir +o the tourist
| strangers who 10 Snd .hn si! Aaiu me
| town for the ftrst Tins ~ 49, nth Ia TINS
1 that time stand IN aot,,., .I.eiI Htes at
/ stunpiny hea,1ty nf tba ai aeHe[ehce at the
! go away IfteraI,v bannta5 i pu.aI anu they
nass Tho ,,tot,1ra aas,tSu over us ioFen-
| as long as tba,s ,i' oieiiiihs III their minds
/ t.To the W. stinme,
| oil ~ bis We A 5{i roilian VINO Hves mere