Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-18
Summer at the National Capital
from Seattle Syndicate By Julia Randolph SpofordD

IS giving great garden party.
, when everybody has been invited
and everybody is attending.
| In the summer when you see the
i truest kind of southern or northern
hospitality. 1t is then the rule and
not the exception for everybody to
make some effort to appear friendly
and hospitab'e Each person reaches
out his good had of fellowship to
his brother man, and there appears
to be bonds of real friendship sealed
by the kindness extended to one an
other.
The people are especially neigh
borly, for it appears that everybody
knows everybody. and that every
body welcomes everybody, so that
there are few people who are lonely
or neglected.
Indeed 1t Is evident that Wash
ingtonians cannot enjoy themselves
! IL there be neighbors who are not
having a good time. The gentlemen
| make it a custom to be as courteous
and helpful to the older ladies as
they are attentive to the youthful
beauties, and so good breeding and
kindliness distinguish the men of
the city.
After the sun hides behind the
Virginia hills the neighbors will
gather on one large wanda, and
then conversations are in low tones
and upon subjects of mutual inter-
! est.
After a time perhaps some onS
will suggest a ride down the Poto-
mac, and the house will be closed to
give the colored maids respite from
cares and the whole neighborhoOd
will sail down the river. The decks
will show happy, sociable. laugh
ing crowd. Then upon the return
voyage the members of the different
boat parties will all join in a grand
chorus OF some kind, while the
swayfng. swinging harmonies will
float out over the waters.
At another time the porch parties
will adjourn to the suburbs. Autos
and trollies will whirl and whisk
them far out over the fragrant mea-
dcws, and through the wooded
groves when perhaps they will all
stop at some rural rereat or resort
| About the time the younger peo-
pie are flying on the flying ma
chimes, or shooting through the
chute, or making merry on the
merry go-round, or dashing wild
eyed and scared through the devi S
chasm there will be heard the
rumbling of thunder, and soon they
nav be enveloped with the circling
lightning then they'll all scramble
into the autos and trollies and go
| dashing and whirling back to town,
! and voices viii drown the thunder
ing noises in singing some old sweet
song, for just so long as Washing
! tonians can scare up a breeze and
hold down their government Jobs,
nobody minds thunder and light
ming.
But Saturday evening IS the best
time of all. Then all Washington
roes to the presidents gardens 10
! hear the marine band, whom 1t
would seem that the Hosts of Hea-
ven must stop to listen.
Automobiles and carriages line
up around the outside of the
grounds, filled with music loving
people.
Inside the gardens the scene Is
che never TO be forgotten. The
beautiful shrubbery, and nature s
sott tucked carpets, and the inviting
benches are attractions enough in
themselves, and then add to these
the picked musicians Of the marine
land who send forth their melodies
there are few who can resist the
pleasure Of listen ing.
The colored race loves music
! quite as we'll rs the whites so some
hi~h toned darkies will be there.
) Crowds are standing or sitting ir
+, the gardens or strolling through
the beautiful aisles. Over there i,
, Walter CLARK and other eagle-eyeC
, newspaper men. out for SCOOP
they could tell you who the stroll
lers are.
You might suppose that tall man
with chin whiskers is Uncle San
, himself, but, he is United State.
, Senator Tom Garter of Montana
and the handsome gentleman will
Q him, who SO closely resembles tn,
: kins OF England. is ex-Congressma1
, MARTYR Maginniss.
Y That chief senate official, and tn,
q lady with Titan colored hair, AM
/ stylishly dressed, are Barney Lay
, ton and his wife.
!, Those unblemished summer girls
! all furbelows and fashionable an,
fetching. are from the young ladies
: seminaries, or Fort Myer, and the,
: are all surrounded by young arm,
officers and cadets.
4 The keen eyed and wids awak,