World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-02-28
WASHINGTON
LETTER.
From ear. Ne s,A u Correspondent.

Washington socis.y asa quasi
organization j, doubtless uniqual
in certain features, but ITS anal
ogue 10 iouud in every capita! ana
evsry village in this a-d other
,rontries. To the people outside O:
the Capitol Washington society
is q synonym for Official socis,yl
and IS generally thought 10 in
.piude the .familits Of senators. /!
representatives and Members OF
Abe Diplomatic corps literally |
sprlnkied with Pitt.burg, New
Ytik and Western millionaires.
40 amattcr VI fact this definition
lis altoga,hsr wrong and 'socioty"
here has ns many grades, dis
airc;,on and exclusions in the
Ufiiolai set az other cities make
'hotwesn trades people. 'pli
s!amilies" brewers and the like
For example the Senate affords
candidates for all Tho social sets
IN the City. There are rich Sena-
wors ike Keane Of New Jersey,
Elkins OF West Virginia. Dryden
and Crane who have no social
relations with the obscure mem
bers Of the Senate from the
Western or Southern states.
They live in palatial houses,
maintain huge establishments
and feel privileged to ignore the
senatorial families living in
hotels and boarding hon.es, just
rs the families living in hotel.
look coldly on the less fortunate
ones who just for the sake Of
economy live in boarding
housss, or small houses on Oh.
scure streets.
All. .. course are admitted 10
the White House and Invi,sd 10
tho receptions and musicals there
put there 10 ne soe;.itqualI,y g.
mong thom and the small Senatur
who goes homo and regulate, soc'
iCiy in his own town has probably
never been admitted 10 the house
of tho "slec.' in Warrington.
Representatives arc supposed tt
beA grade below tho Sesator'a
circle and there ~ the incest ohla
Cations Of precedence TO DO OBJ
served when the vile Of u Nom
Der Accompanied the wifo OF 4 Sen
a,or TO . White House tync,io,
There are to be sure certain ia mi
lies Of Members o: tho lower hous
udmi,laa 10 the sacred pscoihs,
o: the Hcna,crial cot. aotasy Mr!
Lonevcrth wao 10 euteEvoris)
With 20 great success, to play ii
democratic Fart OF 3 mere Mem
GERS wife Every Tuesday sh
receives ali those who call upo
her, al o. the other member
wives being accorded this mi
2iiege but her cordially is iinel
adjusted tn the social positio
of the callers. Two member
wives have been telling me {
their reception there. The
names we're announced and whe
Mrs. Longworth hal finishe
an animated conversation. wit
some girls al her own set ST
languidly recognized then
'Fhey are both clever, we'll dres
cd women but they have n
penetrated and Mrs. LongworI
knew it. She shook hands vii
them the expression OF her fa,
saying plainly, What are "
doing here. and what, what ha,
L ever done tn be obliged to c
dure this. As they seem'
inclined TO linger she nhiup,
broke forth with. DO you wa
some tea! BY this she perha
thought to acqUit herself b
still they fingered for the anu,
n mt of watching her diFemn
They saw her enh.r rassmeat v
touching She drew OIL her Ia
gloves and twisted them abb
her bare arms then ale unfold
them and smoothed them q
Then She wrung them up ag
and blew into 'hem and benz